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France’s Joan of Arc was considered a heroine for her role in the Hundred Years' War and was made a saint. Her true story is a mystery of the ages.

The Real Joan of Arc

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Filmmakers team up with scientists and shark attack victims to explore the fierce underwater world of the ocean's greatest predator.

Of Sharks and Men

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This documentary follows the tragic stories told by three survivors of the the dark back streets of India's sex trade business.

Innocence Caged

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Dr. Alice Roberts follows archeologists for a year, being there for the greatest discoveries as they dig for the truth of Britain's past.

Digging For Britain

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Socialite, fashion designer, spy, and rebellious old lady, Coco Chanel reinvented herself throughout her existence, making her own legend. 

The Wars of Coco Chanel

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Stephen Fry first spoke about living with manic depression 10 years ago. In this new documentary, he examines how things have changed over time.

Not so Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On

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Why do giant oarfish self-mutilate and rid themselves of two-thirds of their bodies? And why does this fish have no known predators? Find out more.

Giant Sea Serpent: Meet the Myth

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Former Met police officer, Rav Wilding, recalls the story of Damilola Taylor, the young boy who bled to death in a stairwell on a South London estate.

Damilola: Death of a Ten Year Old

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Behind the squeaky-clean image of Hollywood icon Julie Andrews hides a tortuous career, with both glory and tough times. This explains her longevity.

Julie Andrews Forever

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Take a view of the world's biggest art exhibitions and delight at the stories and works of history's greatest artists.

Exhibition on Screen

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Rachel Khoo spends a year in Sweden experiencing its culinary highlights.

Rachel Khoo: My Swedish Kitchen

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Travel around the world to meet experts who study moss for disciplines including biotechnology, climatology, nuclear waste, and evolutionary biology.

Super Moss

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The story of Richard Mahr and his family overcoming tragedy and navigating their Christmas decor company through tumultuous times in the late 1800s.

Keeping Christmas

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From the 13th to the 15th century, the Jews were expelled from Europe, and their traces erased. Today, archaeology is rediscovering their history. 

Archaeology of Judaism

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Artists from across the Western world visit North Korea to take part in a cultural exchange, and an inevitable culture clash.

War of Art

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The country's biggest and brashest builders go head-to-head pitching for jobs and bringing homeowners design dreams to life.

Getting the Builders In

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To prevent Hamburg harbor from a breakdown, a giant new bridge has to be built. Follow the construction of Europe's biggest drawbridge, the Rethe.

Giant Generation Change: The New Rethe Bridge

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The North Sea is extraordinarily varied and surprisingly unknown, with a diversified underwater world often hardly accessible.

Secrets of the North Sea

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"Of Shark and Man" is a groundbreaking film about one man's journey to get closer than anyone thought possible to the world's biggest bull sharks.

Of Shark and Man

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Hosted by Matthew Burchette, join Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum for up-close looks at some of history's most iconic aerospace treasures.

Behind the Wings

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What's it like to respond to emergency calls? Paramedics take us right to the heart of the action, revealing everything that goes on.

Inside the Ambulance

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Criminologist David Wilson explores the history of HM Prison Holloway and its high-profile female inmates as it prepares to shut down after 164 years.

Holloway: Women Behind Bars

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Lying in the heart of Europe, Slovakia features natural landscapes, mountains, medieval castles, and a surprisingly large biodiversity.

Wild Slovakia

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This film tells the story of France's General Charles de Gaulle, the young visionary, who became a leading figure in French history during WWII.

Becoming De Gaulle

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Join four young Australians as they explore the world's only continent country and discover what's possible only in Australia.

Only in Australia

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Are we harming our brains with the screens we interact with? How will unprecedented exposure to screens impact humanity? Investigate with experts.

Screen Generation

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There are only eight official planets. But there may be a new "Planet 9." It could be five times more massive than planet Earth. Does it really exist?

Searching for Planet 9

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Through impressive shots below and above the ground, get to know an animal that everyone thinks they know, but that hardly anyone ever sees: the mole.

Tales from the Underground

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Fred Dinenage takes a fresh look at murders that shocked the UK. Dinenage knows that myth can overshadow reality as he guides us through the stories.

Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook

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Join us on a journey into Polish underground resistance to Hitler during WWII. The Polish Underground State was the largest group in occupied Europe.

The Underground Army

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New Releases

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These true crimes could be among the toughest cases to crack. No matter how long they take, these experts are determined to solve them.

The Suspects

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Trace the epic story of a people shrouded in myth and fantastical tales, yet whose influence permeates modern culture, religion, and politics.

The Normans

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Real-life police investigations turn supernatural when crimes are solved thanks to high-tech devices and psychics' paranormal powers.

Psychic Investigators

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Historian David Starkey takes us on an epic journey to understand the oldest surviving political institution in Europe. the British monarchy.

Monarchy with David Starkey

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This drama-documentary series takes us back in time to some of the most shocking murder cases in history.

Murder Maps

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This series of short documentaries explores the world’s most breathtaking landscapes, intriguing animal behavior, and encounters with native humans.

Fascinating Places

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Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland.

Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved

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91 million of us worldwide search for love online, but internet dating can be a dangerous game. How well do you really know the person you’re dating?

Deadly Dates

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Comedian Nick Helm is hosting a new show all about food, but when his girlfriend dumps him at the start of the series, Nick must come to terms.

Comfort Eating with Nick Helm

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This classic series looks at history's major warring civilizations and documents how they lived, fought, trained, died, and changed the world.

Ancient Warriors

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In this series of short narratives, underwater videographer Howard Hall captures intimate footage of everyday ocean life rarely seen by mankind.

Sea Stories

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Here is a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six key men who ruled ancient Rome: from Julius Caesar to Nero and Hadrian.

I, Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

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This series visualizes the strangest realms of the universe, including state of the art supercomputer simulations of cosmic events.

Secrets of the Universe

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A comprehensive picture of the SS – how did a small group of thugs rise to be one of the most feared organs of the Nazi state?

Beyond the Myth: the SS Unveiled

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Martina Cole examines the life and times of the most notorious female serial killers across history.

Lady Killers with Martina Cole

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Travel through jungles, forests, mountains, deserts, and oceans to discover animals, their habitats, and the environment that sustains them.

World of the Wild

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Investigation on the disappearance of 18-year-old Trudie Adams in New South Wales, Australia, has slowed to a standstill for decades until now.

Who Killed Trudie Adams?

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This series explores ways the Bible, with its rich narratives, have shaped politics, culture, and the human experience through the ages. 

The Bible: A History

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This series provides new insights into the causes of the American conflict and the opposing politics between the Union and the Confederacy.

Civil War: The Untold Story

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Plastic surgery is a big business, but it's risky. If the surgery goes wrong, the results can be dramatic, traumatic, life-changing, and even deadly.

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