History, Arts and Humanities

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Sicily Unpacked

Sicily Unpacked is a three-part BBC documentary series hosted by Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli, taking us on a journey around Sicily.

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Italy Unpacked

Italy Unpacked is a BBC documentary series presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon and chef Giorgio Locatelli, traveling through Italy exploring the country’s history, culture, food, art and landscape.

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The Romantics

The Romantics is a BBC documentary series presented by Peter Ackroyd, exploring the turbulent story of the pioneers of modern imagination: their private pleasures, personal dreams and political passions.

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Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth

Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth is a three-part BBC documentary series presented by Dr Michael Scott, telling the story of Athens in the ancient world by exploring the sources of Greek drama and the development of the theatre – from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD.

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The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn

The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn is a BBC documentary series narrated by Veronika Hyks, examining philanthropist Albert Kahn’s Archives of the Planet – an attempt to document all aspects of human life on earth in the early 20th century using the world’s first user-friendly colour photography process, leading to an archive of 72,000 photographs shot in more than 50 countries.

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The Genius of Photography

The Genius of Photography is a BBC documentary series exploring the history of photography, from the earliest days of the photograph in the 1840s to the first decade of the 21st century.

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