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The Age of Steam was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation.

This series reveals how the world we live in today was entirely shaped by the railways, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on our lives, landscape and culture. Hop aboard an old-fashioned locomotive and set off down the line to a new part of the country with the established stars of the BBC Two Farm series, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands and Ruth Goodman who have immersed themselves in the story of how the railways made us what we are today. Our team of experts also get their hands dirty - driving the train, working in the station, manning the signal box and learning how to run every aspect of a 19th and early 20th century railway. This is a trip not to be missed.

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Set in the estates of Greenock in Scotland, Liam (an astounding performance by new-comer Martin Compston) dreams of the family life he never had. With his mum to be released from prison in time for his 16th birthday, Liam is determined that things will be different.

And that means creating a safe haven beyond the reach of wasters like his mum's boyfriend Stan (Gary McCormack) and his own mean-spirited daughter. But first he's got to raise cash - no mean feat for a skint teenager. It's not long before Liam and his pals' crazy schemes lead them into all sorts of trouble. Finding himself dangerously out of his depth, Liam knows he should walk away. Only this time, he just can't let go.

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Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy's childhood amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960's.

Buddy's family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families, but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy's family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home. Through it all, his passionate parents (Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan) and quick-witted grandparents (Academy Award winner Judy Dench and Ciaran Hinds) keep the joy alive through music and the magic of movies in this feel-good story that reminds us that no matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from.

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Unfinished stations and platforms, hidden corridors, shortcuts, artwork and history - the secrets of the Underground are uncovered. With over 1.5 million views on YouTube, the Londonist series 'Secrets of the Underground' became an online hit between 2013 and 2014.

Geoff Marshall tours the Tube line by line, revealing the hidden histories and secret corners of the network. You will fall in love, all over again, with the world's oldest underground passenger railway. Geoff Marshall is a two-times Guinness World Record holder for travelling to all 270 London Underground stations in the fastest time possible.

Includes:
- Updated versions of all 11 Tube line videos
- Bonus 'Docklands Light Railway' video
- 20 minutes of exclusive extras and outtakes
- 'Abandoned Stations', a tour of the 'ghost' Tube stations that you can still see today

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Jean Genet wrote and directed his only film, 'Un Chant d'amou'r, in 1950. Set in a French prison, this remarkable silent, poetic, and intensely physical vision of homosexual desire reveals the recurrent themes that unite Genet's work.

The subject of ceaseless controversy and international censorship, 'Un Chant d'amour' was unseen for many years yet has influenced a generation of filmmakers, becoming a 'cause celebre' of gay rights and freedom of expression, as well as being recognised as a masterpiece of underground cinema in its own right.

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Daniel Craig returns one last time as James Bond, starring alongside Oscar winner Rami Malek in 'No Time To Die'. Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) from the CIA turns up asking for help.

The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

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Judge John Deed is on a mission for justice - and he's prepared to break the rules to deliver it. In his red robes and wig Judge John Deed might look like every other High Court judge, but his passionate belief in justice sets him apart from his peers.

To the police force, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Lord Chancellor's Department and even many of his colleagues, Deed is a man more concerned with justice than the letter of the law - a man who will not shun the difficult questions or compromise his principles. But Deed has made it to the top on his own terms and knows it will take every ounce of his sharp intellect, fearless questioning and rakish charm to keep him there.

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From the producers of 'The Fault in Our Stars' comes this heartfelt coming-of-age story about the adventure of finding yourself and falling in love. Everyone deserves a great love story.

But for seventeen-year-old Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) it's a bit complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online.

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Set amid the wild beauty of the Northumberland landscape, DCI Vera Stanhope investigates chilling crimes only she can solve. The shambolic but perceptive detective does not make friends easily. Grumpy and often short-tempered, what Veralacks in charm she makes up for in wisdom and insight.

In the sixth series, Vera and her team are called into action to tackle a number of challenging cases; from unravelling the mystery of a woman found murdered on the bleak Northumberland moors (Dark Road), piecing together the tragic downfall of a young man whose body is discovered hidden in a cave (Tuesday's Child), solving a mysterious double murder in a remote country house (The Moth Catcher), to delving into a dark secret at the heart of a struggling fishing community (The Sea Glass), each enthralling story is enhanced by captivating performances, beautifully shot landscapes and high production values.

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Deep under the Arctic Ocean, American submarine Captain Joe Glass (Gerard Butler) is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress, when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order.

With crew and country on the line, Captain Glass must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEAL's to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII.

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In this five part series, Michael Portillo marks the centenary of the First World War by discovering the central role the railways played in securing victory, repatriating the dead and wounded and feeding the insatiable appetite for weaponry and supplies that the theatre of war demanded.

This is a story of how a British invention that brought trade, travel and prosperity in peacetime became an engine of war. Michael tracks down the fascinating, emotional and sometimes tragic stories of the wartime railways that criss-crossed Britain and Europe. They were the crucial new arm of modem warfare at a time when motorised transport on the roads was in its infancy. Over the five episodes Michael travels to the key railway locations that would become synonymous with the victories, defeats, battes and campaigns of the First World War, showing how integral they were to our success, often in surprising ways and how they helped to shape the Europe we know today.

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If any institution could more readily come to stand for modern London than the Tube then I have yet to think of it. People all over the world know the Underground and its distinctive logo.

Yet there are many stories behind this great institution and they are there to be told in this 150th anniversary year. Practical, egalitarian, efficient, popular, logical, organised and yet infuriating, maddening, and confusing it stands for everything modern life does in this great World capital. For most Londoners we have taken the Tube for granted for decades, a huge resource that links us to our work, friends, entertainment and to every facet of life in this City. It's the place the American Werewolf romped unfettered, it's the station at midnight that Paul Weller immortalised, we are all in the army Gary Numan enlisted, we think of Gerry Rafferty as we rattle through Baker Street and we know those Sliding Doors. When you hear that distant rumble it really is London calling. The tube is the string that ties London and Londoners together. And I've come to the very end of the line to illustrate what I mean, to show the importance of the Underground to our history, our lives and our culture. This is just a small example of the many ways the tube has played a really important part in the lives of Londoners. Historian and author Robin Bextor follows the story behind its construction on the way to becoming the first underground system on this planet. This film also questions why the Tube is the way it is, how it affects our lives and how it has changed over the years.

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Jesse Eisenberg stars in the true story of Jewish Boy Scouts joining the French Resistance to save over 10,000 orphans from the Nazis in World War Two.

Eisenberg plays famous mime artist Marcel Marceau who, together with a group of activists, fights to rescue Jewish orphans from ruthless Nazis and take them safely across the Swiss border.

As Nic (Jack Dylan Grazer) repeatedly relapses, the Sheff's are faced with the harsh reality that addiction is a disease that does not discriminate and can hit any family at any time.

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The sleepy staff of Macpherson's traditional Scottish tweed firm get a rude awakening when young Macpherson (Robert Morley) hires feisty American efficiency expert Angela Barrows (Constance Cummings). She advocates new-fangled horrors like automation and - ghastliest of all - 'synthetic fibre'.

Can nothing stop her? Nothing, perhaps, but meek accountant Mr Martin (Sellers). Beneath that placid surface, still waters run deep; to balance the books, he decides, he must erase the 'error'...