Mayhem: Secret Lives Of Georgian Kings
Sunday 28 July 07:30 pm Double episode
The Georgian Kings belong to one of the most dysfunctional royal dynasties in British history. Loved and loathed by the public in equal measure, their scandals, back-stabbings, feuds and betrayals shaped an entire era of British history. This is a true-life succession story in the 18th Century.
Combining drama reconstruction with expert testimony from leading historians, Mayhem: Secret Lives of the Georgian Kings will turn everything you thought you knew about the Georgian era on its head.
Episode One: George I: Luck and Loathing
Catapulted onto the British throne by an extraordinary sequence of events, George the I’s life is overshadowed by marital turmoil and violent father-son fallouts. Arriving in Britain, he must navigate the social and political chaos of a nation still emerging from a period of bitter civil war.
Episode Two: George II: Warrior King
Famed for his military exploits, George II’s biggest battles were in fact with his family. George never recovered from the psychological scars left when his father exiled his mother. His bitter conflict with his father tarnishes his whole life, threatening the entire Hanoverian succession.
Into The Gobi Desert With Nick Knowles
Monday 29 July 08:30 pm Double episodes
Mongolia is vast and remote with the wilderness of the Gobi Desert covering a third of the country. As Nick discovers, the land of Genghis Kahn and dinosaurs is not only steeped in rich and fascinating traditions but is also home to some of the most warm-hearted people in the world.
Forest Of The Missing
Monday 29 July 10:50 pm Double episodes
In the vicinity of the Franco-German border, within the core of the Black Forest and the binational military base, a mass grave is uncovered. The grave contains the remains of 12 men, hailing from both French and German origins.
Episode One:
In the heart of the Black Forest, on the French-German border, twelve bodies are found in a mass grave. This macabre discovery rekindles confused memories for Camille Hartmann.
Episode Two:
Convinced that her boyfriend is not a murderer, Iris goes looking for Thomas in the forest without telling her parents. That’s when she meets Hanne Katz, the forest ranger.
Stormy
Wednesday 31 July 7:30 pm
Stormy Daniels unexpectedly found herself in the international spotlight when news broke of a secret payment she received to keep quiet about an encounter with a certain US President. As she unwittingly became a household name overnight and as the story spread, everyone had an opinion about the former porn-star and her involvement with Donald Trump.
Defining Stormy Daniels is a challenge that many people, from reporters and lawyers to politicians, haven’t been able to do. Stormy is a captivating and unvarnished documentary that tells the truth about an unlikely American icon–this time, in her own words. Stormy shares her story, an account of events that have become part of American history, and the heartbreak and fallout that she has faced over the years. The film will take the audience behind the curtain as Stormy navigates being a mother, an artist, and an advocate who is working hard to reinvent herself, while still grappling with the bombshell that went off in her life 5 years ago. Real, raw and riveting, this documentary is the must-see event of the year.
Sue Perkins: Lost In Thailand
Thursday 1 August 7:30 pm
Sue Perkins is set to get lost in Thailand and promises to offer a unique blend of adventure, culture, and humour. The series follows Sue as she embarks on an extraordinary journey across three regions of Thailand, pushing her limits and diving deep into the country’s rich culture.
Episode One:
Sue explores the breathtaking beauty of the Thai Highlands. She gets off to an exhilarating start by abseiling deep into a limestone cave, aptly named ‘Crazy Horse Buttress.’ But Sue is here to push the boundaries beyond just being a tourist with a ridiculous hat. Thai massages are famed the world over and Sue wants to try one. Her salon of choice is - a women’s prison! This is a rehab project giving offenders a career option post-jail and Sue is blown away, both by their stories and the massage. Then, heading into the lush Thai Highlands, Sue visits the Elephant Sanctuary Chiang Mai run by its inspirational founder, Lek, who has dedicated her life to rehabilitating elephants.
Junior Doctors Down Under
Thursday 1 August 8:30 pm
Junior doctors are the front-line medics of any hospital. With health care systems around the world under increasing strain, Australian hospitals are in the fight to attract this next generation of doctors, and every year hundreds are lured to sunny down under from the UK and Ireland.
But these young doctors must sign up for something they’ve never done before - The Emergency Department. If they thought they were coming for a holiday, they were wrong.
Episode One: Sun, Sea and Snake Bite
It’s day one in a new hospital, in a new country and it’s the first time in an emergency department for the Junior Doctors, where they will face car crash victims, as well as potential amputation.
Great British Landmark Fixers
Friday 2 August 7:35pm
Britain’s history is recorded in its monuments but the landmarks are crumbling. Teams of people across the country are working hard to keep these icons standing. Those who work hard to repair them are known as landmark fixers.
Canterbury Cathedral is as old as England. Founded around AD 597 by the missionary St Augustine, in the wake of the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain, it was burned down during the Norman Conquest and rebuilt by its new Archbishop Lanfranc.
Ancient Superstructures - Season 3
Friday 2 August 7:35pm
Episode 1: This episode reveals the secrets of construction of the Holy Sepulchre, the most sacred Christian site in the world. Today, thanks to the use of new technologies, restorations and excavations around the tomb, the Holy Sepulchre reveals its secrets as never before.
Malta: The Jewel Of The Mediterranean
Saturday 3 August 8:25pm
Malta: The Jewel Of The Mediterranean celebrates the life, culture, and beauty of one of Europe’s most astonishing countries, exploring every aspect of Malta and meeting the colourful characters, both British and Maltese, who live there.
Episode One;
After uncovering the wonders of an extraordinary cathedral, gleaming with 24-carat gold, we’ll head to Malta’s rural heartland to harvest the finest local produce on a family-run farm and dive deep into the islands’ azure waters to discover World War II history. Then we travel to the ‘cat village’ to meet some of Malta’s well-loved stray felines.
Ralph And Katie
Saturday 3 August 10:10 pm double episodes
Ralph and Katie is a spin-off of The A-Word, following young couple Ralph (Leon Harrop) and Katie (Sarah Gordy) as they face the domestic challenges all newlyweds are up against, but with the added fact that they have Down’s Syndrome.
The pair embark on an emotional rollercoaster, supported by some new faces and the odd familiar but overbearing parent.
Joining showrunner Peter Bowker are five of the UK’s best emerging disabled and neurodivergent writers – Genevieve Barr, Annalisa Dinnella, Amy Trigg, Lizzie Watson and Tom Wentworth.
Episode 1: When Katie invites recently dumped friend Emma to stay, Ralph soon feels pushed out. Their newly hired PA, Danny, tries to help, but things backfire and Ralph must win Katie back.
Episode 2: A mysterious Valentine’s card for Katie sends Ralph’s imagination into overdrive, is it from the man who broke her heart? Meanwhile, Emma organises a Valentine’s fundraiser.
