BBC Four
Lightning: Nature Strikes Back
Documentary examining the causes and effects of lightning, one of nature's great enigmas.
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Liverpool on the Box
Producers, dramatists and stars recall some of the programmes inspired by Liverpool.
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Living with Modernism
Series looking at modernist homes in the UK and the people who live in them.
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Liz Smith's Summer Cruise
Actress Liz Smith goes on an Adriatic cruise, the first real holiday of her life.
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Lloyd George: The People's Champion
Huw Edwards presents a profile of the former Prime Minister.
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Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos
Documentary about Lonesome George, the last living Pinta Island Giant Tortoise.
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Look: A Hare's Life
Early 1960s documentary. Naturalist Peter Scott looks at the behaviour of the brown hare.
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Lost Horizons: The Big Bang
Jim Al Khalili tells the story behind the Big Bang theory of the universe's creation.
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Lost Kingdoms of Africa
Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores the pre-colonial history of some of Africa's kingdoms
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Louis Armstrong: Good Evening Ev'rybody
Louis Armstrong is joined by jazz legends at a gig from the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.
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Macbeth
Film version of Rupert Goold's production, set in an undefined central European world.
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Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
A history of science TV in the UK, from The Sky At Night to Doctor Who.
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Madeleine Peyroux: Live in Los Angeles
Jazz chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux and her band debut songs from her album Bare Bones.
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Madeleine Peyroux: Somethin' Grand
Documentary tracing the childhood and career of jazz chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux.
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Madness: Take It or Leave It
Docudrama chronicling the rise of Madness from 1977 to their first taste of fame in 1979.
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Maid in Britain
A look at how domestic servants have been portrayed on television over the past 50 years.
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Malaria: Return to Fever Road
Documentary about the harsh realities of malaria within a rural Kenyan village community.
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Man on the Moon
The story of the US space programme, including the space race and the first moon landing.
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Manon Starring Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta
The Royal Ballet perform Kenneth MacMillan's 1974 ballet Manon, starring Tamara Rojo.
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