100+ Short Programme Titles

BBC Motion Gallery Short Programmes are a compelling, proven way to turn that gap in your schedule into a programming powerhouse. With an average duration of 3 or 5 minutes, our short programmes are interesting, educational, funny and the prefect length for a wide variety of media channels.

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999 Emergency

The BBC’s long established prime-time series features both actuality and re-constructions of real life emergency situations and rescues.

Taking its title from the UK emergency services phone hotline, 999 features a wide variety of rescue incidents – often painstakingly re-constructed – involving professional emergency workers, people at work, outdoor enthusiasts, action adventurers and hapless members of the public alike. Emergencies don’t discriminate.

This compilation features 21 astonishing life-threatening emergency situations, which often call for hazardous and dangerous rescue operations. Most of the stories are re constructions, but they chillingly convey the horror and reality of each incident. We are pleased to say that in all the cases in this compilation there was a safe ending for all involved. But each story is, nonetheless, a gripping and sometimes terrifying excursion into an emergency nightmare.

Duration: 21 x 8 - 12 min or 1 x 30 min

Episodes: Bale, Barnstormer, Cement, Escalator, Newquay Cliff Rescue, Nightclub Bouncer, Diver, Scorpion, Paraglider, Submerged Car, Football Lightning ,Wet Leaves ,Bikefork, High Heels, Nightfall, Morris Minor ,Pete Goss, Adrift, Water Filter, Long Crawl, Pub Surgery, Lift Shaft.

Genres: Narrated, Children's, Lifestyle

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Against All Odds: Series 1 and 2

Against All Odds explores the real life dramas and crises that children often find themselves in, and get themselves and others out of, every year.

The stories in these packages are taken from the popular BBC TV series of the same name and feature acts of bravery, courage and initiative displayed by children in extreme situations. All the items are based on fact and faithfully re-construct the events as they happened. The re-enactments, stylishly shot on a single camera, are dramatic and vivid, and act as tributes to some very heroic children.

Aviation affects all our lives in one way or another – commercial, civil, military and recreational. Air Show looks at the world of flying from a variety of diverse standpoints, covering issues such as safety, air traffic, pilots, aerobatics, rescue services, vintage aircraft, and a host of aeronautical developments and innovations. Informative, action-packed, and superbly filmed, Air Show reflects the fast growing interest in aviation.

Running order:Series 1: Jake Storey (aged 5), lain Kennedy (aged 14), Luke Evans (aged 9), Craig Brough (aged 16), Jade Friel (aged I2) Series 2: Tree Swing Fall, Playground Rescue, Electrocuted, Road Accident Hero, Glass Door Horror, Ben Nevis Rescue

Duration: Series 1 – 12 x 3-6’, Series 2 – 24 x 3-7’

Genres: Narrated, Children's

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Air Show

Aviation affects all of our lives in one way or another - commercial, civil, military and recreational. Air Show looks at the world of flying from a variety of diverse standpoints, covering issues such as safety, air traffic, pilots, aerobatics, rescue services, vintage aircraft, plus a host of aeronautical developments and innovations.

Informative, action-packed, and superbly filmed, Air Show reflects the fast growing interest in aviation.

Series 1: Turn Round, Merlin, Gliders, Catering, Courcheval Helicopters, Courcheval Altiport, Ferry Pilots, Rarotonga, Frecce Tricolori, Spruce Creek, Cattle Muster, Oil Rig, Grand Canyon, Fans, Aerobatics, M.A.F, Venoms & Vampires

Series 2: First Class Refuelling, HMS Illustrious (Joint Force Harrier), Regional Jets, Vintage Aircraft at Thruxton Airshow, Glacier Flying, British Airways Operations (BASIS), Sea Planes, Sydney Harbour, Mountain Flying, New Zealand, Shanghai Airport.

Duration: Series 1: 17 x 4-7 min / Series 2: 10 x 6-8 min

Genres: Narrated, Lifestyle, Science & Technology.

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Ancient Lives

Using archive footage from some of the most remote and beautiful parts of the world, this fascinating series looks at the history behind some of the oldest living cultures on the planet.

Ancient Lives tells the stories of early human arrival and settlement in some of the harshest environments on earth, and it looks at these ancient peoples' chances of survival for a further thousand years...

Episodes: The Mongols, The Nubians, The Aborigines,The Saami , The Papuans, The Maori , The Bushmen, The Bhutanese, The Waorani, The Maasai, The Marsh Arabs, The Aka.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture.

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Ancient Mysteries

Ancient Mysteries takes a scientific and historical approach to throw new light on the world’s most puzzling mysteries: enigmatic relics, legends, archaeological sites, people and places.

Using the renowned factual resources of the BBC’s History and Science units, as well as extensive archive and extraordinary reconstructions, Ancient Mysteries provides a compelling journey into the unknown in an easy-to-schedule, short format.

Episodes: The Great Flood, Lost Civilization of the Hittites, The Missing City of Ramesses II, The Aliens of Nazca, Blood Sacrifice of the Maya,The Stonehenge Enigma, The First Americans, Mystery of the Moai, The Collapse of the Minoans,The Cursed Pyramids of the Lambayeque, The Mysterious Shroud of Turin, Atlantis.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture.

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Animal Antics (clip package)

A charming collection of items featuring animals who don't quite behave as nature intended! In the most recent addition to the series you'll meet some of the most talented pets alive: Partex, the Jack Russell who can windsurf and waterski; Nellie, the intelligent pig who can spell and skateboard; Katie, the tinseltown tiger who chills out by her pool between movie rehearsals; and Panadero, the Spanish stallion with an unbridled passion for soccer, plus many more crazy capers!

This action-packed series of Animal Antics will entertain, amuse and amaze you. Animal Antics... strangely funny, but true!

Duration: 7 x 60 min

Genres: Narrated, Children's, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Animal Capers

A real life natural soap opera. Using computer animation and hilarious scripts, these short wildlife comedies bring a wide variety of creatures to life in a unique and humorous way.

From the biggest mammals to the smallest insects, amusing voiceovers give these animals real character. A series that both children and adults will love.

Episodes: On Safari: The Waterhole, Bloody Tourists, Vegetarian Lions, Meerkat Election.
Jungle Fever: Orangugansters, Monkey Show Business, Jungle Olympics, Health Farm.
Cold Capers: Reservoir Penguins , Fishstock – The Festival, Winter Freezathon, Antarctic Chicken

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Light Entertainment, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Animal Odysseys

Epic migrations by land, sea and air. Nature's journeys that stretch the limit of human imagination.

This is a series of twelve remarkable programmes which follow the marathon travellers of the natural kingdom on their incredible odysseys, unravelling some of the great mysteries of migration. Why do animals and even some plants undertake these odysseys and how do they accomplish the extraordinary navigational feats that are often involved?

Episodes: Ocean Voyagers – Humpback Whale, Long Haul Flight – Snow Geese, An Ariel Epic – Monarch Butterfly, Arctic Marathon – Caribou, Home Run – Pacific Salmon, Ocean Drifters – Turtles, The Long Return – Eels, Global Invasion – Plants, African Trek – Wildebeest, Desert Challenge – Rattlesnakes, Pole to Pole – Arctic Tern, Bound for the Sun – Swallow.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History

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Animal Rites

A series of fascinating short programmes about the rites and beliefs inspired by animals all over the world. Animals have a special influnce upon human beliefs and customs. Throughout the world they are revered, worshipped and, in some cases, used as a measure of wealth.

Each mini-documentary celebrates the festivals and ceremonies that have developed around the natural history of individual animal species. Each unique story unfolds from the animal's point of view. Written by Simon Nash, the English version is narrated by Tom Baker.

Episodes: Ox, Eagle, Horse, Elephant, Camel, Pig, Bird, Cat, Rat, Peacock, Snake, Monkey.

Duration: 12 x 10 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Animal Warriors

From insects to mammals, animal life is a constant battle to survive and reproduce. Trained from birth and armed with a wide range of natural weapons, the most amazing warriors of the natural world are organised and deadly.

This colourful and exciting series combines the most spectacular archive from the BBC's Natural History Unit with contemporary and distinctive graphics, alongside specially composed music. Be prepared to enter the fascinating arena of the wild warriors! Kill or be killed...

Episodes: Wild Weapons, Animal Armies, Baby Battles, Chemical Weapons, Protection Rackets, Lady Killers, Winner Takes All, Play, Fighting Ambush Food Fights, Macho Males, Ritual Combat, Arm Races.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Animals Are Amazing

In just three hours, ‘Animals are Amazing’ travels to the far corners of the world's wildest places introducing great insights into over 170 animals. 

‘Animals are Amazing’ depicts how the animal world is extraordinary and wonderful and how each animal exhibits astonishing adaptations to help them triumph over near impossible conditions. 

Discover how animals survive extreme habitats, such as the North American wood frog who can be frozen solid for up to three months and still survive. Discover how animals risk their own lives to ensure the survival of the next generation. Discover creatures that astound us with their skills and ingenuity.

Episode: Secrets of Survival, Living at the Edge, Triumph of Life.

Duration: 3 X 49-55 min

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Around The World

The BBC's expert travel cameramen journey round the world to film the best travel and vacation destinations. Twelve short vignettes provide the low-down on some of the coolest locations, perfect for the adventurer and arm chair traveller alike.

