mentorn international catalogue 2012

CATALOGUEOCTOBER 2011

Mentorn InternationalElsinore House

77 Fulham Palace RoadLondon W6 8JA UK

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7258 6800Fax: +44 (0) 20 7258 6888

Email: [email protected]

CONTENTS

US REALITY...03 FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT...11

HISTORY...21LIFESTYLE...27

FORMATS & ENTERTAINMENT...31CRIME...47

COMEDY...55HUMAN INTEREST...67

SCIENCE & KNOWLEDGE...79DOCUMENTARIES...91

POLICE SHOWS...97DRAMA...105

CLIP SALES...111

US REALITY

AMERICA’S WORST DRIVER

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The hugely successful international format has arrived in America! America’s Worst Driver is the spectacular and hilarious search for the most appalling driver in the land. Local heats are held in cities across America including Boston, New York, Seattle and Chicago. Each week viewers will follow the frustrations and anxieties of five bad drivers, nominated by their friends and family, as they compete in a series of driving challenges designed to uncover that city’s ‘worst driver’. The challenges reflect the geography and climate of each city. Viewers will learn that Los Angeles is overrun with spaghetti freeways and New York has more than 10,000 yellow cabs causing traffic jams... The ‘winners’ from each city will go to Los Angeles for a grand finale where America’s Worst Driver will be crowned. This series is the latest version of the hit format which has been produced in over a dozen territories.

10x60’ (Format)

The Travel Channel USA.

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CRASHCOURSE

BUCKLE UP!!! Crash Course is an unbelievable, high energy, automotive competition pitting five teams of drivers against unimaginable obstacles; from car bowling using gigantic pins, to drag racing with a trailer hitch in tow. This US format challenges the best drivers to do the craziest stunts as their skills are tested to the limit!

6x60’ (Format)

ABC, USA

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FOREVEREDEN

Reality meets soap.A primetime series for FOX, Forever Eden is the world’s first reality soap.Eleven contestants are given a life-changing chance to leave their daily routine behind in exchange for the luxury of Eden. Daunting moral dilemmas are only part of the twists they must face in a perilous quest to stay in Eden forever.

25x60’ (Format)

FOX, USA

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FULL THROTTLESALOONSeries 1 6x60’ +1x60’Series 2 9x60’Series 3 10x60’

truTV, USA

For 51 weeks a year, the sleepy little town of Sturgis on the plains of South Dakota has just 6,000 residents. But for one week a year, it transforms into “the mecca for motorcycles” where half a million motorcyclists cruise into town for the largest, most legendary bike rally in the world.

In the middle of this two-wheeled insanity is the craziest place of all: The Full Throttle Saloon, America’s no.1 and world’s biggest action-packed biker bar.

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FAST AND DANGEROUS

10x30’

Fox Reality USA

This hot, new American series is essential viewing for adrenaline junkies with a need for speed. As fast as it is furious, the series showcases countless high octane spectacular car chases.

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What do you get if you take the most glamorous gym in the sexiest city in the world, throw in an incredibly driven bunch of personal trainers and a Beverly Hills clientele? Work Out combines drama and glamour as staff and clients live hard and play hard inside and outside Hollywood’s top gym. Work Out’s clients are drawn from Hollywood’s most beautiful and ambitious community. They’veall got different reasons and personal ambitions for joining the gym: to slim down for a movie role, to find the love of their life or to catch the eye of a casting agent. Trainers have their targets too: how many clients do they bring in and retain? How successful are their regimes and how happy are their clients? But Work Out isn’t just all weights and circuits. We follow every move of every character as they hit the town and de-stress after hours of pushing themselves to the limit.

Series 16x60’Series 29x60’Series 39x60’

BRAVO, USA

WORKOUT

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PARADISEHOTEL

This is the return of the international hit format Paradise Hotel, with 17 brand new shows for US television. Eleven single people are given the chance of a lifetime – to live together in an exclusive, luxury resort – but one where every move is captured by cameras. Each week guests must pair up with a roommate with the remaining guest forced to live alone. At the end of the week, amidst dramatic twists and tactical game-play, one guest is forced out to be replaced by a newcomer. The newcomer must split up an existing couple if they want to remain. Paradise Hotel combines the unpredictability of a reality format with the addictiveness of a serial drama. It premiered on FOX network in the USA where it became the no.1 rated show amongst 18–34 year olds.

