Skint

Provocative and revealing documentary stories of how people survive without work [S] More on Skint

Last broadcast: Monday 03 June, 9PM on Channel 4

Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette

Clare Balding examines the story of Emily Davison, her death at the Derby, and the Suffragette movement [S] [AD] More on Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette

Last broadcast: Sunday 26 May, 8PM on Channel 4

999: What's Your Emergency?

Filmed 24/7 with police, fire and ambulance teams in Blackpool, 999: What's Your Emergency? looks at Britain through the eyes of the emergency services on the front line [S] More on 999: What's Your Emergency?

Last broadcast: 19 November 2012, on

The Aristocrats

With unique access to names of note and noteriety, this series opens a window into a world of privilege, as aristocrats reveal what they think about their place in a changing society [S] More on The Aristocrats

Last broadcast: 29 November 2012, on

The Secret Millions

Channel 4 joins forces with the Big Lottery Fund to make £10 million available for radical ideas tackling some of Britain's big social issues [S] More on The Secret Millions

Last broadcast: Sunday 28 April, 8PM on Channel 4

Secret Millionaire Ireland

Irish millionaires go undercover in some of the most disadvantaged parts of Ireland, where they meet extraordinary individuals working to help people in their own communities [S] More on Secret Millionaire Ireland

Last broadcast: Saturday 27 April, 12.40PM on Channel 4

Phil's Empty Homes Giveaway

As part of The Great British Property Scandal season, Phil Spencer meets some of the people worst affected by the UK housing crisis [S] More on Phil's Empty Homes Giveaway

Last broadcast: 07 December 2011, on

More Sex Please, We're British

Funny and frank documentary about the UK's booming market for sex toys [S] More on More Sex Please, We're British

Last broadcast: 08 May 2012, on

Too Poor for Posh School?

Cutting Edge follows three boys shortlisted for the Peter Beckwith Scholarship, which could pay for them to attend Harrow School, on the day that two boys are chosen for the scholarship [S] More on Too Poor for Posh School?

Last broadcast: Tuesday 12 February, 1.05AM on 4seven

The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean & Jon Go West

Sean Lock and Jon Richardson head to Louisiana to live with Creole cowboys and Cajun swampmen, who wrestle 'gators and castrate bulls with their bare hands [S] More on The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean & Jon Go West

Last broadcast: 10 December 2012, on

Spice Trip

A chef and a professional spice-blender travel the world to learn how to harness the true power of spices back at home [S] [AD] More on Spice Trip

Last broadcast: Sunday 30 December, 8PM on More4

Thelma's Gypsy Girls

Dressmaker Thelma Madine, the fairy godmother of Gypsy wedding dresses, trains a group of gypsy and traveller girls to create elaborate wedding outfits [S] [AD] More on Thelma's Gypsy Girls

Last broadcast: 12 August 2012, on

Make Bradford British

Make Bradford British is a major two-part series exploring what it means to be British today [S] More on Make Bradford British

Last broadcast: 08 March 2012, on

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

Home of the Future

A family learn to live with the technology - and the challenges - of the future [S] More on Home of the Future

Last broadcast: 11 March 2012, on

Britain's Supreme Court

True Stories goes behind the scenes of Britain's new Supreme Court, where the country's top judges hear high-profile cases that will shape the nature of our society [S] More on Britain's Supreme Court

The Homecoming

In this Cutting Edge film, journalist Rachel Roberts goes in search of the people with whom she once shared a children's home, with only a photo and childhood memories to help her [S] More on The Homecoming

Contact in the Outback

The remarkable tale of two cultures colliding in 1960s Australia, told through the story of one Aboriginal woman [S] More on Contact in the Outback

Kimberley: Young Mum 10 Years On

Cutting Edge takes an unflinching look at motherhood as acclaimed filmmaker Daisy Asquith returns with a follow-up to the multi award-winning documentary Fifteen More on Kimberley: Young Mum 10 Years On

High Society's Favourite Gigolo

The amazing but largely forgotten story of the meteoric rise and pitiful fall of Britain's first black superstar, Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson [S] More on High Society's Favourite Gigolo

Afghan Star

Havana Marking's riveting True Stories documentary follows four of the finalists on Afghan Star, Afghanistan's equivalent of Pop Idol, which is watched by a third of the country's population More on Afghan Star

