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BBC Documentaries Season 1996

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1996x01 Charles Rennie Mackintosh: A Modern Man aired Jul 28, 1996

Profile of architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

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1996x02 Billy Connolly - A Scot in the Arctic aired Nov 30, 1996

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly thought Glasgow was cold, until he encountered the Arctic Circle. Armed only with the most basic survival techniques and his... read more

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1996x03 The Star Trek Story aired Aug 26, 1996

Documentary covering the history of the American television science fiction series STAR TREK, founded by Gene Roddenberry in 1966, with interviews including ... read more

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1996x04 Two Melons and a Stinking Fish aired Jan 01, 1996

This rare and revealing documentary from 1996 about artist Sarah Lucas is being shown to coincide with Lucas's retrospective at London's Whitechapel Gallery.... read more

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1996x05 Laughter and Loathing aired Aug 12, 1996

A 30-minute documentary broadcast on BBC2 in 1995, Ian Hislop delves into the story of the little known Roman satirist Juvenal, a man of whom his quotations ... read more

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1996x06 The Immortal Emperor aired Sep 15, 1996

It’s 221 BC, and the veil of history is lifted to reveal life in the Qin Dynasty, under China’s first emperor, Shihuangdi. Noted historians, archaeologists, ... read more

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1996x07 A Royal Scandal aired Jun 16, 1996

Docudrama about the matrimonial disaster that took place 200 years ago between George, Prince of Wales and his wife Caroline of Brunswick.

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1996x09 Bermuda Triangle: Secrets Revealed aired Feb 05, 1996

The scientists on an expedition into the feared depths of the Bermuda Triangle, a region of the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Miami (Florida) and Puerto Ri... read more

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1996x10 Burt Bacharach... This is Now aired Jan 01, 1996

Dusty Springfield narrates a documentary profile of the songwriter who won an Oscar for the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid score, enjoyed stage success w... read more

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1996x11 Crossing the River aired Jun 06, 1996

Special documentary made after opening of the Second Severn Crossing in 1996, replacing the old suspension bridge as the primary link between England and Wal... read more

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1996x12 Science: The Final Frontier aired Aug 25, 1996

Ever since the starship Enterprise first whisked across television screens in 1966, Star Trek has inspired audiences with its portrayal of a future, space-fa... read more

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1996x13 The Seventh Wonder of the World aired Dec 17, 1996

An investigation into the unearthing of the supposedly lost lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt- which was regarded as the seventh wonder of the ancient world.... read more

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1996x14 Angelou on Burns aired Aug 21, 1996

African American writer and poet Maya Angelou visits Burns Country in Scotland, where she enjoys performances of Burns's songs and poems as well as reading o... read more

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1996x15 Alexander: The God King aired Aug 15, 1996

Alexander, a student of the brilliant philosopher Aristotle, worshiped the god Amun which he believed to be his father. He suffered from epilepsy and was gay... read more

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1996x16 A Very Social Democrat: A Portrait of Roy Jenkins aired May 26, 1996

Michael Cockerell's candid profile of Roy Jenkins, author, politician and socialite, claimed by some to be the best prime minister Britain never had.

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