Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries

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Dunkirk: The New Evidence
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Dunkirk has long been viewed as the RAF's poorest hour, but this documentary draws on new evidence to reveal the hidden story of the key role that they played in the evacuation. First shown: 2 Jul 2017 Repeat Aired 3 Nov 2018.
2018x1
The Department of Complaints
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The Department of Complaints is a one-stop shop for when the white goods go wrong, the warranty's not watertight, or the computer says No. Consumer journalist Harry Wallop leads a team .. show full overview
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20 Kids and Counting
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Britain's biggest family are back and it's their biggest year yet. The Radfords are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary and Sue is pregnant with baby number 20. However, since .. show full overview
2018x3
Obama: The President Who Inspired the World
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Matt Frei examines the life and career of Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, a year after his presidency ended. Since Obama first emerged on the .. show full overview
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Holocaust: The Revenge Plot
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Documentary, making use of previously undisclosed recordings and candid interviews to tell the story of the Avengers, a secret organisation of Holocaust survivors who came up with a .. show full overview
2018x4
Can You Rebuild My Brain?
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When Lotje Sodderland was 34, her brain was permanently damaged by a stroke that almost killed her. It fundamentally changed her and how she saw the world but it also left her fascinated .. show full overview
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The Bulger Killers: Was Justice Done?
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For the first time since the murder of James Bulger in 1993, this documentary speaks to key individuals involved in the trial, to ask whether justice was truly served.
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My Millionaire Migrant Boss
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In this programme, Liverpool-based Palestinian and multi-millionaire Marwan Koukash offers four unemployed people a unique opportunity - a two week work trial, overseen and mentored by .. show full overview
2018x9
Lost Cities of the Maya Revealed
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This documentary has exclusive access to the startling results of a massive research project that is revealing an ancient hidden civilisation in the jungles of Central America and .. show full overview
2018x8
The World's Most Luxurious Airline
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A look behind the scenes as Singapore Airlines bid to create a whole new level of opulence for first class travellers
2018x10
The First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man
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Documentary following scientists at the Natural History Museum and University College London studying Britain's oldest human remains. The complete skeleton was unearthed in Gough's Cave .. show full overview
2018x10
The First Brit: The 10,000 Year Old Man
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This documentary follows an ambitious project that uses cutting-edge DNA analysis to accurately recreate the face of Britain's oldest complete skeleton, Cheddar Man.
2018x11
Working with Weinstein
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Under criminal investigation in Britain and the US, expelled from Bafta and the Academy of Motion Pictures, Harvey Weinstein's fall from grace has been swift since allegations of sexual .. show full overview
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Hannibal's Elephant Army The New Evidence
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Scientists search for traces of the Carthaginian general's journey across the Alps with an army that included 40,000 men, 9000 cavalry and 37 elephants, a challenge that involved .. show full overview
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Hannibal's Elephant Army: The New Evidence
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The true story behind Carthaginian general Hannibal crossing the Alps - with 40,000 men, 9000 cavalry and 37 elephants - is finally revealed, thanks to extraordinary new discoveries
2018x12
Hannibal's Elephant Army: The New Evidence
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The true story of Carthaginian general Hannibal crossing the alps- with 40,000 men, 9,000 cavalry & 37 elephants- is revealed thanks to extraordinary new discoveries.
2018x13
The FGM Detectives
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Filmed over two years, this documentary examines female genital mutilation, which is estimated to affect 137,000 women and girls in England and Wales. Reporter Cathy Newman investigates.
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Churchill's Secret Affair
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An explosive documentary revealing new evidence of Winston Churchill's secret affair and how it came to haunt him.
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Britain's Polar Bear Cub
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Behind the scenes at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie in Inverness-shire, following efforts to breed the nation's first polar bear cub for 25 years as keepers mate Arktos with .. show full overview
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Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack
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Matt Frei explores the poisoning of Russian Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, searching for clues to potential motives that could explain why the former British double .. show full overview
2018x17
Are You Autistic?
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A documentary challenging what people think they know about autism, exploring myths surrounding the condition and examining what living with autism is really like in the UK today. Anna .. show full overview
2018x18
The Million Pound Holiday Club
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Four celebrities are thrown into the gold-plated world of luxury reportage, as they're assigned to review holidays and experiences that most of us could only dream of. Comedian Rob .. show full overview
2018x19
Jesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence
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The traditional story of the birth of Christianity is dominated by men. Only men could be priests, and only men were close disciples of Jesus. But now Bible experts Helen Bond and Joan .. show full overview
2018x20
Paradise Hunters
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Two millennials hand in their notice and leave their friends and family behind to start very different jobs in far-flung locations. Katie turns her back on her role in London .. show full overview
2018x21
Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets of the Sewers
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There's an epidemic of fatbergs under Britain's streets. But why? A team of experts analyse one of the biggest ever seen, revealing the nation's dirty secrets.
