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Twiggy new_releases Release: 10-18-2024
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 1960s. It features interviews with Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson, as well as commentary from Erin O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Poppy Delavigne, Brooke Shields, Pattie Boyd and Zandra Rhodes.
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The Search for Nicola Bulley new_releases Release: 10-03-2024
On the morning of January 27 2023, mortgage adviser and mother-of-two Nicola Bulley was walking her dog along the River Wyre in the quiet Lancashire village of St Michael's on Wyre, when she disappeared without trace.
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Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods 2024    star_border 6
A shocking BBC investigation into serious sexual abuse allegations by Mohamed al Fayed, the former owner of luxury department store Harrods. The Egyptian billionaire businessman, who died last year aged 94, is accused of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape by the women who worked for him. At the time of many of the alleged attacks, Al Fayed was the owner of London’s luxury department store Harrods, the iconic Ritz Paris hotel and English football club Fulham FC. The BBC has heard testimony from over 20 survivors, with 13 featured in the film. With horrifying accounts of abuse that spanned Al Fayed’s 25-year reign at Harrods, for the first time the scale and seriousness of these allegations are exposed, as well as the system that helped cover it up. A web of corruption and fear that extended from the shop floors to the highest levels of the organization is revealed. Brave survivors now break their silence.
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Radio 2 in the Park: Pet Shop Boys 2024    star_border 7
Moor Park, Preston plays host to Sunday’s headlining act at Radio 2 in the Park. Having sold in excess of 50 million records since their first No 1 single, West End Girls, they are the most successful UK duo of all time. Of course, it’s Pet Shop Boys who are presenting their acclaimed Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live production, a set featuring classic hits and the latest singles from their bestselling new album Nonetheless.
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Sting and the Police at the BBC 2024    star_border 8
A collection of performances from the BBC's archives from Sting's solo career and from the Police, including Roxanne, Fragile, Message in a Bottle, Brand New Day and Every Breath You Take.
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Two Door Cinema Club - Live at Reading and Leeds Festival 2024 2024
Energetic indie goodness from a beloved Northern Irish three-piece.
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Blink 182 - Live at Reading and Leeds Festival 2024 2024    star_border 10
August 23, Little John’s Farm: 10 years after they last played at the site, the iconic trio bring their signature blend of crude humour to the stage, alongside a new sense of reflection
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Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me 2024    star_border 7
Following Sir Brian May over a decade-long journey to understand the crisis caused by bovine tuberculosis and his opposition to the controversial badger cull, implemented to curb the spread of the disease in cattle. It’s a story surrounded by controversy, but one little known to many - a tale of tragedy for both humans and animals.
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Girls Aloud at the BBC 2024
They first triumphed on the 2002 reality show Pop Stars: The Rivals, and over the next decade, dominated the UK charts, the tabloids and the affections of fans of pure pop perfection. Here are the group’s greatest musical moments and biggest hits, from their chart-topping debut Sound of the Underground to Something Kind of Ooooh, Can’t Speak French, Call the Shots and beyond.
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The Nottingham Attacks: A Search For Answers 2024
In June 2023, Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane. Reporter Navtej Johal investigates his history of mental ill health, the care he received in the three years before the Nottingham attacks and asks what lessons can be learned.
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The Battle to Beat Malaria 2024
In medical science, there’s been no longer harder fight than against malaria. This is the inside story of a historic new vaccine - from the Oxford lab behind the COVID jab.
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Karl Jenkins: The Composer behind the Moustache 2024
Documentary profile paying homage to the world’s most performed living composer, Sir Karl Jenkins, who turned 80 in 2024. His work has touched the hearts of millions globally, transcending traditional genre boundaries. The film incorporates footage from throughout his career to give a complete insight into the many influences on his music: from the Methodist hymn-singing of his Welsh chapel upbringing to his recent commission of a saxophone concerto for Jess Gillam, which is being performed at this year’s BBC Proms.
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Michael Mosley The Doctor That Changed Britain 2024
Michael Mosley transformed the lives of millions of people. In this programme, we look back at an extraordinary broadcasting career which spanned almost 40 years. Fronting series such as Trust Me I’m a Doctor and the hit podcast Just One Thing, Michael used his warm, often funny approach to deliver important, life-changing health messages. He started behind the scenes as an award-winning science journalist and producer, before becoming a much-loved presenter. His programmes have made a lasting impact on the nation’s health habits, from intermittent fasting to the benefits of a cold shower. Michael also shared his own struggles with audiences worldwide. As a chronic insomniac, he made programmes about sleep and, ever curious, he would also go to extremes in the pursuit of science, even infecting himself with a tapeworm. Celebrating Michael’s career, this programme marks the enormous impact he made, touching the lives of so many
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SZA: Glastonbury 2024 2024
Clara Amfo introduces the Sunday night Pyramid Stage headliner, Grammy and Brit award-winning global megastar SZA, as she makes her first visit to Glastonbury Festival. The critically acclaimed US singer is known for her big production live shows that bring both huge scale and intimacy to her fans, which is undoubtedly what she’ll have up her sleeve. Prepare to be wowed as she crosses the Atlantic to Worthy Farm with armfuls of hit songs from her two genre-bending albums, 2017’s CTRL and 2022’s SOS, and beyond. SZA also becomes part of a historic Glastonbury moment as two of the Pyramid headline slots in 2024 are held by women, a first for the festival.