Series 125x60’, 1x90’, 2x120’ Series 217x60’(Format)

FOX, Fox RealityMy Network, USA

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

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DIET ON THE DANCEFLOOR

8x60’(Format)

LIVING, UK

Glamour meets fitness in this dance show with a difference. In Diet on the Dancefloor, ten contestants have to shape up and get fit through dance. With expert tuition, weekly dances, tasks and eliminations they’ll go on a roller coaster journey as they compete to become champions of Diet on the Dance Floor.Paired up with a professional dancer, over eight gruelling weeks, they have to learn to dance and improve their fitness as they battle to gain a place in the final dance off. Dressed by stylist to the stars, Nick Ede the are judged by Strictly Come Dancing champions Karen Hardy and Mathew Cutler and sports physician Dr. Catherine Spencer Smith who’ll be looking at their fitness, technical style and panache. But who will waltz away with the Diet on the Dancefloor 2008 crown?

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A BRAND NEW HOME IMPROVEMENT SHOW FOR OUR TIMES

20x 60’

COWBOYTRAP

In the era of the “credit crunch” and economic downturn, more and more homeowners are choosing to improve their homes, rather than incur the financial costs of buying a new property. This series offers step-by-step guidance on how to hire and manage professional contractors.

Series 1-4 80x60’ and 40x30’(Format)BBC,UK

DANGEROUSADVENTURES FOR BOYS6x60’

Channel 5, UK

Dangerous adventures for Boys book is an international best seller,with over a million copies sold around the World. Now in the official TV version of the book, this series gives celebrity dads the experience of a lifetime The chance for each of them to go on a fantastic adventure with their teenage son.

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MOSTIDENTICAL

In a nationwide search to find the two that are most identical, 100 sets of twins are selected and put through a series of entertaining, challenging and scientifically demanding tests. Leading experts analyse and judge the contestant reactions –from simple physical comparisons to more complex, reactive,intellectual and personality tests.

1x90’(Format)

BBC, UK

PERSONALITYTEST1x90’ (Format)

BBC, UK

Are we Masterminds, Peacemakers, Leaders or Realists? What do personality tests really tell us about ourselves? Does personality explain why some people are alwayslate, some a bit unkempt and others perennially going from one new look to another? We will be examining personality tests and the testers themselves.

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The A to Z of Baby-Making Make me a Baby is a groundbreaking series based on the hit TV format that takes 100 couples who desperately want to conceive and through expert advice and access to the most advanced medical technologies, debunks the myths, unravels the science and presents the latest and most reliable advice for making babies. Shot over the course of one incredible year, this ultimate human drama blends compelling and entertaining studio events with powerful reality storytelling. A host and a panel of fertility and relationship experts will guide each couple through the highly emotional and physically demanding process to better their chances of conceiving.

4x60’(Format)

BBC, UK

MAKE ME A BABY

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TAKE MY MOTHER IN-LAW

This reality format allows mothers-in-law to take charge of their in-laws’ families for a week. While their son or daughter moves out, the mother-in-law moves in and is in charge of daily routines: from breakfast to bedtime and everything in between. She brings with her five objectives that she wants to change in order to improve family life.

Series 1 - 3x60’ Series 2 - 6x45’ (Format) ITV, UK

VOTE FOR ME

Devised by LUDUS Entertainment

(Format)ITV, UK

‘Politics meets talent shows’ as viewers vote for aspiring politicians who they want to represent them. Each programme sees the candidates go through a series of challenges designed to test their abilities as politicians, and then get grilled by a panel of celebrity judges.

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ULTIMATESCHOOL MUSICAL

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SKY, UK

An acclaimed hit series on Sky 1 in the UK, the format sees our celebrity host setting a school of ordinary kids an extraordinary challenge: to become theatre stars in just six weeks. The students must learn to act, sing , dance and put on a musical production of Broadway quality in this short time! Can they do it? Our host arrives at the school and after the dramatic audition and casting process the training and rehearsals begin. Showbiz celebrities and top performers visit the school to give expert advice and inspiration to the kids. We learn about these kids and their fami-lies and witness the dramatic effect the experience has on all their lives. The last rehearsal week then builds to a spectacular finale to take place in front of a huge audience in a top professional theatre.

