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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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U&Yesterday Channel

Documentary Secret Nazi Bases

Documentary series uncovering and examining hidden structures built by the Nazis.

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U&Yesterday Channel

Documentary David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

The actor travels across the west coast of the USA, discovering the machines that made America and changed the world.

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U&Yesterday Channel

Documentary Billy Connolly Does...

Legendary comic Billy Connolly looks back at his 50-year stand-up career and offers an unrivalled glimpse into his life.

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U&W Channel

Documentary Katie Piper: Locked Up In Louisiana

Katie travels to Louisiana to meet the inmates of the notorious New Orleans Parish Prison.

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U&Dave Channel

Documentary Border Force: America's Gatekeepers

28 bridges cross the Rio Grande, providing a lucrative pipeline for illegal contraband.

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U&W Channel

Documentary Deadly Waters with Captain Lee

True-crime series hosted by Below Deck fan favourite Captain Lee Rosbach.

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U&Dave Channel

Documentary Cape Carnage: Killer Catch

New series following the Davey family as they conduct hand line fishing in deadly waters off the coast of Australia.

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Uncover the Past

The World at War

The Great War in Numbers

True Evil: The Making Of A Nazi

Secret Nazi Bases

Churchill's Bid to Abolish Britain

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

Rise of the Nazis

Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

Explore Nature's Wonders

Operation Arctic

Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked

Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Tropic of Capricorn

Equator

The Hidden River

Snow Leopards and Friends

Life in the Great Wetlands

Fascinating New Zealand

Africa From Above

Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo With Jane Goodall

Globetrotting Documentaries

Australia with Simon Reeve

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia

Our Guy in China

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

Equator

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Gordon's Great Escape

Tropic of Capricorn

Greece with Simon Reeve

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul

U&Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux: Forbidden America

Louis Theroux Americas Most Dangerous Pets

Louis Theroux Interviews

Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Autism

Louis Theroux: Dark States - Murder in Milwaukee

Louis Theroux: Dark States - Heroin Town

Louis Theroux: Extreme Love - Dementia

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia

Louis Theroux: Dark States - Trafficking Sex

Louis Theroux: Surviving America's Most Hated Family

True Crime Documentaries

Katie Piper: Locked Up In Louisiana

Red Flag

Back From the Dead: Who Kidnapped Me?

Deadly Waters with Captain Lee

Women Behind Bars with Trevor McDonald

Prison Girls

Lies, Deceit and Betrayal

Death Row Stories

Katie Piper's Jailhouse Mums