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"Blinded by the Light" is an uplifting coming-of-age story about a teenager (Viveik Kaira) who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the words and music of Bruce Springsteen.

This heart-warming and inspiring depiction of a British Muslim boy growing up in 1980's Luton stars Kulvinder Ghir (Still Open All Hours), Hayley Atwell (The Avengers), Rob Brydon (The Trip), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones's Diary) and Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones), and is based on the memoir "Greetings from Bury Park" by celebrated British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor.

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In 1972, Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, recorded an album of gospel music at The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. The result, "Amazing Grace", went on to become one of the biggest albums of Aretha Franklin's career and one of her most beloved works.

Music lovers won't want to miss this thrilling film, which is both an extraordinary look at a key moment in American cultural history, and an invaluable record of one of the world's greatest artists doing what she did best.

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Award-winning historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes presents a new eight-part landmark history of ancient Rome. Across the series Hughes explores eight key days that she believes define the Roman Empire and help us to understand its remarkable success.

In each episode Hughes travels across the Roman world, delving into the psyche and uncovering brand new archaeological evidence, while lavish drama brings the incredible story of Rome to life. The eight days include Rome's early defeat of her great rival Carthage under Hannibal, at the battle of Zama; a crucial moment and one of the most important battles in ancient history when Rome, an influential city-state becomes an unstoppable Empire. We also explore the day when Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River and set in chain a series of events which would ultimately culminate in the end of Rome's republic. The final episode looks at the day Constantine, close to death, was finally baptised as a Christian. It was here he made a final declaration of the spiritual allegiance that had a profound importance not just for the Empire, but for the future of the world.

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From director Todd Douglas Miller (Dinosaur 13) comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making.

Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, 'Apollo 11' takes us straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission - the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the team in Mission Control, and the millions of spectators on the ground, we vividly experience those momentous days and hours in 1969 when humankind took a giant leap into the future.

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There were never two more unlikely sisters than working class heroines Sharon (Pauline Quirke) and Tracey (Linda Robson). Along with their friend and lodger, man-eater Dorien Green (Lesley Joseph), they're back for another series of laugh-out-loud and bittersweet adventures.

Kicking off with a promised Christmas trip to Tenerife, courtesy of Dorien's continued income as 'Sixty Shades of Green' author Foxy Cohen, the Birds share their many successes and failures, including Sharon's interview to become a spy, Tracey's trip to jail and a traditional cockney knees-up with London's Pearly Kings and Queens. But there are life-changing surprises too - as Dorien comes face-to-face with someone she thought she'd never see again and a heart-stopping scare for both the Chigwell sisters in a poignant and hilarious two-part finale.

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Nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has survived the plague that has turned mankind in flesh-devouring zombies despite being scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has no fears.

As they join forces with Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.

Sisters Tracey and Sharon, living together in the same house, try to cope with life, the enforced absence of their prisoner husbands and the sexual excesses of their neighbour Dorien. Episodes Comprise: 1. Nicked 2. Just Visiting 3. Shift 4. Woman's Trouble 5. Cheat 6. Substitute

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Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter...but that was yesterday.

After a mysterious blackout, Jack (Himesh Patel) discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie (Lily James) - the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all.

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Realizing that her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) is lonely, Karen (Aubrey Plaza) brings home a technologically sophisticated "Buddi" doll named Chucky.

But Chucky is no innocent toy - he's sinister, and his safety restrictions have been disabled! Soon, a gruesome series of events unfolds around Karen and Andy. Unable to convince his mom that the doll is responsible for the carnage, Andy becomes the target of the seemingly unstoppable, bloodthirsty Chucky!

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The award-winning 'Detectorists' returns for a third series as we follow in the footsteps of Andy (Mackenzie Crook) and Lance (Toby Jones), two friends sharing a devotion to metal detecting.

With their eyes on a particular plot of land, they dream of the one find which would bring history to life and change their lives in the process. Having returned from Africa, Andy and Becky (Rachael Stirling) have moved in temporarily with her mother (Diana Rigg) with all the challenges that come with the territory. Lance is trying to kick-start his relationship with Toni (Rebecca Callard), but her living on a barge makes him queasy and his daughter staying at the flat leaves it all rather precarious - with none of this being helped by the re-appearance of his ex-wife. Meanwhile Lance and Andy's search for gold continues as they face enemies old and new. This delightful comedy continues to unearth the hidden depths of those who call themselves 'Detectorists'.

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'Maleficent' explores the untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the classic' Sleeping Beauty', and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone.

Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) cruelly places an irrevocable curse oh the human king's newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent realises that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever.

During a rescue mission in space, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is transformed into the infinitely powerful and dangerous 'Dark Phoenix'. As Jean spirals out of control, the X-Men must unite to face their most devastating enemy yet - one of their own.

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"His music inspires you, his life will surprise you", 'Rocketman' is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration set to Elton John's most beloved songs. Discover how a shy boy growing up in the suburbs of London becomes one of the most iconic figures in rock and roll.

Featuring an all-star cast, this truly spectacular and utterly electrifying ride is filled with show-stopping musical performances and is "unlike anything you've ever seen".

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When ace detective Harry Goodman (Paul Kitson) goes missing, his son, Tim (Justice Smith / Max Fincham), and Harry's former Pokemon partner, Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds), join forces to unravel the tangled mystery.

Chasing clues together on an epic adventure through Ryme City, they uncover a shocking plot that could destroy the whole Pokemon universe.

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The award-winning comedy series 'Detectorists' returns for a second series as we follow the lives of Andy (Mackenzie Crook) and Lance (Toby Jones), two friends who share a passion for metal detecting.

Scouring the fields of the English countryside, they are burning for that one find which could change their lives forever. A year on from the last time we met them, Lance is still love-lorn after the departure of his ex-wife, but may be about to surprise everybody with a new and unexpected relationship. Andy and his wife Becky are now parents, but despite qualifying as an archaeologist Andy is still unemployed and their shared hopes for the future look further off than ever - but Becky has a dream... Meanwhile the Danebury Metal Detecting Club find themselves on a mission to track down a long-lost WW2 bomber on behalf of a young German man who suddenly arrives in their midst - followed closely by 'Simon and Garfunkel'. There may be new loves, new challenges and enemies old and new, but always there is the vision, always there is the dream of something that is waiting not too deep beneath the soil; something that will inspire the legendary Gold Dance.