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- After being sent to a detention center, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers, who want to conform him to the status quo.
- The Beatles charter a special bus for a surreal mystery tour.
- After life-changing heart surgeries, good friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse embark on a relaxing yet epic journey around Britain, eating great food and attempting to catch some of the nation's iconic fish.
- Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.
- Follows the adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol, particularly the crew of its most advanced combat submarine called Stingray.
- A chance romance between two men from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess, leads into mystery after one of them is found murdered.
- Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.
- From Christopher Guest ('Best in Show, ' 'A Mighty Wind') comes this comedy series that follows one man's quest to track down his genealogy.
- Feature documentary about the spectacular fall from grace of media mogul Harvey Weinstein. With a cast of characters including survivors, friends and colleagues, this is a portrait of power and its abuses, spanning over forty years.
- A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.
- After hitting rock bottom, former youth-boxing champion Jimmy McCabe returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team: gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.
- The misadventures of three young football players at a fictional Premier League club.
- A documentary that looks at the World War 2 deception of 1943. British Naval intelligence devised a plan so ludicrous that Churchill loved it, the German High Command fell for it, and Allied forces acted on it, allowing them to invade southern Europe via Sicily. A plot so far fetched, you'll think it was fiction. Not since the Trojan horse has a military deception had such an impact on the world.
- Royal Marines defend Government House from Argentine invaders during the events that triggered the Falklands War.
- The Ruins Of Empires is an innovative performance piece by Hip Hop Artist and writer Akala. It is an abridged version of his epic poem of the same name and is a personal interpretation of history as told through the 'knowledge seeker' performed by Akala himself. He follows the course of mans evolution, via astral travel and multiple reincarnations, in an attempt to discover the cause of the rise and fall of Empires. It is driven by a musical score by Mala and Paul Gladstone-Reid and combines innovative animation techniques and emerging technology with some of the most ground breaking creative talents in the industry, under the creative guidance of Andy Serkis and The Imaginarium.
- A journey where the viewer can see Werner Herzog's creative and personal vision which was shared with iconic travel writer Bruce Chatwin, the prolific author of 'In Patagonia' and a champion of the nomadic life.
- After finding an intriguing ring on a deserted beach, retired academic James Parkin soon becomes the victim of a supernatural revenge. But who is the avenger?
- Ralph witnesses the disintegration of his parents' marriage through adultery and alcohol during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland in 1969. Ralph finds his new step-mother is the only one who understands his inner turmoil.
- In an unstable South American country, capable Nostromo, a person of trust and a legend among his shipmates, is ordered to secure a shipment of silver and stop any revolutionaries who might try to take it. But even the bravest can be foolish.
- Spoof documentary series set in the offices of a talent agency. Impressionist Morgana Robinson plays owner Vincent Mann and all of his celebrity clients - male and female.
- Terry Pratchett looks at the highly controversial issue of assisted suicide.
- The story of Sylvia Plath's seminal novel The Bell Jar as well as the parallels between her life and the book. The film includes an exclusive testimony from Sylvia Plath's daughter Frieda Hughes about her mother.
- A competitive programme that searches for Britain’s most talented amateur interior designer.
- Louis Theroux visits a small group of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers.
- In 1938 mixed race baby Shirley Bassey, her mother and eight siblings are living in a poor area of Cardiff after her father is imprisoned for sexual offences. The teen-aged Shirley will help the family finances bringing her big, impassioned singing voice to local clubs and, in 1954, aged seventeen, she moves to London, impressing agent Mike Sullivan. To further her career however she must give up her illegitimate daughter Sharon to be raised as her own child by Shirley's sister Iris. After winning over the famously hostile Glasgow Empire audience Shirley has arrived. Impresario Jack Hylton stars her in the West End and she has hit records. She rides out gutter press interest in Sharon and, after a row with Mike, takes fledgling film producer Kenneth Hume as her agent and husband. Not only does he fail to further her career but he turns out to be a homosexual. Yet Shirley is a born survivor, weathering her divorce from Ken in 1965 and, decades later, still every inch a star, belting out the autobiographical song 'My Life'.
- As part of the BBC2 50th-anniversary celebrations, comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse were commissioned to produce this spoof history of the channel. It parodies the channel, its content, and the history documentary.
- In the near future, the greenhouse effect has plunged the world into recession, and the unscrupulous Stark Corporation is making as much money as it can from the crisis.
