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Biologist Liz Bonnin and geologist Martin Pepper set out on a global expedition to answer the most thought-provoking questions in earth science today. Throughout history, such geologic events as volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, tectonic plate motion, earthquakes, and asteroid impacts have continually reshaped Earth's surface, spreading chaos across the planet. By performing experiments, making observations in the field, and consulting expert scientists, the eight-part series works to uncover Earth's immeasurable capacity to create and destroy.

The Story of God explores the origins of religion, focusing on the three Abrahamic faiths, and discusses belief in God in a scientific age. The series included a number of interviews with scientists including Dean Hamer, atheist Richard Dawkins, and members of the CERN programme.

Down-to-earth reality series showcasing the work of all the men and women who protect Ireland's borders every day, at multiple locations around the country.

Documentary series that explores the impact of climate change on people across the globe. What is life like on the climate change frontline for the millions of people who have to live with extreme levels of heat, day in and day out?

Relentless sheriffs, trigger-happy gunslingers, steadfast saloon owners and cocky cowboys are all found in the "Lucky Luke" albums, which have influenced entire generations of comic readers. For the three-part series "In the boots of Lucky Luke", the French comic author Jul traveled to the USA to trace the role models of the familiar comic characters.

A Seaside Parish is a British television documentary made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC2 which was first broadcast in 2003. Following the success of A Country Parish, the programme concerns the life of a new incumbent and general parish life in the village of Boscastle and the adjoining district, a picturesque but isolated community in North Cornwall. The Rev Christine Musser and her American husband arrived in Boscastle at the start of that year when she was appointed Priest-in-Charge of Boscastle with Davidstow. The programme was also filmed during the Boscastle flood of 2004. The Boscastle Group has within it six parishes and seven churches, six of which are Grade II listed buildings. The total area covered by the parishes is more than 20,000 acres, although within that large area the total population is only 1,850 people. The Rector of Boscastle is responsible for seven churches in the village and surrounding district: Forrabury, Minster, St. Juliot, Lesnewth, Trevalga, Otterham and Davidstow. The programme was followed by the series An Island Parish in 2007, which focused on the clergy and parishioners of the Isles of Scilly.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen visits some of the finest houses in Wales, stepping back in time to uncover their hidden stories.

Documentary series exploring what happens when flights lose control.

Following workers across the capital for three years as they race to build an enormous super sewer on time and on budget.

Professor Bettany Hughes travels from the Mouth of the Nile in the north of Egypt, to the shores of Lake Nasser in the far south in search of her Top 10. Along the way she will check in on the Great Sphinx, the original location of the Rosetta Stone, the Valley of the Kings, and the Great Pyramid at Giza.

Russ Malkin, experienced television adventurer and Charley Speed, award-winning supermodel are chalk and cheese when it comes to travel.

Well-to-do teens are taught the true value of money by swapping their first-class globetrotting getaways for micro-budget breaks in the UK.

The stand-up comedian performs in Denmark, New Zealand and Germany over the course of two months - one of the first people to do so since lockdown began. Between gigs he explores the countries he's visiting.

Ever wondered what would happen if you were sucked into a black hole? Or, if wormholes could make time travel a reality? And could life on Earth survive a huge meteor strike like the one that took out the dinosaurs? Now you can find out in this captivating series. Join experts as they unravel the most mind-boggling mysteries of the cosmos, using the latest scientific theories, dramatic time sequences and everyday examples of incredible forces.

Stephen Fry investigates the world of HIV and AIDS today.

Archaeologists are making new discoveries about life during the glory days of the Roman Empire.

In this wildlife spin off series from the drama Wolfblood, Bobby Lockwood sets out to find out everything there is to know about wolves and work out why wolfbloods have such incredible capabilities.

The Big Idea is a gameshow that aired on Sky One in 2006. Hosted by Richard Bacon, the show aimed to find the country's best new business idea, with the public voting for the winner who would receive £100,000 to invest in their concept. Regional heats took place in Manchester and London, then in every episode three mentors introduced two of the products they backed from the regionals. Scrapheap Challenge's Dick Strawbridge would then apply some quirky product testing.

The Conspiracy Files is a British documentary television series broadcast on BBC Two, investigating various modern day conspiracy theories. So far in two series and 6 programmes, the show has investigated the theories surrounding the September 11 attacks, the Pan Am Flight 103 bomb, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the deaths of David Kelly and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Set against the backdrop of the rise of the Islamic State Group comes this gripping documentary thriller that follows the fate of British photojournalist John Cantlie, kidnapped in Syria alongside his colleague and friend James Foley.

Weight loss expert Steve Miller moves into the homes of some of the UK’s fattest families, exposing them to the risks their bulging bellies and bad habits have on their health. And he’s not going to hold back until he has turned their ‘house of fatness’ into a ‘house of fitness’.

Documentary about the political life of Alastair Campbell, once the closest ally of Tony Blair.

Monty travels across Europe along the Rhine, uncovering connections between four countries, their culture and their history through their gardens. He begins at the river's source, high in the Alps.

Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

This three-part documentary military thriller provides unprecedented access to the British Ministry of Defence as it recounts the daring operation to evacuate Kabul. It’s an emotional, unflinching series that, for the first time, shows how Britain’s largest airlift since World War II actually played out, minute by minute.

The civil reforms enacted by Napoleon Bonaparte forcibly reshaped the daily life of a continent. Filmed exclusively from the point of view of the people Napoleon ruled, this two-part series seeks to understand what life was like in Europe between 1799 and 1815—from the end of the French Revolution to the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo. Realistically dramatized accounts based on primary sources such as diaries, letters, reports, and court documents give a voice to people from all levels of society who alternately felt Napoleon’s hand upon their shoulder and his boot upon their neck.

A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world's weirdest events.

Through two films, this documentary reveals the creation and disintegration, within our own time, of a neighbouring European State named Yugoslavia. Part One covers the 1918-1980 period. Part Two covers the 1980-2001 period.

With the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands journey back in time to the era of steam which shaped modern Britain.

No other person in the twentieth century has triggered more discussions among biographers and historians than Adolf Hitler. More than 120.000 books and articles on the dictator that have appeared in the past 50 years have documented the full extent of the most horrible crimes in history that were committed by him and his followers. Developed with the assistance of internationally renowned historians, using newly discovered documents, films, sound recordings and interviews with eye-witnesses, relatives, and victims, 'Hitler - A Profile' is the first comprehensive television portrait of the German dictator. Each episode focuses on one character aspect of the man who plunged an entire nation into collective madness and unparalleled savagery.

Charlie Luxton and Aidan Keane meet ambitious families who are building innovative bespoke homes in some of the UK's most remote and challenging locations

Robert Rinder helps Jewish families discover the full truth about what happened to their relatives during the Holocaust.

There is hardly anything we do more frequently and with more passion than eating. Thus the history of the food is rich in anecdotes, oddities and knowledge from cultural history to hard science. The taste of humans was very different at all times. Why do we eat what we eat and how has it developed? Star cook Christian Rach goes on a journey through the cultural history of cooking and eating. It is a journey in three courses - through kitchens, gardens, bakeries, palaces and huts, to chefs, cheese makers and winegrowers, experimenters and inventors. He learns how stone age people have cooked their soup. Why Europeans once were afraid of the potato. Why there used to be coffee-policemen in Prussia. And how things like baking soda and canned food, dishwashers and table manners were invented.