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Pompeii: one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history.

We know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live? Gleaning evidence from an extraordinary find, Cambridge professor and Pompeii expert Mary Beard provides new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption. In a dark cellar in Oplontis, just three miles from the centre of Pompeii, 54 skeletons who didn't succumb to the torrent of volcanic ash are about to be put under the microscope. The remains will succumb to the torrent of volcanic ash are about to be put under the microscope. The remains will be submitted to a barrage of tests that will unlock one of the most comprehensive scientific snapshots of Pompeian life ever produced - and there are some big surprises in store. On one side of the room were individuals buried with one of the most stunning hauls of gold, jewellery and coins ever found in Pompeii. On the other, were people buried with nothing. Was this the stark dividing line between super rich and abject poor? The skeletons produce some remarkable surprises about life and death in Pompeii...

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Who Will Stand Against the Man of Steel? When his world is shattered by tragic events set in motion by the diabolical Joker, Superman becomes hell-bent on enforcing peace...at any cost. The Man of Steel begins a reign of tyranny that can only be stopped by one hero: Batman.

The splintered Justice League divides its ranks as the two former allies wage a deadly battle for freedom. In this alternate world of chaos, loyalties are tested, and the line between friend and foe blurs. Based on the critically acclaimed video game and graphic novel, Injustice unleashes an all-out war fought by DC's mightiest. Can the world survive?

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The first major television history of the most influential art form in the world, this series explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photography - from daguerreotype to digital, portraits to photo-journalism, art to advertising.

Telling the stories behind the world's greatest photographs and photographers, the series takes us from the achievements of the first photographers to the acceptance of photography as a credible medium; from its adoption as an essential household possession to the impact and possibilities of the digital world. And, with interviews with some of the world's greatest living photographers including William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, William Klein, Martin Parr, Sally Mann, Robert Adams, Juergen Teller, Andreas Gursky and Jeff Wall, it seeks to understand what makes a truly great photograph.

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The natural world is full of colours we tend to take for granted. In this series, David Attenborough travels from the rainforests of Costa Rica to the snowy Scottish Highlands to reveal extraordinary ways that animals use colour.

The peacock's magnificent tail evolved to impress the peahens, while the poison dart frog's bright colours warn of its deadly toxin, and the Bengal tiger's orange-black stripes help it to hide from its prey in a surprising way. New camera technologies - some developed especially for this series - allow us to see colours usually invisible to our eyes. From the UV signals on a butterfly's wings and facial markings on a damselfish, to the strange polarisation patterns on a mantis shrimp, David Attenborough reveals a hidden world of colour like never before.

MMA fighter Cole Young must train to unlock his true power and stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies from Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe.

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Will this holiday ever end? The reign of terror wrought by the Holiday killer continues in Gotham City. With each calculated crime, the stakes rise as tensions boil over between the Falcone and Maroni crime families.

As Batman (voice of Jensen Ackles), James Gordon and Harvey Dent (voice of Josh Duhamel) race to solve the deadly puzzle, a breach at Arkham Asylum brings villainous players Poison Ivy (voice of Katee Sackhoff), Scarecrow (voice of Robin Atkin Downes) and Mad Hatter (voice of John DiMaggio) into the game. Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel, 'Batman: The Long Halloween - Part Two' concludes this gripping chapter in the Dark Knight's saga.

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It's a dark time in Gotham City. Held hostage by the powerful Falcone crime family, the city is rife with misdeeds and corruption. Adding to the chaos is the mysterious Holiday killer, who has been targeting the underworld and leaving a trail of terror...and body bags.

Batman, Captain James Gordon and D.A. Harvey Dent race against the calendar as it advances toward the next ill-fated holiday. Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel, Batman: The Long Halloween - Part One begins a twisted chain of events that will forever change the 'Dark Knight'.

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The fight for freedom is now! Barry Allen's relaxing trip to Metropolis is about to go sideways. While speeding off to help in an impromptu battle, 'The Flash' blazes and rips through time, only to find himself dropped into the middle of World War II.

It's here that The Flash meets 'Wonder Woman' and her top secret team, known as the 'Justice Society of America'. Witness the raging tides of war, gripping combat and the velocity of valor as The Flash fights to get back to his own timeline!

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"Star Trek: Short Treks" brings fans of the Star Trek universe together on a thrilling exploration of the themes and characters we've already come to love.

Witness the Star Trek: Discovery storyline expand with episodes featuring fan-favorites Rainn Wilson (Harry Mudd), Ethan Peck (Spock), Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike), Rebecca Romijn (Number One) and more. Experience nine thrilling shorts which deliver nearly two hours of live-action and animated adventures never-before-seen in Star Trek's history.

Episodes Comprise:
- Runaway
- Calypso
- The Brightest Star
- The Escape Artist
- Q and A
- The Trouble with Edward
- Ask Not
- Ephraim and Dot
- The Girl Who Made the Stars

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"Further Out of Town" offers memorable snapshots of the British countryside from a bygone age. This brand-new series showcases digitally restored film sequences from Jack Hargeaves' hugely popular television series, introduced by his stepson, Simon Baddeley.

