Brits took more flights than ever before in 2016 and with air travel increasing there is now a worldwide shortage of pilots and easyJet has launched it’s largest-ever recruitment drive, including a focus on encouraging more women to apply. This documentary following new recruits for airline easyJet as they train to become fully qualified pilots, […]
Category: FACTUAL / DOCUMENTARY
No More Boys and Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?
Is the way we treat boys and girls the real reason we haven’t achieved equality between men and women? Dr Javid Abdelmoneim aims to find out by taking over a primary school class. In two hour-long programmes, Dr Javid sets out to find answers in a bold but simple experiment. He is taking over Year […]
Do We Really Need the Moon?
The moon is such a familiar presence in the sky that most of us take it for granted. But what if it wasn’t where it is now? How would that affect life on Earth?
Monologues: Queers
Eight short monologues in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.
Queer Britain
Presented by YouTuber and journalist Riyadh Khalaf, Queer Britain gets under the skin of queer culture and shine a light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community. 6 part series.
Olly Alexander: Growing Up Gay
Young pop culture icon Olly Alexander explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues, as he opens up about his own long-term battles with depression.
My Big Gay Jewish Conversion
Is Israel really the best place in the world to be gay? And is Judaism the one mainstream religion that accepts homosexuality? Meet Simon, a gay Catholic man from the west of Ireland on a quest to find out.
Queer as Art
Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalization.
Art of France
Andrew Graham Dixon takes viewers on a stunning visual journey through French art history. Episode 01 – Plus Ça Change Art historian and critic Andrew Graham-Dixon opens his latest series with the dramatic story of French art, a story of the most powerful kings ever to rule in Europe with their glittering palaces and astounding […]
Gary Numan: Android in La La Land
Gary Numan, the godfather of electronic music is on a one-way trip to crack America, returning to the studio for the first time in nearly a decade. Android in La La Land is a true celebration of a music-making pioneer and the love story that helped him turn his life around.
Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean
Historian Michael Scott journeys through Sicily to find out how 3,000 years of conquest and settlement have shaped the identity of the island we see today. Episode 01 Historian Michael Scott begins his journey through Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano. For the ancient Greeks, the island was a land […]
Rome: A History of the Eternal City
Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series uncovering the central role played by religion in creating and maintaining the power of the city of Rome. Episode 01 – City of the Sacred A look at how every event in ancient Rome revolved around religion. From the foundation myth through to the deification […]
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
There was nothing predictable about David Bowie. Everything was designed to intrigue, to challenge, to defy all expectations. But perhaps no period in David Bowie’s extraordinary career raised more fascination, more surprise, and more questions than the last five years. This is an intimate portrait of one of the defining artists of the 20th and […]
Italy’s Invisible City
Using the latest 3D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott uncover the hidden history of Italian civilisation and city life. Episode 01 – Naples Alexander and Michael uncover 2.500 years of hidden history in Naples, from its earliest Greek and Roman origins. They explore how the volcano of Mount Vesuvius both nurtured the […]
Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
The rise of one of the great cities of the world, and how the fabric of the city today is a window into a past of power, religion and culture. Episode 01 Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty and home to the Holy Roman Emperors. From here, they dominated middle Europe for nearly […]
City in the Sky
What does it take to get a million people and their luggage off the ground and up in the air? There are several version of this program. These are the BBC versions. Others are the PBS versions and the ABC version. Episode 01 – Departure What does it take to get a million people and […]
HyperNormalisation
We live in a time of great uncertainty and confusion. Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War in Syria, the endless migrant crisis, random bomb attacks. And those who are supposed to be in power are paralysed – they have no idea what to do. This film […]
Who’s Afraid of Conceptual Art?
Dr James Fox has never really got conceptual art. And he’s not alone. Conceptual art has been treated with suspicion and incredulity by virtually everyone outside the art world for nearly a hundred years. Ever since Marcel Duchamp first displayed a signed urinal and claimed it was art in 1917. So was he taking the […]
Bought with Love: The Secret History of British Art Collections
Art historian Helen Rosslyn traces the stories of the people whose enthusiasm for art, sense of adventure and wealth built Britain’s national collection and shaped the history of art of the nation. Episode 01 – The Pioneers In the first episode she reveals the immense influence of the 17th-century pioneer collectors such as Thomas Howard, […]
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
A colourful character who was not only ahead of her time but helped to define it, Peggy Guggenheim was an heiress to a family fortune who became a central figure in the modern art movement. As she moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected not only art, but artists. Her colourful […]
Scotch! The Story of Whisky
Personal Note: Also consider this entertaining series, The Wine Show, on Hulu. As for Scotch, David Hayman surveys the state of the Scotch whisky industry and examines the threats to its world dominance. Episode 01 David Hayman surveys the state of the Scotch whisky industry and examines the threats to its world dominance. He meets […]
Life in the Air
Documentary series exploring the remarkable animals from around the world that take to the air.
The Truth About…Healthy Eating
A look at how to eat and drink to good health, and she uncovers some surprising truths.
Hugh’s War on Waste
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to find out why we waste so much. Episode 1 Hugh is on a mission to find out why the UK wastes so much food. Episode 2 Hugh joins the illicit midnight raid to see what he can find in supermarket bins. Episode 3 – The Battle Continues Hugh […]
The Truth About…Dementia
Angela Rippon investigates the disease that took her mother’s life and is now starting to affect her friends.
The Secret Life of Kittens
An intimate glimpse of the first 12 months of feline life.
Secrets of Growing Old
We’re all living longer – at least one baby born this year will likely reach 150. So what we think of as ‘old’ is changing. While we’re often told that we can be as young as we feel, science is now proving this has never been truer. We unravel the extraordinary secrets of ageing – […]
Living With Obesity: Why Are We Getting So Fat?
Personal Note: Despite the title, this actually has some really interesting information about new discoveries that would help anyone with weight management. Over 62 per cent of adults in the UK are currently overweight or obese and this figure is set to rise. A common attitude is that obese people should be ashamed – it […]
E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace?
Michael Mosley investigates the dramatic rise in e-cigarettes. They’re everywhere these days, but what does the latest scientific research on them reveal? Michael reveals what e-cigarettes are really doing to your health. Are they really better for you than cigarettes? What is actually in them? Is passive vapour harmful? And can they really stop you […]
Boy George’s 1970s: Save Me From Suburbia
British popstar Boy George recalls, revisits and assesses how the 1970s moulded the person and artist he has become. This is his musical, social and sexual coming of age, when he discovered the power of his own sexuality before setting about turning that persona into a popstar. Set against a backdrop of social discord, disenfranchisement […]
The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner
With exclusive access to the magnificent liner and its extensive archive of film and photographs, the documentary explores the action-packed life of the Clyde-built ship: an epic journey through some of the most dynamic periods of the 20th century. Built with the blood and sweat of the master craftsmen of the Clydebank shipyards, she helped […]