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  • U&Yesterday Channel

    Documentary Robson Green: World's Most Amazing Walks

    Robson Green walks some of the world's most awe-inspiring trails.

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    Documentary Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake Christmas Special

    Pete Wicks returns to Dogs Trust for a heart-warming holiday special.

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  • U&Yesterday Channel

    Documentary Abandoned Engineering

    A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.

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    Documentary Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

    Gripping drama following the arms race that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.

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    Documentary Canal Boat Diaries

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

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  • U&Dave Channel

    Documentary Guy Martin: Proper Jobs

    Guy Martin attempts a variety of different roles that involve hard graft and no end of skill.

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    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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    Documentary Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics

    Bangers & Cash spin-off series. Exclusively on U, watch each episode 7 days early.

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    Documentary Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal

    A gritty factual series following the investigations of elite UK police units created to crack tough cases.

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Most Popular

  • Abandoned Engineering

    Description: A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.; Category: Engineering; 132 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; 9 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.

  • Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics

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

  • The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick

    Description: Pets receive cutting-edge care from Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, the 'Bionic Vet'.; Category: Real Stories; 52 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.

  • Canal Boat Diaries

    Description: Robbie Cumming offers a look at life on his narrowboat while travelling through England.; Category: Travel; 37 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.

  • Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

    Description: Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share their life experiences while fishing.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 36 episodes available.

U&Original Docuseries

  • Brand New

    Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake Christmas Special

    Description: Pete Wicks returns to Dogs Trust for a heart-warming holiday special.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode available.

  • Red Flag

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

  • Guy Martin: Proper Jobs

    Description: Guy Martin attempts a variety of roles that involve hard graft and no end of skill.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 4 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.

  • Classic Car Kings

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

  • 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; 9 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.

  • 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.

  • Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader

    Description: Jamali spends time with growing communities on the fringes of the mainstream.; Category: Real Stories; 4 episodes available.

  • Alison & Larry: Billericay to Barry

    Description: Gavin & Stacey's Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb take a 210-mile road trip.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 3 episodes available.

Uncover the Past

  • 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.

  • Secret Nazi Bases

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

  • Hitler's Supercars

    Description: The rise of Nazi Germany's speed record cars of the 1930s.; 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.

  • The Great War in Numbers

    Description: Documentary series that tells the story of World War I, from outbreak to conclusion.; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.

  • David Jason's Secret Service

    Description: David Jason offers insights into modern British spy history.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • England's Forgotten Queen: The Life & Death of Lady Jane Grey

    Description: The story of the de facto Queen of England and Ireland for nine days in 1553.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • True Evil: The Making Of A Nazi

    Description: Documentary exploring the transformation of ordinary men into Nazi criminals.; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.

  • Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

    Description: An archaeologist's explorations take her to an old temple - is it Cleopatra's lost tomb?; Category: History; 1 episode available.

Globetrotting Documentaries

  • This World: The Tea Trail With Simon Reeve

    Description: Simon Reeve uncovers the stories behind the nation's favourite drink.; Category: Travel; 1 episode 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.

  • 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.

  • Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

    Description: Anthony Bourdain travels the globe celebrating diverse cultures by exploring food.; Category: Travel; 95 episodes available.

  • This World: Colombia with Simon Reeve

    Description: Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve explores Colombia's precarious future.; Category: Travel; 1 episode available.

  • Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

    Description: The broadcaster travels around the edge of the Indian Ocean.; Category: Travel; 6 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.

  • Australia with Simon Reeve

    Description: Simon Reeve sets off on an extraordinary adventure across Australia; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.

  • The Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

    Description: Presenter Simon Reeve travels around the world tracing the path of the northern tropic.; Category: Travel; 6 episodes available.

  • Equator with Simon Reeve

    Description: Simon Reeve's journey along the Equator through Africa, Asia and South America.; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.

  • Gordon's Great Escape

    Description: Gordon Ramsay takes the trip of a lifetime setting out on global gastronomic adventures.; Category: Food; 7 episodes available.

  • The Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

    Description: Simon Reeve embarks on an epic quest to circumnavigate the globe.; Category: Travel; 4 episodes available.

Explore Nature's Wonders

  • Frozen Planet

    Description: The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions - the last great wildernesses on the planet.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.

  • Planet Earth

    Description: An exploration of the wild and beautiful parts of our planet; Category: Natural History; 17 episodes 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.

  • 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.

  • Life

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

  • Operation Arctic with Simon Reeve

    Description: Kate Humble, Simon Reeve and Gordon Buchanan travel to the Arctic to study polar bears.; Category: Natural History; 4 episodes available.

  • Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

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

  • Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked

    Description: Behind-the-scenes footage from Steve Backshall's ten world-first expeditions.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 4 episodes available.

  • Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

    Description: Adventurer Simon Reeve visits some of the world's most iconic waterways.; Category: Travel; 3 episodes available.