Documentaries
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1. The Secret Helpers: Series 1, Dan and Brett
Dan, recovering from two strokes, gets support and advice to make it to his wedding.
8. The Repair Shop: Series 2, Episode 8
Jay Blades and the team repair a plane propeller and a rusted shoe-stretching machine.
13. My First: Series 2, Picnic
Join Lennox as he goes on his first picnic.
1. MAKE! Craft Britain: Series 1, Episode 1
Novice crafters master the art of hooky rugmaking and traditional letterpress.
10. Saving Lives at Sea: Series 2, Episode 10
A crew are paged in the early hours after a drunken festival-goer jumps in the river.
8. Caught Red Handed: Series 6, Episode 8
A city unites to take on thieves who are targeting small businesses.
Secret Knowledge: The Private Life of a Dolls' House
Exploring the history of dolls' houses from early examples to modern incarnations.
Rehab: Addicted Lives
Documentary going behind the doors of a residential rehabilitation centre in Somerset.
1. Great Indian Railway Journeys: Series 1, Amritsar to Shimla
Michael Portillo embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla.
7. The Repair Shop: Series 2, Episode 7
Jay Blades and the team repair a unique toy replica of a Dennis fire engine.
Sport Relief: 2018, Gareth Thomas' Silver Skydivers for Sport Relief
Gareth Thomas attempts to conquer his fears and do a parachute jump for Sport Relief.
12. My First: Series 2, Swimming Lesson
Join Daniella as she learns to swim.
4. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby: Series 2, Ashford Castle, Ireland
Monica Galetti and Giles Coren work in Ireland's 800-year-old Ashford Castle.
7. Caught Red Handed: Series 6, Episode 7
A shopkeeper is stunned when one of his regular customers turns into an armed robber.
6. Natural World: 2017-2018, Sudan: The Last of the Rhinos
The remarkable story of 43-year-old Sudan, the last male northern white rhino in the world
2. Spy in the Wild: Intelligence
In Borneo, a spy creature meets real orangutans and discovers how they use human tools.
2. Treasures of Ancient Greece: The Classical Revolution
Alastair unpicks the reasons behind the revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art.
13. My Life: Series 9, The Boy on the Bicycle Two Years On
This film revisits three refugee children who featured in the Boy on the Bicycle.
6. The Repair Shop: Series 2, Episode 6
Jay Blades and the team repair a rosewood table, an antique steamboat and a panda bear.
6. imagine...: Winter 2017/18, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memories
Alan Yentob talks to Andrew Lloyd Webber about his new autobiography.
11. My First: Series 2, Hobby
Join Grace as she starts her first hobby.
The Funeral Murders
Documentary about events that took place at two funerals in Belfast in March 1988.
6. Caught Red Handed: Series 6, Episode 6
Thieves feed gas into cash machines and explode them.
1. Spy in the Wild: Love
Spy Pup makes friends with a wild dog pack to investigate their maternal love.
2. Art of Spain: The Dark Heart
Andrew Graham-Dixon investigates Spain's Golden Age of art of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Sport Relief: 2018, Famously Unfit for Sports Relief
Four out-of-shape celebrities embark on a muscle-grinding mission to regain their fitness.
1. Coast: Series 7, The Mysteries of the Isles
Neil Oliver explores the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Lord Kitchener.
4. David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities: Series 4, Curious Counters
David Attenborough explores whether there is counting in the natural world.
11. Hugh's Wild West: Series 1, Episode 11
Wildlife enthusiast Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores the Somerset Levels.
5. The Repair Shop: Series 2, Episode 5
Jay Blades and the team repair a broken pipe and a dilapidated gramophone.
1. Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago: Series 1, Episode 1
Seven celebrities arrive in Biarritz and make their way to the start of their pilgrimage.
10. My First: Series 2, Dentist
Join Ava as she goes to the dentist for the first time.
8. Saving Lives at Sea: Series 2, Episode 8
A father and son find themselves in danger after jumping in to rescue a drowning dog.
5. Caught Red Handed: Series 6, Episode 5
There is a Halloween raid on a clothes shop by ghostly men in grotesque masks.
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
The story of Irish rock through the different musical traditions of Belfast and Dublin.
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
Documentary about Northen Irish pop-punk band The Undertones.
