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    Channel 4 News

    Presented by Jon Snow, Channel 4 News flagship programme is 55 minutes of in-depth news and current affairs broadcast at 7pm each weekday, and at times that vary on Saturdays and Sundays.

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  • Our Drugs War

    Our Drugs War

    Documentary series examining the global story of drugs, from Afghanistan's poppy fields to the streets of New York and the estates of Edinburgh

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  • GBH

    GBH

    Alan Bleasdale's Bafta-nominated drama, starring Robert Lindsay and Michael Palin. The epic - and sometimes hilarious - story of the madness of power, and how it affects the lives of two men.

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  1. Channel 4 News team Channel 4 News

    Presented by Jon Snow, Channel 4 News flagship programme is 55 minutes of in-depth news and current affairs broadcast at 7pm each weekday, and at times that vary on Saturdays and Sundays. More on Channel 4 News

    Next on: Friday 01 June, 7PM on Channel 4

  2. Peter Oborne Unreported World

    Critically acclaimed foreign affairs series offering an insight into the lives of people in some of the most neglected parts of the planet. Now available internationally [S] More on Unreported World

    Next on: Friday 01 June, 7.30PM on Channel 4

  3. Dispatches Dispatches

    Dispatches is Channel 4's award winning investigative current affairs programme [S] More on Dispatches

    Next on: Monday 11 June, 8PM on Channel 4

  4. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    Emmy award-winning Jon Stewart takes a satirical, irreverent look at the news, trends, pop culture, sports and entertainment, featuring news footage mixed with on-the-spot coverage [S] More on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    Next on: Tuesday 12 June, 12.15AM on More4

  5. The Royal History of Pop The Royal History of Pop

    Documentary celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee by looking back at the 60 year relationship between pop and the Royals, from the anarchic Sex Pistols to Brian May on top of Buckingham Palace More on The Royal History of Pop

    Next on: Sunday 10 June, 10PM on Channel 4

  6. The Political Slot The Political Slot

    Representatives of UK political parties discuss topical issues [S] More on The Political Slot

    Next on: Sunday 03 June, 7.55PM on Channel 4

  7. Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill

    The complete story of the operation to find and kill Osama Bin Laden [S] More on Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill

    Last broadcast: 07 September 2011, on

  8. Sri Lanka's Killing Fields Sri Lanka's Killing Fields

    A hard-hitting investigation into the final weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war, featuring devastating video evidence of horrific war crimes [S] More on Sri Lanka's Killing Fields

    Last broadcast: Wednesday 14 March, 10.55PM on Channel 4

  9. Keith Allen Meets Nick Griffin Keith Allen Meets Nick Griffin

    Broadcaster, actor and comedian Keith Allen interviews MEP and leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin [S] More on Keith Allen Meets Nick Griffin

    Last broadcast: Monday 05 March, 11.05PM on Channel 4

  10. Proud and Prejudiced Proud and Prejudiced

    Tommy Robinson is the leader of the EDL. Sayful Islam heads a group of Muslim extremists. They're both from Luton. This film tells the story of the local feud that has become a national drama. [S] More on Proud and Prejudiced

    Last broadcast: Monday 27 February, 10PM on Channel 4

  11. Terror at Sea: The Sinking of the Concordia Terror at Sea: The Sinking of the Concordia

    On Friday 13th January, the £400 million Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized off the Italian coast. This programme explores how and why it went down. [S] More on Terror at Sea: The Sinking of the Concordia

    Last broadcast: Tuesday 31 January, 8PM on Channel 4

  12. Jon Snow's 2011 Jon Snow's 2011

    Jon Snow turns his mind back to an extraordinary 12 months of news in Britain and abroad, and reflects on how his own life has changed in the past year [S] More on Jon Snow's 2011

    Last broadcast: Wednesday 28 December, 8PM on Channel 4

  13. Japan's Tsunami: How It Happened Japan's Tsunami: How It Happened

    The science behind the earthquake and tsunami that have devastated Japan [S] More on Japan's Tsunami: How It Happened

    Last broadcast: 24 March 2011, on

  14. A dog stands next to a snowy canal Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze

    In the first weeks of February 2009, Britain suffered its worst snow falls in 18 years. This film explores the possible factors behind the highly unusual weather. [S] More on Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze

