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Portwenn's only doctor continues to challenge the community, his wife and even Buddy, a stray dog, who cannot resist Doctor Ellingham's fervent rebuffs. Having separated for a breather in Spain visiting her mother, Louisa has returned, but not into the arms of Doc Martin.

Insisting on a break while they try and sort out their differences, Louisa moves into the family home and Doc Martin moves out. In an effort to win her back, he agrees to undertake couples therapy with Dr Rachel Timoney - something that Louisa finds almost as challenging as he does. Life in Portwenn continues around them as Al Large tries to set up a new business while his father Bert decides to move away from an old one; Aunt Ruth faces a health issue which cannot be ignored much as she'd like to; and Morwenna has found a new flatmate who catches the eye of PC Penhale. But at the heart of it all lies the question - will Martin and Louisa's marriage be saved by therapy? And will Buddy make their house his home?

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The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth - including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor

at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) convince Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits in this enthralling film version of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Prepare for battle!

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He's rigid, surly, tactless and self-centred - but he's the only doctor in Portwenn. Even on his own wedding day, Dr.

Martin Ellingham can't raise a smile; but following a suitably disaster-filled honeymoon, he and Louisa must learn to live together, raise a child, and manage both their careers as best they can. It's a big adjustment for them, especially Martin, unaccustomed as he is to clutter and noise, but even he's not as picky as their OCD 'manny'. Factor in Doc Martin's usual string of offbeat patients -the hypochondriac, the hoarder and a clumsy constable prone to self-inflicted injuries - and Martin is soon even more ill-tempered than usual. With the return of his crippling blood phobia, and his long unseen mother showing up out of the blue, Martin turns for advice to his aunt Ruth, perhaps the sanest person in Portwenn - but is it too little too late?

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Collection of three special episodes from the award-winning CBBC history show.

Sensational Shakespeare

Tom Stourton stars as the Bard, as we find out about his humble beginnings, his glove-making father and his early life as an actor. Packed with laughs, facts and quizzes, the show ends with a song featuring every one of his plays.
Staggering Storytellers
Who was the best literary detective? What was the first ever story? Why was Dickens treated like a pop star in America? In its own distinctive and irreverently accurate style, Staggering Storytellers takes a look at some of literature's greatest works and history's wackiest writers.
The Grisly Great Fire of London
In true 'Horrible Histories' fashion, this special episode explores the disaster and the events that surrounded it. We see how London's Mayor preferred to stay in bed during the fire because he'd been partying the night before, and how Samuel Pepys rushed to bury his parmesan cheese for safety.

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Bill Shakespeare is a hapless lute player with a big dream. Kicked out of his band, Bill leaves his despairing wife and kids behind in Stratford to seek fame and fortune in London. He's written a great work for the stage and he'll prove all the doubters wrong.

In Madrid, King Philip II of Spain has hatched his latest plan to rid the world of his mortal enemy, Queen Elizabeth, and seize the English throne for himself. Sneaking into England with a motley crew of assassins, Philip fools desperate courtier the Earl of Croydon into helping with his devilish plot. Aided by debt-riddled London playwright, Christopher Marlowe, Bill believes his big break has come when the Earl Of Croydon offers to put on his play for Queen Elizabeth. Little does he know that King Philip is using Shakespeare's first work as the centrepiece in his plan to assassinate the Queen.

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Mark Williams stars as Father Brown, the crime-solving, mild mannered, intuitive, Roman Catholic Priest, in this acclaimed drama series based on the stories by GK Chesterton.

Featuring all 15 episodes from the third series, Williams plays Father Brown wonderfully and is joined by a superb supporting cast...

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After injuring his rear end, Stitch is afraid to go to the school nurse for a tetanus shot. However, a visit to Italy during the Black Plague and a dose of primitive medical procedures lead Stitch to overcome his fear in the interest of preserving his health and his hide.

Fascinating Fact
In an attempt to find a cure for the plague, people rubbed fresh butter all over their bodies, a remedy believed to soak up the evil spirits of the plague.

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When her soccer team threatens to mutiny, Mo gets a lesson in leadership from one of history's greatest - Elizabeth I.

After witnessing the English Queen artfully navigate the treacherous waters of her court as well as a channel rallying her mates is mere sport for Mo! Fascinating fact: the Tudors invented the world's first flushing toilet! Until this time people would sit on pots or little benches with holes in them to dispose of the waste. From the bench, it would fall into a pit where it would stay - all year long.

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Stitch and Mo discover that Darren's latest put down of them as 'Neanderthals' might actually be a compliment because with their highly developed skills and tools, Neanderthals didn't cave in to a prehistoric wild and woolly environment! Fascinating fact: dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time as

Neanderthal man; in fact, they died out 60 million years before Neanderthal man even came on the scene!

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When Mo is grounded for righteously refusing to clean her pigsty room, a trip back to the dark days of Medieval England enlightens her about what rights are worth fighting for – and having a messy room is not one of them! Fascinating fact: Soap was made with lye and ashes and animal fat.

The lye in the soap often burned the skin leaving it red and chafed.

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The possibility of a wrestling match with Darren Dongle leads our heroes to the original Olympic Games for a few tips and an appreciation of the many contributions of the ancient Greeks to modern culture.

Fascinating Fact

In the early Olympics events included mule racing, a full four horse chariot race, a footrace in which the competitor wore a full suit of armour and a relay in which runners carried a flaming baton.

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As "Student Teacher for a Day", Dongle sets out to embarrass Stitch and Mo by quizzing them to see if they can distinguish between historical fact and fiction about Christopher Columbus.

Fascinating Fact:

When Columbus landed in the Caribbean islands, he named the locals "Indians" thinking he had landed in India.

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If you haven't experienced the gruesome gore, hideous habits and stupid deaths in Horrible Histories, you have been missing out on the most entertaining journey you'll ever take through the ages! This is history as you've never seen it hilarious, fascinating and mind-boggling.

Now the award-winning team behind the hit series is back with two spectacular specials just waiting to delight, surprise - and gross you out!

Ridiculous Romance
Get ready for stories of love with a truthful twist... Henry VIII fell for Anne of Cleves based on her portrait but it seems the painter was way too kind to her; Marc Antony should never have accepted that friend request from Cleopatra; while William the Conqueror skipped charm altogether and pushed his love interest into marrying him (literally). What a romantic Middle Ages man he was!
Frightful First World War
Care for a quick lice snack? Fancy a cup of tea that guarantees a bout of diarrhoea? What about becoming a spy disguised as a Girl Guide? All this and more is on offer in this Great War special which promises everything ghastly and downright gripping about this time.

After a down and dirty visit with Leif Eriksson and his equally famous, and er, irascible father Eric the Red, Stitch and Mo set Darren Dongle straight about the amazing accomplishments of the Viking explorers who "discovered" North America - beating out Columbus by 500 years.

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When Darren Dongle stages a coup of the student council promising to model his rule on that of Julius Caesar, Stitch and Mo take a spin back to uncover the full truth about the famed leader and his, shall we say, "sharply abrupt" end – you get the point.

Fascination fact: Children in ancient Rome had very little power. Roman fathers could have their children executed for disobedience.