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The Department of Complaints is a one-stop shop for when the white goods go wrong, the warranty's not watertight, or the computer says No. Consumer journalist Harry Wallop leads a team featuring tech expert Lucy Hedges, with scientists Fran Scott and Steve Mould in the product-testing lab, as they bring companies to book on behalf of consumers with a problem and nowhere else to go. This programme features a glass table that spontaneously shattered; a washing machine costing more to repair than to replace; and a wedding dress that fell apart before the big day.
Britain's biggest family are back and it's their biggest year yet. The Radfords are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary and Sue is pregnant with baby number 20. However, since having a stillborn baby boy three years ago, Sue's health is increasingly at risk through pregnancy and birth. Now 42 years old and having given birth to 19 children, doctors want to keep her under close supervision and consider this birth high-risk. Parents Sue and Noel realise they have a big decision to make about the future of their family. With another Radford child on the way and the house bursting at the seams, the older kids increasingly need space and privacy from the relentless noise and chaos. In a bid to bring the whole family together for quality time and bonding, Sue and Noel plan a surprise trip to Florida.
Matt Frei examines the life and career of Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, a year after his presidency ended. Since Obama first emerged on the political scene as a junior State Senator, Frei has tracked his career and followed his extraordinary rise to the top.
When Lotje Sodderland was 34, her brain was permanently damaged by a stroke that almost killed her. It fundamentally changed her and how she saw the world but it also left her fascinated with the science that saved her life. In this documentary, Lotje meets neuroscience pioneers: scientists who are using the latest knowledge to repair 'broken' brains and developing ground-breaking treatments for everything from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's to autism. But as the brain is a complex organ and neuroscience is still in its infancy, Lotje examines the risks as well as the rewards associated with fixing something that we don't yet fully understand.
For the first time since the murder of James Bulger in 1993, this documentary speaks to key individuals involved in the trial, to ask whether justice was truly served.
In this programme, Liverpool-based Palestinian and multi-millionaire Marwan Koukash offers four unemployed people a unique opportunity - a two week work trial, overseen and mentored by him. Can the British workers prove they have the right ethic and attitude to be offered a job at the end of the placement?
A look behind the scenes as Singapore Airlines bid to create a whole new level of opulence for first class travellers
This documentary has exclusive access to the startling results of a massive research project that is revealing an ancient hidden civilisation in the jungles of Central America and transforming what we thought we knew about the Maya. The Guatemalan jungle is one of the last great frontiers of archaeology. It's a tough and remote place to work in, and the sheer challenge of excavation has kept many remains of the ancient Maya civilisation who lived there hidden from view. Their spectacular ancient cities are pin-pricks in the dense jungles of Guatemala and Mexico. But now archaeologists have an extraordinary 'treasure map' of the Maya world. A cutting-edge aerial survey has made over 60,000 new discoveries that are astounding archaeologists. According to archaeologist Tom Garrison, this is the greatest advance in our understanding of the Maya in over 100 years, and it's being used alongside the latest in-ground archaeology, while complex Mayan inscriptions are also being deciphered.
This documentary follows an ambitious project that uses cutting-edge DNA analysis to accurately recreate the face of Britain's oldest complete skeleton, Cheddar Man.
Under criminal investigation in Britain and the US, expelled from Bafta and the Academy of Motion Pictures, Harvey Weinstein's fall from grace has been swift since allegations of sexual abuse and harassment emerged against him last October. This programme hears testimony from those who worked with him across over 30 years of British film, and investigates how he kept his accusers quiet for decades.
The true story of Carthaginian general Hannibal crossing the alps- with 40,000 men, 9,000 cavalry & 37 elephants- is revealed thanks to extraordinary new discoveries.
Filmed over two years, this documentary examines female genital mutilation, which is estimated to affect 137,000 women and girls in England and Wales. Reporter Cathy Newman investigates.
Behind the scenes at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie in Inverness-shire, following efforts to breed the nation's first polar bear cub for 25 years as keepers mate Arktos with Victoria. Cameras reveal the highs and lows of the staff's attempts to breed one of the world's most recognisable and endangered animals
Matt Frei explores the poisoning of Russian Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, searching for clues to potential motives that could explain why the former British double agent was targeted. The search takes him into the murky world of espionage, politics and crime, examining whether the latest chapter in a number of suspicious deaths of Russians on British soil could all be linked. The Kremlin denies it, but were these simply tragic endings or brazen state-sponsored assassinations?
