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Watch Documentary Series & Episodes on U

Top Shows to Stream on U On Demand

  • U&Yesterday Channel

    Documentary Hunting Outback Gold

    Two life-long friends lead a daring expedition into the Australian Outback, to solve a 100 year old mystery.

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    Documentary Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

    Actor Stanley Tucci travels across Italy tasting the flavours of the land and the sea.

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    Documentary Jennifer and Joanna: Absolutely Champers

    Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, go to France to learn how champagne is made.

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    Documentary Bangers & Cash

    The Mathewsons return for a new series. Exclusively on U, watch each episode 7 days early.

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  • U&W Channel

    Documentary Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over

    Stacey is back for another exclusive series, exploring the lives of fascinating people and their stories.

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  • U&W Channel

    Documentary Butchers of the Bayou

    True Crime Documentary. Two serial killers operating separately terrorise Baton Rouge.

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  • U&Dave Channel

    Documentary Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

    Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share their life experiences while fishing.

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  • U&Yesterday Channel

    Documentary Canal Boat Diaries

    Robbie Cumming offers a personal take on life aboard his narrowboat while travelling through England.

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    Documentary Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

    The intrepid explorer takes a nostalgic look at some of his iconic travel series.

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Most Popular

  • Dom Chinea's Cornish Workshop

    Description: The Repair Shop's Dom Chinea and his family swap bustling Kent for wild West Cornwall.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Bangers & Cash

    Description: Behind the scenes of a Yorkshire-based, family-run historic car auction business.; Category: Motoring; 152 episodes available.

  • The World at War

    Description: Acclaimed British documentary series from the 1970s telling the story of World War II; Category: Military & War; 26 episodes available.

  • Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over

    Description: The investigative reporter spends 72 hours in the company of extraordinary characters.; Category: Real Stories; 24 episodes available.

  • Hunting Outback Gold

    Description: Two friends lead an expedition deep into the Australian Outback to find gold.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • Canal Boat Diaries

    Description: Robbie Cumming offers a look at life on his narrowboat while travelling through England.; Category: Travel; 28 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin: Proper Jobs

    Description: Guy Martin attempts a variety of roles that involve hard graft and no end of skill.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 8 episodes available.

  • Abandoned Engineering

    Description: A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.; Category: Engineering; 122 episodes available.

  • Flipping Bangers

    Description: Will Trickett and Gus Gregory try to fix neglected cars and double their selling price.; Category: Motoring; 23 episodes available.

  • Robson Green: World's Most Amazing Walks

    Description: Robson Green walks some of the world's most awe-inspiring trails.; Category: Travel; 8 episodes available.

  • Red Flag

    Description: Compelling true crime series about the perilous landscape of modern dating.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.

  • Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics

    Description: Bangers & Cash spin-off series.; Category: Motoring; 42 episodes available.

Travel & Adventure

  • Jennifer and Joanna: Absolutely Champers

    Description: Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, go to France to learn how champagne is made.; Category: Classic Comedy & Sitcom; 1 episode available.

  • Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

    Description: Actor Stanley Tucci travels across Italy tasting the flavours of the land and the sea.; Category: Travel; 6 episodes available.

  • Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

    Description: The intrepid explorer takes a nostalgic look at some of his iconic travel series.; Category: Travel; 6 episodes available.

  • Martin Clunes: Islands of America

    Description: Martin Clunes embarks on an epic 10,000-mile journey around the coast of America.; Category: Travel; 4 episodes available.

  • Robson Green: World's Most Amazing Walks

    Description: Robson Green walks some of the world's most awe-inspiring trails.; Category: Travel; 8 episodes available.

  • Cape Carnage: Killer Catch

    Description: Series following the Davey family hand line fishing off the northern coast of Australia.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 10 episodes available.

  • Our Guy in China

    Description: Guy Martin's love of industry leads him to China as he reveals an unseen, innovative side.; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.

  • Operation Gold Rush

    Description: Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers on an epic journey across the Canadian wilderness.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 3 episodes available.

  • Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow

    Description: Dan Snow is taking on a massive historical challenge, to run the Grand Canyon.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 2 episodes available.

  • Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia

    Description: Actor Martin Clunes visits 16 of the 8,000 islands in Australia.; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.

  • Expedition with Steve Backshall

    Description: The naturalist ventures into uncharted territory in pursuit of new discoveries.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 16 episodes available.

U&Original Docuseries

  • Dom Chinea's Cornish Workshop

    Description: The Repair Shop's Dom Chinea and his family swap bustling Kent for wild West Cornwall.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Hunting Outback Gold

    Description: Two friends lead an expedition deep into the Australian Outback to find gold.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • Secrets of the London Underground

    Description: Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of London's tube network.; Category: Engineering; 36 episodes available.

  • Red Flag

    Description: Compelling true crime series about the perilous landscape of modern dating.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.

  • Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake

    Description: The TOWIE star enters the world of dog care at Basildon's Dogs Trust rehoming centre.; Category: Real Stories; 14 episodes available.

  • Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over

    Description: The investigative reporter spends 72 hours in the company of extraordinary characters.; Category: Real Stories; 24 episodes available.

  • Special Ops: To Catch A Criminal

    Description: Factual series following investigations of elite UK police units cracking tough cases.; Category: Emergency Services; 12 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin: Proper Jobs

    Description: Guy Martin attempts a variety of roles that involve hard graft and no end of skill.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 8 episodes available.

  • Back From the Dead: Who Kidnapped Me?

    Description: We look at the kidnapping of Delimar Vera, a true story that shocked America.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.

  • Dream Car Fixers

    Description: Sheldon Nichols and Peter Harriott use their years of experience to repair classic cars.; Category: Motoring; 14 episodes available.

  • Bangers & Cash

    Description: Behind the scenes of a Yorkshire-based, family-run historic car auction business.; Category: Motoring; 152 episodes available.

  • Classic Car Kings

    Description: The team at Irv's Resto Shop rescue classic cars that seem beyond repair.; Category: Motoring; 6 episodes available.

U & David Attenborough

  • Life

    Description: David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary things animals and plants do to survive.; Category: Natural History; 10 episodes available.

  • Birds of Paradise

    Description: A team of New Guinean naturalists film birds of paradise in the heart of the rainforest.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.

  • Attenborough and The Sea Dragon

    Description: The 200 million-year-old remains of an ichthyosaur found on the Jurassic Coast.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.

  • Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Description: Documentary series in which the eminent naturalist explores unusual evolutionary quirks.; Category: Natural History; 27 episodes available.

  • The Life of Mammals

    Description: David Attenborough looks at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.; Category: Natural History; 10 episodes available.

  • Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard

    Description: Sir David Attenborough and biologist Prof. Ben Garrod excavate a prehistoric crime scene.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.

  • Attenborough's Wonder of Song

    Description: Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.

  • Natural World: Attenborough's Wonder Of Eggs

    Description: David Attenborough reveals the secrets of birds' eggs from creation to hatching.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.

Uncover the Past

  • Empire with Michael Portillo

    Description: The story of how a small island on the edge of Europe built the biggest empire.; Category: History; 4 episodes available.

  • Abandoned Engineering

    Description: A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.; Category: Engineering; 122 episodes available.

  • Secret Nazi Bases

    Description: Documentary series uncovering and examining hidden structures built by the Nazis.; Category: Military & War; 18 episodes available.

  • Ghosts of Alderney

    Description: Documentary that reveals new evidence of atrocities committed by Nazis on British soil.; Category: History; 1 episode available.

  • The World at War

    Description: Acclaimed British documentary series from the 1970s telling the story of World War II; Category: Military & War; 26 episodes available.

  • Hunting Outback Gold

    Description: Two friends lead an expedition deep into the Australian Outback to find gold.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

    Description: Gripping drama following the arms race that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • David Jason's Great British Inventions

    Description: David Jason investigates various innovations and the people behind them.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 4 episodes available.

  • Nuremberg - Nazis On Trial

    Description: Documentary series recreating the court cases of notorious Nazis .; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • Hitler's Supercars

    Description: The rise of Nazi Germany's speed record cars of the 1930s.; Category: History; 1 episode available.