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  • Gypsy Blood

    Gypsy Blood

    Gypsy Blood examines the violent culture that some gypsy and traveller fathers hand on to their children, exploring its impact on two fathers and their young sons

  • Newport Bouncers

    Bouncers

    Funny, irreverent and often surprising film following the boys of Newport's biggest security firm over a summer of booze and brotherhood

  • MotherTruckers

    MotherTruckers

    How do women lorry drivers get on with their male colleagues, juggle families, and stay feminine? This amusing film meets the new queens of the road.

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  1. Digging the Great Escape Digging the Great Escape

    A team of experts visits Germany to examine the ingenious achievements of the Second World War's most daring and famous escape artists [S] More on Digging the Great Escape

    Last broadcast: Monday 28 November, 9PM on Channel 4

  2. The Dinner Party The Dinner Party

    This Cutting Edge documentary views the end of the 1979 - 1997 Conservative era through the opinions of a group of Home Counties dinner party guests More on The Dinner Party

  3. The Dinner Party Inspectors The Dinner Party Inspectors

    Fly-on-the-wall documentary series about the perpetual minefield of the dinner party, a microcosm of modern society perfectly contained around one table More on The Dinner Party Inspectors

  4. The Dinosaur Mummy The Dinosaur Mummy

    This documentary follows the excavation and scientific investigation of a mumified dinosaur, complete with organs and scales, discovered in 1999 by an American student More on The Dinosaur Mummy

  5. Dirty Dali Dirty Dali

    In this intimate film art critic Brian Sewell gives his sympathetic private view of a man whose life and work were surrendered to sexual obsessions. More on Dirty Dali

  6. Diverse Nation Diverse Nation

    A fascinating insight into the British TV industry, going behind the scenes at the Cultural Diversity Awards 2010 [S] More on Diverse Nation

    Last broadcast: 04 February 2011, on

  7. Dr Rufus May The Doctor Who Hears Voices

    BAFTA-award winning director Leo Regan takes a challenging look at how society deals with mental illness, using an innovative mix of documentary footage and dramatised scenes [S] More on The Doctor Who Hears Voices

  8. True Stories: Dolphin Boy Dolphin Boy

    The story of a young man suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and his last chance of recovery, using dolphin-assisted therapy More on Dolphin Boy

    Last broadcast: 17 May 2011, on

  9. Dom Joly. Or is it Tintin? Dom Joly and the Black Island

    Dom Joly fulfils his fantasy to become Tintin, donning the plus fours, dying his hair ginger and going in search of the Black Island Castle from the Belgian reporter's adventure in Britain More on Dom Joly and the Black Island

  10. The inimitable Dominick Dunne Dominick Dunne: After the Party

    A documentary look at the life and work of Dominick Dunne, the author and celebrity journalist who became the defining voice of Vanity Fair, who passed away in August 2009 at the age of 83 More on Dominick Dunne: After the Party

  11. Don't Look Back Don't Look Back

    Remarkable portrait of Bob Dylan, who comes across churlish as he tours Britain in 1965 More on Don't Look Back

  12. Don't Make Me Angry Don't Make Me Angry

    Dr Rachel Andrew helps teenagers overcome the problems caused by their anger More on Don't Make Me Angry

  13. Tony Robinson The Doomsday Code

    Tony Robinson visits the United States, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa to uncover the realities behind the terrifying vision of the end of the world in the Book of Revelation More on The Doomsday Code

  14. Double Lesson Double Lesson

    The fictional story of a secondary school teacher who, one Monday afternoon, attacks a pupil in his class [S] More on Double Lesson

    Last broadcast: 15 July 2011, on

  15. Drain the Ocean Drain the Ocean

    This innovative documentary combines scientific knowledge and CGI animation to reveal the diverse world below water [S] More on Drain the Ocean

    Last broadcast: 05 March 2011, on

  16. Driving Me Crazy Driving Me Crazy

    Nick Broomfield's acclaimed documentary was originally intended as a real-life Fame, but when the tables turned on the production team, it ended up being something quite different... More on Driving Me Crazy

  17. Drugs Live

    This series will provide viewers with access to a live drug trial. With outstanding access to the leading researchers in the field, viewers will be able to see for themselves the actual effects drugs have in unparalleled detail and get a front row seat to witness compelling science as it unfolds. More on Drugs Live

  18. Dying Breed Dying Breed

    This hard hitting series examines the escalating problems for British farmers in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales More on Dying Breed

  19. Educating Essex Educating Essex

    This series follows a group of GCSE students, and the staff who teach them, as they face the most important year in their education [S] More on Educating Essex

    Next on: Wednesday 15 February, 10PM on More4

  20. Egypt's Warrior King Egypt's Warrior King

    The story of Thutmosis III, the 'Napoleon of Egypt', and how he brought Egyptian imperialism to its peak [S] More on Egypt's Warrior King

    Last broadcast: 11 June 2011, on

  21. Elizabeth Taylor: The Auction Elizabeth Taylor: The Auction

    An exploration of Elizabeth Taylor's extraordinary life story, told through some of her most valuable and glamorous possessions and with exclusive interviews More on Elizabeth Taylor: The Auction

  22. Emergency in the Womb Emergency in the Womb

    This Cutting Edge film follows the life and death stories of critically ill babies undergoing radical surgery in the womb [S] More on Emergency in the Womb

  23. Chris Bisson Empire's Children

    Documentary series that examines the dismantlement of the British Empire and the effects of its legacy through the family stories of various British celebrities, each a 'child of the Empire' [S] More on Empire's Children

  24. Encounters at the End of the World Encounters at the End of the World

    Werner Herzog's Oscar-nominated film finds the legendary director in Antarctica, at the McMurdo Research station where he meets the scientists who inhabit a remote, magical world More on Encounters at the End of the World

