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That’s TV – 100 Years of British Buses (1999)

11/05/2024 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

That’s TV – 100 Years of British Buses (1999)
English | Documentary | Size: 393 MB

The Bus has served Britain well for over a hundred years however its future role is uncertain. We take a look at the its history over many decades at work in both urban and rural settings. [Read more…]

ITV – The British Airways Killer (2024)

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ITV – The British Airways Killer (2024)
English | Documentary | Size: 960 MB

Examines the disappearance of Joanna Simpson in 2010, telling the story of an investigation that changed British legal history and led to a tragic discovery. [Read more…]

CH4 Secret History – Messages Home Lost Films of the British Army (2016)

29/11/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

CH4 Secret History – Messages Home: Lost Films of the British Army (2016)
English | Documentary | Size: 867 MB

Documentary about filmed messages made by British soldiers serving in Burma during the Second World War, which were recently recovered in a Manchester Town Hall basement. [Read more…]

BBC Time Shift – The Nation’s Railway The Golden Age of British Rail (2015)

30/10/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC Time Shift – The Nation’s Railway: The Golden Age of British Rail (2015)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.13 GB

Timeshift revisits Britain’s railways during the era of public ownership. [Read more…]

ITV – Waco Untold The British Stories (2023)

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ITV – Waco Untold: The British Stories (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 975 MB

A look at the lives of the 23 people from the UK who were among the 82 who died during the siege at the compound of the Branch Davidian religious sect in 1993. [Read more…]

Channel 4 – A Very British Space Launch (2023)

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Channel 4 – A Very British Space Launch (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 770 MB

The untold story of Anglo-American space company Virgin Orbit’s failed attempt to put Britain into the space race. [Read more…]

BBC – Subnormal A British Scandal (2021)

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BBC – Subnormal: A British Scandal (2021)
English | Documentary | Size: 819 MB

In the 1960s, while young black adults were getting to grips with the struggle for black power and a long fightback against police abuse was starting, the majority of West Indian migrants were keeping their heads down. [Read more…]

BBC – British Sitcom 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

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BBC – British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.18 GB

Celebrates the British sitcom and takes a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. [Read more…]

ITV – The Stasi Secrets, Lies and British Spies (2023)

21/02/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

ITV – The Stasi: Secrets, Lies and British Spies (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 818 MB

For nearly 40 years, East Germany’s Stasi was one of the most formidable secret police forces in the world, with a vast network of spies and informers reaching across the globe until the fall of the Berlin Wall. [Read more…]

BBC – A Very British History The Jews of Leeds (2018)

12/12/2022 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC – A Very British History: The Jews of Leeds (2018)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.15 GB

Film-maker Simon Glass explores his family history and tells the story of the Yorkshire Jews in the early 20th century. [Read more…]