The secrets of Britain's elite jewellery shops, going behind the scenes in the most prestigious gold institutions, and discovering the truth behind Britain's biggest gold heists.
The Jack Docherty Show was a nightly comedy chat show which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom between 1997 and 1999. Presented by comedian Jack Docherty the programme was one of the first to air on the channel, doing so as part of its opening night schedule on 30 March 1997. The show was recorded at London's Whitehall Theatre during the early evening and would then be broadcast in a late-night slot. It featured a mixture of chat with celebrity guests, comedy, and music, and followed a similar format to shows such as NBC's Late Night with David Letterman in the United States.
Accompanying Docherty and guests was a house band, whose line-up changed from time to time. It was first briefly led by Pete Baikie, followed a few weeks later by Richard Allen. They named the studio band Pete Baikie and the Peetles and Richard Allen and the Allenoids respectively. In September 1997 a new house band, Blair, fronted by Blair MacKichan took over the role and remained until the house band was dispensed with some time in 19
Warship is a British documentary series produced by Channel 5 about the Royal Navy. The series features two Navy ships and documents the daily routines of the crew on board during a deployment or exercise.
Many members of the royal family have seen action on the frontline in some of Britain's most significant conflicts. Cameras reveal how the House of Windsor risked life and limb to help the nation through the Second World War.
Historian Ruth Goodman guides farming brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson on a trip back in time to learn what life on the farm was like in three historic periods and how old agricultural methods have shaped modern farms.
If there is one genre of art that seems to have played a greater role than any other, it is the nude. For at least 30,000 years, humans have represented the naked form in a variety of ways. From the ideal to the real, the Romantic to the Surrealist, there have been almost no end of works devoted to the unclothed human body. This series - presented by writer and broadcaster Tim Marlow - will examine those artworks, the societies that produced them and the artists that made them.
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6 celebrities travel back in time to the 1920s for the ultimate murder mystery weekend at a country house. Can the celebrity contestants find the killer in just four days utilising their wits and scientific techniques of the period?
Assembles top historians and crime experts to re-examine the case of Jack the Ripper. Leading experts reveal their theories and discuss the evidence to support them. And, retracing the final steps of his victims.
New series. Rob Bell explores the extraordinary stories of four of London’s most iconic bridges, uncovering the history behind how – and why – they were built. In the first episode, Rob focuses on the original, and for 17 centuries the only bridge across the Thames, London Bridge. Rob explores the multiple versions of this bridge over the centuries and charts how each has shaped Britain’s capital city, from the Romans who used it to control southern England, to the astonishing and raucous medieval bridge, designed by priests, inhabited by hundreds, and financed and managed by City merchants.
Bad Habits, Holy Orders is a series that sees young women swapping their modern lives to spend a month living in a working convent in East Anglia where home comforts, smartphones and alcohol are banned.
Documentary in which 12 volunteers from two different generations attempt to bridge the generation gap. Will a willingness to understand each other end positively or open more questions?
An exploration of the wonders of four of the world's most iconic mountains, their nature, landscape and climate, humanity's relationship with them and our obsession with conquering these peaks.