Season 1 (1994)

Florence and Robin
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January 4, 1994

Documentary set in San Francisco about a lesbian couple who have a long-term relationship and want a child of their own.

Women Who Kill
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January 11, 1994

Five women explain why after years of mental and physical abuse they finally killed their partners.

An Everest to Climb
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January 18, 1994

In October 1993 a party of climbers left for the Himalayas, including seven British mountaineers who had mental or physical disabi...Read more

Supermodels
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January 25, 1994

A revealing look at the fashion industry with supermodels Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington. The programme goes behind the sce...Read more

Bhopal: The Second Tragedy
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February 1, 1994

Mark Tully returns to Bhopal, 10 years after the gas leak, to find that the American chemical giant has wriggled out of its respon...Read more

Nightfighters
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February 8, 1994

Follows the formation of the 332nd fighter group in Italy during World War II, the first all black air squadron in the United Stat...Read more

Children of the Holocaust
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February 15, 1994

History of four Jewish children who survived Auschwitz.

Top Chef
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March 1, 1994

Young chefs compete with other chefs at the Ecole Superieure de Cuisine Francaise, cooking classic dishes against the clock. They ...Read more

Ballet School
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March 8, 1994

A behind-the-scenes look at a term in London's Central School of Ballet.

Last Voyage of the Lusitania
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March 22, 1994

Documentary on the sinking by a U-boat of the 'Lusitania' in 1915 in which nearly 1200 men, women and children were drowned. Dr Ro...Read more

Stigmata: A Modern Miracle?
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March 29, 1994

A documentary examining evidence from people claiming to receive the open wounds of the stigmata. The programme features stigmatic...Read more

The War Against the Mafia Part 1: The Founding Father
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April 5, 1994

How America's law enforcement agencies tackled the Mafia. Concentrates on the Gambino family from 1980 to 1993. Includes secret FB...Read more

The War Against the Mafia Part 2: Death in the Family
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April 12, 1994

The programme begins with the funeral of Carlo Gambino, the model for The GODFATHER. His successor, Paul Castellano, turned the Ma...Read more

The War Against the Mafia Part 3: The King of Little Italy
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April 19, 1994

The programme looks at the rise and fall of gangster, John Gotti, who took charge after arranging the murder of Paul Castellano. B...Read more

Mandela: From Prison to President
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April 26, 1994

An intimate portrait of South Africa's President-in-waiting, looking at the sacrifices Mandela made in his quest for peace and pow...Read more

Inside the Channel Tunnel
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May 3, 1994

The story of the bi-lingual company Eurotunnel which has taken possession of the Channel Tunnel, opening on Friday, 6th May 1994.

The Professional Beggar
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May 10, 1994

Documentary about the Orbis International Flying Eye Hospital, a charity-funded medical service that works at restoring sight to t...Read more

Apollo: When the World Held Its Breath
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July 26, 1994

Documentary telling the stories of Apollos 11 and 13, two of the most important missions in space exploration, revealing how close...Read more

Murder in the Family
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August 8, 1994

Documentary about Roderick and Newall, the brothers accused of murdering their wealthy parents in New Jersey, USA.

Date Rape: The Investigation
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September 6, 1994

Documentary drama of a typical "date-rape" case, using actors to represent the victim, the accused and their friends; but real pro...Read more

Date Rape: The Trial Day 1
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September 7, 1994

The alleged victim gives her evidence and is cross-examined.

Date Rape: The Trial Day 2
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September 8, 1994

The prosecution witnesses are now taking the stand.

Date Rape: The Trial Day 3
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September 9, 1994

The alleged rapist is cross-examined and the summing-up begins.

Date Rape: The Verdict
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September 13, 1994

Follows the alleged victim's case through the Crown Court, giving her evidence to the Court and the defence demanding graphic deta...Read more

Waking from Coma
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September 20, 1994

Report from the Royal Hospital in Putney, London, where pioneering work is carried out on severely brain-damaged patients who are in deep comas.