2018x22
My F-ing Tourette's Family
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Cameras follow Hayley and Richard Davies-Monk, and their sons Spencer, 13, and Lewis, nine. They're an Oxfordshire family who confront the daily challenges of living with the boys' .. show full overview
2018x23
Catching a Killer - Knock At The Door
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Cameras follow Thames Valley Police's investigation into the murder of 64-year-old Hang Yin Leung, who died after being violently assaulted during a burglary at her Milton Keynes home in .. show full overview
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Catching a Killer: A Knock at the Door
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Cameras follow Thames Valley Police's investigation into the murder of 64-year-old Hang Yin Leung, who died after being violently assaulted during a burglary at her Milton Keynes home in .. show full overview
2018x23
Manchester - A Year of Hate Crime
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Documentary filmed over the past year in Greater Manchester at a time when the city experienced its worst terror attack in living memory - the Manchester Arena bombing. The fallout from .. show full overview
2018x23
Manchester - A Year of Hate Crime
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Documentary filmed over the past year in Greater Manchester at a time when the city experienced its worst terror attack in living memory - the Manchester Arena bombing. The fallout from .. show full overview
2018x24
Mo Salah: A Football Fairy Tale
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This compelling documentary charts Liverpool footballer Mo Salah's rise from humble origins in Egypt to shooting to world stardom in the English Premier League and the Champions League.
2018x25
How to Get Fit Fast
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With warmer weather on the horizon, the idea of stripping off the layers and getting beach-body ready can be intimidating. How can you get your exercise and weight loss plans back on .. show full overview
2018x26
4 Men, 175 Babies: Britain's Super Sperm Donors
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Documentary following four men who have collectively helped to conceive more than 175 babies by donating their sperm to women who contacted them on unregulated websites and social media .. show full overview
2018x27
The Battle for Britain's Heroes
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Brits are proud of their past. We celebrate our exceptional island nation that ruled the waves, triumphed over its enemies and built an empire that many feel changed the world for the .. show full overview
2018x28
How To Start An Airline
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Documentary following the highs and lows of businessman Kazi Shafiqur Rahman's journey as he tries to launch a brand new airline in the UK. While working at City Airport, Kazi did every .. show full overview
2018x29
Britain's Refugee Children
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Following the progress of six refugee children over a period of six months as they adapt to new lives with their families in Cardiff and Newport. Abdul was just four years old when civil .. show full overview
2018x30
The Great British Germ Hunt
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Kate Quilton and a team explore the invisible world of bacteria, as they conduct a series of unique experiments to find out why these germs are crucial for our health. The team head to a .. show full overview
2018x31
World's Tiniest Masterpieces
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For Willard Wigan, there's a whole universe in the eye of a needle. Having crafted some of the smallest artworks in history, he now plans to turn a carpet fibre into a sculpture in a human body cel.
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Dunkirk: The Forgotten Heroes
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The untold story of the 51st Highland Division, who were left in France when Dunkirk was evacuated, and ordered to fight on against Hitler's war machine, in the face of overwhelming odds.
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UN Sex Abuse Scandal
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This powerful documentary exposed the culture of impunity among UN peacekeepers, who have been accused of 1,700 crimes of sexual violence
2018x35
The Shopping Centre: Artist in Residence
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Artist Rachel Maclean spends a month living in Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre, meeting shoppers and staff and making an extraordinary new piece of art
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Heatwave Britain
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The show is about the Extreme weather that has affected many parts of the UK. It will ask why the country is experiencing such heat and if this is what British summers will be like .. show full overview
2018x36
The Foreign Doctors are Coming
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From Egypt to Brazil, doctors across the world leave to train and practise in the UK. Will their hard work earn them a pass and a job in the NHS? Having spent thousands travelling to the .. show full overview
2018x37
Saving Planet Earth: Fixing a Hole
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As climate change begins to feel like an impossible challenge, this documentary tells the story of the first man-made threat to the planet's environment - the hole in the ozone layer - .. show full overview
2018x38
Manhunting with My Mum
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TV presenter AJ Odudu and her match-making mum Florence embark on a mission to find AJ a husband in mum's native Nigeria. Drawing on the Nigerian tradition of parents arranging partners .. show full overview
2018x39
Inside Alton Towers
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For nearly 40 years, Alton Towers has attracted visitors to some of Britain's most thrilling roller coasters. But in June 2015 something went very wrong. Two carriages collided on one of .. show full overview
2018x40
Married to a Paedophile
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Each week over 100 wives learn that their husbands aren't all they seem, as police charge ever more men for having child sex images. This programme provides an insight into affected families' lives.
