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Mary Makes Christmas 2024 star_border 4
Dame Mary Berry is joined by Amanda Holden, Oti Mabuse and Nick Grimshaw in a beautifully festive coastal setting to create delicious gifts for family and friends this Christmas.

The Stormtrooper Scandal 2024
A tale of ambition, greed and speculation on the art world’s digital frontier, as a get-rich-quick scheme spirals out of control. Told by those at the heart of the drama.

The Great Fog of 1952 2023 star_border 10
In the 1950s, a devastating fog descended on London and enveloped the capital for several days, leaving Londoners lost in their own streets in one of the UK's biggest peacetime catastrophes.

Secrets of the Salisbury Poisonings 2021 star_border 7
In 2018, Russian spy Sergel Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned by nerve agent Novichok, one of the deadliest substances on earth. Police, doctors, and eye witnesses recall the events that devastated Salisbury and shocked the world.

Agatha and the Midnight Murders 2020 star_border 6.4
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.

Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar 2019 star_border 5.9
On an archaeological dig in Iraq, author Agatha Christie uncovers a series of murders.

Torvill & Dean 2018 star_border 6.7
Biopic of the British ice dancers and British, European, Olympic and World champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.

Agatha and the Truth of Murder 2018 star_border 6.3
England, December 1926. Although her personal life is in tatters, the famous writer Agatha Christie decides to leave everything behind to help unravel an unsolved murder committed on a train six years ago, unable to imagine the disproportionate consequences that such a selfless act will cause.

Dave Allen at Peace 2018 star_border 4.4
Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this fictionalised account follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the UK and Ireland's comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and nine-and-a-half fingers. Dave Allen is played by Aidan Gillen

Egypt's Treasure Guardians 2016 star_border 6.2
Egypt is home to many of the most famous archaeological treasures on Earth, but over the last five years, Egypt has suffered a tumultuous revolution and tourist numbers have plummeted. This program follows a select cast of individuals, determined to bring Egypt back from the brink of disaster: to discover more of Egypt’s history, to keep its heritage safe and to get tourists to visit the country again.

Richard III: The Burial of the King 2015
Richard III - the king found under a council car park in Leicester in 2012 - will be buried in the city's cathedral. Channel 4 is broadcasting live and exclusively from Leicester in a special programme presented by Jon Snow with Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Arthur Williams and Sonali Shah. This first part captures the climax of the procession of the king's mortal remains to the site of his death at Bosworth Battlefield, through the streets of Leicester and to the service that marks his reception into Leicester Cathedral, with a sermon given by the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Channel 4 assembles leading historians, actors and politicians descendants of the king and key participants in his rediscovery, to ask who Richard really was and what his place in British history should now be. Then Channel 4 returns to Leicester Cathedral for exclusive live coverage of the reburial.

To Catch a Comet 2014 star_border 7
On November the 11th, billions of miles from Earth, a spacecraft orbiter and lander will do what no other has dared to attempt: land on the volatile surface of a comet as it flies round the sun at 41,000 mph. If successful, it could help peer into our past and unlock secrets from our very origins. The stakes couldn't be higher.

Hasselhoff vs. The Berlin Wall 2014
David Hasselhoff, better known for his roles in “Knight Rider” and “Baywatch” released a song titled, “Looking for Freedom” the year before the Berlin Wall came down. He performed it on top of the Berlin Wall to a million people during the biggest New Year's Eve party Germany had ever seen. Twenty five years later, David revisits the now-reunited capital, investigating what is left of the Wall, and explores what it meant in the context of the Cold War dividing Communism in the East from democracy in the West. Along his journey he meets extraordinary people who dreamt of freedom and risked their lives trying to overcome the dreaded Berlin Wall.

Richard III: The New Evidence 2014 star_border 6
Could King Richard III's spinal deformity have prevented him from leading the charge at the Battle of Bosworth? Modern scoliosis sufferer Dominic Smee and a team of scientists and medieval warfare experts embark on an extraordinary journey to reveal new research that's changing our knowledge of a defamed medieval king.

Alien Planets Revealed 2014

Richard III: The Unseen Story 2013 star_border 6
In this special follow-up programme, the only television team with access to the dig and the scientific tests on the skeleton uses unseen footage and conducts two days of additional interviews to tell this extraordinary forensic detective story in even greater scientific and archaeological detail.

Comet: A Great British Air Disaster 2013
The De Havilland Comet was the world's first passenger jet airliner. But less than two years into service, two aircraft blew up in mid-air, killing all aboard. PM Winston Churchill ordered an assemblage of experts to discover what went wrong - in the process, inventing many of the air crash investigation techniques still used today.

