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April 3, 2011

Season 11

01. Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice

Documentary about the BBC's Rough Justice series, which began investigating miscarriages of justice in the early 1980s and helped overturn the convictions of 18 people in 13 cases.

1h 0min
April 3, 2011

02. Hotel Deluxe

Documentary which charts how luxury hotels have met the needs of new forms of wealth - from aristocrats to rock stars and beyond - with comfort, innovation and service.

1h 0min
June 29, 2011

03. All the Fun of the Fair

Documentary which explores the history of the fairground, from the sideshows to the freak shows, and from early hand-powered rides to the arrival of steam and electricity.

1h 0min
August 2, 2011

04. When the Circus Comes to Town

Film which uses the University of Sheffield's National Fairground Archive to explore the history of the circus, from Billy Smart to Gerry Cottle and Archaos to Cirque du Soleil

1h 0min
August 9, 2011

05. The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley

The story behind the humble picture postcard, told by comic creation Nigel Walmsley. With their own language and bespoke rules, postcards were the texts and emails of their era.

1h 0min
September 15, 2011

06. Dear Censor - The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification

Documentary examining the work of the BBFC, casting an eye over some of the most infamous cases in its history and analysing how it works with film-makers themselves.

1h 0min
September 29, 2011

07. Antarctica - Of Ice and Men

Documentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers.

1h 0min
November 3, 2011

08. The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire

Documentary exploring how the tram liberated overcrowded cities, mapping its journey from horse-drawn carriage on rails to steam and then electric power.

1h 0min
December 5, 2011

09. Epic: A Cast of Thousands!

Documentary which goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of the biggest film genre of them all - the epic, from Ben-Hur to The Ten Commandments and from El Cid to Cleopatra.

1h 0min
December 24, 2011

10. The Smoking Years

With contributions from Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie and others, this documentary tells the unnatural history of the now-threatened creature that is 'the smoker'.

1h 0min
January 4, 2012

11. The Rules of Drinking

Documentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work.

1h 0min
January 11, 2012