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Jamie's School Dinners

2005

Jamie's School Dinners

2005
5.3
Jamie's School Dinners is a four-episode documentary series broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 23 February to 16 March 2005. The series was recorded between Spring to Winter 2004, in which it featured TV chef Jamie Oliver attempting to improve the quality and nutritional value of school dinners at a typical British school, Kidbrooke School in the Royal Borough of Greenwich — a goal which ultimately led to a broader campaign to improve school dinners throughout Britain.
Serial Swindlers

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Serial Swindlers

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Exposing the world's most conniving, creative, and criminally adept con men, Serial Swindlers goes inside their minds. While their crimes and exploits are a ready-made Hollywood script, their escapades have left a trail of heartache, poverty and destruction. Ordinary criminal minds they are not.
Lucía in the Cobweb

2021

Lucía in the Cobweb

2021
4.8
The story of Lucía Garrido, murdered in a swimming pool in Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga, Spain, on April 30, 2008.
The Negotiators

2019

The Negotiators

2019
A deep dive into one of the world’s most high-pressure professions: hostage negotiation. With exclusive access to the expert negotiators involved, we go behind the scenes of some of the world's most dangerous hostage situations, and reconstruct how the negotiations played out.
Cathedrals of the Game

2004

Cathedrals of the Game

2004
Provides the history as well as background footage of legendary baseball stadiums and other famous baseball sites.
Paranormal Lockdown UK

2018

Paranormal Lockdown UK

2018
6
Paranormal investigators Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman spend 72 hours confined in the UK’s most haunted locations to capture physical evidence on record.
Who Killed Trudie Adams?

2021

Who Killed Trudie Adams?

2021
7.3
It's been forty years since 18-year-old Trudie Adams asked her mum to wait up for her after a night of dancing at a surf club on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. She never made it home. The disappearance and suspected murder of Trudie Adams left a family and tight-knit community devastated.
Looting History

2023

Looting History

2023
Docuseries lifting the veil on the global crime wave that is destroying the world's cultural heritage and lining the bank vaults of some of the worst criminals on the planet.
Close Proximity

2022

Close Proximity

2022
2
Close Proximity dives into a world of cars, trucks and tire burn, through the unique life of professional, drift car driver, Matt Field.
World's Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera

2018

World's Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera

2018
This series presents jaw-dropping stories and footage of hurricanes, avalanches, wildfires, and other natural disasters around the world.
Eye in the Sky: Nordic Wonders

2023

Eye in the Sky: Nordic Wonders

2023
We take you on a captivating journey across the sweeping landscapes of Iceland Greenland Norway Denmark and Sweden
Papa a raison

2013

Papa a raison

2013
How male roles have evolved in Quebec from the end of the Second World War to today.
Manhunt: Catch Me if You Can

2019

Manhunt: Catch Me if You Can

2019
Tracking a specialist tactical unit from Kent Police who hunt down and capture suspects who have gone on the run. Featuring dramatic manhunts, investigations and chases, it's a game of tactics and nerve for Sgt Ian Cameron and his team.
Most Terrifying Places in America

2019

Most Terrifying Places in America

2019
9.5
Viewers are taken on a tour across the U.S. to visit mysterious and spooky paranormal hot spots. Locations vary from world-famous businesses to humble homes, each with its share of ghost sightings and unexplainable phenomena.
Python Hunters

2010

Python Hunters

2010
Europe's Great Wilderness

2016

Europe's Great Wilderness

2016
10
Europe is the second smallest continent, yet is incredibly diverse. It's temperatures range from 40 degrees to minus 40 degrees across several ecoregions. It is home to the most northerly feline species as well as the only spider to live entirely underwater. Its hectares of forests are on the increase and it boasts off shore islands deep within the Arctic Circle and far out in the Atlantic Ocean. Europe's Great Wilderness is a three part series exploring its wildlife and the mosaic of habitats in which they live: Life Below Zero- discovering the life that the arctic supports, characterised by hardiness and an amazing ability to survive at the very edge of the world. Green Heart - charting life across the seasons in Europe’s most ancient and enigmatic forests. Living Waters - exploring the major waterways that provide home to a myriad of life forms.
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer

2012

Alex Polizzi: The Fixer

2012
Alex Polizzi sets out to wage a one woman campaign to save Britain's family businesses.
British Police Murdered On Duty

2016

British Police Murdered On Duty

2016
7
Presented by Rav Wilding, the show commemorates brave police officers murdered in the line of duty. The series tells the stories of the most high-profile police murders of the past 50 years, including the infamous Shepherd's Bush murders, Dale Cregan's murder of PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bones and the murder of PC Ian Broadhurst. Combining first-hand accounts and expert analysis, viewers are given real background and insight into the role of the police officer and how the thin blue line they walk often leads them into danger.
Space Phenomena

2020

Space Phenomena

2020
Our universe reveals itself in ways we've never seen before, thanks to new discoveries in astrobiology.
Battle of the Alphas

2022

Battle of the Alphas

2022
From turf wars, to food fights, to mating mayhem, nature is all about competition and the quest to be the best. Every day, our planet is a battleground as animals go head to head with their own kind, in Battle of the Alphas.