The Incredible Bionic Man 2013 star_border 7
From bionic arms and legs to artificial organs, science is beginning to catch up with SF in the race to replace body parts with man-made alternatives. How to Build a Bionic Man follows psychologist Bertolt Meyer, who has a bionic hand himself, as he meets scientists working at the cutting edge of research to find out just how far this new technology can go. Now, thanks to research on advanced prosthetic arms and legs, as well as artificial eyes, hearts and lungs - and even hybrids between computer chips and living brains - scientists can finally replace body parts and even improve on human abilities. While Bertolt's search shows just how far science has come, it also asks questions about what it means to be human and where this technology could lead in the future.

Richard III: The King in the Car Park 2013 star_border 7
This documentary looks at the search for the remains of King Richard III of England (1452-1485). After being killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field (August 22, 1485), his remains were taken to Leicester and it was believed that he was buried at Greyfriars Church. The church no longer exists and its remains were now believed to be under a car park. Phillipa Langley of the Richard III Society convinced archaeologists at the University of Leicester to lead a dig and surprisingly, as it turned out, the first skeleton they found was subsequently proven to be that of the King through DNA tests which showed a match to Canadian Michael Ibsen, a direct descendant of Richard III's sister.

Earth from Space 2012 star_border 7.9
Earth from Space takes you on an epic quest to discover the invisible forces and processes that sustain life on our planet and, for the first time, see them in action in their natural environment in vivid detail. These truly unique images will explore the deepest mysteries of its existence, raising profound questions and challenging the old assumptions of how Earth's system works.

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Puppy School for Guide Dogs 2023
Meet guide dogs in training, and their owners, including a 16-year-old Paralympic skiing hopeful, and a six-year-old Golden Retriever who's part of Guide Dogs' breeding programme.

The Vikings 2023 star_border 1
Dr Xand van Tulleken and archaeologist Raksha Dave tell the brutal story of one of the most bloody and savage conquests in English history.

Designing the Hebrides 2023 star_border 7
Stunning locations, logistical headaches. Interior Design Masters champ Banjo Beale returns to his Hebridean home, breathing new life into homes and businesses across the Islands.

The Great Stink of 1858 2023 star_border 6
Dr Xand van Tulleken tells how an extraordinary heatwave struck London in the summer in 1858 and a terrible stench began to rise from the River Thames.

The Great Smog: Winter of '52 2022 star_border 6
Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.

Charles I: Killing a King 2019
Documentary series that investigates a momentous event in history, the trial and execution of King Charles I, an act that changed politics and power in England forever.

Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr 2019 star_border 6.1
Aspiring interior designers transform a variety of spaces from dowdy to delightful as they vie for a life-changing contract with a top London hotel.

Witness to Disaster 2019 star_border 6
Hard-hitting amateur, CCTV and news footage reveals how some of the world's biggest natural disasters took away people's lives, homes and hope in Witness Disaster.

Charles I: Downfall of a King 2019 star_border 8
Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king’s head.

Made in Great Britain 2018
Series telling the story of how the craft and manufacturing skills have shaped the country's towns and cities and built modern Great Britain.

Nazi Megastructures: Russia's War 2018 star_border 1
The story of Hitler’s war on the Eastern Front – an attempt to liquidate the Russian people and gain living space for his superior Aryan race. It is a conquest that takes the Nazis all the way to the gates of Moscow and back to the heart of Berlin, and culminates in the collapse of the Third Reich. The series reveals the cunning strategy, defensive megastructures and military technology deployed in this devastating war of brutality between giants.

The Space Shuttle: Triumph and Tragedy 2018 star_border 8

England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey 2018 star_border 6
The rise and fall of Lady Jane Grey. England's Queen for only 9 days

Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready 2017 star_border 2
A close look at the engineers who designed powerful military technology for the Nazis and who also encouraged a technological revolution that would forever change warfare.

WeatherTerror 2015

24 Hours in the Past 2015
Living history show presented by Fi Glover. Six celebrities travel back in time to the relentless graft of Victorian Britain.

The Real Mill with Tony Robinson 2014
In this series Tony Robinson explores the true story of the factory workers whose blood, sweat and toil forged the Industrial Revolution. He finds out how they rose up to launch a wave of social change that laid the foundation for the country we know today. His investigation focuses on Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire – the inspiration for Channel 4s drama series The Mill. Quarry Banks buildings and machinery are remarkably well preserved and its original records from the 19th century are almost entirely intact. Together, these unique resources reveal the stories of the men, women and children who toiled in the mill.

Nazi Megastructures 2013 star_border 7.5
In a quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history. This is the stories of the engineers who designed them and how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever.

Dead or Alive 2013
What happens when wild animals and humans collide? Each episode in this new series features a dramatic recreation of a deadly predator attacking an unsuspecting victim, resulting in either a story of incredible survival or a story of tragic and sudden death.

The Crash 2013 star_border 8
Drama inspired by real events that tells the story of a fatal car crash involving a group of young friends and the devastating impact it has on the survivors and their families.

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