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Dance
The BBC broadcasts Yuli, the biopic of the Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta, tracing this path from the streets of Havana to the main international dance stages
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Ballet and Christmas make a happy marriage, so tune your TV to the BBC this festive season and enjoy a selection of unmissable dance programmes
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BBC Young Dancer 2019 has entered its critical stage, with 20 hopefuls chosen to contest the finals before a panel of distinguished judges and a nationwide BBC TV audience
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The internationally renowned choreographer Hofesh Shechter re-imagines his thrilling show Clowns for TV with a new production that will premiere on BBC2 this weekend
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With an award-winning cast and thought-provoking storyline, Black Earth Rising is important TV
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Episode one of The Bridge season four is topical and twisted, and sets a high bar
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Civilisations, BBC Two, is a punchy tour de force across human history and art
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Gentle humour with a British sensibility: season two of Mum on BBC Two is something to celebrate
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Tommy Shelby is back in Birmingham as things heat up for the Peaky Blinders in a brilliant first episode on BBC Two
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Times journalist Sathnam Sanghera’s charming autobiography has been masterfully adapted for BBC Two
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'How do you feel you're doing?' Louis Theroux talks to women about their struggle with anorexia in his new BBC documentary about the causes and effects of the disorder
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Rory Kinnear, Andrew Scott and Rupert Everett star in this BBC Two comedy about Victorian doctors and are, unfortunately, the only good things about it
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There's a new thriller in town: Paula on BBC Two is a chilling three-part series about what can happen following a one-night stand
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The Queen is dead and Prince Charles is King. Chaos ensues. Mike Bartlett's Olivier Award-winning play has been adapted for BBC Two
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Season two of Versailles, the truly terrible period drama about Louis XIV, arrives on BBC Two later this month