A documentary challenging what people think they know about autism, exploring myths surrounding the condition and examining what living with autism is really like in the UK today. Anna Richardson, whose nephew has recently been diagnosed, and campaigners Georgia Harper and Sam Ahern, who are both autistic, set out to uncover the true face of autism in the UK, working closely with charities, experts and people from across the spectrum. In a unique experiment, a team of leading experts have agreed to adapt their research exclusively for the programme, and test two adults who think they are in need of a diagnosis.
Four celebrities are thrown into the gold-plated world of luxury reportage, as they're assigned to review holidays and experiences that most of us could only dream of. Comedian Rob Beckett jets off to private island Petit St Vincent, while friends Fred Sirieix and Kelly Brook attempt to eat their way through 10 Michelin Stars in one day, on a gourmet food challenge in Paris. And Fun Lovin' Criminal Huey Morgan teams up with Hollywood stunt driver Ben Collins for an eccentric race in the British countryside with some of the world's most expensive vintage cars. The celebrities are reporting back to luxury lifestyle magazine Lusso's editor Robert Clayman, but will the lavish perks of the job distract them from their task?g.
Two millennials hand in their notice and leave their friends and family behind to start very different jobs in far-flung locations. Katie turns her back on her role in London distributing music videos to work on a ranch set in 550,000 acres of wild land in Mexico. And Charlie leaves his call centre job in Brighton and the comforts of his mother's house, to become a salmon farmer on a remote Scottish loch
There's an epidemic of fatbergs under Britain's streets. But why? A team of experts analyse one of the biggest ever seen, revealing the nation's dirty secrets.
Cameras follow Hayley and Richard Davies-Monk, and their sons Spencer, 13, and Lewis, nine. They're an Oxfordshire family who confront the daily challenges of living with the boys' Tourette's syndrome, the neurological disorder expressed in uncontrollable physical and verbal `tics' that can include inappropriate or taboo phrases
Documentary filmed over the past year in Greater Manchester at a time when the city experienced its worst terror attack in living memory - the Manchester Arena bombing. The fallout from that added to existing tensions in one of the country's most multicultural regions and this programme takes viewers to the frontline of racial and religious hatred as police officers respond to hundreds of reports a month, and also hears from community leaders attempting to deal with abuse and heal the divide.
This compelling documentary charts Liverpool footballer Mo Salah's rise from humble origins in Egypt to shooting to world stardom in the English Premier League and the Champions League.
With warmer weather on the horizon, the idea of stripping off the layers and getting beach-body ready can be intimidating. How can you get your exercise and weight loss plans back on track? Anna Richardson and Amar Latif continue their mission to help viewers find out the exercise that's right for them, bust the exercise myths, and offer shortcuts and hacks based on up-to-date scientific research.
Anna heads to the Peak District with her four-legged friend Tig, to find out how hill walking offers a great physical workout as well as being good for mental wellbeing too. Amar investigates high altitude work outs without leaving the gym, as he finds out how hypoxic chamber training can increase your calorie burn by up to 26%.
Documentary following four men who have collectively helped to conceive more than 175 babies by donating their sperm to women who contacted them on unregulated websites and social media groups. These men, who donate for free, will often drive hundreds of miles to meet women at their homes, hotels or even car parks. For those featured, donating sperm sits somewhere between an obsessive hobby and addiction. Filmed over a year, cameras reveal the lengths these men will go to, as well as the potential consequences of their actions
Brits are proud of their past. We celebrate our exceptional island nation that ruled the waves, triumphed over its enemies and built an empire that many feel changed the world for the better. We've erected statues to the heroic figures in our history and worship them almost like saints. But in this programme, the writer and journalist Afua Hirsch calls time on this version of British history. She believes we need to question some of the uncomfortable aspects of our heroes. Around the world, people are challenging how nations deal with the darker side of their history, including involvement with slavery, racism or colonialism. This is history at its most heated. People have been killed in protests over statues in the US. So now that the battle has come to Britain, how should we remember our past, and should we think again about the heroes we honour?