Running for over twenty years, the original 'Out of Town' programme saw Jack Hargreaves exploring country life in Britain, his easygoing presentation style and extensive knowledge and love of the countryside enthralling viewers of all generations. When the series ended, Jack saved from destruction many hours' worth of 'Out of Town' film footage. It is this material much of it unseen for decades - that has been painstakingly restored and revisited to produce six new episodes of 'Further Out of Town', featured here.

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In a three-part epic journey through a 500-year artistic legacy, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the surprises, beauty and wonder of German art.

The fascinating story takes us from the towering cathedral of Cologne, the woodcuts of Albrecht Durer and paintings of Grunewald to the gothic fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle, the Baltic landscapes of Caspar David Friedrich and the industrialisation lent expression of Adolph Menzel and Kathe Kollwitz. As the series progresses it presents a rare focus on the cultural impact of Hitler's obsession with visual art, reveals how art became an arena for the Cold War and examines the redemptive work of the "visionary" Joseph Beuys - the most influential artist of modern times.

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The Atlantic is an ocean everyone thinks they know, but what we see from the shore is only a fraction of the story.

This beautiful and dramatic series takes viewers on a mind-blowing journey from north to south, from Africa to Brazil, pulled by the currents and blown by the wind for thousands of miles, touching countless nations and reaching crushing depths. The series captures all the romance, raw power and spectacular beauty of the Atlantic as in each episode it explores the character, qualities and ecology of its three different zones - the north, the tropics and the south - and reveals the captivating stories of those intimately connected to it.

Life Stream
In the wild North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream, a huge ocean current that becomes a migration superhighway and helps warm northern Europe.
Mountains of the Deep
In the vast South Atlantic, huge pods of dolphins, massive penguin colonies and the largest gathering of marine mammals on earth pack chains of extraordinary islands, created by powerful volcanic forces far below them. Nutrient-rich upwellings create profusions of life in some areas, whilst extreme isolation and abyssal depths host a world of bizarre creatures in others.
From Heaven to Hell
In the balmy tropical Atlantic, everything from dolphins, manatees and whale sharks to sunbathing jellyfish thrive in the Caribbean's warm, sheltered waters, fringed with coral reefs and rich mangrove forests. But extreme heat in Africa unleashes terrifying hurricanes, causing chaos across the region.

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In this ground breaking series architect Ptolemy Dean sketches great views that are threatened by dramatic change: from new developments, from the wrecking ball, and from over-ambitious building schemes.

In order to preserve some of these views Ptolemy will suspend himself off a builders' crane, head out to sea on a perilously swaying boat and perch on half-finished development sites. He will be armed with his drawing pad and pencil as he captures these extraordinary views for one last time.

Sheffield
Ptolemy takes his sketchbook to Sheffield to record the final days of the city's iconic cooling towers before their demolition.
Brighton
Architect Ptolemy heads to the south coast to capture an historic view about to undergo a radical change.
London
Ptolemy whips out his sketchbook to record a historic moment in the life of London's ultimate landmark-St Paul's Cathedral.
Edinburgh
As an ever progressing city, Ptolemy wants to explore the potential effect of massive development on the historic views which make Scotland's capital a World Heritage Site.
Liverpool
Ptolemy takes his sketchbook out to capture views of the landmark Liver Building, as he explores how the city is being affected by new developments.

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A companion to the phenomenally successful 'Great British Railway Journeys', this series sees Michael Portillo swap his treasured copy of Bradshaw's handbook for its stateside counterpart - an 1879 edition of Appleton's General Guide to the United States and Canada.

This set features twenty episodes covering two different journeys:
- Boston, Massachusetts, to Toronto, Ontario
- Reno, Nevada, to San Diego, California
Michael's first epic rail journey takes him a thousand miles from leafy New England over mountain ranges to the Great Lakes. He discovers how a revolution fanning out from Boston, Massachusetts, overthrew the Crown and brought in an independent United States of America; while in Canada, nearly two and half centuries later, the head of state is still the British monarch. Next, he travels a thousand miles from the Sierra Nevada mountains south along the coast of California towards the Mexican border to tell the story of a state that has transformed the world, from gold and silver to Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Along the way he encounters revolutionaries and feminists, pilgrims and witches and rides some of the oldest and most breathtaking railroads in the world. He discovers gold and silver, movies and microchips, oranges and oil, and learns how America's most famous railroad conquered the wild landscapes of the west.

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The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Victoria and Jamie to the coast of Kent, England, where the ESGO complex is drawing up natural gas under the North Sea via a huge network of pipes linked to their off-shore rigs. But the Doctor is convinced he can hear something in the pipes, a heartbeat, something...

alive? Others at the complex have heard it too, and one by one contact with the rigs is being lost But Chief Robson will have none of it, and work will continue. And so it does...until sentient, aggressive seaweed begins attacking the base and taking over the personnel one by one, creating a spearhead from which it will launch its attack and enslave the entire human race...Can the Doctor discover a way to stop the weed advancing? Or does the only real chance of success lie with Victoria and if it does, can a way be found to utilise that without harming one of the Doctor's very best friends...