How the Other Half Live

Documentary series that aims to show what it means to grow up in poverty in 21st-century Britain. In each episode, a wealthy family decides to assist one that is living below the poverty line. [S] More on How the Other Half Live

Last broadcast: 20 May 2010, on

Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution

Alan Davies explores the seismic social, cultural and political changes of 1980s Britain, through the prism of his own teenage experiences [S] More on Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution

Last broadcast: 23 September 2010, on

Britain's Whitest Family

This moving documentary examines a life lived in the wrong colour skin. It focuses on three sufferers of albinism as they attempt to regain their confidence and discover their own identity. [S] More on Britain's Whitest Family

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

A WI Lady's Guide to Brothels

Middle England meets the sex trade head-on when the Hampshire WI emerges as an unlikely champion of the reform of prostitution laws More on A WI Lady's Guide to Brothels

Ambreen: The Girl Boxer

First Cut follows a young Muslim female boxer's preparations for her championship fight [S] More on Ambreen: The Girl Boxer

Last broadcast: 13 April 2010, on

London Orbital

Chris Petit's film journeys through the stories and places hidden in and around the world's biggest bypass, the M25. More on London Orbital

Scams, Claims and Compensation Games

Cutting Edge enters the world of No Win, No Fee. Can you really get thousands of Pounds if you cut yourself shaving? And is a primary school liable if a child stubs his toe in the playground? [S] More on Scams, Claims and Compensation Games

Last broadcast: 25 February 2010, on

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

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

Is It Better to Be Mixed Race?

This documentary from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season asks is it a biological advantage to have parents of different ethnic backgrounds? [S] More on Is It Better to Be Mixed Race?

Bleach, Nip, Tuck: The White Beauty Myth

Two documentaries from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season examine the growing trend for deracialisation surgery [S] More on Bleach, Nip, Tuck: The White Beauty Myth

Race and Intelligence: Science's Last Taboo

In this documentary from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season, Rageh Omaar explodes myths about race and IQ and reveals what he thinks are important lessons for society [S] More on Race and Intelligence: Science's Last Taboo

Benefit Busters

The government is attempting to revolutionise the benefits system. This documentary series follows the people on both sides of the new welfare state. [S] More on Benefit Busters

White Tribe

Darcus Howe travels the length and breadth of the country to discover why the English don't seem to want to be English anymore [S] More on White Tribe

Last broadcast: 26 November 2009, on

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?

Killer in a Small Town

Cutting Edge documentary exploring the lives of those who became victims of the Suffolk Strangler and examining how the fastest serial killings in British criminal history affected the community of Ipswich More on Killer in a Small Town

Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler

Providing unique insight into the private world of Clarence House, this documentary follows the rise and fall of William Tallon - a devoted servant, friend and butler to the Queen Mother [S] More on Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler

Chosen

Film about the sexual abuse of boys by teachers in Britain's private schools, driven by the frank recollections of three highly articulate men More on Chosen

Last broadcast: 15 December 2008, on

A Small Town Murder

Mosco Boucault's True Stories film focuses on the police station of Roubaix, a small town near Lille, where Inspector Haroune investigates a burglary that escalated to murder More on A Small Town Murder

Aileen Wuornos: Selling of a Serial Killer

Nick Broomfield's award-winning documentary about female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos More on Aileen Wuornos: Selling of a Serial Killer

The Alternative Queen's Message

In 1993, Channel 4 presented a very distinctive alternative to the queen's speech - a heartfelt Christmas message from New York's famous British émigré Quentin Crisp More on The Alternative Queen's Message

Britain's Forgotten Children

Every year, thousands of kids disappear into the care system More on Britain's Forgotten Children

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

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

Hardeep Does

Hardeep Singh Kohli is not afraid to ask the questions no one else would... The Glaswegian writer and comedian undertakes a wry personal investigation of some of the big issues in the UK today. More on Hardeep Does

The Human Zoo: Science's Dirty Secret

This documentary from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season explores the disturbing phenomena of early 20th century human zoos [S] More on The Human Zoo: Science's Dirty Secret

Junk Mail Britain

Director Mark Craig's portrait of community life and social change, guided by the examination of the heap of junk mail he has collected over the past five years [S] More on Junk Mail Britain