Documentary following the highs and lows of businessman Kazi Shafiqur Rahman's journey as he tries to launch a brand new airline in the UK. While working at City Airport, Kazi did every job imaginable, from catering to security and cleaning the plane toilets. After creating a successful fragrance business, he is now in the position to fulfil his ultimate ambition, but he is also under pressure to fulfil the demands of his faith and he insists his new airline complies with the teachings of Islam, complete with modest dress for cabin crew, and with only halal food served on board
Following the progress of six refugee children over a period of six months as they adapt to new lives with their families in Cardiff and Newport. Abdul was just four years old when civil war began in Syria and, as the fighting intensified, his family fled to Turkey before being offered sanctuary in Cardiff through the Syrian Vulnerable People's Relocation Scheme. Meanwhile, for Omar and Mariam, the first few months here involve a tense wait for Home Office interviews and decisions, as their future hangs in the balance
Kate Quilton and a team explore the invisible world of bacteria, as they conduct a series of unique experiments to find out why these germs are crucial for our health. The team head to a music festival to see if a weekend of partying improves the bacterial diversity of a group of volunteers, and two ordinary British homes are put under the microscope to reveal the germs we live with.
For Willard Wigan, there's a whole universe in the eye of a needle. Having crafted some of the smallest artworks in history, he now plans to turn a carpet fibre into a sculpture in a human body cel.
The untold story of the 51st Highland Division, who were left in France when Dunkirk was evacuated, and ordered to fight on against Hitler's war machine, in the face of overwhelming odds.
This powerful documentary exposed the culture of impunity among UN peacekeepers, who have been accused of 1,700 crimes of sexual violence
The show is about the Extreme weather that has affected many parts of the UK.
It will ask why the country is experiencing such heat and if this is what British summers will be like now.
The programme also explores rising anger over water shortages and hosepipe and sprinkler bans in areas where many consumers have complained about living with leaks that haven't been fixed and rising water utility bills.
Artist Rachel Maclean spends a month living in Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre, meeting shoppers and staff and making an extraordinary new piece of art
From Egypt to Brazil, doctors across the world leave to train and practise in the UK. Will their hard work earn them a pass and a job in the NHS? Having spent thousands travelling to the UK, the doctors find training much tougher than anticipated and the expectations of British patients are also a big surprise.
As climate change begins to feel like an impossible challenge, this documentary tells the story of the first man-made threat to the planet's environment - the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world managed to fix it. The scientists and politicians at the heart of the story reveal how they spotted the giant hole in the stratosphere and, against all odds, persuaded Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to take action
TV presenter AJ Odudu and her match-making mum Florence embark on a mission to find AJ a husband in mum's native Nigeria. Drawing on the Nigerian tradition of parents arranging partners for their children, mother and daughter embark on a road trip around the country, with potential suitors including Nollywood star Timini, a besotted Prince Joshua, 34-year-old churchgoer KC and musician Isaac
For nearly 40 years, Alton Towers has attracted visitors to some of Britain's most thrilling roller coasters. But in June 2015 something went very wrong. Two carriages collided on one of the park's most popular rides, injuring 16 people, five of them seriously. This one-off documentary goes behind the scenes as the UK's biggest theme park attempts to win back visitors with the launch of their multi-million pound new roller coaster, Wicker Man - the first new ride at the park since The Smiler crash. The film meets the roller-coaster junkies keen to try the new ride; and with exclusive access to the theme park, follows the team at Alton Towers as they battle with the challenge of building a wooden structure that appears to burst into flames. Can the theme park sell the new ride to the public, a sceptical media, and get Wicker Man ready for its big launch?
Each week over 100 wives learn that their husbands aren't all they seem, as police charge ever more men for having child sex images. This programme provides an insight into affected families' lives.
“We will whip you into shape and you will say thank you and pay us [£750] for the privilege!” Not the demand of a dominatrix, but the greeting offered by formidable weight-loss guru Galia Grainger to new arrivals Kirsty, Tony and Liam at Slimmeria, AKA Britain’s poshest fat camp. Laughter, tears and real results.
