Embedded with Lima Company of the Royal Marines during a six-month deployment in Helmand Province in Afghanistan, award-winning documentary filmmaker Chris Terrill reports on what it is really like to work in one of the most dangerous locations in the world.
Archie Daley's a bit of a rogue, always up for some dodgy dealings in the hope of making a nice little earner, but sometimes it can cause him to lose his moral compass, which is where Jamie usually steps in to put him right.
An inside look at the lifesaving work of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. For over 10 months we let the cameras inside the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, a government agency which HM Coastguard is part of that works to prevent the loss of life on the coast and at sea.
10 British teen boys who had several run ins with law enforcement. They spend time in an old prison to see what prison life would be like in a real prison.
British comedian Paul Merton keeps his comically-critical attitude while tasting some popular holiday types that never appealed to him, unlike millions of Britons. They range from cruises and 'extreme' holidays overseas (Ibiza, Florida) to English coastal resorts and adventurous Scotland.
We meet the men and women who came face to face with some of the world's most notorious murderers yet escaped with their lives. Featuring extraordinary first-hand testimony from the survivors, alongside commentary from criminologists and forensic psychologists, this series shares real-life stories of abduction, torture and rescue, providing a unique insight into the behaviour of convicted killers from those who managed to escape them.
Nick Knowles is off on another ambitious adventure, this time to South America. From Chile’s ‘end of the world’ to Argentina, Nick treks Torres del Paine, kayaks under Grey Glacier, herds bulls, learns the tango, and enjoys the best steak in Buenos Aires
In this dramatic three part series, we tell the story of the Falklands War through the eyes of the British and Argentine soldiers who battled it out in the South Atlantic. The 2 April 1982 Argentine invasion of the islands unleashed a deadly conflict fought at close quarters. A British task force, which was outnumbered three to one, fought the Argentine soldiers all the way to Port Stanley, the capital.
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.
Open House with Gloria Hunniford was an afternoon television show, produced by Grundy Television and broadcast on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom between 1998 and 2003. It was presented by Gloria Hunniford and focused on lifestyle, cookery, and human interest issues. It was broadcast five days a week from Monday to Friday.