Episodes: Bhutan, Shanghai, Canadian Rockies, Galapagos, Rajasthan, Malaysia Islands, Borneo, Oman, Botswana, Chile, Eastern Australia, Finland

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Blue Skies

Meet the creatures for whom the sky is home and soar with them for an eagle's eye view to where these animals live the high life. Climb into the cockpit to discover the most stunning views as the power and beauty of the natural elements are revealed, in this series of short programmes which is certain to fuel our fascination with flight.

Episodes: Solar Sonata, Furious Flappers, Misty Magic, Aerial Assasins, The Big Buzz, Lofty Landscapes, Wind Swept, Night Shift,Aerial Oddities, Beyond the Blue, Flying Formatitions, Top Gun, Trouble Brewing, Madame Buttefly, Close Encounters, Savannah Skies, Rain Dance, Ocean Air, Heavenly Bodies, Long Haul

Duration: 20 x 3 mins

Genres: Music Based, Wildlife & Natural History

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Bodyscapes

Exploring the surface of the human body in microscopic detail, using imaging techniques such as macro-motion control and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

A co-production with Science Pictures whose skills in specialist photography have already enhanced some of the best-known science and natural history programmes. Now harnessed to produce fascinating short programmes in a series that pushes back the frontiers of knowledge about the human body.

Episodes: Close Shave, Lash, Cold Sweat, Tongue, Inner Sole, Fingernail, Kiss, Smile, Sting, Second Skin, Close Contact, The Piercing Truth, Scratch, Nerve, Hearing, Bone, Sneeze, Eye, Voice, Muscle.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

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Britain's Biggest Heists

Britain has been the scene of the crime for some of the most famous heists in modern history. In this brand new series, rare archive footage provided by BBC Motion Gallery and specially filmed reconstructions are framed by exclusive interviews with the police and criminals. This mix provides a tantalising insight into a series of crimes that not only shook Britain but also became notorious around the world.

Episodes: The Great Train Robbery, Brinks Mat Heist, Security Express Robbery, Millennium Dome Diamond Heist, Knightsbridge Safety Deposit Box Raid, Securitas Robbery.

Duration: 6 x 60 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture.

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Car Stereo

Classic cars with music, informative captions and some fantastic footage to create a perfect filler. It's fast, it's fun and it's just a little bit quirky.

The 20th Century has been the era of the car, and these short programmes celebrate the automobile - the ultimate status symbol. From simple vehicle to Twentieth Century status symbol, this series looks at the many shapes, makes and the characters of cars that have made up this four-wheeled family.

Episodes: Napier, Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, Model “T” Ford, Bugatti Type 18, Austin 7, Volkswagen Beetle, Jeep, Citroen 2CV, Land Rover, Jaguar XK 120, Morris Minor, Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Thunderbird, Citroen DS, Messerschmitt Bubble Car, Fiat 500, Mini, Trabant, E-Type Jaguar, Mini Cooper, Ford Cortina, AC Cobra, MGB, Porsche 911, Ford Mustang, Ferrari Dino, Ferrari Daytona, VW Golf GTI, Audi Quattro.

Duration: 30 x 3-4 min

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Changing World

Global Warming is now something we cannot ignore and as a result people all over the world are thinking more about the enviroment around them and asking questions.

So how much do we really know about the many changes, systems and processes of our host planet? In what ways is the earth really changing and how much of what we are experiencing is just part of the planet's natural rhythms? Are there lessons from the past to be learned? What is likely to happen to us and is there anything we can do about it?

This series of twelve, five minute short programmes looks at how changes in our world, although profound in their impact, are not necessarily new,and aims to provide the answers to some of those questions.

Episodes: Air to Breathe, Here comes the Sun, Wild Weather, Cold as Ice, Water of Life, Changing Landscape, Earthquake, Volcano, Ancients Apocalypse , Living World, Humanity, Solutions.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Christmas Crackers

'Christmas Crackers' covers a vast range of international subjects on the Christmas theme, from toys to trees, from reindeer to robins, from Santa to sleigh bells.

This is a colourful, contemporary and distinctive series of short programmes using a mix of footage, graphics, narration and music, to bring to life a celebration of the many themes of Christmas from around the world.

Episodes: Santa Claus, Christmas Animals, Festive Food, Christmas Climate, Christmas Past, Green Christmas, Surviving Christmas, Nativity Tales, Global Christmas, A Time For Giving, Commercial Christmas, Making Merry.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Classic Animal Tracks Series 1 and 2

This extremely popular and award-winning series combines beautiful images with thoughtful captions. Superb wildlife images, and some of the world's favourite music tracks, have been brought together to create this beautiful series of short programmes illustrating the lives of a variety of different animals, birds and insects.

Each item is edited to a popular music track to create the perfect entertainment programme, using only the finest footage from the BBC Natural History Library.

Episodes: Emperor Penguin, Blue Wildebeest, Muce Swan, Dolphin, Alligator, Meerkat, Tiger, Hummingbird, Wandering Albatross, Army Ant, Chimpanzee, Red Kangaroo, African Elephant, Grey Squirrel, Hippo, Frog and Toad, Common Vampire Bat, Elephant Seal, Giraffe, Barn Owl, Hare, Macaw, Flamingo, Killer Whale, Polar Bear, The Lion, Sea Otter, Coral, Vulture, Red Deer.

Duration: Series 1: 30 x 2-3 min/Series 2: 20 x 2-3 min

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Classical Inspirations

Music composers find inspiration in many different places - from art, history, travel and often from love. But many of the great composers were also inspired by the natural world around them.

This series is an intoxicating blend of the most famous and stirring classical tracks alongside some of the most spectacular natural history footage from the BBC archives. A visual and musical extravaganza providing a fascinating insight into what inspired some of the most famous pieces of classical music of all time.

Episodes: Saint-Saens 'Carnaval des Animaux' , Wagner 'Ride of the Valkyries', Debussy 'Suite Bergamasque, Clair de Lune' , Mozart 'Piano concerto No. 21 in C Major' , Beethoven 'Piano sonata No. 14 in C sharp Minor Moonlight Sonata' , Dvorak 'Symphony No. 9 in E Minor', from 'The New World' , Vivaldi 'The Four Seasons, Spring' , Strauss 'The Blue Danube', Tchaikovsky 'Waltz of Flowers', from 'The Nutcracker Suite', ch 'Air on a G-string” , Mussorgsky 'Night on a Bare Mountain', Handel 'Water Music'.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Cocktails

Cocktails is a series of stylish, witty and entertaining films which mixes history and anecdote to tell the story of some of the world's most famous drinks. From Ian Fleming's James Bond and his trademark vesper martini (shaken not stirred) to Hemingway sipping a daiquiri in Cuba - behind every cocktail there's a great story!

Episodes: Vesper & Americano, Mojito & Daiquiri, Moscow Mule & White Russian, Perfect Manhattan, Cosmopolitan, Old Fashioned, Mint Julep, Singapore Sling, Between the Sheets, Vampiro & Margarita, Bahama Mama, Woo Woo, Watermelon Martini, Love in the Afternoon, Sangria Martini, Sidecar, Eggnog, Flame of Love, Marlene Dietrich, Russian Punch & Champagne Cocktail.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

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Creature Features

'Creature Features' is fun, colourful, wacky and informative - Edutainment at it's best.

Animals have developed some incredibly odd and silly looking anatomical features that come in a whole range of shapes and sizes. Their funny noses, multiple eyes, big bottoms, extra long necks, and enormous ears may look absurd, but they fulfill some very useful functions. Assisted by the animated 'Features Creature' this series introduces you to the the weirdest and most unusual body parts in the animal kingdom.

Episodes: Tails, Beaks, Ears, Legs, Heads, Tongue, Skin and Fur, Eyes, Wings, Armour, Feathers and Scales, Hands and Feet, Teeth, Noses, Lumps and Bumps.

Duration: 15 x 4 min

Genres: Narrated, Children's, Wildlife & Natural History

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Culture Fix

Culture Fix is a lively and accessible series covering fine art, literature, performance and popular culture. Offering potted histories of each subject and incisive contributions from leading cultural commentators, these entertaining and informative programmes provide viewers with a useful introduction to a wide range of cultural disciplines.

Episodes: Existentialism, Travel Writing, Kitsch, Car Design, War Poetry, Religious Architecture, Post-Modernism, Carnival Culture, Science Fiction, Street Culture, The Portrait, Digital Art, Skyscrapers, Detective Fiction, Minimalism.

Duration: 15 x 10 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle, Science & Technology.

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Days that Shook the World 1900 -1999

A Day That Shook The World is the classic series that recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history. Beginning with the funeral of Queen Victoria and recounting such iconic events such as the Hindenburg airship disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Nixon’s resignation and the release from prison of Nelson Mandela, these are the days on which political revolutions, technological breakthroughs and sporting triumphs took place and whose effects were felt the world over.

Episodes: 122 x 3 minutes

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Days That Shook The World 21st Century

Following on from the hugely successful BBC Worldwide series 'Days That Shook The World', this series takes a look at key moments in the 21st Century so far. Events such as the emergence of the iPod and the horrific events of 9/11 are covered in this informative series.

Episodes: Millennium, iPod, Enron, London Bombings, Tsunami, Tora Bora, Saddam Capture, Hurricane Katrina, Kyoto Protocol, 9/11, Charles & Camilla, Super Jumbo (Airbus), Israeli Invasion of Lebanon, Beslan School Siege, London awarded 2012 Olympics, Concorde crash,Fall of Iraq, Death of Pope John Paul II, Genome, Orange Revolution (Ukraine).