- The action moves along quickly in this made-for-television drama about Eve, an ex-terrorist from Germany who is forced to escape to Australia with her teenage daughter Chrissie when she is sought by Riley, a lover from 17 years in the past. In turn, the IRA has sent two members after Riley because he shot an IRA soldier and must pay the consequences. The two IRA operatives looking for Riley come across a really nasty biker who wants vengeance on Eve for setting his car on fire -- and the three men finally track her and Chrissie to the wine-growing country of Barossa Valley. The final denouement is about to explode, as Riley also arrives on the scene. With under-par acting and a patchy plot, this film was never released theatrically.
- Celebrity chef Rick Stein takes as meandering journey through the waterways of France, sampling the very best of the country's cuisine, as he takes the long route to a favourite Marsailles eatery.
- Not Only...But Also, most famously showcased Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in there so-called 'Dagenham dialogues' in which Pete (a nasal know-all who has utter confidence in his surreal and ill-informed philosophies on life) and Dud (credulous, dim-witted and scruffy) discuss all manner of subjects, bedecked in cloth caps and Macs.
- Archaeologists search for information about how Stonehenge was built and what that can tell us about the people who built it.
- In March 2018, Julie Reilly was reported missing. The skilled investigators of Police Scotland's Major Investigations team take up the case.
- Louis travels to Phoenix, Arizona - the capital of dementia care.
- BBC 2 aired "The Vault of Horror", a hosted horror movie show on Halloween night till the early hours of the morning; that was hosted by Guy Henry as "Dr Walpurgis".
- Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history. 15 million were displaced and more than a million lost their lives. The story is told through the testimony of people who lived together for centuries, but were forced out of their homes as one of the largest and most ethnically diverse nations in the world was divided. Dramatised reconstructions evoke some of the mistrust, violence and upheaval that ensued.
- In 1996 Marc Dutroux was arrested on suspicion of having kidnapped, tortured and sexually abused six girls aged between 8 and 19, four of whom died. His widely publicized trial took place in 2004. Dutroux was convicted of all charges, along with the murder of a suspected former accomplice, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Dutroux's accomplices included Michelle Martin, Michel Lelièvre, Jean-Michel Nihoul, and Bernard Weinstein. Martin was convicted and sentenced as an accomplice to 30 years in prison, while Lelièvre was sentenced to 25 years. Nihoul, a Brussels conman, pub-owner and familiar face at sex parties, was initially tried as an accomplice to the kidnappings, but was acquitted of these charges due to insufficient evidence. He was instead convicted of involvement in a gang that participated in human and drug trafficking and was sentenced to five years in prison. Weinstein was never tried, as he was murdered by Dutroux.
- A predecessor to modern reality shows in which a group of modern people live as Britons of the Iron Age.
- Married assistant librarian John Lewis 's mainstay is fantasy, until Mrs Gruffydd -Williams enters his life with interests and offers decidedly non-literary.
- A very informative documentary on the making of Peter Jackson's gore classic Bad Taste. Highlights include behind-the-scenes footage, detailed explanations of the special effects, an interview with Peter's mom and dad, and interviews with the cast and crew.
- An interview with Brigitte Höss, daughter of Rudolf Höss, the Kommandant of KZ Auschwitz, by Thomas Harding. Research from this interview was used for the book "Hanns and Rudolf: The German Jew and the Hunt for the Kommandant of Auschwitz". The interview took place at Brigitte Höss home, in N. Virginia, USA.
- One education trust, three secondary schools and 5000 students. BBC Documentary series examining the British education system - from bike shed to board room.
- Dramatized story shot like a documentary about an alpha she-wolf and her six cubs who must navigate the treacherous Alps in order to find a safe place to live after her alpha mate is killed by a bear.
- Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour discusses his childhood, family life, early career and process for the creation of his fourth solo album Rattle That Lock.
- When Martin 's adopted daughter is kidnapped from their English home by a mysterious figure from Ireland, Martin decides to go in pursuit and finds himself across the water exploring his own background as a Protestant in Ulster. The film is both a chase thriller and David Rudkin 's personal view of the situation in Northern Ireland.
- This series uncovers key stories of women that have made and changed human history from 10,000 BCE to the present day.
- Ex-crack-head Carl John revisits his home city of Liverpool to make a documentary about how this terrible drug is destroying the lives of people he knows. In the "Crack House" BBC documentary one is given a unique insight into the lives of crack addicts in the UK and how this problem is not going away. We see prostitutes and shoplifters and pregnant hookers in action and people smoking crack and what kind of places they inhabit.
- Documentary series exploring social history via the family trees of ordinary families, tracing the family forward through history to their modern descendants.