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* Documentary
Katie Price: Harvey and Me
Getting the best shot at life
Katie confronts the choices she needs to make for Harvey to lead a more independent life.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* Nature
Attenborough's Life in Colour
More than meets the eye
Sir David Attenborough reveals a carnival of colour used by animals to woo, warn and wow.

* Documentary
Zara McDermott: Revenge Porn
The Love Island star betrayed
It changed her life - now she wants answers. Can anyone ever share images safely again?
53 minsAvailable for 11 months

* Science
DNA Family Secrets
The life-changing questions that reveal who we are
Stacey Dooley helps reveal lost heritage and track down relatives - before it’s too late.
59 minsAvailable for over a year

* History
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
Making Margaret
The startling rise and incredible fall of one of Britain’s most divisive Prime Ministers.

* Documentary Film
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
Tracing the story of Ella Fitzgerald’s life.
89 minsAvailable for 2 months

* Documentary
Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour?
David Harewood investigates
What does the pandemic really tell us about health inequality in modern Britain?
59 minsAvailable for 11 months

* Documentary
Trump Takes on the World
1/3 Shattering the status quo
In his first year in office, Trump shocks allies as he pursues his 'America First' plan.

* Current Affairs
Panorama
The Missing Princess
The story of Princess Latifa, who was thwarted in an attempt to escape Dubai in 2018.
32 minsAvailable for 11 months

* Documentary
Forensics: The Real CSI
The devil's in the detail
Pioneering forensics reveals the truth for those who can no longer speak for themselves.

* Documentary
Jesy Nelson: 'Odd One Out'
Taking on the trolls
Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson opens up about the abuse she has suffered online from trolls.
57 minsAvailable for 5 months

* Documentary Film
Storyville
Eagle Huntress
A 13-year-old girl dreams of becoming the first female eagle hunter in Mongolia.
81 minsAvailable for 6 months

Documentary Films Documentaries

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* Documentary Film
Storyville
Whirlybird: Live above LA
An LA story of a family in turbulence, reporting on a city on the edge from above.
89 minsAvailable for 11 months

* Documentary Film
Into the Storm
Surfing to Survive
The sea offers an escape, but can talented Jhonny avoid the dangers of Peru's barrios?
83 minsAvailable for 11 months

* Documentary Film
The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea
Normal by day. Spy by night
A real-life thriller as two ordinary men take on a dangerous 10-year undercover mission.

* Documentary Film
Storyville
Eagle Huntress
A 13-year-old girl dreams of becoming the first female eagle hunter in Mongolia.
81 minsAvailable for 6 months

* Documentary
DeLorean: Back from the Future
The man behind the myth
Was the real John DeLorean a genius engineer and inventor, or a cocaine dealing conman?
99 minsAvailable for 4 months

* Film
One Man and His Shoes
The hype, hysteria and harm
How the phenomenon of Air Jordan trainers changed everything, but at what cost?
81 minsAvailable for 8 months

* Documentary
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
The war that changed the world
Civilians and soldiers on the realities of war and life under - and after - Saddam.

* Documentary
Lance
Survivor. Champion. Cheat.
An inspiring survivor. A disgraced drug cheat. The real Lance Armstrong.

* Sport
Hoop Dreams
Never stop fighting for your dream. The amazing story
The true story of two high school dreamers plucked from poverty - to potential stardom.
167 minsAvailable for over a year

* Documentary Film
Storyville
The Hunt for Gaddafi's Billions
Spies, special forces and political insiders in a risky race to find Gaddafi’s fortune.
91 minsAvailable for 6 months

* Documentary
Flint
Who can you trust?
The ugly truth of a man-made environmental disaster and cover-up still haunting America.
114 minsAvailable for 8 months

* Documentary Film
Storyville
Pepe the Frog: Feels Good Man
Matt Furie’s comic character has been hijacked by the far right. Can he reclaim him?
87 minsAvailable for 7 months

Sir David Attenborough

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* Nature
Blue Planet II
Take a deep breath...
Meet the incredible creatures that live beneath the waves, with Sir David Attenborough.

* Nature
Seven Worlds, One Planet
You won’t believe your eyes
Every corner of this incredible, unimaginable planet, with David Attenborough as a guide.

