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- Bear Grylls travels the world in search of challenges to his survival skills.
- A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
- A drama-documentary about Operation Foxley, a 1944 British plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
- A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.
- In December 2001 the world's media focused on the small town of Fargo, North Dakota, where the body of Takako Konishi was found in the woods by a hunter. The media reported that she had left Japan with the misunderstanding that the Coen brother's "Fargo" really was a true story and that there was a stash of money hidden somewhere in the snow on a road by a tree. This documentary traces the background to the story and finds that the media, quick to jump on a "funny" story of foolishness, had gotten the story totally wrong.
- Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how little, or how much, attitudes have changed over the past 60 years.
- Mark Ducascos journeys to Japan to learn what it means to be a samurai and to learn about the most popular, and much mythicized, samurai of all time Miyamoto Musashi.
- It traces the transformation of Winnie Mandela from a naïve rural girl to a fierce anti-apartheid activist.
- This documentary by Leo Regan follows the life of his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he becomes part of the hard drug scene through researching it for his book ("Charlie Says: Don't Get High On Your Own Supply"). It shows Lanre as he becomes a character in his own book through his heroin addiction.
- A decade after taking a series of photographs of skinhead members of a far-right group for his book Public Enemies, Leo Regan returns to three members of the gang to see what has happened to them in the intervening years.
- Francis Pryor reveals that the Roman invasion of Britain was a beneficial experience.
- Who actually wrote the book that millions of people describe as the word of God? Christian theologian Robert Beckford sets off on a voyage of historical discovery through Genesis and beyond to uncover the Bible's complex origins.
- A self-help guide which applies the teachings of philosophers to dealing with life's everyday problems.
- Weekly review of the latest video releases.
- Jonathan Rendall's broke, he's been given £12,000 to gamble with, and he gets to keep any winnings. He'll bet on anything: from racing to roulette, boxing to blackjack. All he needs is luck. This is a gambling spree that takes him around the world and finishes up in Las Vegas. If he plays his cards right, it's a trip that could set him up for life. But he's got more than the odds against him.
- Kate Humble makes an epic two thousand mile journey across the Middle East, following the ancient frankincense trade route of Arabia which first connected the Arab world with the West.
- A docu-drama celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first production of the stage play 'Peter Pan'.
- The nationwide search for the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Election challenges ten young contestants to take part in political challenges in two teams. Each week a celebrity guest mentors both teams and examines them in a skills test, where the winning team will gain an advantage for the main challenge. The winning team will go on a treat and the losing team face Jonathan Dimbleby where one will be told "Your Campaign is Over", where one will be evicted. The ten-part series culminates in the last two contestants battling out at Parliament. The winner of the series gets a personal meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street.
- The Jesus Army, aka the Jesus Fellowship Church and the Bugbrooke Community, was a neocharismatic evangelical Christian movement based in the United Kingdom, part of the British New Church Movement. Founded by Noel Stanton, the Jesus Army is no more after allegations of child abuse.
- Christopher Lee hosts an overview of Sherlock Holmes as Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of him, as portrayed on the stage, on radio, television, and in the motion pictures by dozens of actors from 1900 to 1985.
- White Tribe is Darcus Howe's journey of discovery through late twentieth century England. This series is about challenging the way the British look at England and white people. It is Darcus' intimate record of a lost world. The focus is intensely personal.
- Emmy Award winning director Lol Lovett presents a series of intimate documentaries about the world of action sports and it's biggest stars.
- A documentary series about freedom in all aspects of our lives.
- Becoming Alexander provides a radically different way of exploring one of history's greatest figures. We follow Hollywood actor Colin Farrell as he prepares to play Alexander the Great in Oliver Stone's epic biopic. As we watch the transformation unfold, our understanding, knowledge and appreciation of the dramatic life of Alexander become clear.
- Investigation about modern life's side effects: stress, anxiety, peer envy.
- Having gotten a career in the mainstream media, journalist David Matthews found himself under attack from his friends, who accused him of selling out, "acting white" and playing "their" game. Incensed by this, Matthews looks at black men, claiming they are generally lazy, promiscuous and obsessed with street culture. Looking at the job market, parenthood, schools and other areas, Matthews looks at the subject in depth to back up his claims.
- Six celebrities each pursue their dreams of becoming musicians.
- This new travel series aims to rescue Africa from its association with dictatorships, civil wars and famine. Personal reporters on individual countries include Viv Richards, George Melly, David Baddiel, Antony Sher and Richard Ingrams.
- Host Simon Singh examines the secretive history behind the development and evolution of ciphers and code breaking. Thestories in the series range from the cipher that sealed the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the coded Zimmermann Telegram that changed the course of the First World War.
- Is Ballet really hell? Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell, filmmaker Ken Russell, actor Will Kemp and singer Toyah Willcox among others, tell their own personal ballet stories.
- Prof Carlo Ginzberg explains his theories about writing history by telling the story behind his most famous book, 'The Cheese and the Worms'.
- Series charting the search for at least two ordinary individuals to play a coveted role in a classic West End show for one night only.
- A teacher has a titillating experience after accepting an unusual gift from a friend.
- In a unique experiment, a group of British men have signed up to become inmates in a real American prison -- their last chance to get back on the straight and narrow.
- Darcus Howe attempts to become closer to his troubled son.