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Meet a line-up of unforgettable characters. They might not think they’ve got a problem, but they’ve all been nominated by their family, friends and colleagues as being shockingly bad at the basic skills of life. Wives for whom mops are a mystery. Husbands who can’t boil an egg. Home improvers who destroy their houses putting up some shelves. Cooks who burn everything, including the kitchen. Pets who terrorise the family and drivers who terrorise the neighbourhood. Put themthrough a series of challenges in a knockout competition designed to provide laughs, tears and test relationships before crowning the winner as the country’s Worst… The Worst… brand now includes: Worst Driver, Husband, Wife, Parent, Teenager, Mother-in-Law, Neighbour, Home, Pet, Cook, Home Improver, Boss, Hairdresser, Builder, Chef and Performer.

15x60’ and 22x30’(Format)

Channel 5, UK

BRITAIN’SWORST DRIVERSeries 1 7x30’ Series 2 8x30’(Format) Channel 5, UK

A hugely successful international format with standards of driving falling across the world, Worst Driver is here to do something about it! In a series of hilarious clips, the most inept drivers arenominated by work colleagues, friends and family to take part in this knock-out competition.

WORLD’S WORST...

WORLD’SWORST DRIVER CLIP SHOW...2x60’Channel 5, UK

We have scoured the highways in search of the worst drivers in the world. Now in a unique compilation show, we have tracked down the most manic motorists and brought them together for the first time. The worst drivers from six different countries can be seen trying to prove their critics wrong and improve their skills behind the wheel.

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EARTH:MAKING OF A PLANET

A 96 minute epic CGI documentary that takes the viewer on a journey through time starting four and a half billion years ago. From the violent birth of our planet, through the ice-ages, the massive volcanic eruptions and the dinosaurs’ reign, to the first humans, viewers see the incredible story of our planet unfold in one single, seamless camera move. On this extraordinary journey, we discover how the Moon was formed, how the oceans were trans-ported to us; how life began and how continents were set afloat. We meet the inhabitants of Earth over the ages, from slimy mats of algae, through the weird denizens of the Cambrian explosion, the first land-dwellers, the great dinosaurs and to the primordial ancestors of mammals and humans.’

1x96’

NGCi Nat Geo, USA

BIRTH OFBRITAIN

In this series, Tony Robinson travels the length and breadth of Britain – fromthe ancient volcanic rocks of Scotland, London’s underlying thick clay layer,to underground Welsh gold mines – uncovering how these varied and dramaticislands are home to many of our planet’s best kept secrets. With stunning CGI, we take a look inside the Birth of Britain.

HIGHLANDCLANSSeries 1, 2 & 318x30’

BBC 1, UK

The highlands and islands of Scotland have been shaped by centuries of clan history. A past overflowing with countless tales of bloodshed and bravery, rivalry and revenge. This spectacular series takes a journey beyond the myths and the tartan to uncover the real story of Scotland’s Highland Clans.

3x60’

NGCiChannel 4, UK

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THE BIBLE:A HISTORY

A revealing exploration of one of the world’s most influential books, each film is presented by a prominent commentator and thinker who explores the ideas and influence of seven books of the Scriptures, from the Bible’s origins to the American presidential inauguration, from Hebrew and Greek versions to today’s current 2,400 different translations. Produced by Pioneer Productions.

7x60’

Channel 4, UK

MONSOONRAILWAYS

Every year in India there is a 4-month battle to keep the massive railway systemrunning throughout the Monsoon rains. This film is a story of the Railway and theMonsoon. Indian Railways, the world’s second-largest employer, embraces the oldcolonial British traditions of instilling a sense of duty in the workers while alsolooking after every aspect of their existence.

ON TRACKS OF EMPIRE

2x60’

BBC, UK

John Sergeant’s unique 3000 mile journey through the history of one of the greatest British legacies to India - its rail network. The biggest in Asia, it runs on forty thousand miles of track and reaches every corner of the subcontinent.

2x60’or 1x90’

BBC, UK

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HIDDENHOUSES

A lifestyle format which visits some of the finest houses nobody knows and tells the stories of their current and past owners. We learn the histories of the houses and the families who have lived there, while exploring the properties. Hosted by Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen.

Series 1 - 4x30’ Series 2 - 4x30’ (Format) BBC, UK

HOTELSTEPHANIE

A hit docu-soap about a very unusual hotel-owner and the dramas and events in her life and her hotel business. Stephanie Booth is a businesswoman, a transsexual who used to be a man, and is married to the man she loves.

