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In 1993, Jon Venables was one of two 10-year-olds who abducted, tortured, and murdered 2-year-old James Bulger. Since his release in 2001, Venables has been found in possession of child porn on several occasions. This program examines his case.

At a time of heightened global tensions, this documentary series goes behind the scenes at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, one of the UK's two Quick Reaction Alert stations - able to launch fighter jets in moments to respond to threats.

The poet sets off on a journey around the part of Britain she calls home - the Cotswolds. Along the way she visits some interesting locations and meets some of the local people.

True crime series exploring horrific murders and the part forensic science played in finding the killers.

Across Europe there are hundreds of remote villages,lying empty and unloved. But where our European neighbours just see devastation, an increasing number of plucky Brits have spotted an opportunity to breathe life into abandoned villages.

No judgement, no agenda. Ashley Cain enters a different world with different rules, in some of the most brutal, intense places to be a young man. What does it take to survive?

Follows the lives of young teenage mothers in the UK who are trying to balance school, work, relationships, family and young adulthood, while also trying to make it through motherhood. Spinoff of American MTV reality series Teen Mom.

The true story of the kidnap and torture of a young estate agent, the £175,000 ransom the kidnappers demanded for her release, and the police's desperate attempt to bring her home safely

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton helps people in the UK build their dream home - and one that is both amazing and affordable.

Stylist Gok Wan helps brides find the perfect wedding gown in Lancashire, England.

The story of the "Canoe Man" John Darwin who faked his own death and tried to start a new life with a false identity.

Scarlette Douglas meets people willing to put relationships, savings and sometimes even their sanity at risk to restore derelict homes in France and Spain.

Torn away from the tranquility of life in the Valley, nine young people will have the opportunity to leave their villages and change their lives in the city of Cardiff, in Wales.

Series following renovators across the UK as they tackle crumbling period properties. The renovators face huge challenges as they attempt to transform their wrecks into the homes of their dreams. Narrated by Ruth Jones.

This series revisits the Brits who left the UK for new ventures in France and Spain in the original series, A New Life in the Sun.

Behind upscale streets and tranquil parks, some of Britain's most ruthless gangsters keep police, judges and politicians busy protecting the public.

Documentary about the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle during World War I between the British and German fleets, which took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea, off the west coast of Denmark. It re-creates the events of the battle and examines why the number of British warships that sank was so much higher than the number of German ships that were lost. Shown to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the battle.

A look at daily life in the picturesque counties of Devon and Cornwall in south-west England.

Chris Evans narrates a tribute to one of his broadcasting heroes, the pop pioneer, multi-million pound charity fundraiser and great British eccentric Sir Jimmy Savile.

In this fascinating new series, Bloody Tales goes beyond the British Isles to seek out Europe's most grisly periods to discover the mysterious true stories behind some of history's most infamous tales.

Documentary series following 12 property buyers over the course of 12 months as they hope to make a tidy profit by fixing up the houses they buy and selling them on.

In the UK there are 45 men and one woman whose crimes are so bad that they have received whole-life tariffs, which means that their crimes are so bad that life imprisonment literally means life. These are some of their stories.

Documentary about women who spend hundreds, some times thousands of pounds on dolls which look like life-like "fake babies".

A look at what it's like to live and work in England's biggest expanse of protected countryside - in the national parks of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.