* Nature
Frozen Planet
Discover the ends of the earth
Inhospitable, remote, yet teeming with life. It's a different world on the same planet.

* Nature
Life Story
Series 1: 1. First Steps
Fur seals and flightless barnacle goose chicks fight to survive the challenges of infancy.

* Nature
Africa
It’s like nowhere else
Vast deserts, verdant plains and vibrant jungles - it's the world's wildest continent.
59 minsAvailable for 9 months

* Nature
Planet Earth II
Say hello to the wonders of the world
Islands, mountains, cities - discover incredible creatures, wherever they live.

* Nature
A Perfect Planet
All episodes available now
Marvel at the great forces of nature that support, drive and enable life on Earth.

* Nature
Climate Change - The Facts
David Attenborough explores the science of, and potential solutions to, climate change.
58 minsAvailable for 1 month

* Nature
Life on Earth
The original wildlife epic, 40 years on
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals around us.

* Nature
Life
The incredible challenges animals face to survive
David Attenborough looks at epic spectacles and amazing examples of wildlife behaviour.

* Nature
Planet Earth
The splendour and surprises of Earth's amazing life
Join Sir David Attenborough on a breathtaking journey around the planet.

* Science & Nature
The Blue Planet
Enter the planet's otherworldly underwater kingdoms
Giant creatures, alien lifeforms, microscopic colonies - it's all here under the waves.

Mental Health

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* Science & Nature
The Truth About...
Improving Your Mental Health
How the latest science can help us gain greater control over our mind and wellbeing.
57 minsAvailable for 10 months

* Documentary
Jesy Nelson: 'Odd One Out'
Taking on the trolls
Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson opens up about the abuse she has suffered online from trolls.
57 minsAvailable for 5 months

* Documentary
Nadiya: Anxiety and Me
Nadiya Hussain sets out to find the cause of her anxiety, and explores various treatments.
58 minsAvailable until Sat 1:30am

* Documentary
Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad
Documentary following Rio Ferdinand a year after the loss of his wife to cancer.
58 minsAvailable until Fri 1:30am

* Science
Alastair Campbell: Depression and Me
Alastair Campbell candidly talks about his experience living with depression.
59 minsAvailable until Thu 1:20am

* Documentary
David Harewood: Psychosis and Me
David Harewood explores his experience of psychosis and meets young people living with it.
59 minsAvailable for 12 days

* Documentary
Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me
Chris Packham invites us inside his autistic world to show what it is like being him.
59 minsAvailable for 25 days

* Documentary
Playing the Game: Garry O'Connor
Footballer Garry O'Connor speaks candidly about football, drugs and mental health.
29 minsAvailable for 5 months

* Documentary
Drinkers Like Me - Adrian Chiles
In an intimate documentary, Adrian Chiles takes a long, hard look at his love of boozing.
59 minsAvailable for 10 days

* Documentary
Being Gail Porter
Gail Porter explores her rise to fame and her fall into depression and homelessness.
58 minsAvailable for 11 days

* Documentary
Rio and Kate: Becoming a Stepfamily
This intimate doc follows the Ferdinands as Kate Wright becomes stepmum to Rio’s children
59 minsAvailable until Fri 2:30am

* Science
Horizon
2020: What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?
Comedian Tony Slattery turns to psychiatry for some answers to his psychological problems.
59 minsAvailable for 9 days

Our Planet Now

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* Nature
A Perfect Planet
All episodes available now
Marvel at the great forces of nature that support, drive and enable life on Earth.

* Documentary Film
I Am Greta
The future belongs to those who fight for it
The story of teen activist Greta Thunberg's global movement on the climate change crisis.
90 minsAvailable for over a year

* Nature
Countryfile
Plant Britain
The launch of an ambitious project to get us all planting to help combat climate change.
70 minsAvailable for 8 months

* Nature
Blue Planet II
Take a deep breath...
Meet the incredible creatures that live beneath the waves, with Sir David Attenborough.