Duration: 20 x 3 min

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Destinations

Destinations is your first class ticket to a fantastic collection of travel shorts featuring some of the world's most glamorous locations.

Cities and towns, island paradises, lakes and mountains, popular resorts, havens of peace and tranquillity. Holidays for the discerning and budget conscious traveller, for the intrepid and those in search of total rest and relaxation. Each 5 minute 'postcard' uses wonderful footage to give you a complete picture of each destination.

Episodes: Fiji, Barbados, Australia: Orpheus Island and Daintree River, Sailing on a Turkish gulet, Budapest, Kenya via Mombasa, Santa Fe, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Italian Lakes, Cyprus.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Did You Know...?

Who made the fastest million in golfing history? What man-made structure can be seen from outer space? Why did the USA spend $7.2m on an icy lump of rock? Where can you find the mysterious giant squid? Find the answers to these and many more questions in Did You Know...?

Episodes: Expensive, Longest, Largest, First, Fastest, Tallest, Successful, Deepest, Deadliest, Rarest, Oldest, Smallest, Heaviest.

Duration: 13 x 5 min

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Earthly Treasures

In this new mini-series you will explore twelve of the Earth's most prized treasures from diamonds to pearls to coal. Throughout history minerals, gemstones and precious metals have represented wealth, power and inspired the finest artistic talents of the world.

Here you will find the world's greatest treasures, discover how they changed history, and learn about their supernatural origins and magical powers.

Combining footage from the BBC's extensive colourful library, with black and white movie archive, alongside superb graphics, set to specially composed music.

Episodes: Diamonds, Pearls, Gold, Silver and Platinum, Amber, Rubies and Sapphires, Coal and Oil, Opals, Iron, Turquoise, Jade and Emeralds, Copper and Tin, Water.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Science & technology, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Escape To...

Everybody wants to get away from it all from time to time - the desire to escape can be strong. With the best travel and location archive footage combined with specially composed music, be prepared to be whisked away across the world to various destinations.

The character of the places - the romance of Paris, the hustle and bustle of New York and the classical beauty of Rome - are conjured up by a mix of local music, the latest editing techniques and the use of beautiful, evocative imagery.

Episodes: Australia, India, Japan, Memphis, Egypt, South Africa, Cuba, China, Argentina, Scotland, Ireland, Paris, New York, Caribbean, Brazil, Mexico, Rome, Spain, Vienna, Thailand.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

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FA Cup Classics

The FA Cup is the greatest cup competition in the world of football and BBC Motion Gallery have produced a series of 5-minute shorts showcasing some of the greatest finals to have taken place in this competition.

Each programme includes comprehensive highlights of the finals and replays including some of the greats of the game; Gary Lineker, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish and Stanley Matthews.

Duration: 41 x 5 min

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Some of the historic, nail-biting finals featured include:

1. 1989 (Liverpool 3-2 Everton)

2. 1987 (Coventry 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur)

3. 1981 Replay (Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City)

4. 1979 (Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United)

5. 1977 (Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool)

6. 1971 (Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool)

7. 1970 (Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United)

8. 1967 (Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea)

9. 1965 (Liverpool 2-1 Leeds United)

10. 1964 (West Ham 3-2 Preston North End)

11. 1953 (Blackpool 4-3 Bolton)

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First Steps I

The world is an exciting place for any youngster. But there are pitfalls as well as thrills as they take their first steps. Whether on land, above the ground or under water, those first steps in a young animal's life will form the basis of its understanding of the world. Their new environment is exciting but perilous, and mum isn't always nearby to give a helping hand.

Episodes: The Elephant Family, A Balancing Act, Bringing up Baby, One Step Ahead, A Father’s Labour, A Leap of Faith, A Mother’s Pride, Sink or Swim, Happy Families, Ice Babies, Ahead of the Game, A Race against Time, A Maiden Flight, Earning their Wings, Against the Odds, Born to Run, Beach Babies, The Great Escape, Into the Wilderness, Like Mother Like Daughter.

Duration: 20 x 4 min

Genres: Narrated, Children's,History & Culture, Wildlife & Natural History

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First Steps II

The world of the young is always full of surprises, but in the natural world there are some really amazing ways of protecting, preparing and launching the young out into the world. From mammals to birds, all are different, all have something new to experience, a new story to tell. Linking all is the overriding power of parental insticts and maternalism that provides touching stories from even the most bizarre species.

Episodes: Terns, Bats, Chimpanzees, Polar bears, Moles, Antelopes, African bull frogs,Foxes, Red Kangaroos, Crocodiles, Tigers, Hedgehogs, Rhinos, Elephants, Spiders, Albatrosses, Rabbits, Zebras, Pandas, Dolphins.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Narrated, Children's,History & Culture, Wildlife & Natural History

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Flower Power

A series of short films celebrating the stunning and extraordinary world of flowers. Each episode covers a different topic... the variety of colours, cultural connections, the dangerous, the bizarre, the beautiful and the extraordinary. It combines specially shot sequences, with the most spectacular and colourful archive from the BBC's Natural History Unit, along with complementary music.

Episodes: Scent, Medicine, Colour, History, Food, Drug, Art, Symbol, Garden, Celebration, Love, Extreme.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Global Warning

A topical series which looks at some of the ecological and environmental issues which face the planet. Man's interaction with the environment has led to problems such as pollution, rainforest destruction, desertification, erosion and even the extinction of some species.

Global Warning provides an insight into some of these problems, and shows the way man is often outwitted by nature in his attempt to solve them.

Episodes: Cashing in on the Kangaroo, Oil and Water, Pandora’s Bees, The Plague of Plagues, Too Many Elephants, The Horns of a Dilemma, The Static Nomad, Pig in Paradise, Death on the Danube, The Weight of Whales, Malaria Bites Back, A Snail in Hell’s Chance, The Cost of Coffee, Fished Out, Roads to Nowhere, Falling Forests, At Home in New Zealand, Sentenced to Life, The Green Revolution, Water Rations

Duration: 20 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Science & Technology,Wildlife & Natural History

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Great British Eccentrics

The term 'eccentric' was coined in the late 16th century. Ever since then, Britain has been known for it's colourful and unique citizens. Hundreds of years of democracy, freedom of speech and a strict class system have spawned many unusual individuals.

Great British Eccentrics is a specially shot series of short films examining twelve of Britain's modern day eccentrics. Their hobbies and habits will amaze and fascinate the viewer and draw the odd laugh.

Episodes: Ted Hannaford: French Knitting Champion, Captain Beany: Self Confessed Superhero, Alan “Nasty” Nash: Chicken Worshipper and Toe Wrestler, Ed Prynn: Arch Druid of Cornwall, Ann Atkin: Gnome Collector, Lyndon Yorke: Contraption Inventor, David Morgan: Traffic Cone Collector, Jake the Rake: Alternative Lifestyle, Monster Raving Loony Party: Alternative Political Party, The Burry Man: Bizarre Scottish Festival, Arthur Reeder: Post Box Collector, John Ward: Oddball Inventor.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Hall of Fame

Mini biographies on a huge variety of famous people who defined the 20th century.

Series 1 (12 x 5): Charlie Chaplin, Louis Armstrong, Salvador Dali, Marilyn Monroe, Amelia Erhardt, Juan Fangio, Donald Campbell, Elvis Presley, Emmeline Pankhurst, Stanley Matthews, Bobby Jones, Marlene Dietrich

Series 2 (13 x 5): Brigitte Bardot, Richard Burton, Maurice Chevalier, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Laurel and Hardy, John Lennon, Mary Quant, Margot Fontaine and Rudolf Nureyev, Laurence Olivier, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher

Series 3 (13 x 5): Charles De Gaulle, Edward and Mrs Simpson, Castro, Mother Teresa, Khruschev, Charles Lindbergh, Eva Peron, Yuri Gagarin, Bob Hope, Princess Diana, Sophia Loren, Gandhi, Liz Taylor

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Hall of Fame Series 1

Hall of Fame Series 3

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In From the Wild

More animals than may imagine have migrated from their wild habitats into our cities, and sometimes even our homes. Some animals have kept their natural habitats, whilst others adapt their behaviours to a new urban niche. Often, man has forced domestication of these animals knowing he can harness their instinctual behaviours or breed new qualities into them. 'In From the Wild' compares animals that live in the company of humans with their wild relatives, and the results will surprise you.

Episodes: Dolphins, Camels, Black Kite, House Fly, Pigs, Macaques, Ducks, Moths, Dogs, Turkey Vultures, Asian Elephant, Termites, Guinea Pigs, Snakes, Cats, Parrots, Rats, Peregrine Falcon, Honey Bees, Cows.

Duration: 20 x 5 min

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In Motion

'In Motion' provides a perfect introduction to a series of well-known poems, accessible to international audiences, and with a special emphasis on the hearing-impaired community.

In each of the films, hearing-impaired actors play out a dramatisation of a poem, integrating sign language and dance to create a rhythmic performance which brings that work to life. 'In Motion' has been produced with hearing impaired audiences in mind. However, as the series aims to transcend any barriers that exist between hearing and non-hearing audiences, these experimental programmes can be enjoyed by all.

