Archive for the ‘Factual’ Category

Unreported World: Hong Kong’s Tiger Tutors

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Education Secretary Michael Gove is currently working to put education systems in place that mirror those in the Far East. In this programme, Unreported World travels to Hong Kong to meet the students aiming for success in one of the most competitive exam environments in the world.

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Pride and Prejudice – Having a Ball: Amanda Vickery and a team of experts attempt to recreate a regency ball to honour the anniversary of Jane Austen’s iconic novel

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To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejduice, social historian Amanda Vickery leads a team of experts to recreate a Regency Ball in honour of the iconic novel.

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The Repo Man: In this concluding instalment Sean James takes back cars that have had money borrowed against them

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As recession hits, people are going to increasingly extreme lengths to make ends meet. Even if you’ve got a bad credit rating, you can still borrow money against your car in the form of a Logbook Loan.

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Paul O’Grady – For the Love of Dogs: Paul travels to Battersea to meet more abandoned dogs that need rehoming

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Paul O’Grady is back at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for another series of For the Love of Dogs. Paul is determined to get his hands dirty like never before – from assisting vets during surgical procedures, to hand-rearing puppies and helping to train a naughty beagle.

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Sex on Wheels: This Channel 4 documentary looks a candid look at the sex lives of four disabled individuals

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Sex is everywhere. But what if something stood in the way of you experiencing a fulfilling sex life? There are over 10 million people in the UK who live with disabilities and 85% of those are sexually active.

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24 Hours in A&E: Channel 4′s hospital documentary focuses on the power of unconditional love

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Channel 4′s hospital documentary, filmed in King’s College A&E department in south London, continues with a moving episode about head injuries and the power of unconditional love.

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Bankers – A new BBC series explores whether or not we’ll be able to ever trust bankers again

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Bankers have lurched from one crisis to another ever since the crash that brought the world’s economy to its knees. Numerous scandals have raised questions about their pay, values and judgment. Meanwhile, after the industry received billions in tax-payer bail outs. the public is in no mood to forgive and forget. This new series looks at two questions – can we ever trust bankers again and what do really want from our banks?

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Caroline Quentin’s National Parks: The Actress visits Loch Lomond in the first of this three part series

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In this new series, Caroline Quentin visits three of the country’s most popular National Parks to celebrate some of the areas of outstanding natural beauty that are right on our doorstep. During the series, Caroline will meet the extraordinary people who live and work in the Parks and witnesses some of the incredible wildlife that roams free. In doing so, she begins to appreciate why so many people choose to visit these spectacular National Parks.

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Mary Queen of the High Street: Mary Portas returns to help breathe new life back into our High Street stores

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Mary Portas returns to Channel 4 in a new series in which she fights for Britain’s failing high streets. With over 100 shops closing every week, it is high noon for the high street. But Mary thinks she can save the high street so she took on the challenge of creating a 28-point plan – The Portas Review, to help breathe new life into our local high streets.

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Superscrimpers – Spring Clean

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In this hour long Superscrimpers special, Mrs Moneypenny and her fearless team of scrimpers dust down the nation’s finances. The team hope to show how to bolster bank balances while saving on some spring cleaning essentials.

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James Nesbitt’s Ireland: James explores Ireland’s rich coastal culture in this final episode

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In this final episode, James explores the rugged coast of Northern Ireland and the majestic Giant’s Causeway. Every year the Causeway’s Visitors centre attracts 600,000 tourists, locals, geologists and school children. James says that the Causeway is, ” a unique landmark that’s particularly close to my heart. I grew up not far from here and used to make regular day trips with my family.”

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The Hoarder Next Door: Ursula and Nigel attempt to tackle their hoards in the final episode of the series

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Channel 4′s lifestyle show comes to an end as two more hoarders attempt to get their life in order. This week, both Ursula and Nigel are keen to tackle their hoards and move on in their lives.

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12 Year Old Lifer: True Stories – Channel 4

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In April 2010, in the small town of Enchanted Hills in Indiana, 12 year-old Paul Gingerich helped his friend, 15-year-old Colt Lundy, shoot and kill Colt’s stepfather. The shocking murder of Philip Danner was carried out by two middle-class boys with no prior criminal records. The story of the crime is one that has both gripped and baffled the whole of America.

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The Repo Man: Sean James and his team repossess all sort of items in this new two-part documentary from Channel 4

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In recession-hit Britain, more people are turning to finance companies to the buy items they want but cannot afford. But there could be a shock for those who sign up to sky-high replacements and fail to keep up with them. That’s because the next knock their door could be from Sean James – The Repo Man.

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The Gay Slayer: Born to Kill? Channel 5 tonight

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This series profiles the world’s most infamous serial killers and examines the real people behind their notorious acts. Psychologists and experts in the field ask what prompted the awful crimes carried out by these individuals. Were these monsters born or made?

Early one evening in 1993, loner and lifelong underachiever Colin Ireland declared a startling New Year’s resolution to a shocked newspaper journalist. He was going to become a serial killer.

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