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Earth Day 2023: Check out these best nature documentaries of all time

As the world celebrates Earth Day once again, people can show their reverence for Mother Earth by watching this list of the best nature documentaries ever made.
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The best British shows on Hulu right now

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Watch these kids visit London’s Science Museum – in 1959

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Roomba attempts great escape from budget hotel

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100 greatest TV series of the 21st century revealed in BBC poll

The best Top Gear episodes of all time

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That famous BBC dad is back, and he’s talking about working from home

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The best new podcasts for the week of October 19, 2019: Tunnel 29 and more

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Everything we know about His Dark Materials, HBO’s next big fantasy drama

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Digital Trends Live: Switch Lite review, KFC goes Beyond Meat, and more

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The BBC is working on an Alexa rival that better understands British accents

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Looking for podcasts? Google lets you find and play them in its web search

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Discovery partners with BBC on nonfiction streaming service

In the latest subscription streaming announcement, Discovery has unveiled its plan to launch a nonfiction on-demand service with the BBC, giving exclusive rights to stream such monster hits as Planet Earth and Blue Planet, along with Discovery titles. It's expected to launch in 2020 for around $5 per month.
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BBC clarifies decision to pull its podcasts from Google platforms

In what is beginning to look like a power play over the control of content, the BBC has pulled all of its podcasts from Google platforms like Google Podcasts and Google Home, leaving fans of the content in search of alternatives ways to access their favorite podcast shows.
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BBC turns to California court in bid to find ‘Doctor Who’ leaker

The BBC is asking the California Federal Court to help it discover who leaked footage from an upcoming season of Doctor Who, one of its most popular shows. The content was shared on the Tapatalk app, and the BBC hopes the court can compel the California-based company to reveal the source.
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BBC Sounds app features its 18 national radio stations and lots of podcasts

The BBC already offers the iPlayer Radio app featuring huge amounts of its content, but the British media giant has now launched a whole new offering with the same content but with improved functionality. The free app is designed to be a more modern offering and will eventually replace the iPlayer Radio alternative.
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Learn about the roots of the modern computing with the BBC’s free archive

The BBC has expanded its Computer Literacy Archive with hundreds of documentary episodes from the 1980s and 1990s to showcase just how far we've come in computing in the last few decades and look back on classic hardware like the BBC Micro. The archive also includes 160+ classic programs that can be run in modern web browsers.
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A year on, ‘BBC Dad’ reflects on internet stardom and life since ‘that’ video

It was a year ago when a chaotic BBC interview turned Robert Kelly and his family into overnight stars. So, how's life been since?
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To little surprise, Netflix renews ‘Black Mirror’ for season 5

'Black Mirror' is one of the most unique shows around, and Netflix knows what the fans want. The anthology series will be back for a fifth season.
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The world is coming to a fiery end in Hulu’s new original series ‘Hard Sun’

The new pre-apocalyptic conspiracy thriller Hard Sun follows two London cops as they uncover the truth about the future of the world, a secret that powerful government forces are desperate to keep hidden.
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Artificial intelligence now used in new tools to sharpen your debating skills

The Centre for Argument Technology teamed up with the BBC to produce tools using artificial intelligence to sharpen your debating skills.
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From ‘Sherlock’ to Dracula? Team might tackle TV series about iconic vampire

The creators of the award-winning Sherlock television series will reportedly take on a Dracula TV series next.
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Twitter is working with the BBC to live-stream British election specials

Twitter is now working alongside the BBC for its latest live-streaming collaboration, bringing coverage of the U.K. election.
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Microsoft shows wearable that assists graphic designer with Parkinson’s disease

Microsoft Research's Haiyan Zhang has created a wearable device known as the Emma to help a Parkinson's sufferer draw and write.
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Watch this BBC film crew narrowly escape a volcanic eruption

A BBC film crew had a lucky escape recently when Italy's Mount Etna suddenly erupted while they were filming close to the crater.
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BritBox is a new streaming service for U.S. fans of British TV

Love British TV? Then a new video-on-demand service called BritBox may appeal. It launched this week and offers a week-long free trial.
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Fifth and final season of sci-fi series ‘Orphan Black’ will premiere this June

Orphan Black fans have a premiere date for the fifth and final season, when they'll get to see what happens to Sarah and the other clones.
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‘Spy in the Wild’: BBC documentary hides cameras inside robotic animals

A new BBC documentary series is hiding cameras inside animatronic animals to get an unusual glimpse of wildlife -- and their emotions.
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U.K. TV giants unveil ‘BritBox’ streaming service to take on Netflix

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BBC's new trailer for season 4 of 'Sherlock' takes detective to a dark place

The new trailer for Season 4 of The BBC's hit series Sherlock sends Benedict Cumberbatch's famous detective to some deep, dark places.
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Watch ‘Sherlock’ get the Honest Trailers treatment, complete with a clever trick

Screen Junkies' Honest Trailers series focuses on the BBC's Sherlock in its latest video. The trailer mocks the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring series.
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Ring in the New Year with ‘Sherlock’: Fourth season to kick off on January 1

Get ready to ring in the New Year with Sherlock season 4. The detective drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch is returning for its new season as 2017 begins.
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Holmes, Watson tackle new case in first teaser trailer for ‘Sherlock’ season 4

The first teaser trailer for Sherlock season 4 has been released. The hit BBC series returns in 2017 with stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
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BBC+ puts all the BBC’s best content in one personalized app

The BBC has detailed a new app that will give users easy access to personalized radio, TV, and news content.