Inside Castro's Cuba
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September 27, 1994

Documentary on Cuba after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Features an interview with President Fidel Castro who speaks about the...Read more

Miami Front Line
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October 4, 1994

Documentary about the tragedy taking place on the coastal waters off Florida, where thousands of Cuban and Haitian refugees have p...Read more

The Secrets of Porton Down
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October 11, 1994

Documentary about human guinea pigs being used at the secret Porton Down research facility to help with the development of chemica...Read more

Nicholas and Alexandra Part 1: Anointed by God
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October 18, 1994

First of a two part programme about the assassination of the last Tsar, Nicholas, and his wife Alexandra amid the bloody Russian r...Read more

Nicholas and Alexandra Part 2: The Slaying of the Tsars
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October 25, 1994

Prince Michael of Kent reveals details of the tragic deaths of the last Tsar and his family, and the consequent discovery and iden...Read more

Stalker Investigates
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November 1, 1994

Former deputy Chief Constable John Stalker investigates the murder of Hilda Murrell in 1984, including her involvement in anti-nuc...Read more

The Russian Love Connection
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November 8, 1994

Documentary offers an insight into the burgeoning industry in Post-Communist Russia of supplying Russian women as brides for Weste...Read more

Flying the Flag - Arming the World
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November 15, 1994

The British arms business and its implications in World politics.

The Visit: Coma - Connie's Story
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November 22, 1994

A return visit to Connie Taylor, who was knocked down by a car outside her house eight years ago and nearly died. Featured in THE ...Read more

The Visit: Chariots of Wire
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November 29, 1994

Documentary about three young British businessmen who design and manufacture a revolutionary cheap wheelchair which they make avai...Read more

The Visit: A Life for Polly
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December 6, 1994

Documentary on Polly East, a five-year-old who has been diagnosed with leukaemia. Follows her family as she undergoes the painful ...Read more

Between Life and Death
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December 13, 1994

Documentary about the Near Death Experience, and scientific research which has tried to explain how people who have technically di...Read more

Talking to the Enemy
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December 20, 1994

Documentary about IRA's foot-soldier Dermot Finucane. The programme also records the moving testimony of Robert Ewart-Briggs, whos...Read more

The Plague Monkeys
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January 3, 1995

Documentary about a group of viruses, known as filoviruses, which can kill within two weeks and which are transmitted via monkeys.

UFO
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January 10, 1995

Documentary about the phenomena of UFO sightings, and the history of authorities ignoring or debunking theories associated with them.

Love, Lies and Bigamy
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January 17, 1995

Documentary about the experiences of four modern bigamists - three men and a woman - who were prosecuted.

The Man Who Saved Animals
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January 24, 1995

Profile of conservationist Richard Leakey, the Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service, who for many years has been a prolific camp...Read more

Commando
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February 7, 1995

Documentary from behind the scenes with a Royal Marines commando unit as it takes part in a dramatic training exercise in Norway.

Desperately Seeking Asylum
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February 14, 1995

Report on the treatment of people arriving in Britain seeking asylum. Follows the stories of some of the refugees through each sta...Read more

The Yardies
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February 21, 1995

Profile of the Yardies, a crime syndicate that's more powerful than the Mafia, originating from Kingston, Jamaica, now moving into...Read more

Confronting Crime
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February 28, 1995

Report on the pioneering work of Leeds Mediation and Reparation Service, as it brings victims and offenders face to face for the first time.

Hollywood Vice
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March 7, 1995

Profile of the career of detective Fred Clapp, who has been with the Los Angeles Vice Squad for 25 years, involved in undercover o...Read more

The Troubleshooters
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March 14, 1995

For the last 25 years Belfast's leading press agency, Pacemaker, has built up a stunning visual record of The Troubles. It's photo...Read more

Paul McKenna's Secrets of Hypnosis
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March 21, 1995

Documentary about hypnosis, exploring the uses for its technique, such as learning, pain control, and eyesight enhancement. Also l...Read more

Escape from Tibet
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March 28, 1995

The fortunes of a group of Tibetans as they try to escape from the Chinese over the Himalayas.

Small Miracles
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April 4, 1995

Documentary about the work of a London surgeon who operates on babies still in the womb, following a mother whose seriously ill un...Read more

What Makes Linford Run?
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April 11, 1995

Profile of the world class athlete Linford Christie and his relationship to his coach of 16 years, Ron Roddan.

