Documentaries 195 available programmes
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CoastSeries 7 - Peril from the Seas
Nick Crane tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703.
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My Life
Series 4 - The Burns Club
12-year-old Holly, who was badly burned as a young child, meets other children with scars.
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Map Man
Series 2 - Mrs P's A-Z
Nicholas Crane follows the trail of Mrs Phyllis Pearsall, who created the London A-Z.
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A History of Scotland
Series 1 - Hammers of the Scots
Neil Oliver charts the story of the two men who helped transform Alba into Scotland.
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Omnibus
Ronnie Scott and All That Jazz
Documentary on the London venue opened in 1959 and now the heartbeat of British jazz.
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Arena
Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued!
Newly-discovered film footage of tenor sax legend Sonny Rollins at Ronnie Scott's in 1974.
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Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell is revealed as a revolutionary who laid the foundations of modern Britain.
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50s Britannia
Trad Jazz Britannia
Documentary looking at Britain's post-war infatuation with old New Orleans jazz.
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Your Body: Your Image
Body Talk
A look at how to improve body image confidence in young people.
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Your Body: Your Image
Faking It
DJ Goldierocks reveals just how much goes into creating a single fashion photo.
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Your Body: Your Image
Hideous Histories
A look back at the history of body image ideals - it is not just a 21st century obsession.
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Your Body: Your Image
The Blame Game
Why do marketing campaigns usually use super skinny, super tall, super young white girls?
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Britain's Biggest Hoarders
Series 1 - Episode 3
Wendy in south London proves to be one of Jasmine's toughest challenges.
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Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
Series 3 - Kavos
Two 19-year-old homebodies head off to the Greek party town of Kavos.
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Great British Railway Journeys
Series 4 - Goes to Ireland - Athlone to Galway
Michael Portillo finds his voice with a traditional Irish singing group.
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Italy Unpacked
Land of Many Treasures
Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli visit Sacro Monte, a series of gruesome chapels.
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Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians
Explores the medical histories of the later Stuarts to the rise of the Hanoverians.
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Living with Poverty
Mind the Gap
Examining what life is like for people living in and between Mayfair and West Ham.
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Living with Poverty
The Queen of North Shields
A study of relative poverty in Tyneside and Africa from the perspective of an ex-refugee.
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Living with Poverty
Country Kids
Following Holt Youth Project's work with three families with young children.