Episodes: “How Do I Love Thee” Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “London 1940” by Frank Thompson, “Warning” Jenny Joseph, “When My Love Swears”, Sonnet 138, William Shakespeare, “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost, “May I Feel Said He” E.E. Cummings, “Kubla Khan” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Go No More A Roving” Lord Byron, “First Day at School” Roger McGough, “Not Waving, But Drowning” Stevie Smith, “A Woman To Her Lover” Christiana Walsh, “Strange Meeting” Wilfred Owen.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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It'll Never Work

Stories from It'll Never Work take a lighter look at some of the bizarre, amazing and more radical ideas and inventions that are becoming possible in today's high tech world. From inspired amateur inventors right through to multi-million dollar space and aviation companies. The new ideas featured in It'll Never Work: Items are guaranteed to raise an eyebrow and provide thought provoking entertainment.

Episodes: The battery-powered rotating spaghetti fork, The ‘shopping’ umbrella which can hold 5 shopping bags!, Kenji demonstrates inventions, e.g. ladies’ travel hat with supporting chain and suction cup to prevent head-lolling on trains!, Portable, roll-out pedestrian crossing, Kenji demonstrates the ‘Zoom’ fly swat! Chopstick glove for correct chopstik positioning! Kenji reveals a first look at the 2-stage umbrella amera, Universal train grab-handle with suction cup, Kenji demonstrates synchronised floor and eiling mop, Audio enhancers – bowl shaped ear xtenders, Spy Jacket – saves weight, bullet-proof rms only so you can put your arms in the path of speeding bullets!, Portable tube-train seat you queeze between other passengers.

Duration: 36 x 1-2 min (Chindogu)

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Last Chance To See...?

A poignant and timely look at endangered species. The episodes feature creatures ranging from from the wolf to the humpback whale, coupled with a great variety of music from the Pet Shop Boys to Billie Holiday. View each animal's plight and see mans role in its downfall. Some stories show a positive outcome whereas others warn of the impending extinction of some of nature's most famous and well-loved species. Subtitles give information and facts, and the pictures and music are tightly woven together to create this beautiful and moving short programme series.

Episodes: Common Doormouse, Orang-utan, Great White Shark, Sea Horse, Andean Condor, Chameleon, American Bison, Wolf, Rhino, Loggerhead Turtle, Tiger, Orchid, Mahogany, Humpback Whale, Monarch Butterfly, Giant Panda, Great Crested Newt, Spectacled Bear, Black-Footed Ferret, Compilation.

Duration: 20 x 2-3 min

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Let's Dance - In HD

Celebrating the recent resurgence in the popularity of dancing, the concept behind these shorts is simple but captivating - take professional Ballroom and Latin dancers, give them a variety of spectacular dances to perform and film them at stunning locations instead of a TV studio. The result is a music-based series of the most popular 12 dances in the world, shot in original HD in amazing locations and performed with great artistry. The programmes can be supplied as music and picture only, or with brief captions explaining some of the technique, origin and history of each featured dance.

Episode: Paso Doble, Waltz, Jive, Quickstep, Rumba, Foxtrot, Samba, Tango, Mambo, Amercian Smooth, Cha Cha Cha, Viennese Waltz

Duration: 12 X 5 min

Genres: Music Based, Light Entertainment.

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Living Colour

Living Colour brings you the facts and mysteries behind the spectacular profusion of colours in nature. Elegant, original, unique - and totally engaging. Here is an entirely new way to look at natural history.

Breathtaking footage with eye-catching graphics and especially composed sounds and music with a clever, rhythmic and lyrical commentary.

Duration: 12 x 5 minutes

Episodes: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Black, Brown, Neon, Pink, Spots, Stripes, Patterns

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History

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Living Year

Hot and cold, day and night, winter and summer - each month has two aspects, its northern and its southern side. Twelve breathtaking 5 minute films take the audience on a seamless journey across the world to reveal the character of each month.

Dramatic graphics build an atmosphere of contrast and synchronicity between the hemispheres and around the globe. More than one 'screen box' runs against a black background and each box shows action from around the world sharing the same timeline. By zooming in and out of these boxes a seamless journey shows the importance of each month like never before.

Stunning time-lapse images create the illusion of perpetual movement, transporting the audience across the planet on a journey of discovery.

Episodes: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Magic of Making

What goes into the making of the things all around us – the money we spend, the crisps we eat, the cars we drive?

In a series of short films, the 'Magic of Making' takes us behind the closed doors of industry, and combines fascinating pictures, perfect music and a light-hearted voiceover to make a series that captivates the younger audience and fascinates the elder.

This is a delightful journey of discovery into how things are made. Find out how the Queen bee and her workers can get on the candle-maker's wick, or discover how molten metal at the Royal Mint is made into a million gleaming £1 coins.There are no in-vision presenters, so re-versioning is as easy as making the translation.

AVAILABLE IN HD

Duration: 11 x 11-12 minutes

HD episodes: Balloons, Birthday Cake, Candles, Cars, Crisps, Electricity, Fireworks, Knives & Forks, Marbles, Money, A Right Royal Roof

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SERIES 1:

Duration:10 x 3-5 min

Episodes: Bottles and Jars, Woolly Jumpers, Perfect Paper, A Loaf of Bread, Ice Cream, A Drink from the Tap, Slurry and Clear Water, Scrap Metal, Church Bells, A Beer for the Grown-ups

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SERIES 2

Duration: 8 x 6-9 min, Long form: 3 x 30 min

Episodes: Balloons, Birthday Cake, Candles, Cars, Crisps, Electricity, Marbles, Money, A Right Royal Roof

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Meteorite Survivors

Sixty-five million years ago a gargantuan meteorite hurtled into Mexico and created a biological blitz. It completely eradicated the dinosaurs and hailed a new dawn for the little guys. This knock-out children’s series charts the race to conquer the new world.

Episodes: Impact, Crocodiles, Insects, Fish, Reptiles, Plants, Sharks, Birds, Amphibians, Turtles and Tortoises, Coral, Mammals

Duration:12 x 5 min

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Musical Maniacs (clip package)

The title of this one-hour package of ‘musical’ items says it all. The unusual junk bizarrely used as makeshift instruments ranges from kettles to bicycle pumps and even central heating pipes.The eccentrics who play them are determined to outdo each other in the sheer peculiarity of their improvisation.

Episodes: Nose Pianists,Throat Player, Bicycle Pump Lady, Four Year Old Pianist, Nose Knocker, Loo Music, Underwater Piano, Kettle Man,Two-Tone Whistler, Upside-down Piano > Worst Pub Singer, Welsh Garage Band, Syringe/Bike Pump Player, Mouth Band, Jazz Player, Central Heating Pipe Player, Rattling Bones, Nose Organist, Rocking Friar, Human Juke Box, Amazing Truck, Music Man

Genres: Narrated, Children's, Light Entertainment

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My Animal Family

'My Animal Family' is every child’s daydream come true. Each episode features a child narrator as the voice of the baby animal character that introduces the viewer to his/her family life. Environments range from tropical to arctic, from treetops to burrows, from rainforests to deserts.

The themes are constant and universal: courage, courtesy, trust, patience, responsibility, loyalty, obedience,independence — everything we learn from family love.

Episodes: Giraffe, Otter, Kangaroo, Lion, Polar Bear, Goose, Chimpanzee, Mustang, Dolphin, Owl, Elephant, Penguin, Tiger, Frog, Orang-utan, Whale, Zebra, Hippopotamus, Panda, My animal friends, Mountains, Water, Savanah, Ice.

Duration:24 X 5 min

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Natural Remedies

It is well established that stressful living leads to ill-health, both physical and mental. As life in this century is already proving to be more stressful than the last, millions of people across the world returning to nature for solutions.

With the growing popularity of alternative treatments and therapies, Natural Remedies explores the diverse ways that nature can heal, cure and generally improve our well-being in ways that conventional medicine does not.

Using a combination of specially shot archive and graphics, Natural Remedies investigates the healing power of nature and explores the background philosophies, theories and principles behind these practices.

Episodes: Body ‘Chi’, Yoga and Meditation, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Diet, Healing Touch, Music and Dance, Body Treats, Healing Animals, Laughter, Environment, Light and Colour.

Duration:12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle, Science & Technology, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Natural Trax

A fresh idea using music sampled from live animal sounds from around the world. A combination of unique footage, graphics and specially composed music covering the Rainforest, Marine, Desert and Savannah, amongst many other natural habitats.

Episodes: Marine, Jungle (Rainforest) , Ice (Tundra), Primates , Desert, Savannah, The Bush, Northern Forests, Mangrove Swamps, Meadow, Bats (Underground Club), Freshwater.

Duration: 12 x 3 min

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New Diversions

An exciting collection of short programmes, edited to music to provide a unique combination of flexibility and international audience appeal. 'New Diversions' features spectacular, colourful and unusual footage, specially shot and selected from the BBC’s extensive library. Episodes of various lengths are grouped in themes to offer a wide choice of subjects. Each item is self-contained and explained using music and pictures, and these items can easily be scripted and voiced if desired.

