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21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley
Five volunteers put their lives in Michael Mosley's hands. Can food, fitness and lifestyle changes really transform their health and well-being in just three weeks?
Deck the Halls: The Luxury Christmas Decorators
Behind the scenes with the Liverpool-based company responsible for decorating some of Britain's most famous landmarks for Christmas, following preparations at sites ranging from the Natural History Museum and Blenheim Palace to Alder Hey Children's Hospital and London's exclusive Lansdowne Club. After last year's cancelled Christmas, the teams are more determined than ever to create the biggest and best ever festive season - but face several unexpected hiccups along the way
Boxing Day Tsunami
First came an earthquake deep below the Indian Ocean. Minutes later, in the early hours of Boxing Day 2004, a 100-foot wall of water ripped through Indonesia. Then the tsunami reached Thailand, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Using eye-witness accounts, BBC Select presents this gripping documentary investigating this horrific natural disaster. Could the catastrophe have been averted?
Shark Terror: USS Indianapolis
When a navy cruiser is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, the 900 survivors are terrorized by one of the most prolonged and deadly shark attacks ever recorded.
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Searching for Secrets
Journey back in time to uncover buried tales in cities across the globe, following local guides and historians on a journey that is both travel exposé and urban mystery.
World War 2 From Above
In this six-part series, battlefield historians and military experts utilise cutting edge, drone mounted technology to re-examine some of the second world war’s most iconic sites. Aerial footage of different theatres and battle scenes from World War Two.
Je suis déménageur
A team follows experienced and engaging movers during the busiest months of the year. Movers face daily challenges that require them to demonstrate psychological insight, flexibility, resourcefulness and organization. The series explores the days of these workers, loaded with emotion and stress.
Montréal sous surveillance
This documentary series follows the colossal work of the CIUSSS du Center-Sud de Montréal public security team.
The Chameleon Killer
Deep in the woods of New Hampshire, police find barrels with the remains of mutilated victims. The hunt for a serial killer stretches to California as detectives unravel a tangled web of abuse and murder.
When Disaster Strikes
See the mechanics of disaster relief from the heroes responding on the ground. Government leaders, humanitarians and survivors tell their extraordinary personal stories of determination and hope.
Max
Black and Missing
Sisters-in-law and Black and Missing Foundation founders Derrica and Natalie Wilson fight an uphill battle to bring awareness to the Black missing persons cases that are marginalized by law enforcement and national media.
Barra's Wild Days Out
Barra Best ventures into beautiful landscapes in search of wild species, meets some unusual ones on the way, and jumps in with the people making the most of our great outdoors.
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Cops On The Rock
The Royal Gibraltar Police and customs forces enforce the law on land and sea - dealing with everything from cannabis smugglers to cocaine dealers and sinking boats.
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland
Kirsty Wark reveals how Scotland has transformed over the last 50 years, examining the changes through the recollections of those who experienced them.
Before They Were Royal
The early lives of various royals and their involvement with the British Monarchy.
Chronicles of the Glens
Documentary following a year in the Glens of Antrim in the north east of Northern Ireland.
The Great Escape
The story of the audacious Second World War prison break immortalised in the classic 1963 film, when 76 men tunnelled out of a German prison camp in March 1944 on a mission to cause mayhem in the heart of the Third Reich. The opening instalment reveals how the PoWs set about building three huge tunnels and preparing 200 men for escape from Stalag Luft III
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Ten Steps to Disaster
Experts take a deep dive into modern history's worst disasters to highlight ten crucial missteps behind each catastrophe.