  25. The End of the Line The End of the Line

    True Stories presents Rupert Murray's acclaimed film, which examines the consequences of unchecked, unregulated sea fishing across the globe More on The End of the Line

  26. Michael Travesser The End of the World Cult

    This documentary delves into the world of Michael Travesser, leader of US cult Strong City, who claimed that 31st October 2007 would mark the end of the world [S] More on The End of the World Cult

  27. The Enemy Within The Enemy Within

    Innovative film drawing parallels between Anarchist attacks on Victorian London and today's radicalism, examining how feelings of oppression, persecution and anger can lead to extremism [S] More on The Enemy Within

  28. An English church The English Church

    Journalist and author Simon Jenkins goes on a personal journey into the heart of English life and community, and tells a fascinating story of art, architecture and faith More on The English Church

  29. Erasing David Erasing David

    In this True Stories documentary, David Bond decides to try and disappear off the face of the earth for a month. Can private investigators track him down? The results are both astonishing and scary... More on Erasing David

  30. ESCAPE_FROM_COLDITZ Escape from Colditz

    The Germans believed escape from Colditz was all but impossible. But they were proved wrong time and again, defeated by planning, ingenuity and boundless bravery. More on Escape from Colditz

  31. Escape from Luanda Escape from Luanda

    This True Stories documentary follows three people working and studying at a music school in Angola, and charts the triumph of their musical passion over their country's war-ravaged past More on Escape from Luanda

  32. Krishnan The Event: How Racist Are You?

    This programme from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season, asks are we all more racist than we realise or would like to admit? [S] More on The Event: How Racist Are You?

  33. Exit Through the Gift Shop Exit Through the Gift Shop

    One of the most provocative films about art ever made, an enthralling modern-day fairytale... with bolt cutters More on Exit Through the Gift Shop

    Last broadcast: 13 August 2011, on

  34. hero The Fairy Jobmother

    Hayley Taylor takes on the challenge of getting the unemployed of Britain back into work [S] More on The Fairy Jobmother

    Last broadcast: 28 June 2011, on

  35. Fame Asylum Fame Asylum

    Can four asylum seekers make it as boy band? [S] More on Fame Asylum

  36. The Family The Family

    A unique observational series that documents the universal themes of family life, as British families open their doors to viewers [S] More on The Family

    Last broadcast: 22 December 2010, on

  37. he Family at Christmas The Family at Christmas

    The critically acclaimed observational documentary series The Family returns for a one-off Christmas special. It's the week before Christmas and things are far from calm in the Hughes household. [S] More on The Family at Christmas

    Last broadcast: 24 December 2008, on

  38. Tom The Family: Teen Stories

    This series accompanied the landmark series The Family - which documented the ups and downs of life in the Hughes home for 100 days and nights. Teen Stories focuses on the three teenagers in the family. [S] More on The Family: Teen Stories

    Last broadcast: 21 November 2008, on

  39. A Smiling Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett: A Life

    The life story of Farrah Fawcett, the beautiful Texan actress who became America's leading sex symbol in the 1970s. Fawcett was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and died in June 2009, More on Farrah Fawcett: A Life

  40. Farrah Fawcett Farrah's Story

    This intimate documentary, filmed by Fawcett, her family and friends, follows the final two years of the star's life as she battled bravely against bowel cancer More on Farrah's Story

  41. Fat Plague Fat Plague

    What if you could catch obesity as easily as you catch a common cold? Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar believes that he's found a virus, ad-36, that could be infecting over 30% of Americans. More on Fat Plague

  42. Father Ray Comes Out Father Ray Comes Out

    Anna Llewellyn's First Cut film follows an Anglican vicar as he shares a personal secret with his congregation: he is gay [S] More on Father Ray Comes Out

    Last broadcast: 11 February 2011, on

  43. Fighting on the Frontline Fighting on the Frontline

    With unprecedented access to Britain's armed forces, this series allows troops to reveal the inside story of what it's really like fighting on a tour of duty in Afghanistan today [S] More on Fighting on the Frontline

    Last broadcast: Sunday 09 October, 9PM on Channel 4

  44. Fighting the Red Baron Fighting the Red Baron

    Two Red Arrows pilots recreate the challenges the aviators of World War I faced, flying original WWI aircraft, to find out how this pioneering form of warfare changed so rapidly during the conflict [S] More on Fighting the Red Baron

  45. A group of potential adopters stand together Find Me a Family

    Follow three households of would-be adopters as they take part in a pioneering project that aims to find homes for the children who are harder to place More on Find Me a Family

    Last broadcast: 13 May 2009, on

  46. Noel Martin The Finishing Line

    A poignant, touching and intimate look at the life of a quadriplegic man driven to contemplate euthanasia More on The Finishing Line

  47. The First Movie The First Movie

    A dream film about a Kurdish-Iraqi village in a part of the world normally only portrayed in current affairs programmes More on The First Movie

  48. The Flaw The Flaw

    The Flaw explains in unprecedented depth the underlying causes of the global financial crisis More on The Flaw

    Last broadcast: Tuesday 08 November, 10PM on More4

  49. Following Sean Following Sean

    Ralph Arlyck's follow-up to his short documentary about Sean, his hippy neighbour's four-year-old child, who grew up smoking pot and running barefoot around 1960s San Francisco More on Following Sean

  50. For Neda: Neda Agha Soltan For Neda

    The story of Neda Agha Soltan, the young Iranian woman shot dead in Tehran in 2009 - who she was, why she became a powerful symbol and what she was fighting for [S] More on For Neda

    Last broadcast: 21 June 2011, on

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