Pluto

In this documentary mini series, William Shatner, in each of the five half-hour episodes, presents and interviews one of the people who played the five Star Trek captains before the 2009 reboot. Chris Pine interviews Shatner.

The Captains Close Up

The Cars That Made America explores the epic stories behind the wheels and under the hoods of the machines we've steered around every turn on the road of modern history.

The Cars That Made America

From the sleek Aston Martin to the irrepressible Porsche 911, join the car experts as they relive Britain's proud and not so proud history on four wheels, celebrating the cars of road-trips past.

The Cars That Made Britain Great

From Queen Boudica to King Arthur, the ancient heritage of the Celts intrigues and inspires to this day. Richard Rudgley separates history from myth in a journey across Europe's Celtic heartland.

The Celts

Based on the title of General Eisenhower's book, combat film from from World War II. This was the first documentary series produced for television.

The Crusade in Europe

Alan Davies returns for what's set to be an even bigger and better third series of The Dog Rescuers.

The Dog Rescuers

The F Word takes place against the backdrop of a working kitchen staffed by Gordon Ramsey and his amateur kitchen crew. Throughout the show Gordon and co prepare a 3 course meal for 50 diners, who don't have to pay if they don't like the food.

The F Word (UK)

Produced with the full cooperation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Through dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and scientists' viewers witness the actual process of some of the FBI's most famous investigations.

The FBI Files

The First 48 takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations as it follows homicide detectives in the critical first 48 hours of murder investigations.

The First 48

"The First 48: Missing Persons" follows the Chicago Police Department's missing persons unit during an investigation's first 48 hours.

The First 48: Missing Persons

Can the team behind Kestrel Beer and one of the world's best drag racing engineers break multiple land speed records in a 1930s Kestrel Riley classic car?

The Flying Kestrel

From their bases in western China, one of the most famous military units in history, the Flying Tigers, changed the course of the Second World War.

The Flying Tigers

Julia Child and her series The French Chef introduced French cuisine to American kitchens, forever changing the way we cook, eat and think about food.

The French Chef

The Future With Hannah Fry will bring subjects into sharper focus through interviews and explainers as well as field visits with scientific seers and technology leaders in facilities around the world.

The Future With Hannah Fry

The Gadget Show’s team of technology experts test the very latest gadgets, future technology, and consumer goods in their unique and occasionally destructive way.

The Gadget Show

Explore pressing issues in education today through first-hand perspectives on key challenges facing Latino high school students and their families, educators and community leaders.

The Graduates/Los Graduados

A socially awkward book-lover finds his true calling compiling a dictionary. Over years of quiet dedication, deadlines, and unspoken love, Mitsuya Majime and his colleagues chase the perfect words to capture an ever-changing language.

The Great Passage (Japanese Language, English Subtitled)

In this ultimate food and music pilgrimage, the perennially popular Hairy Bikers are getting back in the saddle as they explore the length of the iconic Mississippi river in America in pursuit of the delicious roots of soul food and Southern music.

The Hairy Bikers' Mississippi Adventure

The Hotel Inspector is on a mission: to scare the hell out of the nation's hoteliers and to drag hotels, guest homes and B&Bs out of the doldrums — and up to a standard befitting a top tourist nation.

The Hotel Inspector

The Insider sees Reggie Yates live life for real inside some of the world's most brutal institutions.

The Insider: Reggie Yates

From the Irish gangs of New York in the late 1800s through to the 1970s, this six-part documentary series tells the stories of the first generation Irish kids who became some of America’s most notorious and wanted gangsters.

The Irish Mob

Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in this enormously popular series which has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. It is the most-watched, most-recognized television art program in history.

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross

As women have proven time and time again they are capable of equal greatness to men, they are also capable of comparable evil. This series looks into the hearts and the minds of The Lady Killers.

The Lady Killers

Epic in scale and charting a sweeping story that has its origins in the sixth century, this landmark, high-end drama-doc tells the story of why Vikings chose to leave Denmark and travel across Europe.

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