One family gets to see into every corner of each other's lives, with every social media post and text message laid bare and cameras tracking their every move
Massacre at Ballymurphy is a forensic exposé of one of the most shocking and significant events of the troubles in Northern Ireland: a series of killings the British Army stand accused of which took place over three days in West Belfast's Ballymurphy estate in 1971. Among the 11 who died were a priest who was attending another man who had been shot, but survived - and a mother of eight children. This important film presents evidence suggesting that, contrary to the claims of the army at the time, all of the victims were innocent and unarmed. The families of the dead accuse Britain's elite Parachute Regiment of carrying out the shootings, the same regiment which, less than six months later, was to shoot dead 13 unarmed people on what became known the world over as Bloody Sunday.
Guy Martin rebuilds his beloved transit van and tries to break the van lap record at the dangerous and demanding Nürburgring in Germany. But the huge undertaking threatens to end in disaster.
As the Prime Minster tries to deliver a Brexit that works for the country as whole, we reveal what the British people think of the likely deal on offer. Channel 4 has commissioned the largest independent survey of attitudes across the whole of the UK conducted since the referendum. We asked 20,000 people drawn from every UK constituency for their views and put the results to politicians and those who stand to gain, or lose, most from the outcome; all before a live studio audience in Birmingham. Krishnan Guru-Murthy hosts.
This documentary provides an adrenaline-fuelled account of Ant Middleton's attempt to climb the Earth's highest mountain. It documents the raw emotion and the impact on Ant's body and mind at every stage as he attempts to reach the 8848-metre summit and gets trapped in an unexpected and life-threatening storm. Climbing Everest has become a hugely popular, controversial and commercialised pursuit for thousands of people each year. But this popular bucket list adventure comes with serious risk.
Psychotherapist and author Stella O'Malley reflects on the huge rise in numbers of young people embarking on gender transition, through the prism of her own experience as a child with gender identity issues. As a child in the 1970s and 80s, Stella was convinced she should be a boy, but is now a married woman with two children. She examines how the experiences and options open to transgender children today compare with her own childhood, and asks what person she might now be, had these choices been available to her.
John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky is the untold story of John Lennon's album Imagine, released in 1971. The underlying message was one of radical engagement, as relevant today as ever. This film reveals the depth of the creative collaboration between John and Yoko and explores how the art, politics and music of the pair are intrinsically entwined. The album, and its iconic title track, shows the genius behind the music that defined a movement and marked an era. Above Us Only Sky recounts a story of hope, justice, empathy and love.
From a giant sandcastle and a farm that floats on the ocean, to the tallest single-family home on the planet, Charlie Luxton explores jaw-dropping homes, and examines why the people who live in them choose to escape the everyday world. The funny, heart-warming and insightful programme meets a Bible-obsessed Dutch entrepreneur, a group of scientists pretending they live on Mars, and a billionaire YouTube celebrity with his own zoo full of wild animals named after Versace, Gucci and Paris Hilton, revealing what it takes to live in a one-of-a-kind wonder.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy chairs a live Brexit debate, with four high-profile politicians who represent the main divisions between MPs on Brexit and an audience with diverse perspectives.
Exploring the life and career of one of the UK's most successful songwriters - the man behind the much-loved songs of The Housemartins, The Beautiful South and latterly Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott
This programme meets the people whose ambition and creativity have no limits as they strive to achieve the world's most extraordinary Christmas dinners. Nasa astronaut Anne McClain will be spending Christmas day on the International Space Station. Each meal that she has in space has to be carefully selected and prepared in advance, so she and the food technicians go through every meal while she's still on Earth, and hope that it tastes as good in zero gravity. On a nuclear submarine at the bottom of the ocean, 150 submariners tuck in to a Christmas dinner that was carefully prepared and stored before the sub set off. Their mission is so secret that on Christmas Day only six crew members have any idea where in the world they are.
The Call Centre reopens at Christmas, as celebrities including Debbie McGee and Goggleboxers Steph and Dom tackle the public's queries - from festive dilemmas to affairs of the heart.
Global drag sensation Courtney Act celebrates Christmas in spectacular style with Leona Lewis, Little Mix and Zara Larsson. Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock gets a full drag makeover, and in a UK exclusive Courtney is also joined by Drag Race icons Adore Delano, Bianca Del Rio and Darienne Lake.
