The Yes Men Fix the World

The Yes Men Fix the World 2009

7.00

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.

2009

Abandoned

Abandoned 2010

5.00

Mary Walsh delivers boyfriend Kevin to a hospital for routine outpatient surgery. But when Mary returns to take him home, he's mysteriously vanished.

2010

The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine 2009

7.10

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

2009

The Entity

The Entity 2002

8.00

The Entity is a documentary into the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, the state in which a person cannot move as they pass from sleep to a woken state.

2002

The Science of Doctor Who

The Science of Doctor Who 2012

1

Like all great science fiction shows, there are kernels of truth and nuggets of science fact scattered throughout the incredible ‘Doctor Who’ universe. In this special, we are going to explore these dynamic ‘Doctor Who’ moments where science fiction and science fact converge and mingle.

2012

Doing Money

Doing Money 2019

5.40

A young Romanian woman is snatched in broad daylight from a London street, trafficked to Ireland and used as a sex slave in a series of pop-up brothels. Her shocking true story offers a tense and thought-provoking thriller exposing how, in modern Britain, slavery can hide in plain sight.

2019

Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach 2019

1

Locals call it the "arribada", Spanish for "arrival": the magical days and nights when tens of thousands of sea turtles come ashore on Costa Rica's Pacific coast to lay millions of eggs. In 'Turtle Beach' Canadian naturalist and cinematographer Hugo Kitching follows a team of international scientists on a groundbreaking expedition to uncover the mysteries of this rare phenomenon.

2019

The Last 747

The Last 747 2023

1

The iconic design of the Boeing 747 has endured for over 5 decades, but the end of production is looming. In this documentary special we follow the build of this last aircraft, whilst exploring how the 747 truly changed the world and influenced our lives in ways we never even realised.

2023

Michael Mosley vs The Superbugs

Michael Mosley vs The Superbugs 2017

1

The use of antibiotics has made more and more bacteria resistant to the medicine. Dr Michael Mosley goes in search of the cause and new solutions to overcome the superbugs.

2017

How Young Can I Get?

How Young Can I Get? 2007

1

Documentary in which, over two months, 41-year-old single mum Nicky Taylor tries a huge variety of anti-aging treatments in a bid to turn back the clock. She even looks at what plastic surgery, both here and abroad, could do for her.

2007

The Great Polar Bear Feast

The Great Polar Bear Feast 2015

6.00

"The Great Polar Bear Feast" is the astonishing story of an annual natural phenomenon that occurs in early September on the north slope of the Arctic. Every year, up to 80 polar bears gather on the frozen shores of Barter Island, near the village of Kaktovik, to feast on the hunter-harvested bowhead whale remains.

2015

How Dirty Can I Get?

How Dirty Can I Get? 2007

1

Scientists and campaigners claiming that chemicals in toiletries and cleansing products may have harmful effects, Nicky Taylor and Tim FitzHigham stopped using them for a month.

2007

Coca-Cola, leader pollueur

Coca-Cola, leader pollueur 2021

8.20

100 billion throwaway plastic bottles are sold by Coca-Cola each year. Panorama looks into the company's pledge to reduce plastic waste.

2021

Should I Smoke Dope?

Should I Smoke Dope? 2008

1

Journalist Nicky Taylor travels to Amsterdam to investigate the growing debate about the legal classification of cannabis. While there she helps out in a coffee shop that sells the drug and discovers firsthand what the effects of cannabis are on everyday life.

2008