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  1. Love From Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother (Omnibus)

    Letters from Roald Dahl to his mother, Sofie Magdalene.

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  2. Reg

    Tim Roth stars as Reg Keys, a bereaved father who took on Tony Blair over the Iraq War.

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  3. Only in Naples by Katherine Wilson (Omnibus)

    Katherine Wilson's adventures in Naples in 1966 - a memoir of love, food and family.

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  4. Margo Jefferson - Negroland: Omnibus

    Memoirs from Margo Jefferson, who was born in Chicago in 1947.

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  5. The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Omnibus)

    Glimpses into the the history and future of one of the most powerful ideas in science.

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  6. Lulu's Back in Town

    Drama about the career of Glasgow singer Lulu during 1969, when she had her own TV series.

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  7. Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus)

    The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at Giverny.

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  8. Richard Holmes - This Long Pursuit: Omnibus

    Richard Holmes reflects on 50 years pursuing the lives of others.

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  9. Bert and Dickie

    The story of how Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell defied all the odds and achieved gold.

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  10. Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

    Dramatisation of Kenny Everett's struggle to achieve personal and professional fulfilment.

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  11. The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

    Documentary exploring the dramatic downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn in 1536.

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    Burton and Taylor

    The story behind the final public appearance of Hollywood's most glamorous couple.

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  13. Dylan Thomas: A Poet in New York

    Dramatisation of the last days of the poet Dylan Thomas in New York in 1953.

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  14. Isadora-The Biggest Dancer in the World

    Ken Russell's dramatisation of the life of American dancer Isadora Duncan.

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  15. Joyce in June

    A journey into the imagined world of James Joyce鈥檚 mind while he was writing Ulysses.

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  16. Yves Saint Laurent

    Biopic taking a look at the life of famous French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

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  17. Testament of Youth

    Vera Brittain (Alicia Vikander) is determined to pursue her literary dreams.

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  18. Selma

    David Oyelowo stars as Martin Luther King Jr, chronicling his campaign for equal rights.

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  19. David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet - Omnibus

    Thomas Dilworth's illuminating biography of visual artist and poet David Jones.

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  20. Charles Chaplin - My Autobiography

    Nigel Hawthorne reads the silent film star's account of his rise from poverty to fame

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    Babs

    Drama telling the heartwarming story of actress Dame Barbara Windsor.

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  22. Foxcatcher

    Intense Oscar-nominated drama, based on true events. With Steve Carell and Channing Tatum.

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  23. Joe Orton - The Orton Diaries

    John Sessions reads from the playwright's journal, describing the final year of his life.

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  24. Gainsborough by James Hamilton (Omnibus)

    A legacy from his uncle gives 13-year-old Thomas the means to go to London to study art.

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  25. James Whyle - Dancing With the Dead

    Moving true story, based on James Whyle's family history through WW1 and apartheid.

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  26. I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell (Omnibus)

    The novelist tells her life story through brushes with death. Reader Hattie Morahan.

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  27. South and West by Joan Didion (Omnibus)

    New Orleans鈥� oppressive atmosphere stirs memories of Joan Didion鈥檚 childhood visits.

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  28. Reformation

    How a revolutionary priest named Martin Luther changed the face of Christendom.

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  29. Feud: Bette and Joan

    Drama series about the rivalry between Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

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  30. Effie Gray

    Dakota Fanning stars as Effie Gray, who at 19 became the wife of John Ruskin (Greg Wise).

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  31. The Boy with the Topknot

    A touching, humorous story about a second-generation Indian man growing up in Britain.

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  32. The Dawn Watch by Maya Jasonoff (Omnibus)

    The story of Joseph Conrad. He yearns for the sailor's life. Read by Laurel Lefkow.

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  33. Joe Orton Laid Bare

    The wit, work and world of groundbreaking 1960s playwright Joe Orton in his own words.

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  34. Village Christmas by Laurie Lee (Omnibus)

    Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.

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  35. Eric, Ernie and Me

    How Eddie Braben turned Morecambe and Wise into the nation's beloved entertainers.

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  36. The Desert Fox

    The story of Rommel (James Mason), who fought the British in north Africa in WWII.

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  37. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

    Oscar-winning adaptation of the true story. With Shelley Winters.

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  38. Leo Tolstoy - A Confession

    Leo Tolstoy's search for the meaning of life and his early doubts about religion.

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  39. Michael Bakewell - Motor Flight

    American writers Edith Wharton and Henry James take a car journey across France.

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  40. Neil Bartlett - In Extremis

    A re-imagining of Oscar Wilde鈥檚 hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader.

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  41. Dave Allen at Peace

    Fictionalised account of how Dave Allen became one of TV's greats.

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  42. Claudia Roden: A Book of Middle Eastern Food

    The story of iconic cookery writer Claudia Roden. Dramatised by Anjum Malik

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  43. Will Self - The North London Book of the Dead

    Novelist Will Self recalls a period of life without Mother. But is it fact or fiction?

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  44. Frank W Abagnale

    Subject of 2002's Academy Award-nominated feature film, Catch Me If You Can.

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  45. Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion (Omnibus)

    The social and political progress of women through the 20th century by Michelle Dean.

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  46. A Very English Scandal

    Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he is desperate to hide.

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  47. The Crossway by Guy Stagg (Omnibus)

    A young man makes a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury - and then keeps walking.

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  48. Maya Angelou's Autobiographies (Omnibus)

    Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies.

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  49. Free State of Jones

    A battlefield medic (Matthew McConaughey) leads a rebellion against the Confederacy.

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  50. Florence Foster Jenkins

    Drama about a socialite who pursued a career in opera despite being unable to sing.

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