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Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.

Titch was a stop-motion children's television programme that originally aired on Children's ITV from 1997 to 2000. Then from 2001-2006 shown on Tiny Living, before appearing on Milkshake in 2006 as Tiny Living went off-air. It was created by Pat Hutchins, also the creator of the Titch book series.

The sitcom features the band members Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely and Ashley Horne alongside a host of comedic guest stars who are depicted as wannabe musicians struggling to make it.

The story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it.

The studio audience gets £250,000 and all they need to do to keep it... is remain silent.

In this spin off of 'Sun, Sex, and Suspicious Parents", parents secretly keep an eye on what their teenage kids get up to on their skiing holidays.

Jane McDonald goes on a tour of the place she calls home, Yorkshire, as she explores the history, beauty and warmth of the county she's lived all her life.

The Animal Kingdom is rife with deadly snakes.

The training programme of one of World War Two's most covert organisations, the Special Operations Executive or SEO, is resurrected.

Drama involving a police inspector investigating the kidnapping of his son. All six episodes are believed to be lost.

In each episode, geologist Iain Stewart describes how a certain geological force played a determinant part in human history. Culture may render people less dependent on nature, it still interacts with it, and actually increases the importance of such natural resources as minerals and fossil fuels.

Ian Wright fullfills a life long dream to travel coast to coast across America on a Harley-Davidson motorbike. Joining him for the trip is custom bike builder Nicky Bootz, whose tumultuous rapport and rocky relationship with Wright makes for compulsive viewing. Together they take in the amazing sights and bizarre experiences the country has to offer and put on a show that you'll want to watch over and over again.

One couple, one challenge: for a boyfriend to last the entire evening at his girlfriend's parent's house, as he Meets the Parents, unaware that his every move is being recorded on 30 hidden cameras. What the boyfriend doesn't know is that everyone in the house is an actor.

Tee and Mo follows the adventures of a fun-loving three-year-old monkey, Tee, and first-time super-mum, Mo, as they navigate the swings and roundabouts of life together, learning what it takes to be a son and a mum.

You Must Be the Husband is a British comedy television series starring Tim Brooke-Taylor in the title role of Tom Hammond, and Diane Keen as his wife, Alice Hammond, with Sheila Steafel as Alice's literary agent, Miranda Shaw. Tom and Alice Hammond are a happily married couple who become extremely wealthy when Alice suddenly becomes a best-selling author.

Ever wondered how big the Universe is or if zoos should exist?

Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s Uprising examines three pivotal events from 1981 and how they defined race relations in Britain for a generation.

A look at some of Europe's and America's most horrific serial killers and how bizarrely simple blunders eventually brought them to justice.

Paul Merton in India is a television show broadcast on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and Fox History & Entertainment in India. The first episode was aired on 8 October 2008. It follows comedian Paul Merton as he travels around India. The series was commissioned after the success of the previous series Paul Merton in China. Merton travelled around various places in India, sampling various offbeat and out of the normal aspects of India. It was broadcast on Fox History & Entertainment in India. AXS TV broadcasts the program for American TV viewers.

Sheldon Nichols and Peter Harriott have been working on classic cars since they were teenagers - together they use their years of experience to find and repair classic cars to their client's brief.

Faces of Jim was a black-and-white British comedy television series starring Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker, with each episode being an individual half-hour sitcom. The first series aired as The Seven Faces of Jim, the second as Six More Faces of Jim and the third series as More Faces of Jim. All the episodes were written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.

Heathrow Airport in London, one of the world's busiest, isn't full of just people from all around the world who pass through its doors. This series tells tales of the many creatures that end up at the airport's Animal Reception Centre - some legally, many illegally - and the staff who handle arriving and departing shipments of animals in every shape, size, breed and colour. Along with thousands of cats and dogs, the centre has welcomed sloths, giant octopi, bears, elephants, tigers, lions, sharks, alpacas, venomous snakes, vampire bats, and Britain's equestrian team.

Only Fools on Horses was a BBC reality television programme produced by Endemol UK. The show's name was a play on that of the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, and first aired on 7 July 2006. It featured twelve celebrities who performed equestrian events, with one celebrity being eliminated every day until only one was left. Proceeds went towards Sport Relief. It was presented by Angus Deayton and Kirsty Gallacher. After the final, it was announced that the event had raised over £250,000 for Sport Relief. The final, a jump off between Jenni and Nicki, was won by Jenni Falconer.

Petrolheads is a BBC panel game presented by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie. The show pitted motoring wits against each other and included car stunts shot on location. There were two guests each episode. The show was produced by Brian Klein, directed by John L Spencer and executive producers were Marie-Claire Walton and Steve Ayres. The theme music was by British composer Leigh Haggerwood. It was created and scripted by prolific author Norman Giller, with input from Top Gear writer Richard Porter and comedy scriptwriter Ged Parsons. In October 26, 2012, Richard Osman, writing for The Guardian named Petrolheads among four of UK TV's worst ever gameshows.

Sandy Bennett and Oliver Pryde have been in a long-term relationship, and Sandy wants to marry but Oliver is content with things the way they are.

Series exploring life in, on and around three of Northern Ireland's major rivers.

Perfomances of James Bond theme tunes from a variety of different shows in the BBC archives.

Office Gossip is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2001. Starring Pauline Quirke, it was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who co-wrote The Vicar of Dibley, and George Pritchett. Recently, it has been aired in the United States on various PBS stations as part of 'One Season Wonders.