Episodes: Activity: Windsurfing, Barnstormers, Mountain Bike Spills, Drag Racers, Free Fall, Stunt Flying, White Water Canoes, G force, Windsurfing, Tall Ship, Balloon Trip, Red Arrows and Vivaldi, Steam Railway, Canal Boat Life – Past to Present, Balloons and Beethoven, Glider Ballet

Arts & Crafts Series 1: Samurai Sword Maker – Japan, Hat Maker – Peru, Stained Glass Restoration – France, Electric Guitar Maker – Scotland Ceramic Tile Making – Spain, Fishing Fly Tying – UK, Long House Wood Carving – Indonesia Alpacca Wool Crafts – Peru, Farrier and Horse Shoe Maker – UK, Wooden Boat Restoration – UK, Lace Making – Cyprus, Calligraphy – UK, Umbrella Making – Thailand, Stone Masons – UK

Arts & Crafts Series 2: Whiskey, Silk Printing, Cheese Making, Indian Weaving, Pottery Italian Food, Stained glass, Tribal body painting, Stained glass, Chinese Painting, Quilt Making, Pottery Decoration Nature: Zebra, Tree of Thorns, Wild Otter, Baboons, Rhinos, Scorpion, Vampire, A Touch of the Butterflies, Puffins, Waterwalkers, Ambush at Masai Mara, The Impossible Bird

Duration:54 X 2-10 min

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Notes on a City

Explore eight of the world's most beautiful cities in this inspiring series of short films, skilfully edited to evocative music and shot on High Definition video.

From New York's skylines to Venice's waterways, unique and colourful aspects of each visitor's paradise are reflected in the twenty-four charming individual sequences and carefully selected compositions.

Episodes: New York Architecture, Venice Carnival, Venice Gondola, Venice Romance, Venice Craftmanship, Barcelona Architecture, Barcelona Gaudi, Barcelona Skyscape, Barcelona Cathedral, Singapore Dance, Singapore Splendour, Singapore Traditional, Singapore Art, Hong Kong Performance, Hong Kong Market, Hong Kong Mountain, Hong Kong Traditional, Delhi Journey, Delhi architecture, Jaipur Architecture, Jaipur Mountain, Agra: Taj Mahal, Agra: Traditional.

Duration: 23 x 2-4 min

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Peculiar People (clip package)

Just as the title suggests, this is a collection of odd short stories showing clearly why the English maintain their foremost reputation for eccentricity.

'Peculiar People' features odd, weird and wonderful people from all walks of life demonstrating their strange hobbies, talents and obsessions that have to be seen to be believed.

Episodes: Chariot Racing, Collection of 200 Telephones, Turf in a Pub, Cottingley Fairies: True?, Metal Sculpture, Cathedral Built Single-Handedly, World War One Recreation, Sailboard Chain World Record, Chimney Built from Dominoes, Pedal-Controlled Tanks, Coal Sculpture, Strange Inventions, Pipe-Maker 80-hour Masterpiece, Mr M-Wurzel: Licensed Eccentric, Lawn Mower Formation Dancing, Black Pudding Eating Championships.

Duration: 1 x 60 min

Genres: Narrated, Light Entertainment.

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Planet Wild

'Planet Wild' is a fresh, exciting look at the world of wildlife. The series celebrates the diversity, spectacle and wonder of the natural world with each episode an exploration into a particular animal species or an insight into an area of the globe. With remarkable cinematography and compelling narration, 'Planet Wild' is one to watch.

Episodes: Secret Worlds, Reefs, Extremes, Caribbean, Tiny Beasts, Monsters, Beaks and Teeth, Jungles, Hibernation, Survival, Armour, Tropical, and many more.

Duration: 5 Series - 26 x 30 min, 12 x 5min

Genres: Narrated, Chidren's, Wildlife & Natural History.

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Radical Highs

A highly entertaining and original new adventure series featuring some of the most unconventional and high risk sports in the world. Taking advantage of the go-anywhere properties of the next generation of modern digital cameras, 'Radical Highs' goes in spectacular fashion, right to the cutting edge of these new, evolving and 'radical' adventure sports.

Episodes: VTT Vitesse, Skeleton Bob, Kite Surfing, Ski Boarding, MTB Trials, Acroparagliding, Wake Boarding, Cloud Hoppers, Kayaking, Paramotoring and Ski Biking.

Duration: 10 x 15 min

Genres: Narrated, Lefestyle, Light Entertainment.

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Ridiculous Records (clip package)

Unusual and obscure world-record attempts taken from the BBC Children's Record Breakers series. All items in 'Ridiculous Records' have been specially re-versioned for international distribution.

Each episode is presenter free with minimum talking heads - making them ideal for re-use in all record breaker-type programmes and other entertainment formats featuring the slightly more bizarre side of life.

Episodes: Pogo Record, Lawnmower Boy, Yo Yo Champ, Karate House, Woolsack Race, Power Granny, Bubbles, Linford Learns to Sail, Worm Charming, Girls’ Football, Longest Sandcastle, Toy Balloon Jump, Timber Carnival, Watermelon Seeds, Pedal for the Planet, Mass Surf, Banana Museum, Superflag, Records of the Week: Food,Tall, Wacky, Groups, Scarf, Air Dedication, Millennium, Wakeboarding, Panto Horse Racing.

Duration: 93 x 1-5 min

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Rip Curl

'Rip Curl' is the name in surf and snow adventure sports. These vignettes are exciting and beautiful — escapist adventure videos shot by the teams themselves. Brilliant footage from right in the centre of the action, imaginatively edited to cutting edge indie music that perfectly suits the atmosphere in the tunnel of a wave or to match the ‘big-air’ of a snowboard stunt.Riveting stuff that is hard to ignore and will keep the most hardcore adventure sports fanatics drooling for more!

Episodes: New Zealand Free riding, Into the Wild, Arctic, Tahiti, Nirvana, New Zealand Heli Boarding, Mexico, The Pro Search, Master and Apprentices, The Pro Bell, The Search, Abkhazia.

Duration: 12 X 5 min

Genres: Music Based, Lifestyle.

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Royal Portraits

'Royal Portraits' introduces the British Royal family, from Queen Victoria and her great great granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II, to Princess Diana and her son William, the future King of Great Britain.

Offering a fascinating insight into their lives, 'Royal Portraits' looks at the glittering pageantry, the personal moments and the role each has played in shaping today’s House of Windsor. Locating each character in the royal family tree, 'Royal Portraits' uses archive footage to provide concise, visually entertaining and informative royal profiles.This series of thirteen mini-biographies combines popular audience appeal with a high degree of scheduling flexibility.

Episodes: Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, Diana, Princess of Wales, Princes Margaret, the Queen Mother, Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, George VI, Edward VIII, George V, Queen Mary, Edward VII, Queen Victoria.

Duration: 14 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Children's, History & Culture.

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Science Of Food

Can eating the right foods improve your brain power? What about your chances of getting pregnant? Can you eat yourself to a longer life and could your culture improve your chances? We all need to eat, but there's more to food than mere survival. Food profoundly affects our bodies and minds, and can shape whole societies and cultures.

'Science of Food' takes a light-hearted look at the science and psychology of food. The programme looks at different cultures to see how they compare and examines how food affects the natural world.

Episodes: Health Food, Performance Food, Food For Pleasure, Sensing Food, Food Habits, Danger Food, Food Extremes, Food And Fertility, Social Food, Preparing Food, A World Of Food, Ritual Food.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Stingers

The secret biological and chemical weapons of nature, 'Stingers' reveals the bizarre arsenals of some of the most poisonous natural defences on Earth—and it’s not just the tiny, apparently weak or creepy creatures that have found ways to feed and protect themselves by killing or disabling with venom.

Episodes: Eight-legged Monsters, Deadly Dancers, Flying Killers, Cunning Charm, The Serpent’s Kiss, Alien Assault, Pirates and Puffer Fish, Slimy Stingers, Harpoon Hunters, Fiery Dragons, Rainbow Warriors, Poisonous Growths.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Style Trek

Modern clothes and body adornments both have either cultural or spiritual links to our past. Tattooing, body art, clothing and piercing have all witnessed a surge in popularity in modern times. Using stunning material from the BBC's archive, 'Style Trek' explores the origins of international style and fashion.

Episodes: Dress to Impress, Body Art, Holding it Together, Suits You, Sir, Skin Deep, Followers of Fashion, To Top it off, Animal Attire, Rings and Things, Stepping out, A Head of Fashion, Material World.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle.

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Tea Breaks

This series of short programmes reveals how the humble 'cuppa' has a historical and cultural importance in many countries and societies around the world. The series looks at the traditions, the mystique and the cliches that have built up around this exotic leaf. Using a combination of archive footage, animation and adverts, this entertaining series is both quirky and informative.

Episodes: It’s a Natural, A Good Cuppa Tea, Wakey Wakey, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, A Nice Hot Cup of Tea, Tea and Sympathy, Tea for Two, Is there Honey still for Tea?, The Tea Chest, Tea Vicar, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Reading the Leaves, The World’s Favourite Beverage.

Duration: 13 x 5 min

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The Connection

A musical trip around our world using a simple word and a popular song to connect humankind with nature in all its forms. A collection of 20 short programmes, combining beautiful footage from around the world with some of the best-known classic songs, from jazz and blues, to pop and rock.

Episodes: Earth: “We Have All The Time In The World” by Louis Armstrong, Snow: “It May Be Winter Outside” by Love Unlimited, Space: “Whatever” by Oasis, Air: “Lifted” Lighthouse Family, Sea: “Underwater Love” by Smoke City, Birth: “You’re The First, The Last, My Everything” by Barry White, Moon: “Fly Me To The Moon” by Julie London, Ice: “Amami Se Vuoi” by Marisa Fiordaliso, Night: “In The Midnight Hour” by The Commitments, Sky: “Aria From Mozart’s [it]La Clemenza Di Tito[/it]” by Sylvia McNair, Sun: “Too Darn Hot” by Ella Fitzgerald, Home: “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” by The Mamas & The Papas, River: “Where The Lazy River Goes By” by Teddy Wilson, Light: “I’m Beginning To See The Light” by Bobby Darin , Beach: “On The Beach” by Chris Rea, Fire: “Only You” by The Platters, Shade: “I Scare Myself” by Thomas Dolby, The Deep: “Sea Cruise” by Frankie Ford, Rain: “Stormy Weather” by Etta James, Age: “Young Hearts Run Free” by Candi Staton.

