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- Documentary about the residents of the Arlington House hostel in Camden, London.
- A black comedy about the outrageous campaign to elect the member of parliament for Moscow Central in Russia's first free elections since 1917.
- The first of a three part look at the connection between the growing problem of poverty and Britains failing business culture.
- Will Hutton argues, in the second programme of the series, that the City does not finance Britain's industry effectively. 'Short termism' dominates City thinking, and Britain's financial sector has a worse record than its main competitors Japan, Germany and the USA for financing industrial growth, with investments too often kept liquid for a quick cash return rather than backing British inventions and ideas.
- In the last part of his critique of the state, Will Hutton takes the government to task for the damage done by introducing market principles to areas of the welfare state - not because he believes they erode democracy but for their inefficiency and cost to the taxpayer.
- Deep in the Ugandan bush, an Italian nun tries to get back 30 of her convent school girls who have been abducted for sex by an army of children led by a mystic claiming to be the son of God.
- A prosecutor is building a case against a suspected serial killer. She receives death threats, but ignores them at first. When her husband disappears and someone blackmails her, she turns to her ex, a suspended homicide detective.
- 'They Think It's All Over' presenter Nick Hancock teams together with Andy Smart of the Vicious Boys to follow the progress of the Iranian squad as they prepare for, and play through, the 1998 World Cup Finals. With only one, goalless, Finals appearance behind them, the team were 500/1 outsiders to win the competition, but they weren't about to exit the contest without putting up a fight
- Documentary series about 18-months in the lives of young runaways.
- After stopping 12 y.o. Romeo and Gavin from being beaten up, Morell drives them home and meets Romeo's adult sister and falls in love. The boys "help" him in his pursuit.
- The documentary tells the story of Alan Conway, the man who for years passed himself off as Stanley Kubrick, exploiting ignorance about the director's real appearance and the vanity of feeling important by coming into contact with such a shy celebrity. With an interview with Conway conducted by Jeremy Lovering in 1996 for the BBC program "The Lying Game: The Great Pretenders" and the help of Alexander Walker's testimonies, the documentary attempts to present Conway's lie and dual personality as objectively as possible of him. The narrator closes the documentary by mentioning Conway's past as a thief and the sexual harassment committed against young boys, again using Kubrick's name, an event that Christiane Kubrick complained about in an interview with Sight and Sound. Curiously, Alan Conway died a few months before Kubrick, also from a heart attack. Brian W. Cook and Antony Frewin, Kubrick's longtime collaborators, wrote and directed the film Color Me Kubrick, a comedy based on the story of Alan Conway, with John Malkovich in the lead role.
- A look at a summer's day picnic in Mississippi where foster kids between the ages of 3 and 17 and who are available for adoption get to meet prospective parents. Explores the trauma both adults and children experience in the process.
- As a student theatre troupe tours Rwanda with a comic re-enactment of the genocide, a group of killers and two leaders of the genocide are on trial - and a priest is investigated for the murder of five children. A dark comedy about the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda.
- The adventures of Snooky the pimp on the mean streets of Milwaukee
- Screaming Jay Hawkins' 57 known children come together for a reunion - his dying wish.
- Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best Comedy ever made by the American Film Institute.
- History documentary looking at the killing of civilians by US forces in the Korean War
- Orphaned by the war in Sudan, and raised in a desert refugee camp, Moses and his young friends are one day invited by the US government to start a new life in the 'land of the free'. Never having turned on a light switch, they arrive in Boston...
- One-hour film about the disastrous relationship between rapper Eminem and his mother.
- In 1912, experienced British Royal Navy officer and explorer Robert Falcon Scott went on his, as it turned out final, expedition to reach South Pole first. Why things went so horribly wrong for him and his Terra Nova expedition?
- A chilling examination of the psychology of the suicide bomber, from kamikaze pilots in WWII to recent bombings in Israel. As experts note, suicide terrorism is not a personal phenomenon, but a group one. We talk to an Israeli Army senior intelligence analyst, an attorney who defends suicide bombers, a failed kamikaze pilot, two failed suicide bombers from the Middle East, a military commander of Hamas, and bomb-makers. We also hear from a doctor who treats bombing victims and several survivors.
- The story of Boudica, 1st-century female leader of the Iceni tribe, who led a revolt against the Romans in Britain.
- History of women warriors narrated by Lucy Lawless. Stories include, Grâce O'Malley, Boudica and Lozen.
- The story of Lozen, 19th-century female warrior of the Apaches.
- The story of 16th-century female pirate Grace O'Malley.
- Born to French peasant farmers during the Hundred Years War, Joan was no stranger to bloodshed. At age 13, Joan started receiving visions from God calling her to fight for France and restore the dauphin to the throne.
- The story of Wang Cong'er, an 18th-century female Chinese military leader.
- This powerful documentary follows a family ripped apart by the drug gangs that control their favela.
- Reveals for the first time how the regime of North Korea is testing chemical weapons on political prisoners in a secret network of prisons. Contains exclusive testimonies of victims who lived to tell their tales as well as witnesses.
- Throughout history, Pontius Pilate has been portrayed as a weak ruler-the man who allowed Jesus Christ to be crucified at the demand of the Jews. But this documentary portrays a very different Pilate, one who had his own motives for allowing Jesus' fate.
- Set to the soundtrack of Papa Wemba's extraordinary music, this outrageous, funny and eye-opening film depicts the underground world of a flamboyant African cult.
- Documentary taking a fresh look at the murder of the medieval bishop, and suggesting that established historical treatments of the killing fall short of explaining why Becket was murdered, and on whose orders. Featuring powerful dramatisations and contributions from eminent scholars, the film tells a compelling story of the battle between State and Church.
- An in-depth look at the architects who battled it out over the design of New York City's Freedom Tower.
- True Horror is a factual supernatural documentary series, made by October Films, for Discovery Europe. Topics will include vampires, demons, witches and exorcism, with Anthony Head interviewing the experts.
- Anthony Head, star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, investigates vampires from historical fiction through to terrifying modern-day realism. Vampires have been with us since the dawn of time and we all know about them, familiar to us since childhood as standard characters of fiction and guaranteed box-office attractions. But what exactly are these blood-sucking creatures? And why and how do they instill such fear? Anthony Head interviews scientists, historians and a vampire expert in an attempt to understand why there continues to be a widespread belief in vampires. In order to delve deeply into our fascination with folklore's deadliest monster, he travels to the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania, an area closely identified with the creature, and meets an expert who explains the intricacies of impalement. He investigates the story of the Blood Countess who bathed in the blood of slaughtered young virgins in order to retain her beauty. He also discovers how the stories of Dracula and Nosferatu have become intertwined with facts, and finally he looks at London's Highgate Cemetery where supposed supernatural vampirical activity has taken place.