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Bangers & Cash
Description: Behind the scenes of a Yorkshire-based, family-run historic car auction business.; Category: Motoring; 167 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.
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.
Abandoned Engineering
Description: A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.; Category: Engineering; 112 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.
War Factories
Description: The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 21 episodes available.
Martin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs
Description: Martin Clunes investigates the ancient ancestry of domestic dogs.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 2 episodes available.
Yukon Gold
Description: Mining crews tackle the rugged terrain of the Yukon in Canada, hoping to strike gold.; Category: Real Stories; 48 episodes available.
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
Description: Six-part documentary series detailing the history of the Nazis' largest concentration camp; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.
Secret Nazi Bases
Description: Documentary series uncovering and examining hidden structures built by the Nazis.; Category: Military & War; 18 episodes available.
Frozen Planet
Description: The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions - the last great wildernesses on the planet.; Category: Natural History; 6 episodes available.
How Britain Worked
Description: Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.
Must Watch Documentaries
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero
Description: Bill meets wildlife in Borneo and Indonesia to tell the story of Darwin's rival Wallace.; Category: Natural History; 2 episodes available.
The TikTok Effect
Description: A look at unusual behaviour on TikTok that has started spilling out into the real world.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode available.
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Description: Documentary following the life and career of the legendary football manager.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode available.
Take the Ball, Pass the Ball
Description: An inside look at one of the most successful sides in club football history.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode 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.
89
Description: Documentary about the incredible story of one of football's most dramatic triumphs.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode available.
Planet Earth
Description: An exploration of the wild and beautiful parts of our planet.; Category: Natural History; 7 episodes available.
The Kardashians: Billion Dollar Industry
Description: Documentary exploring how the famous family defied critics to build a brand.; Category: Real Stories; 2 episodes available.
Border Force America's Gatekeepers
Description: Follow America's Customs and Border Protection agency as they protect the US borders.; Category: Emergency Services; 76 episodes available.
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell?
Description: An unflinching look at the figure at the centre of one of the world's biggest scandals.; Category: Real Stories; 3 episodes available.
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
Description: Documentary series exploring the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.; Category: Real Stories; 9 episodes available.
Natural Wonders
Blue Planet
Description: David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans.; Category: Natural History; 3 episodes available.
Wild Colombia with Nigel Marven
Description: Nigel journeys through Colombia visiting major wildlife habitats from Andes to Amazon.; Category: Natural History; 4 episodes available.
Wild West: America's Great Frontier
Description: Exploring the ways that nature survives the harsh environment of America's wild west.; Category: Natural History; 3 episodes available.
Man and Beast with Martin Clunes
Description: Martin Clunes travels around the world to observe humans and animals working side by side.; Category: Travel; 2 episodes available.
Frozen Planet
Description: The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions - the last great wildernesses on the planet.; Category: Natural History; 6 episodes available.
In Search Of The Snow Gods
Description: A team of scientists scale the heights on one of Africa's few snow-topped mountain ranges.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.
True Crime Documentaries
Death Row: Countdown to Execution
Description: Susanna Reid goes to Huntsville, Texas, home of the most active death chamber in the USA.; Category: True Crime; 4 episodes available.
The Pike County Murders: A Family Massacre
Description: Documentary about the 2016 execution-style killings of eight members of the Rhoden family.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.
Fred and Rose West: Reopened
Description: Investigators explore new leads in the infamous case of Fred and Rose West.; Category: True Crime; 2 episodes available.
The Search for Leah Croucher: A Parent's Nightmare
Description: Documentary exploring one of Britain's most high-profile missing person cases.; Category: True Crime; 2 episodes available.
Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street
Description: Documentary about one of the last surviving victims of abuse at 25 Cromwell Street.; Category: True Crime; 2 episodes available.
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Description: Documentary exploring the personality of serial killer Dennis Nilsen.; Category: Crime Drama; 1 episode available.
April Jones: The Interrogation Tapes
Description: Documentary exploring the 2012 abduction and murder of 5-year-old April Jones.; Category: True Crime; 1 episode available.
Hashtag Homicide
Description: Documentary series exploring the intersection of social media and true crime.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.
Rose West and Myra Hindley: The Untold Story
Description: The extraordinary untold story of how two notorious criminals became lovers in prison.; Category: True Crime; 1 episode available.
Outback Terror: The Falconio Murder
Description: Twenty-five years after the murder of Peter Falconio, experts try to find his body.; Category: True Crime; 2 episodes available.
Uncover the Past
Abandoned Engineering
Description: A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.; Category: Engineering; 112 episodes available.
1066: A Year to Conquer England with Dan Snow
Description: Historian Dan Snow explores events leading up to the Battle of Hastings.; Category: History; 3 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.
Hunting Outback Gold
Description: Two friends lead an expedition deep into the Australian Outback to find gold.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.
Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney
Description: An investigation into Orkney being the capital of Stone Age Britain.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.
Smoke & Steel
Description: Examining the Industrial revolution - the age of smoke and steel.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.
David Jason's Secret Service
Description: David Jason offers insights into modern British spy history.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.
The Warship: Tour of Duty
Description: The story of HMS Queen Elizabeth's first operational mission.; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.
The Berlin Wall: The Night the Iron Curtain Closed
Description: Chilling documentary that reveals how the famous Berlin Wall came to be.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.
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.
The Sixties; The Beatles Decade
Description: Documentary series drawing a parallel between events of the 1960s and the Beatles' career; Category: History; 5 episodes available.
Stuff the British Stole
Description: Marc Fennell unravels the mysteries behind iconic objects taken by the British Empire.; Category: History; 6 episodes available.
