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- Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
- Follow West Midlands Police as they use real life forensic science to catch criminals.
- 10,000 revellers pack Brighton's clubs and pubs every weekend and as the sun goes down and the lights come up, the level of crime goes through the roof. This documentary series follows police on night patrol in the seaside town.
- A docu-drama which chronicles the experiences and actions of Peter Wildeblood which eventually led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Great Britain.
- Crippled by his writer's block, Paul enters into a new, exciting relationship with risk-taking Billy and super-sexy Juliette. As it becomes increasingly tangled, however, he must choose one of them over the other.
- A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.
- The internet is no longer a place you log on and visit; it's where you live. The home of true crime is now online. The internet is the Wild West. And if you're not careful, you too could be caught in a Web of Lies.
- Before 9/11 and Lockerbie, one brutal attack shook the world and inspired a new era of global terrorism. The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in 1986 is a story of terror and tragedy, but also a story of bravery and survival - one which could have been incalculably worse were it not for the actions of a group of rookie flight attendants and a Pan Am employee on the ground who risked his life negotiating with the hijackers. Set in a gripping geopolitical landscape, this feature length documentary plays like a thriller, with first-hand testimony from passengers, the flight crew and negotiators, accompanied by dramatic reconstruction.
- This docudrama focuses on five key events in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Combining narration, interviews, archival footage and dramatic recreations (with 5 different actresses portraying the Queen at different times in her life) the series focuses on several of the crises she has had to deal with. These include Princess Margaret's desire to marry a divorced member of the household staff; the need for additional funding at a time of major upheaval in British society; her disagreement with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over trade sanctions against South Africa; the family challenges in 1992 of failing royal marriages; and Prince Charles' desire to marry Camilla Parker-Bowles.
- Cameras follow the men and women that make up the crews and lifeguards of Britain's RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), an army of unpaid volunteers who risk their lives to save the lives of others.
- The story of how Dublin transformed from a recession-blighted city in the 1980's to a growing metropolis in the 1990's. As its fortune changed, so too did its criminals.
- Observational documentary series using specialist cameras to capture in incredible detail the behaviour of the animals at the most popular zoo in the UK - Chester Zoo.
- This television show uses reenactments and interviews with survivors to tell the true life stories of men and women who died because of their love for another. There is a new murder every episode.
- The dispatches of the emergency services in various parts of the UK are followed.
- 1 Day follows 24 hours in the life of Flash, an inner-city hustler who's day steadily gets worse when he finds out local gang leader Angel is being released from prison and wants his £500k he left with him for safekeeping.
- Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.
- This behind-the-scenes series follows the staff at Fitzpatrick Referrals veterinary practice as they employ cutting-edge technology to treat their sick and injured patients.
- With access to some of the world's best restorers and the beguiling collection of the V&A, this series takes the audience behind the scenes of the museum .
- The first film in the Tina trilogy, using the actual inhabitants of a tough Leeds council estate in the leading roles. Tina is a single mum who steals to order for her own `shopping' business, her drug-addict boyfriend Aaron is planning the theft of a cow so he can sell the meat, and Tina's father, Don, is the mobster in control of the local drugs trade.
- A BBC documentary about the London Underground
- Shocking details of the once popular ITV series are revealed by insiders.
- Teams of extreme cleaners tackle jaw-dropping messes, mold, bacteria and biohazards as they dive into a never-before-seen side of the Sunshine State.
- How do our brains make us who we are? This thought-provoking two-part documentary follows patients undergoing complex life-changing brain surgery at Southampton Hospital's Neurological Centre.
- A young chipmunk in the city undertakes a journey to return to the forest.
- Documentary series exploring the impact of the new Universal Credit benefits system on Hartlepool, one of the first towns to experience life under the government's flagship social welfare policy.
- By 2020, Britain is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. The consequences of diabetes, cancers and heart disease mean the NHS are finding it hard to cope. New rules are about to force hospitals to refuse treatment from their fattest patients...
- Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives to India in March 1947 as Britain's Last Viceroy. He is committed to transfer administrative and authoritative power to an independent and sovereign India. Six months later India indeed was set free, but it had also been partitioned and overwhelmed by an orgy of sectarian violence involving Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. The British withdrawal had turned into an uncontrollable bloodletting that resulted in the murder of a million people. For many years, the full horror of 1947 was obscured by the simple fact that it was in the interest of neither Britain nor India and Pakistan to describe it. This docudrama is completely filmed in India and charts the events of the final six months of the British Raj (British Rule) in India. The drama centres on the Viceroy's palace in Delhi where Mountbatten, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah fought and squabbled over the future of India and where British officials were charged with carving a Muslim homeland out of the religious and ethnic patchwork of the Punjab.
- The story of the investigation into the disappearance of a five-year-old and the challenges the police faced in trying to convict a local suspect.
- Take a behind the scenes look into the daily lives of the nearly twenty thousand employees of the London Tube over the course of one year as they navigate changes while the Tube begins a major overhaul to handle record breaking demands.
- A late night radio host receives a call from Kate, she reveals that she has been raped by a colleague. She tells the host what has happened, and how everybody around her, and Alex, the man in question, have reacted, questioning her every word. Was it just a regretful night of passion, or is something more sinister the route of Kate's accusations? Who is to be believed?
- The second in Penny Woolcock's Tina trilogy, Tina Takes A Break was made in 2001 and is the best of the TV outings. Set on a tough housing estate in Beeston, Leeds and employing the real folk who live their to play the characters, the first film had a Shameless like exuberance that depicted the residents as akin to rough diamonds, doing what they had to to survive. This second film is the other side of the coin, opting for poignancy as the rough and ready lifestyle of the estate is shown through the eyes of infants.
- The residents of Southampton's 19 council-owned tower blocks are monitored by CCTV 24 hours a day. It is the life on both sides of the lens, meeting both the tenants whose lives are under constant surveillance, and the CCTV operators.
- Using behind the scenes footage and interviews to capture the reality of what it is like to be a police officer.
- British documentary following case of missing person from police footage and interviews. Minute by minute account from the 999 call through to its conclusion.
- Documentary series going behind the scenes at the Legoland theme park in Windsor, England, meeting the staff who keep the park running smoothly for the millions who visit each year.
- When Chris is thrown from the balcony of a high-rise block of flats, suspicion falls on his flatmate Dean, who is profoundly deaf.
- 1974-1975 - a year of terrorism across London. Adapted for the screen from the book 'Timebomb.'
- Documentary series following some of Britain's most ambitious young ice skaters over the course of 12 months as they battle to be the cream of the crop, with the chance of representing Team GB at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
- An adaptation from the John Adams opera on the true life incident that took place in the mid 80s.
- One of a 3-part series exploring how contemporary photography is challenging some of our deepest-held taboos about the human body. "American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin discusses his dark visions of human bodies.
- Profile of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
- Documentary exploring complaints levelled against singer Michael Jackson in 1993 by a 13-year-old boy, Jordan Chandler, whose allegations never came to court. The programme, in which it is claimed that a multimillion-dollar settlement was involved, talks to the boy's uncle, Jackson's former head of security and journalists who worked on the story.
- Arthur Williams use to be a Royal Marine until 7 years ago he was paralyzed in an accident. Then he learned to fly and regained his spirit of adventure. Now he wants to see how far the plane can take him. Tackling some of the globe's smallest and most dangerous airstrips. This episode he travels to Nepal to explore some of the remotest valleys in the Himalayas.