  15. Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

    Nick Broomfield heads to Alaska to find the real Sarah Palin and meet the friends, family and colleagues that gave their heart, soul and belief to the charismatic, charming, intoxicating ex-hockey mum More on Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

    Last broadcast: Tuesday 27 December, 10PM on More4

  16. alternative_xmas_message_essex_brand Alternative Christmas Message

    Channel 4 unwraps two Alternative Christmas Messages given by contributors from some of 2011's most powerful and celebratory factual programming [S] More on Alternative Christmas Message

    Last broadcast: Sunday 25 December, 4.15PM on Channel 4

  17. Syria's Torture Machine Syria's Torture Machine

    Victims, refugees and activists who have experienced or witnessed brutality at the hands of Syrian President al-Assad's forces speak out More on Syria's Torture Machine

    Last broadcast: Monday 19 December, 11.10PM on Channel 4

  18. Jon Snow Meets Jimmy Carter Jon Snow Meets Jimmy Carter

    Jon Snow interviews Jimmy Carter at London's Southbank Centre, discussing everything from Osama bin Laden to Palestine and Harry Potter [S] More on Jon Snow Meets Jimmy Carter

    Last broadcast: 28 November 2011, on

  19. 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: 09 October 2011, on

  20. Children of 9/11 Children of 9/11

    This film meets some of the many young people who lost parents on 11 September 2001 [S] More on Children of 9/11

    Last broadcast: 11 September 2011, on

  21. Armadillo Armadillo: Frontline Afghanistan

    A first-hand account of how the reality of war can turn idealism into paranoia, mistrust, alienation and disillusion More on Armadillo: Frontline Afghanistan

    Last broadcast: 06 September 2011, on

  22. 9/11: The Firemen's Story 9/11: The Tenth Anniversary

    Two films marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks [S] More on 9/11: The Tenth Anniversary

    Last broadcast: 05 September 2011, on

  23. The Ground Zero Mosque The Ground Zero Mosque

    An examination of the hysteria, fury and politics surrounding the proposed mosque and Islamic community centre two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan [S] More on The Ground Zero Mosque

    Last broadcast: 05 September 2011, on

  24. Tony Robinson Man on Earth

    Tony Robinson examines how changes in climate have affected humans throughout history and asks what we can learn as we face our own climate crisis today [S] More on Man on Earth

    Last broadcast: 28 December 2009, on

  25. Street Riots: The Live Debate: Krishnan Guru-Murthy Street Riots: The Live Debate

    Krishnan Guru-Murthy presents a debate exploring the rioting and looting that spread across London and other English cities More on Street Riots: The Live Debate

    Last broadcast: 13 August 2011, on

  26. 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

  27. Jon Snow Jon Snow's Tsunami Diary

    Jon Snow was one of the first British journalists into the heart of the Japanese disaster zone. He recounts his personal experience of Japan's worst natural disaster for more than a century. More on Jon Snow's Tsunami Diary

    Last broadcast: 26 March 2011, on

  28. Martin Durkin Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story

    Martin Durkin explains the full extent of the financial mess the UK is in and presents his argument of what needs to be done to make the economy boom again [S] More on Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story

    Last broadcast: 11 November 2010, on

  29. Our Drugs War Our Drugs War

    Documentary series examining the global story of drugs, from Afghanistan's poppy fields to the streets of New York and the estates of Edinburgh [S] More on Our Drugs War

    Last broadcast: 16 August 2010, on

  30. I Was Bin Laden's Bodyguard I Was Bin Laden's Bodyguard

    Laura Poitras' film tells how two men whose lives were caught up with Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden ended up taking very different paths after the invasion of Iraq More on I Was Bin Laden's Bodyguard

  31. Miliband of Brothers Miliband of Brothers

    From the team behind More4's When Boris Met Dave comes this docudrama that tells the unlikely story of David Miliband and his younger brother Ed [S] More on Miliband of Brothers

    Last broadcast: 26 September 2010, on

  32. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones Cameron's Black Tory

    Channel 4 follows Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones over the four years of his electoral campaign in rural Wiltshire, as he fights to become one of the few black MPs in David Cameron's new-style Conservative Party. [S] More on Cameron's Black Tory

    Last broadcast: 06 June 2010, on

  33. A list of phone calls 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers

    An insight into some of the lives lost in the September 11 terrorist attack, demonstrated by the poignant phone calls made by some of the thousands of people trapped inside the World Trade Center [S] More on 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers

    Last broadcast: 06 September 2009, on

  34. Niall Ferguson The Ascent of Money

    Bringing context and understanding to the current economic crisis, historian Niall Ferguson tells the story of money and the rise - and spectacular falls - of global finance throughout the ages [S] More on The Ascent of Money

    Last broadcast: 22 December 2008, on

  35. The Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami Tsunami: Caught on Camera

    The moving true story of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami told through the experiences of those who were actually there [S] More on Tsunami: Caught on Camera

    Last broadcast: 30 December 2009, on

  36. Earthquake damage Haiti's Killer Quake: Why It Happened

    A look at the huge earthquake that devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010, examining what happened and why, using 3D graphics and location footage to pick apart the mechanics of the quake [S] More on Haiti's Killer Quake: Why It Happened

  37. Battle for Haditha Battle for Haditha

    Documentarian Nick Broomfield's 'real cinema' film is a hard-hitting docudrama about a real-life massacre in Iraq, when a young squadron of US marines gunned down 24 Iraqi civilians in cold blood [S] More on Battle for Haditha

  38. When Boris Met Dave When Boris Met Dave

    An exploration of the shared past at Eton and Oxford of the two most powerful Conservative politicians in Britain: London Mayor Boris Johnson and party leader David Cameron [S] More on When Boris Met Dave

  39. Jon Snow Election Uncovered: What They Won't Tell Us

    Three former Cabinet Ministers and other experts examine the reality behind the political parties' election pledges More on Election Uncovered: What They Won't Tell Us

  40. Vote Afghanistan Vote Afghanistan!

    Reporting from behind the scenes of the recent disputed Afghan elections, this documentary goes on the campaign trail with three of the main candidates More on Vote Afghanistan!

    Last broadcast: 27 April 2010, on

  41. Krishnan Guru-Murthy Ask the Chancellors

    In a live election programme, would-be chancellors Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable debate with each other and face questions from the audience and Krishnan Guru-Murthy More on Ask the Chancellors

    Last broadcast: 29 March 2010, on

  42. Christopher and Jillian Foster with their daughter Kirsty The Millionaire and the Murder Mansion

    This Cutting Edge film explores the shocking mystery of what drove self-made millionaire Christopher Foster to destroy all he owned and everyone he loved [S] More on The Millionaire and the Murder Mansion

    Last broadcast: 09 April 2009, on

  43. Mark Oaten Tower Block of Commons

    Politicians swap their comfortable homes and move into council estates across the country, encountering first-hand the reality of residents' lives [S] More on Tower Block of Commons

    Last broadcast: 01 February 2010, on

  44. Young, Angry and White Young, Angry and White

    First Cut meets a teenager considering joining the BNP, and attempts to understand what makes a young person think of joining a party with such a controversial manifesto and image [S] More on Young, Angry and White

  45. Nobel Night Nobel Night

    More4 celebratest the 2009 Nobel Prizes with three documentaries: two focusing on the Literature and Peace Nobel Laureate winners, and one that features highlights on the remaining Laureates. More on Nobel Night

  46. Harold Pinter Harold Pinter: Nobel Prize Speech

    The late Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005. The acceptance speech he gave was a fierce and moving polemic on art, truth and politics. More on Harold Pinter: Nobel Prize Speech

  47. The Government Inspector The Government Inspector

    Drama telling the story of Dr David Kelly, an expert caught between the government and the BBC over the war in Iraq [S] More on The Government Inspector

  48. Rory as Gordon Bremner, Bird and Fortune

    Rory Bremner joins the two Johns - Bird and Fortune - to crank up the satirical joke machine and pour scorn on The Establishment. Razor sharp political satire that bites the hands that bleed... [S] More on Bremner, Bird and Fortune

    Last broadcast: 21 June 2009, on

  49. Terror Attack: Mumbai Terror Attack: Mumbai

    The inside story of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, told by the people who were caught up in the siege. More on Terror Attack: Mumbai

  50. Devil's Advocate Devil's Advocate

    La Toya Jackson, sister of the late Michael Jackson, faces the Devil's Advocate Darcus Howe to answer the charge that, famous families destroy themselves under the pressures of fame. More on Devil's Advocate

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