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  • Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    Revealing documentary series that offers a window into the secretive, extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today

  • The Denbys

    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.

  • Hardeep Singh Kohli

    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.

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  1. Big Fat Gypsy Weddings Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    Revealing documentary series that offers a window into the secretive, extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today [S] More on Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    Next on: Tuesday 21 February, 9PM on Channel 4

  2. Home of the Future 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

    Next on: Sunday 19 February, 7.30PM on Channel 4

  3. Kevin's Grand Design Kevin's Grand Design

    Kevin McCloud sets out to do what Britain's housing industry said couldn't be done - to build beautiful, contemporary, affordable, sustainable homes and still make money [S] More on Kevin's Grand Design

    Last broadcast: Thursday 15 December, 8PM on Channel 4

  4. Phil's Empty Home Giveaway 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 More on Phil's Empty Homes Giveaway

    Last broadcast: Wednesday 07 December, 9PM on Channel 4

  5. Britain's Supreme Court 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

    Last broadcast: 08 February 2011, on

  6. An old photo featuring children in the 1970s 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

  7. Contact in the Outback 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

    Last broadcast: 26 January 2011, on

  8. 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

  9. Kimberley and Harvey 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

  10. High Society's Favourite Gigolo 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

  11. Afghan Star 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

  12. The Denbys 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: 27 May 2010, on

  13. Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution, Alan Davies 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

  14. Britain's Whitest Family 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

  15. Cutting Edge 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 More on Too Poor for Posh School?

  16. 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

  17. A WI's Guide to Brothels 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

  18. Scams, Claims and Compensation Games 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

  19. Ambreen 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

  20. Mark Craig 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

  21. M25 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Aarathi Prasad 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?

  25. Nose job 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

  26. Rageh Omaar 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

  27. Keiron Tandy 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

  28. White Tribe 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

  29. 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?

  30. Killer in a Small Town 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

  31. William Tallon 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

  32. Chosen 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

  33. A Small Town Murder 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

  34. aileen 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

  35. The Alternative Queen's Message 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

  36. Britains Forgotton Children Britain's Forgotten Children

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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. Hardeep Singh Kohli 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

  40. Ota Benga and a monkey 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

  41. Make Bradford British Make Bradford British

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

  42. Meet the Natives Meet the Natives

    Intriguing documentary that turns traditional anthropology on its head. Five tribesmen from a remote South Pacific island travel 10,000 miles to observe the natives of a strange and exotic land - Britain. [S] More on Meet the Natives

  43. My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

    Cutting Edge follows four Gypsy and Traveller brides as they plan their wedding day More on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

  44. Ou Dede Ou Dede and His Daughters

    Ou Dede and His Daughters takes the viewer to a China few have seen before - centuries away from the bright neon lights of Shanghai and Beijing More on Ou Dede and His Daughters

  45. Asher D and friend Sticks and Stones

    Ex-So Solid Crew rapper Asher D (AKA Ashley Walters) explores how and why racially offensive language has become such an ingrained part of our lives More on Sticks and Stones

  46. Channel 4 Take Part

    Would you like the chance to appear on your favourite Channel 4 show? More on Take Part

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