The series unravels the hidden secrets of the Ice Age and how it created the world we now live in, chronicling the rise of the mega beasts, from woolly mammoths to sabre-tooth cats, and the David and Goliath story of Neanderthals versus Homo Sapiens and the ultimate irony that global warming could trigger the next Ice Age.

Kings of Comedy was a reality television series broadcast made by Endemol for Channel 4. The show was presented by Russell Brand and narrated by Matthew Rudge. The premise was that eight comics lived in a Big Brother-style house to try to determine whether old-school comics or the newer generation are best. The winner got the chance to make his own pilot show.

Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I and travels through Britain and Europe uncovering stories from the Great War.

As a couple struggles to cope with the difficulties of raising a child with Attention Deficit Disorder, they fight with a society that can’t agree on what do to with him.

An expert visits a struggling country house and tries to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owners. The first four seasons saw Ruth Watson in this role. The fifth season saw Simon Davis take the role.

Professor Hannah Fry sets off on a global adventure, not just to see the world but to decode it. With curiosity, wit and insight she peels back the layers in six iconic locations: Spain, Vietnam, Greece, South Korea, Ireland, and Iceland. Through stunning landscapes, vibrant cities and off the beaten track treasures, Hannah seeks out extraordinary local voices and unexpected quirks of history and geography that reveal what makes each place truly unique. Always seeking patterns and hidden connections, she uncovers how Spain’s destiny was shaped by mountains, analyses traffic etiquette in Ho Chi Minh City, reveals secrets hidden in the geometry at the Parthenon and how Irish syntax builds a world view. This is much more than a travelogue—it’s a journey into the forces that shape nations and define cultures.

Bat Out of Hell is a British thriller television serial created by Francis Durbridge and originally aired on BBC Two from 26 November to 24 December 1966. The series followed two lovers, Diana Stewart and Mark Paxton, who are haunted by the voice of Diana's husband over the telephone after he is murdered by the couple. Inspector Clay, played by Dudley Foster, was the detective inspector who headed the police investigation.

In south London, three hapless estate agents inhabit a deliciously skewed parallel universe packed with twisted characters and disastrous scenarios.

Comedian Tom Allen hosts a quiz show with a hilarious twist. With £25,000 up for grabs, contestants must prove their knowledge by looking daft!

Examining the extraordinary physiology of animals who launch themselves into the air - whether winged or wingless; bearing feathers, fur, or scales; by day or night. Shot both in the field and on controlled sets, the series reveals the minute details of wing beats and the science of how a tiny Leaf Hopper pulls 500G on takeoff. Each episode concludes with a behind-the-scenes view of how it was made.

Follow the connected lives of several strangers, each facing their own struggle, viewed through the prism of UK rap and drill music. As the strangers’ worlds begin to unravel around them, they come to the realisation that every action, no matter how small, has a consequence.

An exclusive insight into the extraordinary lives of one of the football and showbiz worlds’ most famous families as they face their biggest challenge yet - leaving Leicester City after 13 years for a new life abroad.

Asking how you tell what's real and what isn't sounds like an obvious question. But in this series of six programmes, James Burke shows that the more you think about it the harder it is to answer. After all, what have you got, apart from your five senses, to prove those senses are giving you the real thing?

Susan Calman sets sail again on the high seas in search of brand new adventures.

Gwaith/Cartref (English: Home/Work) is a Welsh language television series that in set in the comprehensive school of Bro Taf, broadcast on S4C. The show was set in the Welsh valley Rhondda Cynon Taf from series one until the end of series five, and Rhymney Valley from the beginning of series six until the end of the show in series nine.

The plot centres on the disappearance of the eponymous Gemma after she goes backpacking with a friend in India. When the friend returns from the trip alone, she is haunted by the belief that Gemma's disappearance is her fault, but mystery surrounds what really happened.

This six-part series unpicks the events that led to the most devastating disasters of the past 60 years, shining a spotlight on the human cost of the tragedies while seeking to explain the wider political, cultural and institutional context that contributed to them – and looks at the changes made in the wake of each disaster.

Adam Luff interviews fans of the legendary Gerry Anderson, a man famous for TV shows such as Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space 1999, and many others. However, the fans have a tough challenge ahead: they must list five examples of his work that they like, and five examples that they dislike.

Paired into teams across six rally stages, employing planes, trains and automobiles, Maisie Adam, Jill Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Redknapp must complete a series of perilous and sometimes ridiculous off-road challenges as they career around Paris, Lake Geneva, the Alps and finally, Turin, backdrop to The Italian Job, battling to hoist the ALOTO Rally Cup.

Sun, scandal and second chances collide in this reality show in which former cheaters reconnect with their exes.

Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.

Children's drama about a young girl Ellen, and her mischievous mirror double Princess Mirror-Belle. Based on Julia Donaldson books.

Man on Earth is a four-part British documentary television series presented by Tony Robinson. The programme documents the effects of climate change across 200,000 years of human history. The series premiered 7 December 2009 on Channel 4 with 1.4 million viewers. Accompanying Robinson to help explain the science are archaeologist Dr. Jago Cooper and climate modeller Dr. Joy Singarayer.

Totally Frank was a comedy drama series with a real life band as its stars on Channel 4. It followed a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry.

The Joy of Teen Sex is a British television show on Channel 4 that delves into the world of teenagers and sex. This includes sexual experiences, sexual health, trends and relationship issues. The first series ran from 19 January - 9 February 2011, and aired four episodes. The second series comprises six episodes and began on 27 October 2011.