The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service
From Monday 11 July 8:40 PM, 5 episodes
The Coldstream Guards in Windsor at Battalion HQ are preparing for the most important inspection of the year.? They will find out if they’re ready to take on this season’s biggest Royal and ceremonial duties, known as going on ‘The Blue Line’. General Officer Commanding London District, who is responsible to Her Majesty for all British Army ceremonial will be scrutinising everything from drill, to boots, to bearskins, ensuring turnout is immaculate and marching is up to scratch. The pressure is on for Drummer Wall, and things aren’t exactly pitch perfect.
Jack The Ripper
From Wednesday 13 July 8:30 PM, 3 episodes
Re-examining one of history’s most infamous cold cases are three experts - consultant forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes, former murder detective Howard Groves and social historian Ruth Goodman. Howard, Kerry, and Ruth analyse historical documents, contemporary press reports as well as police and witness statements hoping modern methods in policing, psychological profiling and historical context might unearth something that could have been missed at the time or since. Using our incident room and historical archive vault the team start with the discovery of the savagely mutilated body of ‘Polly’ Nichols in Whitechapel.
Stacey Dooley: Inside The Convent
Thursday 14 July 8:20 PM
Stacey Dooley is spending ten days living alongside the nuns of St Hilda’s Priory in Whitby, learning about their way of life whilst taking a break from her busy work life.
Britain’s Beautiful Rivers
From Friday 15 July 7:30 PM, 4 episodes
Richard Hammond explores Britain’s most beautiful rivers. From the rivers Severn and Test to Clyde and Derwent, Richard explores the historical, ecological and economic importance of each.
Episode 1
Richard travels to the Severn River - 354 kilometres of river that makes up some of the border between England and Wales. This epic river has stories to match.