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The Extreme Diet Hotel
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“We will whip you into shape and you will say thank you and pay us [£750] for the privilege!” Not the demand of a dominatrix, but the greeting offered by formidable weight-loss guru .. show full overview
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Spying on my Family
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One family gets to see into every corner of each other's lives, with every social media post and text message laid bare and cameras tracking their every move
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Massacre at Ballymurphy
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Massacre at Ballymurphy is a forensic exposé of one of the most shocking and significant events of the troubles in Northern Ireland: a series of killings the British Army stand accused .. show full overview
2018x44
Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Van?
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Guy Martin rebuilds his beloved transit van and tries to break the van lap record at the dangerous and demanding Nürburgring in Germany. But the huge undertaking threatens to end in disaster.
2018x45
Brexit: What the Nation Really Thinks
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As the Prime Minster tries to deliver a Brexit that works for the country as whole, we reveal what the British people think of the likely deal on offer. Channel 4 has commissioned the .. show full overview
2018x46
Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton
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This documentary provides an adrenaline-fuelled account of Ant Middleton's attempt to climb the Earth's highest mountain. It documents the raw emotion and the impact on Ant's body and .. show full overview
2018x48
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
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Steve Pemberton, Daniel Mays and Stuart Graham star in this factual drama about the police's interrogation of Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer who shot a fleeing burglar in 1999.
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Trans Kids: It's Time to Talk
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Psychotherapist and author Stella O'Malley reflects on the huge rise in numbers of young people embarking on gender transition, through the prism of her own experience as a child with .. show full overview
2018x50
John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
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John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky is the untold story of John Lennon's album Imagine, released in 1971. The underlying message was one of radical engagement, as relevant today as ever. .. show full overview
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John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
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John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky is the untold story of John Lennon's album Imagine, released in 1971. The underlying message was one of radical engagement, as relevant today as ever. .. show full overview
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The Lost Lotus: Restoring a Race Car
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Philip Glenister and Ant Anstead restore a Lotus Elite - a classic of 1950s British motoring. Ant unearths a gem in Stoke - a unique green Elite that was the prototype model for the 100 .. show full overview
2018x63
Superkids: Breaking Away from Care
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Lemn Sissay meets seven young people who are in the care of their council and sets out to help them express their experiences through words and perform them to a packed theatre of decision-makers
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World's Weirdest Homes
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From a giant sandcastle and a farm that floats on the ocean, to the tallest single-family home on the planet, Charlie Luxton explores jaw-dropping homes, and examines why the people who .. show full overview
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The Real Brexit Debate
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy chairs a live Brexit debate, with four high-profile politicians who represent the main divisions between MPs on Brexit and an audience with diverse perspectives.
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Paul Heaton - From Hull to Heatongrad
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Exploring the life and career of one of the UK's most successful songwriters - the man behind the much-loved songs of The Housemartins, The Beautiful South and latterly Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott
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The World's Most Extraordinary Christmas Dinners
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This programme meets the people whose ambition and creativity have no limits as they strive to achieve the world's most extraordinary Christmas dinners. Nasa astronaut Anne McClain will .. show full overview
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Celebrity Call Centre at Christmas
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The Call Centre reopens at Christmas, as celebrities including Debbie McGee and Goggleboxers Steph and Dom tackle the public's queries - from festive dilemmas to affairs of the heart.
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Jamie's Quick & Easy Christmas
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In this hour-long special edition, Jamie serves up some simple but genius combinations of just five ingredients, to create the most fabulous Christmas feast.
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Courtney Act's Christmas Extravaganza
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Global drag sensation Courtney Act celebrates Christmas in spectacular style with Leona Lewis, Little Mix and Zara Larsson. Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock gets a full drag .. show full overview
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Rob Rinder's Good Year, Bad Year
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End-of-year review show in which the man best known as ITV's Judge Rinder casts an unflinching eye, razor-sharp legal mind and acerbic tongue over the events of 2018, to determine once .. show full overview
2018x65
Arrivals
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An insight into the lives of some of the thousands of people passing through the Heathrow airport arrivals halls, featuring captivating stories told by passengers and their waiting loved ones.
2018x59
The Secret World of Emily Bronte
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Two hundred years after the author's birth, Lily Cole - an admirer of Bronte's work - explores her world and the groundbreaking novel she produced, Wuthering Heights. Given that Bronte .. show full overview
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Big Ben: Countdown to New Year
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2018 Episode: As the clock tower is dismantled into thousands of pieces and sent for repair, new technologies uncover astonishing secrets of the past. But will Ben's bells be ready in time to chime for New Year?
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Britain's Wildest Weather 2018
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At times funny and at times frightening, Britain's Wildest Weather 2018 tells the story of an incredible extreme weather year through first-hand accounts and eye-popping footage filmed .. show full overview

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