Duration: 20 x 2-3 min

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The Queen. A Jubilee Celebration

Three shorts films which tell the unique story of Elizabeth 11’s reign from 3 distinct times in her life, her Coronation in 1953, her Silver Jubilee in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee in 2002.

Each film features rare and previously unseen footage. Through the films you can see the special relationship that the Queen has built with people not just in Britain, but all over the world.

The films can be scheduled back to back as a commercial hour or separately over the course of a day, a week…they have an unlimited shelf-life and will work perfectly in the build up to the diamond jubilee celebrations this june, or even the anniversary of the coronation in June 2013.

Duration: 3 x 15 min

Episodes: The Coronation

The Silver Jubilee

The Golden Jubilee

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Tomorrow's World (clip package)

Advances in knowledge are fundamental to man’s improvement. From the internet to the great leaps made in the treatment and prevention of disease, our lives have seemingly been made better. Informative and entertaining, these programmes lift the lid on the world of science and technology that are forever striving to enrich and enhance our lives. The ground-breaking, the amazing and the outlandish all feature in these shows which provide comprehensive coverage of all the updates and latest news from many areas including science, medicine, leisure and technology.

Episodes: Laser Fly, Robot Sumo Wrestling, Laser Heart Surgery, Intelligent Truck, Umbilical Cord Blood Bank, Concept Car, Electronic Implant, Thrust Li, Seeing For The Blind, Police Marksmen

Duration: 26 Packages, varied in durations

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Tomorrow's World Series 17
Tomorrow's World Series 18
Tomorrow's World Series 19
Tomorrow's World Series 25
Tomorrow's World Series 26

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TV Bloopers

Over a 1000 TV Bloopers all ready to license. BBC Motion Gallery is proud to present a huge collection of TV bloopers,out-takes and funniest moments from the BBC archives on and beyond the screen.

From animals behaving badly and technical mishaps, to slip-ups and tongue-twisting moments that a presenter would rather forget, we promise packages of family-friendly comedy that should never have happened!

Clips are taken from prime-time BBC programmes, including format and quiz shows, children’s programming, natural history programmes, drama and comedy, and National, Regional and Breakfast news.

Our packages include:

‘Miss-takes’ clip packages (1-20) – over 13 hours of bloopers from the 1980s right up to 2011. Our most recent packages are ‘Miss-takes’ 19 and 20 released in 2011. All talent is fully cleared and clips are ready for use.

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Short-form programmes – 40 x 8 minutes. Clips are grouped into themes and Top 5 Countdowns, and linked together with comic narrative. Perfect as interstitials, all ready for broadcast.

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Ultramarine

Seventy percent of the Earth is covered by oceans and seas, all harbouring a rich variety of life. From stunning swimmers to aquatic predators, Ultramarine takes you on a journey into these incredible worlds of beauty, endurance and survival. 'Ultramarine' features the very best BBC Natural History Unit footage, artistically edited to composed music, with simple but informative captions which add to this breathtaking mini-series.

Episodes: Penguins, Forest, Coral Reef, Whales, Seals, Molluscs, Tides, Turtles, Rays, Shoal, Seahorses, Dolphins, Ice, Sharks, Wrecks, Jellyfish, Fishing, Birds, Symbionts, Otters.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

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Urban Freestyler

Against the backdrop of London's gritty, urban landscape watch 13 of the world's top football and basketball freestylers perform amazing tricks. The freestylers play to the crowds and use whatever they can find around London to help maximise their skills. A hip-hop soundtrack adds to the 'in your face' nature of this footage which needs to be seen to be believed.

Episodes: Joe Davis, Tommy Baker, Gerbeshi, Paul Wood, Rob Walters, Abbas Faris, Billy Wingrove, Dan Magness, Mike Delaney, Al Johnson, Craig Dobson, Scott Griffiths, Billy Fincham.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Urban Freestyler Extreme

This twelve-part series showcases a number of different sports in inner cities, each one taken to the extreme! The programmes features no less than fourteen current or former UK and world champions. A hip-hop soundtrack adds to the 'in your face' nature of this footage which needs to be seen to be believed.

Episodes: Free Running, Basketball, Golf, BMX, Football, Free Climbing, Mountain Biking, Trials, Break Dancing, Tennis, Aggressive Inline.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Urban Freestyler Series 3

From the beaches of Rio to the streets of Italy, Urban Freestyler Series 3 has captured the best Football Freestyle talent that exists in the world. Featured are 2 World Champions and 7 National Champions,and to see them in action is truly unbelievable.

The series has been filmed in all corners of the world, from Vietnam to Poland, Thailand to Germany, and of course, the home of samba: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Football Freestyle is growing at an astonishing rate, and the skills you’ll see in this programme are incredible, even compared to just a few years ago. The agility, balance, creativity and strength is unparalleled; even professional footballers would struggle to keep up. As Freestyle has grown in popularity, so have the styles, and Urban Freestyler Series 3 has captured martial arts moves from Vietnam, breakdance from France and the lamppost climbing Amsterdam legend, “Abdullah”. Also making her breakthrough appearance is female Scotland National player and best Female Freestyler in the World, the astonishing “Indie Cowie”.

Duration: 20 x 5 min

Running Order: France Sean Garnier (World Champion 2009), England Dan Magness (World Kick-ups Record Holder – 26 hours), Italy Gunther (National Champion 2010) , Holland Abdullah (the lamppost king) Vietnam ATW Freestyle Crew, Brazil Arthur Mansilla (Brazil National Champion 2010), Poland Mikolaj (Top Technical Freestyler), England John Farnsworth (World Champion 2007), Holland Nick Zieren (Dutch National Champion 2010), Scotland Indi Cowie (Best Female Freestyler in the World), Vietnam Nam the Man (European Champion 2008) England Tom Folan (16 years old, amazing new talent), France Andreas (French Runner-up 2008), Germany Rene Mathussek (German National runner-up 2010) , Italy Domy BD (National Champion 2008), Vietnam HCM Freestyle Crew, Holland Daniel Rooseboom (Dutch National Champion 2008), England Billy Fincham (Former UK Champion) , England Andrew Henderson (UK National Champion) ,Poland Skora (Polish National Champion 2009)

Genre: Music Based, Children's, Light Entertainment, Lifestyle, Sport

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Visions Of India

India is a land of a billion faces and a history that stretches back to the start of humankind. It's a land of beguiling opposites; a place where contrasts have always captured the world's imagination. Today, India is evolving into a global superpower, but still retains its ancient and vibrant spirituality.

Episodes: The Wheel of Life, Kingdoms of the Desert Princes, Land of the Dancing God, Rush Hour, Enlightenment, The Body Beautiful, Islam and Sikhism, Spice of Life, Ancient Rites, Modern Rituals, Days of the Raj, Feasts and Festivals, The Great Indian Dream.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle.

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Weird Science

Strange things happen to us all the time. We may not give them a second thought, but these events pose a major challenge to conventional science. This series takes a sideways look at the experiments designed to explain the weird science behind everyday phenomena.

Episodes: Gorillas In Our Midst?, Which Way Down the Plughole?, All Spun Out, The Rain Relay, Learning To See, Jam Side Down, Under The Influence, Fan-tastic, The Soundtrack To Our Dreams, Shower Curtains, Gridlock, The Power Of The Face.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Children's, Lifestyle, Light Entertainment, Science & Technology.

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Who Dung it

This brand new series all about poo is aimed at children and all the family. Funny but full of facts, we will get to the bottom of the messy stuff, discovering the animals that make poo, how humans use poo and how poo has shaped, and continues to shape, the world we live in.

Each episode focuses on dung from a particular animal and investigates how the dung looks, its key features and what makes the dung that way. Providing clues as to who made the poo, the culprit is finally revealed. We learn about the animal and how its poo is used – from marking territories to food for other animals, from fuel for human cooking fires to being the only

thing in which some flowers will grow. There will be amazing discoveries to be made as we meet a range of animals including mice, elephants, snakes, rhinos and vultures. It will frighten and fascinate, make you grimace and make you giggle. Join us on this mucky and miraculous journey.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Genres: Narrated, Children's, Wildlife & Natural History.

Episodes: 1. Elephants 2. Cow 3. Polar Bear 4. Bird 5. Rat 6. Rhino 7. Cat 8. Snake 9. Pig 10. Goat 11. Koala 12. Deer 13. Horse 14. Tiger 15. Dog 16. Rabbit 17. Fox 18. Earthworm 19. Mouse 20. Hippo

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Wild Ideas

A magazine mini-series featuring innovations, new research, and original ideas in the fields of natural science, technology and health. Entertaining, stimulating and sometimes quirky, these fascinating magazine items have an enquiring editorial style focusing on completely new thinking and groundbreaking ideas in the world of natural science. Unusual, stimulating and visually stunning, 'Wild Ideas' has been designed for presenter-free, narrated delivery. The International 'Wild Ideas' kit' which accompanies the series allows subscribers the option of customising each programme with their own local voice-overs or presenters.

Episodes: Manatees, Car Speed Control, Bird Washing Machine, Funny Walk, Plant Oestrogens, Bird Poo, Stretch, Computer Cat, Computer Mouse, Penguin Fabric, Marsupial Robot, Bio Bones.

