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Deep beneath the streets of London sit thousands of highly classified and previously top-secret government files which disclose the details of extensive military, spy agency and police investigations into the paranormal. With hundreds of hours dedicated to examining these formerly off-limits documents from the National Archives, investigative journalist Tim Tate reveals just how far authorities on both sides of the Atlantic were willing to go to venture into the unknown. Combining his findings with expert insight from Dr David Clarke, Britain’s X-Files fact-checks out-of-this-world phenomena with cases including the legend of the Flying Dutchman, Harry Grindell Matthews and his Death Ray, the Beast of Bodmin, Uri Geller, the Comet plane catastrophes, premonitions on the Aberfan disaster and more.

Trainspotter Francis chases a childhood dream to become an astronaut, plunging into a gruelling training regime in this heartfelt and surprising space odyssey.

Todd Sampson explores the intriguing complexities of human behaviour, driven by a curiosity to unravel the mysteries behind our actions. Each episode embarks on a quest to understand the things people do.

Dom Chinea revisits amazing makers who have turned their talents into life-changing businesses and finds out how much money they are earning from their skills.

A Norwegian TikToker branded a snitch turns up dead. Four men are convicted - but prosecutors believe the full story is yet to be uncovered.

We look behind the surgeon's mask - from the pressured operating theatre to life at home.

Rick revisits his Aussie home from home. Catching up with old friends and foodie favourites, he explores exciting new dishes, from the arid Outback to the dazzling Sapphire Coast.

A filmmaker's decade-long investigation into the campus culture wars that have redefined free speech and civil discourse, in the very places that were meant to protect those ideals.

A documentary series explores the pressure chefs and restaurants face once they earn fine dining's highest honor — Michelin stars.

Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman is a visually striking science-driven docuseries that reveals Earth's ecosystems through radical shifts in scale-from microscopic wildlife to the planet's most iconic animals-and even the possibilities of life beyond Earth. Hosted by explorer Ariel Waldman, the series invites viewers to look closely and think expansively.

Is America really the place of hope and dreams - or just the next stop in South Africans' search for a little safety and stability? In Beloofde Land, Rian van Heerden takes you through South Africa and the USA to explore this question.

This series takes you on a journey through the ages of art, exploring the evolution of creativity across centuries. Each episode uncovers hidden secrets, personal struggles, and the cultural shifts that shaped history's greatest masterpieces. From the brushstrokes of genius to the untold stories behind the canvas, we reveal how every work of art holds far more than meets the eye.

We're warming up for the most exciting season in many, many years with a series of Viaplay Talks, where we take a close look at everything new that will shape 2026. The experts are ready - so you can be!

The first local true crime show combining real investigation facts with cinematic reenactments. Seven criminal cases that shook Latvia.

Quest for the Lost Vikings is a documentary travel series about real life explorers on a mission to explore the truth about their Viking heritage. David Collette, Johann Sigurdson, and Mackenzie Collette are Fellows of the world-famous Explorers Club and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and they grew up listening to stories about Vikings descending from Hudson's Bay to explore the New World. Now, they are using their experience in an attempt uncover Viking exploration of the Americas.

Ross Kemp investigates the online communities of isolation, anger, and misogyny that are reshaping masculinity. Kemp explores whether Britain’s incels are responsible for the wave of violence against women, or if the roots of the problem lie far deeper and are more widespread than anyone dared think.

Tom travels from from Paris to Rome, to live out the aristocrat Grand Tours of Europe.

Patricia Paquin and Jessica Barker humorously and insightfully debunk the prejudices associated with being in your fifties. Sexuality, self-esteem, role models on our screens, and roles in society.

In the new series, Petter Nyquist returns to the social housing in Torshov, the place that made a deep impression on both him and the viewers in "Petter - der ingen vil bo". When he lived there, he discovered that many of the residents suffered from a fundamental loneliness and a daily life without purpose and meaning. Now Petter wants to do something about this. That is why he now has a new mission: to create a command center for good deeds: a community-driven initiative where residents can both receive help and contribute themselves, and in this way experience mastery, dignity and belonging.

In Inspectors, we get to follow the inspectors of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority up close for the first time, in a dramatic and unvarnished encounter with a reality that most of us never get to know. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is one of Norway's most important, and least known, emergency response agencies. They are responsible for everything that goes in and on our bodies, such as food, drinks, cosmetics and creams – in addition to animal welfare in Norway. They close restaurants, inspect food factories and stop dangerous imports at the border. Sometimes they have to kill animals that are illegally smuggled into the country, and respond when farms are affected by infectious diseases. Through eight episodes, Inspectors shows the people who make the toughest decisions when safety, health and lives are at stake.

When the blistering Arizona sun finally sets over Tucson’s Sonoran Desert, the temperature drops—and the crime rises. With elite access to one of the largest sheriff’s departments in America, “Desert Law” follows the high-intensity work of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department—its patrol deputies, DUI unit, and night detectives—as they cover more than 9,000 square miles of rugged terrain, taking on the trouble that thrives after dark. Immersed in the pressure and danger of policing the desert night, the series captures a world where the spirit of the Old West still lingers and the fight for order never ends.

Can the murder of Sweden's Prime Minister, Olof Palme, be solved using AI?

This chilling true crime series delves into the UK’s most extraordinary cases, including a passionate affair that led to a double murder and a body buried in a teacher’s garden.