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The President's Guide to ...
The President's Guide to Science
(49:11)
The future will be built on technology. Everyone knows that yet scientists complain that political leaders fail to recognise the value of their cutting-edge work. As the most-progressive President of recent times Barack Obama entered the White House, some leading brains shared their advice.
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State of Play
State of Play - Ep 6
Season 1, Episode 6 (52:13)
More: State of Play | Genre: Drama, Politics
The dramatic conclusion. Stephen is obsessed with finding out who is protecting George Fergus. Cal and Cameron plan to print the story, in spite of the Editor's opposition. On the morning that Cameron's explosive headlines hit the news-stands, spin-doctor Andrew Wilson goes into overdrive.
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The Kidnapping of Elizabeth ...
The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
(49:42)
Genre: Crime, Documentary
It is every parent's nightmare. In the early hours of the morning, a 14-year-old was snatched from her bed at knifepoint. A manhunt found nothing until nine months later, Elizabeth Smart was discovered, alive and well, a few miles away, a prisoner of a cult leader who believed he was God.
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Dateline
Anatomy of a Massacre
(16:06)
More: Dateline | Genre: Interview, Current Affairs, Politics, Series
Late night, March 11 2012. Gunshots ring out and 16 Afghans - including nine children - are killed. The infamous killings became known as the Kandahar Massacre. US soldier Robert Bales soon admits sneaking out of his camp to commit the atrocity. This is how it happened.
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QI: The Best Bits
QI: The Best Bits
(57:45)
Genre: Comedy
QI is TV's cleverest comedy quiz. Asking the impossibly difficult questions is everybody's favourite polymath Stephen Fry, who is harried and hampered at every turn by regular panellist Alan Davies along with Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, Johnny Vegas, Clive Anderson and Jeremy Clarkson.
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The Last Templar
The Last Templar - Part 1
Season 1, Episode 1 (1:22:58)
More: The Last Templar | Genre: Action, Mini Series
Blockbuster new mini-series. An ancient decoder has been stolen from a collection of Vatican art. When an archaeologist (Mira Sorvino) discovers its connection to the Knights Templar a secret is revealed that could change history. Also stars Omar Sharif, Scott Foley and Vince Garber.
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Cults: Visions of Paradise
Cults: Visions of Paradise
(43:56)
Genre: Documentary, Religion
Beards, brainwashing and uber-beings. What do you think of when you cast your mind to cults? This film takes you inside, to try to explain what cults are by meeting some of the self-proclaimed Messiahs and the followers who so devoutly follow them.
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B-17: Flying Legend
B-17: Flying Legend
(52:14)
Genre: Military, History, Documentary
World War II: A fearsome battle is raging over the skies in Europe. Germany had the advantage until one plane began to overcome the odds. The B-17 Flying Fortress changed the course of the world and the legacy it leaves behind is unmatched in the history of aviation. Today, only 13 still fly.
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The Parking Lot Movie
The Parking Lot Movie
(1:10:44)
Genre: Award Winners, Documentary
SXSW-winner. You wouldn't think that a parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia, would tell you much about humanity but that's before you meet the loiterers, poets, crazies and romantics that work there - each of them on an emotional journey to the American Dream.
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Oil Rocks
Oil Rocks
(52:00)
Genre: Documentary
A hundred kilometres out in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan is a curious sight. An entire town, home to 2,000 people, built on stilts and connected by rickety rail lines. It was built by Stalin in 1949 and called Neft Daslari - or Oil Rocks - and is still dredging today.
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Aokigahara Suicide Forest
Aokigahara Suicide Forest
(21:02)
Genre: Documentary
Aokigahara, or The Sea of Trees, lies at the base of Mount Fuji. Mythology links the place with demons as it has virtually no wildlife. It also has the unenviable reputation of being Japan's suicide central with up to 100 people killing themselves there every year. Contains graphic images.
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Assassins: True Crime
Pablo Escobar: The Cocaine Assassin
Pablo Escobar: The Cocaine Assassin
(45:05)
More: Assassins: True Crime | Genre: Crime, History, Biography, Series
Drug dealer Pablo Escobar turned the world onto cocaine and along the way, became the world's first billionaire gangster. He murdered more than 3,000 rival dealers, police and judges in his bloody rampage to the top. But when justice caught up with him, he died on a rooftop in a hail of bullets.
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