Series 1 - 4x30’ Series 2 - 4x30’

BBC, UK

This is the story of four middle-aged women who are set to break their own records and transform their lives as they attempt to lose weight while being trained by Britain’s Olympic Cycling team coach. Using the same techniques that propelled the British team to gold, these women will confound the sceptics and defy the bathroom scales once and for all.

2x60’ and 1x30’

Sky, UK

MY BIG FAT CYCLE CHALLENGE

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BLANKSCREEN

TV critics often complain that there is nothing on television. Now, for the first time ever, there really will be nothing on TV! Blank Screen features a totally empty screen. Viewers have to watch the empty screen in anticipation of it bursting into life with a question or conundrum. Viewers are given instructions by voiceover and must call or text with the answer for the chance to win a cash prize.

Devised by Howard DavidsonHigh Volume (Format)ITV, UK

A BRAND NEW HOME IMPROVEMENT SHOW FOR OUR TIMES

20x 60’

COWBOY TRAPSeries 1-4 80x60’ and 40x30’(Format)

BBC,UK

CRASHCOURSE

BUCKLE UP!!! Crash Course is an unbelievable, high energy, automotive competition pitting five teams of drivers against unimaginable obstacles; from car bowling using gigantic pins, to drag racing with a trailer hitch in tow. This US format challenges the best drivers to do the craziest stunts as their skills are tested to the limit!

6x60’ (Format)

ABC, USA

In the era of the “credit crunch” and economic downturn, more and more homeowners are choosing to improve their homes, rather than incur the financial costs of buying a new property. This series offers step-by-step guidance on how to hire and manage professional contractors.

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LEAVE THE PLAYSTATIONS AND NINTENDOS BEHIND AND EXPERIENCE ADVENTURES FOR REAL

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DARINGDUOS

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Teenagers today spend much of their time on their games consoles playing at adventures. And with their busy modern lives, fathers and sons no longer spend time together. The Daring Duos format takes dads and sons out of their comfort zones and into real life adventures where theylearn what they are really capable of.

DIET ON THE DANCEFLOOR8x60’(Format)

LIVING, UK

10 ordinary people who love dancing but lack confidence because of their size are picked for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They are paired with a professional dancer and over the following eight weeks, they compete for a place in the final dance off. With strenuous Dances,

DO US A FAVOURDevised byChatterbox(Format)

BBC UK

An audience driven, primetime show, where the viewing Nation unites and asks celebrities to do someone a favour! Celebrities are invited to donate time not money and the audience is involved in choosing the community driven cause. The show is a peak time ratings winning formula of celebrity spectacle and positive action.

FOREVEREDEN

Reality meets soap.A primetime series for FOX, Forever Eden is the world’s first reality soap.Eleven contestants are given a life-changing chance to leave their daily routine behind in exchange for the luxury of Eden. Daunting moral dilemmas are only part of the twists they must face in a perilous quest to stay in Eden forever.

25x60’ (Format)

FOX, USA

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IT’S A SMALL WORLDDevised byChatterbox (Format)BBC, UK

Celebrities are confronted with a stranger who is a key to their past. Through a series of clues, the celebrity has to guess what links them together. Hidden stories of the celebrity’s life are shared in a journey through the past. It’s A Small World gives well-known personalities the chance to re-live significant, comic or even embarrassing moments that they havn’t revealed before.

LAST ONESTANDING

A fast paced intelligent daily quiz show where timing is everything. At the end ofeach 100 second round, the contestant answering the question as the clock stopsscoops the points. The last round sees only two left in a ‘head to head’ contest – it’sa game of quick wits and tactical skill as they battle to be the last one standing andscoop the big money prize.

RTE, Eire (Format)


The A to Z of Baby-Making Make Me a Baby is a groundbreaking series based on the hit TV format that takes 100 couples who desperately want to conceive and through expert advice and access to the most advanced medical technologies, debunks the myths, unravels the science and presents the latest and most reliable advice for making babies. Shot over the course of one incredible year, this ultimate human drama blends compelling and entertaining studio events with powerful reality storytelling. A host and a panel of fertility and relationship experts will guide each couple through the highly emotional and physically demanding process to better their chances of conceiving.

4x60’(Format)

BBC, UK

MAKE ME A BABY

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MOSTIDENTICAL

In a nationwide search to find the two that are most identical, 100 sets of twins are selected and put through a series of entertaining, challenging and scientifically demanding tests. Leading experts analyse and judge the contestant reactions –from simple physical comparisons to more complex, reactive,intellectual and personality tests.