Confession
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April 18, 1995

The subject matter of the television broadcast was a purported account by Mr Eamon Collins of his activities and experiences as a ...Read more

Vietnam: The Last Battle
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April 25, 1995

Documentary examining how Vietnam has fared since the end of the conflict with America twenty years ago. There is also a look at H...Read more

Confronting the Hit Men
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May 2, 1995

Documentary about the South African "Truth Commission", a reconciliation program, where former leaders of both black and white ter...Read more

Last Letters Home
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May 9, 1995

Re-creates nine Second World War stories through the letters that passed between forces abroad and their friends, families or love...Read more

Igor, Child of Chernobyl
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June 6, 1995

Documentary about Igor Pavlovets, who was conceived shortly after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, and was born with deformities. The ...Read more

Eilish: Life Without Katie
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August 29, 1995

Documentary about six-year-old Eilish Holton from Ireland, three years after she was surgically separated from her conjoined twin ...Read more

When a Woman Kills Her Man: The Investigation
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September 5, 1995

Documentary about domestic violence, portraying a hypothetical case of Rachel and Peter Palmer. Peter is found fatally wounded; an...Read more

When a Woman Kills Her Man: The Trial
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September 12, 1995

Concludes the dramatised examination of domestic violence, following the fictional trial of Rachel Palmer through to the verdict.

A Very Special Baby
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September 19, 1995

Documentary about the lives of four people involved in a surrogate birth. Christine had a hysterectomy at age 31, with the possibi...Read more

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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October 17, 1995

Documentary from behind the scenes of British racing, revealing the way racehorses are treated, and what happens to them when they...Read more

Fear and Counting in Las Vegas
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October 24, 1995

Documentary following the fortunes of Dominic O'Brien, World Memory champion, as he tries his luck at the card tables of Amerian c...Read more

Defender of the Children
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October 31, 1995

Documentary about the efforts of Irish priest Shay Cullen to rid the Philippines of the child sex industry. Includes evidence of o...Read more

Gettys - A Tragedy of Riches: Part 1
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November 7, 1995

Examines the life of the wealthy American Getty dynasty, focusing on John Paul Getty.

Gettys - A Tragedy of Riches: Part 2
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November 14, 1995

History of the Getty family focusing on J Paul Getty's grandchildren - Mark, who is a businessman; Balthazar, an actor; and Aileen...Read more

Man and Animal
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November 21, 1995

New York dogs model Larry Roth canine fashions while Chinese cats marinate in the kitchens of Guan's Cantonese restaurants, the Ja...Read more

Midnight Callers
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November 28, 1995

Documentary about those who phone a late night radio show in Bradford, discussing their personal problems: one seducing other men'...Read more

Peace for the Wicked: Tales of Ethnic Cleansing
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December 5, 1995

Documentary about a period after the Second World War in Germany, when many Germans were expelled from parts of their country, sen...Read more

Guys as Dolls
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December 12, 1995

Documentary about transvestism and the effect it has on marriages and social relations.

Entertaining Angels Unawares
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December 19, 1995

Documentary examining the history of angels, looking at orthodox and unorthodox views of scientists and churchmen on the subject, ...Read more

Frontline Britain: Part 1
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February 27, 1996

First part of a two-part documentary reporting on rising crime in Great Britain and the connection between crime and poverty.

Frontline Britain: Part 2
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March 5, 1996

Final part of a documentary examining the divisions in British society, and its fight against drugs. In London, violence and gang ...Read more

The Killing of Kathleen Waugh
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March 12, 1996

Investigation into the death of Kathleen Waugh, a woman with learning difficulties, who went missing four years ago. Irregularitie...Read more

Inside Burma: Land of Fear
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May 14, 1996

Documentary about the military ruling regime in Burma, its use of forced and child labour to build road and rail links, and how th...Read more

Miss Popular's Crack City
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May 21, 1996

Documentary about two women whose crack-cocaine habits lead them to prostitution. Wendy was 13 when she started to sleep with men ...Read more

High Stakes at Highclere
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May 28, 1996

Documentary about life behind the scenes at Highclere, the Earl of Carnarvon's estate in Hampshire. A new castle manager is appoin...Read more

HMP Dartmoor
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June 4, 1996

Documentary about life inside Dartmoor Prison in Devon.

A View to a Kill
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September 10, 1996

Documentary about a Texan family who exercised a new state right to watch the execution of the man who brutally killed two of their children.

