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- DirectorSimon ChuStarsAdrian BowerFrances WoodSteve TsangThe story of the 140,000 Chinese workers who left their homes and came to war-torn Europe in 1917 and risked their lives for the Allied war effort, but whose vital contribution seems to have been airbrushed from history.
- StarsNiall FergusonHow does something stay together when the laws of history tell us it should fall apart? The country's new billionaires, survivors of Chairman Mao's regime and young nationalists talk to Professor Niall Ferguson about living in a Communist system with a capitalist economy. It's held a fifth of humanity together for 2,000 years - will it last another 2,000?
- StarsDavid JasonSir David Jason looks into the origins of the British Secret Service as it applied to the two world wars.
- An eye-opening insight into the lives of British Muslims via privileged access to one of the largest mosques in Western Europe - Birmingham Central Mosque.
- StarsKate QuiltonMatt TebbuttJimmy DohertyThe team explore food myths from a neutral point of view, culminating in a summary based on scientific research.
- StarsHelen LawalJavid AbdelmoneimPhil KieranGPs Phil Kieran and Helen Lawal and A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim present a medical myth-busting magazine show with tips and tricks for a healthy lifestyle.
- CreatorNick LondonStarsPaul McGannNigel AnthonyChris PlumleyHistorical events are extensively re-explored both through written records and systematic examinations in the field.
- DirectorIan BremnerBeijing's Forbidden City is a huge, walled palatial city within the new (more northern and eastern) capital chosen over Nanking by the great Ming emperor Chengzu 'Yongle', who seized the throne in 1402 from his elder brother's son by military coup. It symbolizes the vast empire's then unequaled wealth and power, being the largest palace ever in the world, with halls worthy of the mandate of heaven, impressing any foreign delegation, accommodating thousands of courtiers, public/domestic servants and guards. This required crushing taxes and over a million laborers for most of his reign (until his death in 1424), using the best craftsmen and the finest materials, sparing no expense nor imports (like pigments from Europe), and innovative ways to produce and transport (partially on ice). It would require near-constant maintenance -modern restoration contributes to and benefits from studying its secrets- and frequent rebuilding, mainly after fires, but astonishingly survived well hundreds of seismic shocks, thanks to a brilliant, complex system of leading pressure from shaken pillars (with lose bases) and heavy roof structures to elaborate shock-breaking woodwork with intricately interlocking parts.
- StarsKate QuiltonRhys DownieKate Quilton investigates the purported health benefits of superfoods
- DirectorLana SalahStarsJimmy DohertyKate QuiltonMagnús SchevingThe World's Best Diet explores some of the world's most varied diets. Jimmy Doherty and Kate Quilton travel around the globe looking at the dietary habits of countries, tribes and communities to trace the story of how eating habits across the planet have changed radically over the last 50 years, and how this has affected our health.
- StarsRichard AyoadeJoe LycettStephen ManganBritish comedian Richard Ayoade and a celebrity guest, usually from the comedy world, spend 48 hours in a popular city to discover the must see tourist attractions.
- StarsSimon RimmerAdam PearsonSophie MorganKate Quilton and chef Simon Rimmer investigate how consumers can get the best experience when dining out.
- StarsColin TierneyNikki HaskellGeraldo RiveraA British documentary series exploring the extraordinary journey of Donald Trump through five decades.
- DirectorHarvey LilleyStarsClare BaldingAndrew BaldingIan BaldingClare Balding examines the story of Emily Davison, her death at the Derby, and the Suffragette movement.