1x90’(Format)

BBC, UK

MUTINY

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Unlike other quiz shows, the audience is truly in charge in Mutiny – they help determine the prize pot by voting on whether they think the player will answer correctly. And, in a unique twist, at any point during the show audience members can vote to mutiny the player out of the game if they are not happy with the way he or she is performing.

PARADISEHOTELSeries1 - 30X60’ Reversion 16x60’ Series 2 - 17x60’(Format)FOX, Fox RealityMy Network, USA

This is the return of the international hit format Paradise Hotel, with 17 brand new shows for US television. Eleven single people are given the chance of a lifetime – to live togeth-er in an exclusive, luxury resort – but one where every move is captured by cameras.

PERSONALITYTEST1x90’ (Format)

BBC, UK

Are we Masterminds, Peacemakers, Leaders or Realists? What do personality tests really tell us about ourselves? Does personality explain why some people are alwayslate, some a bit unkempt and others perennially going from one new look to another? We will be examining personality tests and the testers themselves.

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ROBOTWARSOver 100 Episodes(Format)

BBC and Channel 5, UK

Robot Wars continues to conquer the world – now on air in over 55 territories and rising. Each week robots built by members of the public face one another, Sir Killalotand his invincible house robots in the Robot Wars arena. Nine great series, with over 6 million viewers in the UK, this is the biggest cult show in years.

SEXBOMB

Set in nightclubs across the country, two guys are sent out for a night with only their wit, charm and one mission… to pull as many women as possible to get points on the scoreboard. Pitched into the mix are the show’s own SexBombs – encounter one of these and watch the scoreboardget wiped!

Devised by Devon Dickson, Bill Thwaites Ray Kilby15x30’Trouble, UK

STAR FORA NIGHT(Format)

BBC, UK

Saturday night talent show. Auditions across the country search for major new singing talent. In moments of high emotion, our cameras surprise the lucky few who get through, as the host offers them their chance to be in the spotlight. Ratings successes include two primetime series on BBC1 in the UK, F1 in France (45% share), TVN in Poland and DR1 Denmark (70% share).

TAKE MY MOTHER IN-LAW

This reality format allows mothers-in-law to take charge of their in-laws’ families for a week. While their son or daughter moves out, the mother-in-law moves in and is in charge of daily routines: from breakfast to bedtime and everything in between. She brings with her five objectives that she wants to change in order to improve family life.

Series 1 - 3x60’. Series 2 - 6x45’ (Format) ITV, UK

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TECHNOGAMES

Homemade robots face one another in a hi-tech Olympic-style competition. Innovation and technical excellence are tested as robots compete in a variety of sporting events. Anything humans can do, these robots will attempt. Innovative, entertaining and educational, and with over 3 million viewers in the UK, Techno Games is the world games of the future.

5x30’ and 30x60’(Format)BBC, UKTechTV, USA

TODAY’S THE DAY

A unique, archive-based quiz show that tests contestants’ knowledge of anything and everything that happened on the day of transmission in previous years. News of the day, major historical events, entertainment or showbiz gossip featured in footage from the world’s most extensive television libraries.

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BBC,UK

ULTIMATESCHOOL MUSICAL

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SKY, UK

An acclaimed hit series on Sky 1 in the UK, the format sees our celebrity host setting a school of ordinary kids an extraordinary challenge: to become theatre stars in just six weeks. The students must learn to act, sing , dance and put on a musical production of Broadway quality in this short time! Can they do it? Our host arrives at the school and after the dramatic audition and casting process the training and rehearsals begin. Showbiz celebrities and top performers visit the school to give expert advice and inspiration to the kids. We learn about these kids and their fami-lies and witness the dramatic effect the experience has on all their lives. The last rehearsal week then builds to a spectacular finale to take place in front of a huge audience in a top professional theatre.

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Meet a line-up of characters who might not think they’ve got a problem, but they’ve all been nominated by their family, friends and colleagues as being shockingly bad at the basic life skills. Through a series of challenges and knockout competitions designed to provide laughs, tears and test relationships before crowning the winner as the country’s Worst…


Channel 5, UK

WORLD’S WORST...

VOTE FOR ME(Format) Devised by LUDUS Entertainment

ITV, UK

‘Politics meets talent shows’ as viewers vote for aspiring politicians who they want to represent them. Each programme sees the candidates go through a series of challenges designed to test their abilities as politicians, and then get grilled by a panel of celebrity judges.

