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Four Kings
2024
star 8Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Lennox Lewis. Four sporting heroes, driven by ambition in the ring and often forced to face even greater challenges outside it. This series focuses on the rise of each boxer from the late 1980s through to the early 2000s, charting their journeys and the prejudices they encountered.Diana
1984
star 5The very different lives of Jan Leigh, a poor but studious young country lad, and Diana Gayelorde-Sutton, the equally single minded daughter of a rich landowner, from the 1920s through to post-war Britain.Xploration Awesome Planet
2014
Philippe Cousteau Jr., grandson of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, explores the most spectacular places - on the earth, inside the earth, and above the earth - in this riveting earth science series.Facing the Truth
2006
Facing the Truth
2006
Facing The Truth was a British television programme. Partly based on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the three part series was presented by Fergal Keane and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In the programme victims and perpetrators of Northern Ireland's Troubles meet for the first time. The second show featured Provisional IRA member Joe Doherty opposite the relatives of a soldier killed in the Warrenpoint ambush. In the final programme of the series Milltown Massacre gunman Michael Stone met with the relatives of Dermot Hackett, a Roman Catholic delivery man he was convicted of killing in 1987. Despite admitting to the murder at the time, Stone stated in the programme that he was not directly responsible, having been withdrawn from the operation after planning it.Nazi Victory: The Post-War Plan
2018
UK Updated version of a History Channel Production called "Hitlers Empire - The Post War Plan". It's probably the greatest historical "what if?" of all time. A question that fascinates and horrifies in equal measures: what if Nazi Germany had won the Second World War? In this brand-new and exclusive six-part series, author and historian Guy Walters reveals how Hitler had already started to implement plans of world domination long before the war had started and explores how the Fuhrer intended to carry them out, regardless of the human cost.Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure
2009
Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure is a show featuring Robson Green which airs in December 2009. Robson Green undertakes an aquatic journey through the wild waters of Britain in this new two part documentary series for ITV.Alien Files: Reopened
2024
star 7A team of experts separate fact from fiction to figure out the history behind the mystery of some of the most well-known and extraordinary cases of UFO sightings and alien encounters.Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter
2019
A nostaligic look at one of history's great comediansPaul Merton in Europe
2010
Paul Merton in Europe is a six-part television series airing on Channel 5 from 11 January 2010 onwards. The series is a follow-up to Paul Merton in India. It follows presenter Paul Merton as he travels around several countries in Europe including Germany, Ireland, Italy, France and Spain. The series was released on DVD on 8 March 2010.De Wereld van Eva
2022
De Wereld van Eva
2022
In 2018, Eva Jinek became a mother: the most beautiful and important role in her live. But we don't talk enough about how motherhood affects all of us, physically and mentally. It's high time to get rid of the taboos around motherhood. If only because it's a lot easier when you know you're not alone!Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
2021
Explore the science and medical innovations that conquered some of the world's deadliest diseases and doubled life expectations for many across the globe.The Human Face
2001
star 6.8John Cleese presents a four-part exploration of the complexities of the human face, attempting to unravel its secrets and understand its details.The Great American Heist
2022
An inside look at one of the largest cash and jewel heists in American history... the 1978 Lufthansa Robbery. Follow the crime, the murders, and the investigation that followed and find out who got pinched, who got whacked, and who walked away unscathed.FC Hollywood - Der FC Bayern und die verrückten 90er
2025
star 8.5The focus is on the years 1996 to 2001, into which the likes of Lothar Matthäus, Jürgen Klinsmann, Mario Basler and Stefan Effenberg provide insights on how a group of individualists became a team that laid the foundation for FC Bayern's current success.Nadia's Farm
2022
Nadia's Farm
2022
Nadia Lim & husband Carlos Bagrie take on their biggest project yet - taming 1200 acres of rugged Central Otago farmland at Royalburn Station. Follow them on their dream of becoming one of the best farms in the South.Movies in Real Life
2020
Movies in Real Life
2020
Nicolas Amelio Ortiz —creator of ZEPfilms, the largest YouTube Channel about film and entertainment in Latin America— visits iconic film locations around the world in a unique documentary series. First season includes locations around Hollywood and Los Angeles.