Duration: 12 x 2-6 min

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Wild Romance

Love makes the world go around, and here’s the footage to prove it. This popular series combines love songs with text and graphics to explain different types of animal courtship.

Dating isn’t easy in the natural world. Yes, choosing the right partner is the best chance any animal will get to ensure its offspring’s survival. But when it comes to finding the perfect mate, females are fussy. Only the most eye-catching plumage, the most seductive love songs, the most splendid dancers, the strongest fighters and the most caring fathers will do.

Now you’ll get to see the entire mating game in vivid, beautiful footage that celebrates colour, creativity and nature at her most seductive.

Episodes: In The Mood For Love, Fighting for Attention, Dressing for Success, Male Posers, Anyone Care to Dance?, Tokens of Love, Father Figures, Till Death Us Do Part, Two Timers, Fatal Attraction, Playing Cupid, The Perfect Perfume, Body Language, Role Reversals, Long Distance Lovers.

Duration: 15 x 3-4 min

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Wild Wonders

Celebrate the beautiful and the bizarre in our series of spectacular Wild Wonders. Wonders is a comprehensive and regularly updated series of entertaining short factual programmes which encompasses several strands and also includes World’s Wonders (cultural sites and cities) and Natural Wonders (earth and sciences).

Duration: 80 x 3 mins

Genres: Narrated Wildlife & Natural History

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Wild Wonders: Africa

Discover Africa’s rich biodiversity through a unique look at the rare eco-systems and wildlife of this great continent from the Sahara Desert to the Cape of Good Hope.

The series takes us from some of the highest peaks on earth to life in the seas, exploring rarely seen places and creatures. The series includes: Gelada Baboons in the snowy Ethiopian Highland; Jungle elephants in the Congo; Flamingos in the acidic Soda Lakes of East Africa and Mantas in the Red Sea.

Episodes: Highland Baboons, Mangrove Crabs, Flamingo Lakes, Desert Insects, Flowering Feinboss, Ardvaarks at Night, Marshland Birds, Underground Mole Rats, Desert Camels, Red Sea Ray, Jungle Elephants, Desert Reptiles, Coastal Gannets, Okovango Hippos, Namib Mists , Mount Kenya Flora, Waterhole Bee-eaters, Congo Fishes, Kalahari Squirrels, Mountain Eagles

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Genre: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History

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Wild Wonders: Close Up

Take a close-up view of some of the most unusual and rarely seen behaviour in the natural world, and it’s all in miniature!

You’ll see dramatic, unique and often startling behaviour, including hunting, survival,breeding, camouflage, building and even the use of weapons.

Shot with highly specialized cameras and photographic techniques for which the BBC is renowned, including, macro, high speed, slow motion, time-lapse, infra red, endoscopy and more. Watch as the ancient Velvet worm subdues its prey with swivelling, twin jet nozzles of glue, or be amazed by an army of tiny spiders operating from a web twenty meters high!

From the magical caves of Waitamo in New Zealand where fungus gnats put on a spectacular light show, through forests where the tiny Bolas spider lassos her prey, to the deserts of America, where scorpions perform a fantastical dance in fluorescent light, Wild Wonders Close-up is truly a feast of wonders in a tiny, but very wild world!

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Episodes: Millipedes, Lacewing, Cicada, Gall wasp, Scorpion, Dragonfly, Bolas spider, Bee wave, Wood ants, Termites, Paper wasp, Army ants, Velvet worm, Ant defenders, Butterflies, Beetle larvae, Snails, Fungus gnat, Spider web, Bee heat

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History

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Wild Wonders: Reptiles and Amphibians

The lives of the most ancient animals on our planet are revealed in our next clutch of Wild Wonders.

This series will take you from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands as we follow the descendants of the dinosaurs. We reveal their fantastic adaptations and some of the prehistoric tendencies lurking under their scaly skin. Cold blooded these creatures may be, but using thermal imaging and slow-motion cameras, incredible specialist photography and stunning graphics, we'll see just how nature has equipped these ancient creatures to survive, and often outperform, their warm blooded mammal competitors.

From snapping turtles that use their tongue as a tempting bait to lure passers by, to rattlesnakes whose venom begins to digest the snake's meal before it has even been caught and devoured, and to the spectacled cayman whose immensely powerful jaws can be gentle enough to carefully crack open the eggs of its young, this series on Reptiles and Amphibians is full of amazing surprises.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Episodes: African Black mamba, Alligator Snapping turtle, Alligator sound, Argentinian caiman, Caecillian, Dead horse arum, Desert crocodiles, Diamond back rattlesnake, Garter snakes, Giant African bullfrog, Jacksons chameleon , Komodo dragon, Nile crocodile, Panther chameleon, Perentie monitor lizard, Pig nosed turtle, Sea snakes, Shingleback lizard, Spectacled caiman, Tortoises

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife, Natural History

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Wild Wonders: Underwater

Nautical nightmares and dreamlike depths await in this new series of Wild Wonders.

Dive to the deepest depths of our oceans and discover the creatures that inhabit the largest ecosystems on our planet, from majestic blue whales breaking through the waves to fragile filter feeders foraging on reefs at the bottom of the sea.

This new series invites audiences to witness some incredible wonders including pregnant male seahorses giving birth to the Angler fish, which has its own luminous headlight to guide itself through the abyss. Learn how schools of Parrot fish destroy coral reefs but at the same time create paradise islands whilst ghostly shipwrecks have become lifelines for whole communities of sea-life.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Episodes: Underwater Aliens > Marine Iguana > Sardines > Sunfish > Angler Fish > Giant Pacific Seahorse > Atlantic Lobster > Hump Head Parrot Fish > Giant Horse Conch > Coral Spawning > Filter Feeders > Bottlenose Dolphins > Sponges > Blue Whale > Jellyfish > Crown of thorns starfish > Australian Squid > Shipwreck > Caribbean Octopus > Humpback Whales

Genre: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History

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Wild Worlds

Man has always been fascinated by places in the world that have been untouched by humans. Now, with the number of wild places around the world diminishing, this series celebrates those areas where plant and animal life has retained its pristine beauty and savage nature. 'Wild Worlds' is a journey around the planet that reveals the breathtaking beauty and unclaimed life of the last outposts of the natural world.

Episode: Islands of the South, Atlantic, Madagascar: Lost in Time, A Scottish Summer, New Guinea – an Island Apart, The Great African Rift, The American Deserts, Canada – Rivers of Life, Lakes of Fire – Africa’s Rift Valley, The Everglades, The Badlands, The Arctic, The Amazing Amazon, Red Sea Reefs, The Australian Strangler, The Okavango Delta, Palau’s Lost Lake, Hawaii – Islands of Change, The Caribbean, The Sahara Desert, Europe’s Alps.

Duration: 20 x 5 min

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Wildvision

These two series of 'Wildvision' feature a stunning collection of short wildlife films. Each programme portrays the unique lifestyle of some of the world's most fascinating wildlife, spectacularly captured on film by the unparalleled skill of BBC's Natural History Unit. Rather than attempting a complete biography of the animals in question, 'Wildvision' focuses instead on a particular or typical form of behaviour using the short programme format to perfection.

Series 1: 30 x 2-5 mins Series 2: 20 x 3-6 mins

Episodes:

Series 1: Lion, Macaw, Killer Whale, Honey Bee, Polar Bear, Gorilla, Fruit Bat, Elephant Seal, Courting, Langur, Ostrich, Raccoon, Leopard, Woodland, Hyena, Fighting, Meerkat, Barn Owl, Cheetah, Green Ant, Turtle, Ocean Wonders, Hunting Dog, Grizzly Bear, Dingo, Cuttlefish, Puffin, Dawn Chorus, Panda, Giant Octopus,

Series 2: Vampire Bats, Penguins – Kings and Rockhoppers, Moles, Komodo Dragons, Vultures, Sharks, Army ants, Elephant Seals, Cheetah Cubs, Alligator, Roadrunners, Frogs & Toads, Caribou, Sea Otters, Hummingbirds, Lemur, Dholes, Proboscis Monkeys, Flamingos, Orangutans

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William and Kate - The Royal Wedding

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On April 29th, 2011, the world watched as Prince William of Wales married Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

BBC Motion Gallery and History Television International are pleased to offer a unique collection of TV shorts (12 x 3 mins) to preview this spectacular event, the first major wedding of a new generation.

Blending history, romance, and all the key personalities, we profile the Royal wedding party: the bride and groom, the best man, the father of the bride, the church, the proud grandparents, and of course, the dress.

Each episode is produced from the best footage available in the BBC archives, drawn from an array of royal weddings, including Prince Charles & Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip, even the Queen Mother’s big day in 1923. We have even included footage of 13-year old Kate’s encounter with a fortune teller (in the school play) who correctly predicts her destiny: a handsome and wealthy gentleman will marry her and take her to London!

The programme episodes can be scheduled in the days and weeks leading up to the wedding, or on the day itself.

Nearly a billion people watched William’s parents, Charles and Diana, marry in 1981. This Windsor wedding is set for record-breaking ratings.

Duration: 12 x 3 min

Episodes: The Bride, The Groom, The Best Man, Father of the Bride, Father of the Groom, Mother of the Groom, The Royal Grandparents, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Dress, The Abbey, The People’s Wedding, The Palace

Genres: Narrated, Light Entertainment, History & Culture, Lifestyle

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Wizard's Guide To Wildlife

A Wizard's Guide to Wildlife is a magical mystery tour certain to charm an audience of 8-year-olds and upwards. The BBC Natural History Unit sprinkles its own magic dust on the animal allies of Wizards and Witches with a tempting potion of creepy fantasy and awesome facts. What is the truth behind their beastly reputations?