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Two Door Cinema Club: Glastonbury 2024 2024
Glastonbury 2024 - Sunday 30 June - Other Stage - 19:45 - 20:45
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Little Simz: Live at Glastonbury 2024 2024
Little Simz brings her fiery rhymes and peerless charisma to the Pyramid Stage.
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Nothing but Thieves: Glastonbury 2024 2024
Passionate guitar-based rock with catchy pop melodies from this British five-piece
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Peggy Gou: Glastonbury 2024 2024
Fast-rising South Korean-born, Berlin-based DJ blends house, techno, and disco
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Barry Can't Swim: Glastonbury 2024 2024
Fast-rising Edinburgh producer moves from deep house to jazzy afrobeat
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Blondshell:Glastonbury 2024 2024
Raw guitar-fuelled confessionals from the LA artist hailed as the 'rock debut of 2023
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Nightsleeper 2024    star_border 6
Set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who’ve never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?
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Daddy Issues 2024    star_border 5.2
After discovering she’s pregnant, hedonistic Gemma flatshares with her hapless father. Together, they have to navigate new friendships, new relationships and face up to parenthood.
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Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story 2024
From burgeoning glamour model to vilified victim, this is the unbelievable, and often unbelieved, story of Chloe Ayling's terrifying kidnap and the media frenzy that followed.
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The Jetty 2024    star_border 6.8
Beneath the tranquillity of her home town, a detective uncovers dark secrets that threaten everything she thought she knew about consent – and her own life.
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Rebus 2024    star_border 7.6
Iconic character John Rebus is reimagined as a younger Detective Sergeant, drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.
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Sikh Boxing Warriors 2024
Passionate about boxing's transformative power, Sikh coach Pops trains men and women at the MLSS Boxing Academy in Walsall, West Midlands, to combat street crime and bullying.
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Pompeii: The New Dig 2024    star_border 9
Following the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79.
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The Great Rhino Robbery 2024    star_border 8.5
In 2011, thieves started stealing rhino horns from museums and auction houses in a bizarrely British crimewave that swept the country, and the police were at a loss as to who was responsible.
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Murder Is Easy 2023    star_border 6.3
England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe. The villagers believe the deaths are accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise — and when she’s later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.
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Boat Story 2023    star_border 7
Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they become entangled with police, masked hitmen, and a sharp-suited gangster known as 'The Tailor'.
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Secrets of the Aquarium 2023
Transporting turtles, hugging fish and swimming with sharks - all in a day's work. Head under the water as the dedicated team reveal the secrets of Britain's biggest aquarium.
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Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes 2023    star_border 10
A new series of animated Dad's Army (1968) episodes, created using archive audio recordings of original (now lost) early television episodes.
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Dad's Army: The Animations 2023    star_border 8
Lost episodes of Dad's Army, animated to surviving soundtrack recordings.
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Total Drama Island 2023    star_border 8.2
After 7 seasons of Total Drama, it's time to go back to the Island! Taking place in the run-down Camp Wawanakwa, contestants must give it their all as they compete in extreme baking, TikToking, drag racing and "disaster and horror movie inspired challenges" for a chance to win the one million dollar prize!
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Jamie Johnson FC 2023
Welcome to the Hawx United Academy, where young footballers’ dreams come true - or get crushed. As talented new hopefuls enter the Academy, who has what it takes to make it?
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Boiling Point 2023    star_border 6.9
Eight months after her mentor Andy Jones suffered a heart attack, Head Chef Carly is battling to forge a name for new London restaurant Point North alongside her old kitchen crew. With the pressure to draw in new, hungry customers and the financial squeeze to keep the business profitable, the team must find a way to manage their complicated personal lives whilst creating quality food day in, day out.
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The Vintage French Farmhouse 2023
Antiques en France. On a buying trip to Provence, dealers are on the hunt for hidden treasures in its fabulous markets. Can they turn a profit from their purchases?
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Juice 2023    star_border 6.7
Jamma desperately wants to be the centre of attention, but his family are constantly stealing his thunder. His hyperactive imagination goes into overdrive and the world transforms around him in this surreal comedy.
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Scotland: The New Wild 2023    star_border 10
Series showcasing Scotland's wildlife, habitats and scenery. Scotland is moving into a new age of the Wild. Driven by the passion of youth and a spirit of innovation, the re-wilding of the Nation has become a flagship issue for the 21st Century. With a new appreciation of the wild and its wildlife the future of Scotland’s most iconic habitats may be wilder than we could ever imagine …..
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Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison 2023
Stephen Nolan gets unprecedented access to one of the UK’s most notorious high-security jails. Face to face with prisoners in their cells, he finds a system under pressure.
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