BRITAIN’SWORST DRIVERSeries 1 - 7x30’ Series 2 - 8x30’(Format) Channel 5, UK

A hugely successful international format With standards of driving falling across the world, Worst Driver is here to do something about it! In a series of hilarious clips, the most inept drivers arenominated by work colleagues, friends and family to take part in this knock-out competition.

X-FIRE

13x60’(Format)

Channel 4, UK

The ultimate action adventure game show combining paintball combat with JamesBond-style plots. Each week, six contestants form a ‘Strike Team’ and are pitched against an elite team of warriors, the X-Fire ‘Special Forces’. In an inspired world of espionage, hi-tech drama and outright combat, the ‘Strike Team’ have 60 minutes ato save the world!

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From the producers of the Madeleine McCann documentaries comes the story of Jaycee Lee Dugard, an 11-year-old girl snatched from her happy life and the town that refused to forget her. With exclusive access to police archive, interviews with Jaycee Lee’s teachers, friends and family, Captive for 18 Years looks at the events surroundingher abduction.

1x60’Channel 4, UK

CHASING THE CUMBRIAN KILLER

This documentary covers the days leading up to what police describe as “a 45 milerampage across West Cumbria” – the largest gun massacre in Britain in over for 14 years. On an early morning in June, a local taxi-driver named Derrick Bird, embarked on a killing spree which would last until the afternoon and result in 12 dead, 11 injured and suicide.

CAPTIVE FOR 18 YEARS: THE JAYCEE LEE DUGARD STORY


HUNTING BRITAIN’S MOST WANTED1x60’Channel 4, UK

Every year hundreds of foreign fugitives flee the police in their own countries and come to the UK hoping to find a safe haven. It’s the job of the Extradition Unit based at New Scotland Yard to trace, find and arrest these foreign criminals and send them back to the countries they came from to face justice.

STEPHEN LAWRENCE: A TIME FOR JUSTICE1x60’

BBC, UK

For the past 12 months Panorama reporter Mark Daly has been granted exclusive access to Doreen Lawrence and her family. In 2006, Daly made a documentary for the BBC revealing fresh evidence about the suspects alibis, which helped put the case back on the political agenda.

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With extensive interviews with Kate and Gerry McCann, this exclusive documentarymarks the anniversary of the disappearance of Madeleine, the story which stillmakes headlines all around the world. On May 3, 2007 Madeleine, aged three, went missing from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, on the Portuguese Algarve.

1x60’

ITV1, UK

MADELEINE: ONE YEAR ON

MADELEINE WAS HERE

1x60’

Channel 4, UK

This exclusive documentary with Kate and Gerry McCann marks the second anniversary of the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine. Using new eyewitness testimony, this one-hour documentary reconstructs key events in and around the Ocean Club, Praia da Luz, Portuguese Algarve, during the crucial dates of April 29 –May 3, 2007.

MADNESS IN THE FAST LANE

The world was astounded by footage in a Mentorn programme showing two Swedish sisters throwing themselves into oncoming traffic on a majorBritish highway. This is the true story of the even more incredible events that happened next and why the sisters were doing these bizarre things.


MURDER ON HONEYMOON

1x60’

Channel 4, UK

What happened to Anni Dewani while on honeymoon in South Africa in November 2010? Why did the life of this young woman, married only a few weeks earlier to Bristol businessman Shrien Dewani, come to such a brutal end in one of South Africa’s roughest townships?

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REAL CRIME/MURDER FILES

Through first-hand accounts we look at shocking crimes that have stunned theworld. From calculated killings to crimes of passion, experts reconstruct the recentpast revealing the tragic tales behind these Real Crimes.

New Murder Files cases include the notorious demon barber who would mutilate his victims bodies, the schoolboy assassin and the scalp hunter who killed more than twenty women while evading the police for over 20 years.Series 1 – 7x60’

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ITV, UKFIVE, AETN

REAL CRIME/MURDER FILES

The Hunt for Mr. Swirl – Following a trail from Europe to North America, to the seedy red light districts of Thailand, this is the inside story of the international hunt for the man known as Mr. Swirl, one of the most notorious paedophiles of thedecade.

The Caroline Dickinson Murder – In a small French town, in the summer of 1996, a thirteen-year-old girl is raped and murdered while sleeping in a room with friends. How did her rapist and killer escape without a trace? Eight years later, a USCustoms Official finds a missing link, miles away in the state of Florida.