Episodes: Battle of the Spiders, The City Spies, The Colour Wand, The Dog Spirit, The Dragon’s Tale, The Grand Performance, The Plague Powder, The Secret, The Time Glitch, The Witch’s Dare, The Wizard’s Serpents, Viola’s Sleeping Rub

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Workshop Wonders

If only there was an easy visual guide that could show you how to transform a tired-looking bedroom, change out-dated kitchen cupboards, transform an ugly old fireplace or improve a stained coffee table. Well, help is at hand! Using sixty-second bites, 'Workshop Wonders' demonstrates how to dramatically improve an aspect of a typical room using straightforward and simple methods. 'Workshop Wonders' also brings you building trade tips in a step-by-step visual format that's very easy to follow. 'Workshop Wonders' items are supremely flexible, they can be used singly to illustrate the way one individual object can be improved, or by using the included graphical stings, the items can be joined together.

Episodes: Shutters, Dressing Table, Lighting, Wardrobe, Mirror, Floating Shelves, Perspex Screens, CD Storage, Fire Surround, Wine Rack, Archway Moulding, Bannister Spindles, Radiator Cover, Coffee Table, Decking, Fabric Door Panels, Toybox, Lightbox, Mosaic Mirror, Breakfast Bar, Partition Wall, Bean Bags.

Duration: 240 x 60 sec min

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World's Best

Where do you go to experience the very best that life has to offer? Where do you find the most impressive wildlife, the greatest cultures and civilisations? The answer is right here.

World’s Best is an exciting new series of popular travel guides that seeks out the best natural spectacles our planet has to offer. Packed full of great footage, amazing facts and practical advice, World’s Best provides fascinating viewing for both the armchair explorer and the seasoned traveller alike.

Durations: Long versions: 40 min approx, Short versions: 3-5 min approx.

Note: Not all episodes have long versions.

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World's Wonders

Celebrate the culture, artistry and ingenuity of the human race through our series of incredible World’s Wonders. Each of our Wonders provides a unique opportunity to look at both global icons and forbidden spaces explored through groundbreaking footage shot by the BBC. Some may be expected, others completely unknown. All unravel mysteries, disclose secrets and are testaments to the ingenuity of mankind.

World’s Wonders explores the earth’s most puzzling and enigmatic relics, cities, buildings, monuments and religious sites. Travel to the furthest corners of the earth: from Shibam the ‘Manhattan of the Desert’ in the Yemen to Kizhi, a fairy-tale church in the snowdrifts of Russia. Experience how a city thrived in remote underground caves in Turkey and how monks literally lived life on the edge in a ‘Hanging’ Monastery in China, before ascending to the height of glamour at the top of Manhattan’s Rockefeller Centre.

Each Wonder is beautifully illustrated with both footage and graphics and contains specially composed music alongside a script that is suitable for television, websites, in-flight, educational producers and online publishers.

Duration: 80 x 3 min

Offered as a package of 80 x 3 min episodes or in 3 series. For more information on episodes view: World's Wonders S1, World's Wonders S2, World's Wonders S3,

Genres: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle

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World's Wonders: Series 1

The World is full of man-made Wonders—cities, buildings, edifices, monuments, religious sites, artworks and even jewellery. Few of us can expect to know or see them all, but in this travel and adventure series, we bring you an amazing selection of 'wonders' to marvel at. Some may be expected, others completely unknown, but 'World's Wonders' provides new insights and a great source of ideas for anyone interested in finding out more about the world around them.

Episodes: 1. Qasr al-Hajj Berber granary (Libya) 2. Queen Nefertari's tomb (Egypt) 3. Grand Canal of Venice (Italy) 4. Chartres Cathedral (France) 5. Djenne Mosque (Mali) 6. Dogon masks (Mali) 7. Hagia Sophia (Turkey) 8. Janter Mantar observatory (India) 9. Roman city of Leptis Magna (Libya) 10. Medici Chapel (Italy) 11. Nazca Lines (Peru) 12. Pantheon (Italy) 13. Parthenon (Greece) 14. Great Temple of Petra (Jordan) 15. Wieliczka salt mine chamber carvings (Poland) 16. Pyramids (Egypt) 17. Samarkand (Uzbekistan) 18. Terracotta army (China) 19. St Petersburg (Russia) 20. Death mask of Tutankhamen (Egypt) 21. Machu Pichu (Peru) 22. Burial treasures of the Moche (Peru) 23. Mud city of Chan Chan (Peru) 24. Umaharra headress (Brazil) 25. Ruins of Palenque (Mexico) 26. Toltec giants of Tula (Mexico) 27. Cliff palace of Mesa Verde(USA) 28. Statue of Liberty (USA) 29. Borobudur Buddhist Temple(Java) 30. Angkor Wat (Cambodia) 31. Taj Mahal (India) 32. Temple of the Tooth (Sri Lanka) 33. Trading domes of Bukhara (Uzbekhistan) 34. Meenakshi Temple of Madurai (India) 35. Sigiriya rock Palace (Sri Lanka) 36. Persian city of Persepolis (Iran) 37. The Great Wall (China) 38. Alhambra Palace (Spain) 39. Kingdom of Axum (Ethiopia) 40. Moai statues (Easter Island)

Duration: 40 x 3 min

Genre: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle

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World's Wonders: Series 2

Travel to the furthest corners of the earth: from Shibam the ‘Manhattan of the Desert’ in the Yemen to Kizhi, a fairy-tale church in the snowdrifts of Russia. Experience how a city thrived in remote underground caves in Turkey and how monks literally lived life on the edge in a ‘Hanging’ Monastery in China, before ascending to the height of glamour at the top of the Manhattan’s Rockefeller Centre.

Embark on another unforgettable journey to discover some of the greatest marvels in the world that celebrate the creativity, genius and power of the human imagination.

Episodes: 1. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany 2. Damascus, Syria 3. Brasilia, Brazil 4. Mud City of Shibam, Yemen 5. People’s Palace, Romania 6. Palmyra, Syria 7. Rockefeller Center, USA 8. Derinkuyu Caves, Turkey 9. Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10. Moscow Underground, Russia 11. Leshan Giant Buddha, China 12. Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt 13. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, India 14. Albi Cathedral, France 15. Angkor Thom, Cambodia 16. Sulemaniye Mosque, Turkey 17. Spirit Houses, Indonesia 18. The Hanging Monastery, China 19. Kizhi Church, Russia 20. Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Genre: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle

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World's Wonders: Series 3

Following the popularity of this travel and adventure series, we bring you twenty more episodes with another incredible selection of 'wonders' to marvel at.

Some may be expected, others completely unknown, but World's Wonders series 3 provides new insights and a great source of ideas for anyone interested in finding out more about the world around them.

Duration: 20 x 3 min

Running order:

Hatshespshut Temple - Egypt, Cordoba Mosque - Spain, Sedlec Ossuary - Czech Republic, Seagram Skyscraper - USA , Catherine’s Palace - Russia , Temple Mount, Israel , Konark Temple - India, Baku Fire Temple - Azerbaijan, Topkapi Harem - Turkey, Marqab Castle - Syria, Sydney Opera House - Australia, Astana - Kazakhstan, Golden Temple of Amritsar - India, Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic, Saqqara Step Pyramid - Egypt, Dresden Cathedral - Germany, Isfahan - Iran, Rinshunkaku - Japan, Varanasi - India, Inca Salt Pans - Bollivia

Genre: Narrated, History & Culture, Lifestyle

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Zodiac

Are Leos brave or Pisceans dreamers? Our short programme series Zodiac reveals all! This twelve part series focuses on Western horoscope signs. Each programme explores the personality traits, the astrology and the history behind each star sign.

Episode: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Lifestyle, Light Entertainment.

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Zoom

An exploration of the mysterious miniature world that surrounds us. This series views the millions of tiny creatures help make the world go round. Some are even invisible to the human eye. Zoom uses remarkable micro and macro photography to open up the strange worlds of some of the smallest, and perhaps most bizarre members of the animal kingdom.

Episodes: Consuming Passions, Natural Signals, Tiny Armies, The Mating Game, Alien Architects, Flying Machines, Amazing Armour, Water World, Making Tracks, Bug’s Eye View, Extreme Conditions, Little Rotters.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

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Zoophobia

The ultimate guide to animal phobias and their victims. Phobias can turn animals into monsters. Fear of animals is one of our most basic emotions, a natural defence mechanism against danger. But these fears can escalate into zoophobia - a terror that lurks deep inside the human psyche. Zoophobia is a series of twelve mini horror films. It explores all facets of our extreme fear of animals. It unravels fact and fantasy behind such fears - some animals are truly dangerous, others merely look threatening, and many are feared unnecessarily.

Episodes: Arachnophobia: Spiders, Ophidiophobia: Snakes, Vuktephobia: Bats, Galeophobia: Sharks, Murophobia: Rats and Mice, Ornithophobia: Birds, Batrachophobia: Frogs and Toads, Ailurophobia: Cats, Cynophobia: Dogs, Entomophobia: Insects, Hippophobia: Horses, Ichthyphobia: Fish.

Duration: 12 x 5 min

Genres: Narrated, Wildlife & Natural History.

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