* Nature
Extinction: The Facts
What happens next is up to every one of us
A million species are at risk of extinction. David Attenborough fears the consequences.
58 minsAvailable for 6 months

* Science & Nature
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Planet Earth - Engine Earth
For billions of years, volcanic activity has driven climate change, but now it's humans.
59 minsAvailable for 9 months

* Nature
Climate Change - The Facts
David Attenborough explores the science of, and potential solutions to, climate change.
58 minsAvailable for 1 month

* Food
Veganville
Can vegans convince Merthyr to go meatless?
Four vegans try to spread their message in Wales, but it isn’t as easy as they had hoped.

* Nature
Attenborough's Life in Colour
More than meets the eye
Sir David Attenborough reveals a carnival of colour used by animals to woo, warn and wow.

* Nature
Plastic Not Fantastic
Episode 1
Hayley sees if she can have a zero waste night out in Swansea
10 minsAvailable for 18 days

* Current Affairs
Panorama
Britain’s Wild Weather
Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year’s extreme weather.
58 minsAvailable for 8 months

* Generation Activism
Climate Change. Passionate about the environment
Robin goes on hunger strike to campaign against the proposed Heathrow expansion.
6 minsAvailable for 7 months

Who Do You Think You Are? Genealogy

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* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 8. Mark Wright
Former TOWIE star Mark Wright learns of a Spanish ancestor who survived the Inquisition.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 7. Sharon Osbourne
Sharon uncovers the difficult circumstances of her mother’s and grandmother’s lives.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 6. Paul Merton
Paul Merton traces the life of his grandfather, who is said to have been lost at sea.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 5. Katherine Ryan
The comedian's family history leads her from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland to Dorset.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 4. Kate Winslet
Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet discovers whether she has Scandinavian ancestry.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 3. Jack and Michael Whitehall...
Father-and-son comedy team Jack and Michael Whitehall investigate their family tree.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 2. Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 16: 1. Daniel Radcliffe
The dramatic story of the robbery of Daniel Radcliffe's family's jewellery business.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 15: 8. Jonnie Peacock
Jonnie Peacock ends up captivated by his four-times-great-grandmother.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 15: 7. Robert Rinder
Robert 'Judge' Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 15: 6. Marvin Humes
Marvin Humes looks at his Jamaican and his English heritage.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

* History
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series 15: 5. Shirley Ballas
Shirley pursues a rumour that she has black ancestors.
58 minsAvailable for 10 months

True Crime

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* Documentary
Murder Case
1/2 The most brutal investigations
Detectives investigate the fatal assault of Paul Mathieson, but evidence is against them.

* True Crime
Accused: A Mother on Trial
All episodes available now
A young soldier faces up to 99 years in prison for murdering her baby, but is she guilty?
40 minsAvailable for 8 months

* Documentary
Stacey Dooley Investigates
Canada's Lost Girls
Canada has a secret - the disappearance and murder of over a thousand indigenous women.
47 minsAvailable for over a year

* Documentary
Life and Death Row
Crime and the ultimate punishment in the US
Capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it.

* Crime Drama
Gun No 6
11 shootings and three murders - the true story of one gun
An award-winning investigation on the trail of Britain's deadliest illegal gun.
70 minsAvailable for 3 months

* Science
Jack the Ripper - The Case Reopened
Emilia Fox investigates
Can technology help cast new light on one of Britain’s most infamous cases?
59 minsAvailable for 26 days

* News
Execution: Lisa Montgomery’s Story
The first woman to be executed by the federal government in America for nearly 70 years.
16 minsAvailable for 10 months

* Documentary
The Murder of Jill Dando
The full story of one of Britain’s most high-profile killings.
59 minsAvailable for 7 months

* Documentary
The Mysterious Murder of Nipsey Hussle
Who wanted him dead?
Murdered - by the LAPD, the government or a gang?
45 minsAvailable for over a year

* Documentary
Gemma: My Murder
Brutally murdered – by those she thought of as friends
The shocking story of a young woman who was abandoned by the system.
30 minsAvailable for 1 month

* Arts
The Billion Dollar Art Hunt
Has the heist been solved?
Delving into a very different art world, one where good art is in the hands of bad men.
59 minsAvailable for 7 months

* Documentary
Murder 24/7
True crime - in real time
Murder cases, minute by minute, from the critical first days through to conviction.

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