End-of-year review show in which the man best known as ITV's Judge Rinder casts an unflinching eye, razor-sharp legal mind and acerbic tongue over the events of 2018, to determine once and for all whether the year will be chalked up as being a good' orbad' one. With the help of guests Anthony Scaramucci, Deborah Frances-White, Ed Balls, Clare Balding, George Osborne, Tez Ilyas and David Baddiel, Rob delves deep into all the news stories, people and talking points of the year. Uncompromising, perceptive and funny, he gives a fresh take on the big issues while also reminding viewers of the hilarious tiny details already forgotten in the post-Christmas haze
Two hundred years after the author's birth, Lily Cole - an admirer of Bronte's work - explores her world and the groundbreaking novel she produced, Wuthering Heights. Given that Bronte had to publish her book under the androgynous pseudonym Ellis Bell, Cole goes on to consider the parallels in terms of contemporary women's ongoing struggle to achieve equal pay, recognition and opportunity in their chosen profession.
2018 Episode: As the clock tower is dismantled into thousands of pieces and sent for repair, new technologies uncover astonishing secrets of the past. But will Ben's bells be ready in time to chime for New Year?
At times funny and at times frightening, Britain's Wildest Weather 2018 tells the story of an incredible extreme weather year through first-hand accounts and eye-popping footage filmed by the people who were caught in the eye of the storms. From the infamous 'Beast from the East', which brought record-breaking snowfalls across the country, to our blistering summer heatwave and devastating rural and urban wildfires, this was a weather year to remember. Rural communities high in the Cumbrian hills were snowed in and London neighbourhoods faced terrifying urban wildfires. Experts explain where our weather comes from, how it affected us in 2018, and why.
Lemn Sissay meets seven young people who are in the care of their council and sets out to help them express their experiences through words and perform them to a packed theatre of decision-makers
Cameras follow Thames Valley Police's investigation into the murder of 64-year-old Hang Yin Leung, who died after being violently assaulted during a burglary at her Milton Keynes home in January 2017. Filmed over 12 months, the programme interweaves the police's enquiries with an intimate portrait of a British-Chinese family coming to terms with the impact of murder, with the story of migrants from Hong Kong who came to the UK in search of a better life for their son unfolding alongside the hunt for the killers.
An insight into the lives of some of the thousands of people passing through the Heathrow airport arrivals halls, featuring captivating stories told by passengers and their waiting loved ones.
Two hundred years after the author's birth, Lily Cole - an admirer of Bronte's work - explores her world and the groundbreaking novel she produced, Wuthering Heights. Given that Bronte had to publish her book under the androgynous pseudonym Ellis Bell, Cole goes on to consider the parallels in terms of contemporary women's ongoing struggle to achieve equal pay, recognition and opportunity in their chosen profession.
2018 Episode: As the clock tower is dismantled into thousands of pieces and sent for repair, new technologies uncover astonishing secrets of the past. But will Ben's bells be ready in time to chime for New Year?
At times funny and at times frightening, Britain's Wildest Weather 2018 tells the story of an incredible extreme weather year through first-hand accounts and eye-popping footage filmed by the people who were caught in the eye of the storms. From the infamous 'Beast from the East', which brought record-breaking snowfalls across the country, to our blistering summer heatwave and devastating rural and urban wildfires, this was a weather year to remember. Rural communities high in the Cumbrian hills were snowed in and London neighbourhoods faced terrifying urban wildfires. Experts explain where our weather comes from, how it affected us in 2018, and why.
Lemn Sissay meets seven young people who are in the care of their council and sets out to help them express their experiences through words and perform them to a packed theatre of decision-makers
Cameras follow Thames Valley Police's investigation into the murder of 64-year-old Hang Yin Leung, who died after being violently assaulted during a burglary at her Milton Keynes home in January 2017. Filmed over 12 months, the programme interweaves the police's enquiries with an intimate portrait of a British-Chinese family coming to terms with the impact of murder, with the story of migrants from Hong Kong who came to the UK in search of a better life for their son unfolding alongside the hunt for the killers.
An insight into the lives of some of the thousands of people passing through the Heathrow airport arrivals halls, featuring captivating stories told by passengers and their waiting loved ones.
