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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.
Canal Boat Diaries
Description: Robbie Cumming offers a look at life on his narrowboat while travelling through England.; Category: Travel; 34 episodes available.
Abandoned Engineering
Description: A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.; Category: Engineering; 112 episodes available.
Great Canal Journeys
Description: Timothy West, Prunella Scales, Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth go on canal journeys.; Category: Travel; 34 episodes available.
Hashtag Homicide
Description: Documentary series exploring the intersection of social media and true crime.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Description: Jennifer Saunders, Dame Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and Jane Horrocks reunite.; Category: Classic Comedy & Sitcom; 1 episode available.
Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics
Description: Bangers & Cash spin-off series.; Category: Motoring; 48 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.
Resto My Ride
Description: Dec McKearney and his team bring older classic and custom cars back to their former glory.; Category: Motoring; 6 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.
Special Ops: To Catch A Criminal
Description: Factual series following investigations of elite UK police units cracking tough cases.; Category: Emergency Services; 13 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.
Must Watch Documentaries
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.
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.
89
Description: Documentary about the incredible story of one of football's most dramatic triumphs.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode 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.
Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader
Description: Jamali spends time with growing communities on the fringes of the mainstream.; Category: Real Stories; 4 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.
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
Description: Documentary series exploring the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.; Category: Real Stories; 9 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.
Planet Earth
Description: An exploration of the wild and beautiful parts of our planet.; Category: Natural History; 8 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 Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick
Description: Pets receive cutting-edge care from Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, the 'Bionic Vet'.; Category: Real Stories; 99 episodes available.
Uncover the Past
To End all War: Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bombing
Description: Documentary about J Robert Oppenheimer, who built the weapon that changed the world.; Category: History; 1 episode available.
Battle Honours
Description: A look at a series of battles connected by the men who fought them.; Category: History; 6 episodes available.
The Buildings That Fought Hitler
Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.
World War 2 From Above
Description: Experts utilise cutting edge drone technology to re-examine WWII's most iconic sites.; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.
Hitler: Countdown to War
Description: An intriguing look at the countdown to World War II through the eyes of Adolf Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.
D-Day To Berlin
Description: Docu-drama charting the campaign waged by Allied forces towards the end of WWII.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.
The Men and the Machines that Beat Hitler
Description: Documentary about the veterans who fought in the 5th Royal Tank Regiment during WWII.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.
The Black Panthers of WW2
Description: The story of the history-making 761st tank battalion.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.
War Factories
Description: The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 21 episodes available.
True Crime Documentaries
Red Flag
Description: Compelling true crime series about the perilous landscape of modern dating.; Category: True Crime; 6 episodes available.
Brand New 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.
Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats
Description: A cat-breeding wrestler and a filmmaker make a reality show, but things take a dark turn.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.
Body on the Beach: What Happened to Annie?
Description: Journalist Hazel Martin investigates the death of Annie Borjesson.; Category: True Crime; 2 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.
Butchers of the Bayou
Description: Two serial killers operating separately from each other terrorise Baton Rouge.; Category: True Crime; 4 episodes available.
The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All
Description: Exclusive interviews with Erik Menendez, who was convicted of killing his parents in 1989.; Category: True Crime; 5 episodes available.
Hashtag Homicide
Description: Documentary series exploring the intersection of social media and true crime.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.
The Disapperance of Shannon Matthews
Description: In February 2008, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews vanished on her way home from school.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.
Trial in the Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story
Description: A look at the 1980 trial of Lindy Chamberlain, accused of killing her nine-week-old baby.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.
The Idaho Murders: Trial By Tik Tok
Description: We look at the social media frenzy that followed the murder of four Idaho students.; Category: True Crime; 1 episode available.
Explore Nature's Wonders
Wild Mexico
Description: Exploring the wildlife, landscape and culture in three distinct areas of Mexico.; Category: Natural History; 2 episodes available.
Wild Japan
Description: Documentary series revealing the varied landscapes and wildlife of Japan's islands.; Category: Natural History; 3 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.
Wild Brazil
Description: An intimate portrait of animals raising families in a spectacular yet perilous country.; 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.
Gorillas Revisited with David Attenborough
Description: David Attenborough recounts his personal experiences with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda.; Category: Natural History; 1 episode available.
Frozen Planet
Description: The ultimate portrait of the Polar regions - the last great wildernesses on the planet.; Category: Natural History; 6 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.
