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Directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh, 'King of Thieves' is the incredible true story of the spectacular Hatton Garden diamond heist - the biggest and most daring in British history.

The astonishing heist pulled off by a crew of retired crooks begins as a nostalgic last hurrah but quickly becomes brutal when greed and backstabbing take over.

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One man and his computer take on a ruthless multi-national conspiracy in the classic TV techno-thriller.

Henry Jay is a man without any noticeable flair - a stamp collector who expects to spend his working life in the Department of Commercial Development, earning occasional promotions and regularly catching the 6:15pm from Waterloo to his nice semi in the suburbs. But in compiling a long and boring report on "Computer Fraud in the Age of Electronic Accounting", Henry begins to uncover a vast and corrupt network of businessmen and politicians. There are, as Henry soon discovers, many reasons to ignore the matter - a rising body count, a link to British intelligence and a threat on his own life. But armed with just a computer and a civil servant's tenacity, Henry picks up the trail and pits himself against a nebulous, cold-blooded enemy.

Against all odds, a veterinary student (Robert Pattinson) and a beautiful circus performer (Reese Witherspoon) meet and fall in love, but their affair incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband (Christoph Waltz).

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From rebel prodigy to his shock death at 35, how Mozart changed music forever. Exploring the fascinating, tragically short life of Mozart like never before, this three-part series weaves together insightful interviews, sumptuous dramatic reconstruction and dazzling live orchestra.

Together, they paint a compelling portrait of a singular man who changed music - and society - forever.

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Renowned actress Brenda Blethyn returns as the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope, leading her diligent team of detectives as they investigate six complex and murderous crimes.

Whether crossing the Tyne on the trail of a brutal inner-city murder, or braving the stark natural beauty of Northumberland National Park to follow in the footsteps of her unfortunate victim, Vera will bring her usual brand of searing insight, caustic wit and fearless detection to cases involving family betrayals, toxic obsessions and long-buried secrets.

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Renowned actress Brenda Blethyn returns as the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope, leading her diligent team of detectives as they investigate six complex and murderous crimes.

Whether crossing the Tyne on the trail of a brutal inner-city murder, or braving the stark natural beauty of Northumberland National Park to follow in the footsteps of her unfortunate victim, Vera will bring her usual brand of searing insight, caustic wit and fearless detection to cases involving family betrayals, toxic obsessions and long-buried secrets.

This is the one that started it all, the first of the famous "Road" pictures starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby as a team of irrepressible bachelors who end up in the most exotic places! This time it's Singapore, and the scenery gets steamy with the addition of Dorothy Lamour as the beautiful live-in housekeeper they bring home.

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May, 1536. Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy) is dead.

As the axe drops, Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) emerges from the bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master Henry (Damian Lewis) settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips), Now, with no great family to back him, no private army, and only his wits to rely on, Cromwell must navigate the dangerous court of a most unpredictable king.

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A chilling tale of one of the most notorious serial killer cases in the world, told from the victims' perspectives.

From the producers of White House Farm and Des, The Long Shadow depicts the desperate five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, sensitively focussing on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation.

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"Conclave" follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events-selecting a new pope. The Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world, locked together in the Vatican halls.

Tasked with running this covert process, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church. Also starring Stanley Tuccl, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini and directed by Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).

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Bloody and brutal, the Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others. Except they didn't, their history has been hijacked by politics and religious fervour, with both Muslim and Western world's misunderstanding the truth.

This series sets out to shed new light on these legendary wars, and re-analyse the romanticised, idealised history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago. Through archaeological research, fresh scrutiny of the ancient battle sites and by re-examining the eyewitness accounts: this fascinating series presented by Dr. Thomas Asbridge takes us through a sequence of brutal events that define the Crusades and is changing the way we think them.

1. Holy War
Traces the epic journey of the first crusaders, as they marched 3,000 miles from Europe to recapture the city of Jerusalem from Islam, enduring starvation, disease and a bloodthirsty battle to reach their sacred goal, and then unleashed an appalling tide of barbaric violence upon their Muslim enemies.
2. The Clash of the Titans
The Clash of the Titans examines the Third Crusade and the two renowned figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart, king of England, and the mighty Muslim sultan Saladin, unifier of Islam. Almost perfectly matched as adversaries, these two titans of holy war clashed during a year-long campaign that raged across Palestine. Both were willing to commit appalling atrocities in pursuit of victory and the ultimate prize: Jerusalem.
3. Victory and Defeat
Victory and Defea reveals that the outcome of these epic holy wars was decided not on the hallowed ground of Jerusalem, but in Egypt. As trade blossomed between Christians and Muslims and the Mongol hordes arrived from Asia, a saintly French king - afire with crusading zeal - and the most remarkable Muslim leader of the Middle Ages fought for ultimate victory in the East. Asbridge also challenges the popular misconception that the medieval crusades sparked a clash of civilisations between Islam and the West that continues to this day.

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"Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office" so outraged a nation that within days of airing, it forced the Prime Minister to change the law to right the damage done.

The series tells the extraordinary story of the greatest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, created with direct input from the innocent - and indomitable - people caught up in it. When money started to disappear from its local branches, the Post Office wrongly blamed their own sub-postmasters for its loss. For more than a decade, hundreds were accused of theft and fraud, and hundreds were sent to prison. Lives, marriages, and reputations were left in ruins. But the issue was actually caused by errors in the Post Office's own computer system - something it denied for years. Revealing a shocking David vs. Goliath fight for justice, this is the story of the decent ordinary people who were relentlessly pursued, intimidated and punished by a powerful corporation; and their ongoing battle, against seemingly insurmountable odds, to right so many horrific wrongs.

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"Letters from Baghdad" is the story of a true original, Gertrude Bell, sometimes called the "female" Lawrence of Arabia. The film tells the dramatic story of this British spy, explorer and political powerhouse.

Using stunning, never-seen-before footage of the region, the film chronicles her extraordinary journey into both the uncharted Arabian desert and the inner sanctum of British colonial power. The story is told entirely in the words of Gertrude Beil and her contemporaries, excerpted from their intimate letters, private diaries and official documents. It is a unique look at both a remarkable woman and the tangled history of Iraq. The film takes us into a past that is eerily current.

Screen pantomime romping through the torrid heat of the desert - with the indefatigable duo of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby at the head of a camel train! Dunes, tunes, goons - classic performances from Bing and Bob make this one heck of a journey. Morocco was surely never as far out as this!

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It's spring 1972. A new start for Endeavour (Shaun Evans) coincides with a gruesome discovery in a college garden, and the investigation leads him and Thursday (Roger Allam) to uncover the secret history of a celebrated Oxford orchestra.

When an illustrator is reported missing, Endeavour uncovers a link to a case that CID had hoped was long behind them, leading to jeopardy in the present involving the upper echelons of Oxford and beyond. Later, Eendeavour's investigation into a number of untimely death notices, each with a cryptic message, forces him to confront his own mortality. Back at the station, Strange (Sean Rigby) plans his wedding to Joan (Sara Vickers), and Bright (Anton Lesser) sets his sights on retirement. With the team going their separate ways, where will this leave Endeavour and Thursday?