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Dressmaker Thelma Madine, famous creator of extravagant Gypsy wedding dresses, attempts to train a group of gypsy and traveller girls to create elaborate wedding outfits.

Where there's a will there's a war. The first inheritance battle ever to hit the High Courts featured blood brothers. Their parents had adopted a son into their home and hearts - and left everything to him.

A ground-breaking two-part series following four people with dementia and their families over the course of two years.

"Keeping Up with the Khans" explores the lives and aspirations of new migrants to Britain, and the impact that immigration has on one community: Page Hall in Sheffield

Gardening expert Carol Klein presents horticultural tips and tricks for summer.

Celebrating the natural beauty and historical heritage of the beautiful islands

Three-part investigative reportage series about areas of life that stand for Berlin and dock onto the lifestyles of young capital residents. The films deal with questionable rental apartment deals, the party and drug scene in Lockdown and dubious connections in Deutschrap.

Mary Queen of the High Street follows Mary Portas as she fights for the country's failing high streets. With around 100 shops closing a week, she takes on the challenge of coming up with a 28-point plan, the Portas Review, to help breathe new life back into the high street.

In this series, Tom is facing a new challenge, can he make 4 everyday items using only raw materials from the UK and his own handy work?

Builder Mark Millar helps families around Britain who are taking the extraordinary step of building their own dream homes. The dream homes cover a wide range of budgets from as little as £10,000, and all types of homes in beautiful country locations.

Ouissem Belgacem was destined for a successful professional career. His homosexuality deprived him of it. He tells the story of his journey, and bears witness to the homophobia that plagues soccer.

The series follows Sean James yet again, around the Colorful world off a repossession agent. Each episode retells the story of actual events that have happened to this mean, lean, repoing machine, veteran of debt collecting for nearly 2 decades. Each episode is different, each episode is unique. If you ever wanted to know what it would be like to be a debt collector then look no further. As you experience it through the eyes of Sean as he takes you on an exciting journey. You get to experience the highs and lows of the job, sometimes sad, sometimes funny, ruff, and even unbelievable at times.

Four true stories of courage recounting the flood of May 16, 2023 - the first 2 episodes screening at Biografilm. Narration and documentary intertwine through interviews, unpublished footage, and testimonies to document how Emilia-Romagna was brought to its knees during the most serious climate disaster in Italian history.

Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station.

When a young woman goes missing, a team of detectives find themselves caught up in an evil game of cat and mouse with a murderer.

A definitive history of the music that shook the world, looking at the origins and development of the punk rock movement as a social, historical, political and musical force.

Biblical stories have fascinated people for centuries. But what is the historical truth behind these myths and legends? We reveal the true facts behind the most enigmatic Bible stories.

Backstage is a German documentary-style TV series on ZDF that takes viewers behind the scenes of popular ZDF shows and productions. Rather than being a traditional drama or fiction series, it offers an inside look at how TV formats are created: from the set, the crew and cast interactions to the challenges and everyday moments during filming. Each episode focuses on a different show or production as its subject. For example, it has shown what happens behind the camera of series like Bettys Diagnose, the cooking show Die Küchenschlacht or the crime drama Nord Nord Mord, exploring both the technical and human aspects of making television.

Light-hearted look at the absurd behaviour displayed by British parents desperate to get it right for their offspring.

Call me DJ! is a German series produced by ARD Kultur and featuring five episodes of various women who work as DJs. Director Rosanna Grüter, herself a DJ, talks with the protagonists about their experiences in the largely male-dominated music industry and provides insight into techno culture.

Berlin is a 2009 documentary series co-developed by the BBC and the Open University. Written and presented by Matt Frei, the series has three 60-minute episodes, each dealing with a different aspect of the history of Germany's capital city.

Scotland's rail network crosses a landscape voted the best in the world. This series follows the staff and enthusiasts safeguarding these iconic routes.

What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us is a BBC documentary series produced in conjunction with the Open University that examines the impact of the Industrial Revolution on modern society. It was originally broadcast on BBC Two in autumn 2003.

Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe, home to most of the surface fleet and the navy’s Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines. It’s also an important base for training and it supplies, mends and refits all kinds of naval craft. In this brand new six-part Quest commission we follow the lives of the people who work at Devonport. This series focuses on the people, their relationships and unusual challenges they face day to day running one of the most famous Royal Navy bases in Europe. From organising a VIP Royal visit, to preparing for the Armada Ball which is one of the largest events of the year and the daily maintenance of ships, crews and guns; if you want to see how the navy does its job, come to Devonport.

Man Alive was a documentary and current affairs series which ran on BBC2 between 1965 and 1981. During that time there were nearly 500 programmes tackling a range of social and political issues, both in the UK and abroad. It was often accused of trying to sensationalise its subjects or interviewees. The series was commissioned by Sir David Attenborough, while he was Controller of BBC2 between 1965 and 1969. British television journalist and presenter Esther Rantzen worked on Man Alive in the mid-1960s. She went on to marry one of the programme's most prominent reporters, and series editor Desmond Wilcox. Wilcox contributed directly to about 50 Man Alive programmes. The Man Alive theme music was composed and played by Tony Hatch and his orchestra.