Three Men and a Balloon
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September 17, 1996

Documentary following Richard Branson and his fellow balloonists as they made plans to fly a balloon non-stop around the world. Ba...Read more

Riddle of the Gaul
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October 8, 1996

Documentary about the 1974 sinking of the Hull trawler Gaul, in which all 36 crew members were lost. Inquiry concluded the Gaul ha...Read more

The Connection
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October 15, 1996

Documentary following the heroin drugs trail from the poppy fields in Columbia to the streets of Britain. Carlton were fined £2,00...Read more

Cut-price Package
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October 22, 1996

Documentary about nine British women who travel to Wroclaw in Poland for cut-price plastic surgery.

Going to Chelsea
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November 12, 1996

Follows Stephen Woodhams, society florist and garden designer, as he prepares and creates a garden for the world famous Chelsea Flower Show.

Psychosurgery
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November 19, 1996

Documentary following three people who have suffered from depression and have decided to try psychosurgery, where parts of the fro...Read more

Breaking the Cycle
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November 26, 1996

Documentary about disruptive children and the help available to families to deal with them. Visits the Marlborough House Day Unit ...Read more

The Widow, the Terrorist and the SAS
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December 3, 1996

Documentary about the aftermath of the October 1977 hijacking of a plane by Palestinian terrorists. The four terrorists killed the...Read more

Silent Victim: The Untold Story of the Yorkshire Ripper
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December 10, 1996

Documentary re-examining the case of Peter Sutcliffe, asserting that he may have been responsible for many more crimes than those ...Read more

Conspicuous Consumption
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December 17, 1996

Documentary about the fashionable and exclusive department store Harvey Nichols, visiting the London and Leeds branches, talking t...Read more

Forgotten Mothers
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January 14, 1997

Documentary in which five women talk about how they gave their babies up for adoption in the 1950s and 60s, and the profound sense...Read more

Return to the Place of the Dead
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January 21, 1997

Documentary following two British soldiers - Bob Mann and Richie Mayfield - as they return to Borneo, where in 1994 they almost di...Read more

Born to Be Small
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January 28, 1997

Stories of four families affected by dwarfism: a couple's baby with achondroplasia; a couple expecting their first baby; a teenage...Read more

Igor, the Boy Who Dared to Dream
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February 11, 1997

Sequel documentary about a year in the life of Igor Pavlovets, who was deformed by the Chernobyl blast. Igor is on holiday in Spai...Read more

Breaking the Mirror: The Murdoch Effect
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February 18, 1997

Programme in which journalist John Pilger makes a tribute to the Daily Mirror newspaper. He traces the history of the tabloid, con...Read more

All in the Genes
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March 11, 1997

Documentary examining genetic engineering and cloning, and how it is transforming medical science, showing scientists at work in e...Read more

Stolen Brides
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March 18, 1997

Documentary about two girls who left Britain to join their Yemeni father in 1982 for a holiday, but were married and prevented fro...Read more

The Blind School
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March 25, 1997

Behind the scenes at the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh to record the inspiring story of how its pupils learn to overcome their visual disabilities.

The Boy Business
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March 26, 1997

Documentary about British paedophiles who prey on homeless and vulnerable children. The programme confronts the men who trade in c...Read more

Between the Lines
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May 6, 1997

Documentary about Paul Malone, who spent nearly ten years in jail after being found guilty of four armed robberies. The programme ...Read more

Victoria & Albert Part 1: He Influenced Me in Everything
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May 13, 1997

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent presents his great great grandparents - Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg....Read more

Victoria & Albert Part 2: A Queen Alone
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May 20, 1997

The programme follows the life of Queen Victoria following the death of her husband, her self-imposed isolation during her long mo...Read more

For the Love of Roy
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September 23, 1997

Documentary about the legacy of Roy Castle's battle against lung cancer. and the world's first lung cancer research centre in Live...Read more

Out of the Shadows
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September 30, 1997 • 51m

First part in a two-part documentary following the then shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown during the run-in to Labour's election victory in May 1997.

We Are the Treasury
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October 7, 1997 • 51m

Second part of a two-part documentary following Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown's transition into government, featuring h...Read more

Life with Grace
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October 14, 1997

First part in a two-part documentary about Monaco's Princess Grace, from her Hollywood career and fairy-tale marriage to her dark ...Read more

Life After Grace
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October 21, 1997

Concluding part of a two-part documentary about Monaco's Grimaldi dynasty. After the early death of Princess Grace, the media turn...Read more

Windsor Restored
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November 20, 1997

Documentary in which The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duke of York give their personal accounts of the fire that...Read more