A Deadly Secret – For six months, nine year old David Stocker had been in and out of hospital with a debilitating, mysterious illness. His condition baffled the medical community. In a shocking and unthinkable crime, doctors would eventually suspect that David was being slowly and systematically poisoned by his own mother. A fascinating series of documentaries uncovering the truth behind some of the most infamous crimes of our time.

Killed by a Perfect Son – 19-year-old Brian Blackwell treats his girlfriend to a holiday of a lifetime in the U.S. As they dine on lobster, truffles and champagne in their five-star hotel overlooking Central Park, Brian shows no hint of the horrific scene he left back home. His parents’ butchered bodies lay undiscovered at the family home, victims of a savage stabbing attack at the hands of their only son.

The Man Who Didn't Cry – A young mother and her nine-month old baby are found dead at their home in an exclusive suburb of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. A police officer eventually finds Entwistle, the father and husdand. A remarkable two-hour conversation that eventually helps the prosecution convict him of two counts of homicide. The inside story of a police hunt on both sides of the Atlantic and a brutal double murder that shocked a small town in America.

The Fight for Sarah's Law – The murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne while on a family outing to the seaside shocked the nation. The programme talks to police officers and forensic scientists about how they trapped her killer.

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AN IDIOTABROAD

Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant explore the Seven Wonders of the World in this hilarious, new documentary series. This ambitious live-action series, filmed around the world with spectacular scenes of the “seven wonders of the world”, stars Karl Pilkington in a beautifully shot travelogue, with a twist. Convinced that the seven wonders are not all that wonderful and much to his displeasure, Karl Pilkington is sent around the world by Ricky and Stephen on an epic journey to visit the spectacular monuments and see the lush, cinematic views of some of the globe’s most jaw-dropping locations... immersing himself in all the things he hates the most: crowds, foreign food, loud noises and the sun.8x60’

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Co-stars and executive producers Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant present the second installment of this hugely successful international hit travelogue series starring Karl Pilkington.After his travels around the Seven Wonders of the World in the first season of An Idiot Abroad, it was hard work getting Karl, a typical 'little Englander', to agree to leave England again.Now in An Idiot Abroad 2, Ricky and Stephen send their reluctant friend Karl around the world to sample 'Things to do before you die'. Karl will experience some of the most wonderful, exhilarating, and unusual adventures in the world... and will hate every minute of it.

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The hugely successful international format has arrived in America! The Streets of America: The Search for America’s Worst Driver is the spectacular and hilarious search for the most appalling driver in the land. Local heats are held in cities across America including Boston, New York, Seattle and Chicago. Each week viewers will follow the frustrations and anxieties of five bad drivers, nominated by their friends and family, as they compete in a series of driving challenges designed to uncover that city’s ‘worst driver’. The challenges reflect the geography and climate of each city. Viewers will learn that Los Angeles is overrun with spaghetti freeways and New York has more than 10,000 yellow cabs causing traffic jams... The ‘winners’ from each city will go to Los Angeles for a grand finale where America’s Worst Driver will be crowned. This series is the latest version of the hit format which has been produced in over a dozen territories.

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CANADA’SWORST DRIVER

CANADA’S WORST DRIVER features dangerous drivers on the road to rehabilitation. With Andrew Younghusband as our guide, eight disastrous drivers - each nominated by a friend, family member or colleague during a national search - are put through their paces in a controlled driving environment and evaluated by a panel of driving experts.

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SIRENS Sirens, inspired by Tom Reynolds’ book Blood, Sweat and Tea, is a darkly comic drama series exploring love, friendship, sex and the meaning of life from the jaded perspective of a team of paramedics: the people who mop up the mess that we, leave behind. For our three paramedic heroes, Ashley, Stuart and Rachid, death makes you horny, optimism is biologically induced and love is just an imbalance in your brain chemistry. With a warped sense of humour and the inability to hold down relationships, they find the mysterious complexities of the human species easy to decipher.

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LIFE’STOO SHORT

Writers and executive producers Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant co-star alongside Warwick Davis in their new seven-part observational comedy series.The third in the trilogy of sitcoms from the pair following their hugely successful series The Office and Extras, Life’s Too Short is another naturalist observational comedy, dealing with everyday prob-lems, human foibles and social faux pas…The series centers on Warwick Davis, who plays a fictional version of himself. He is desperate, conniving, fame hungry and self centered, but always gets his comeuppance as he runs an agency for actors of a similar height.Featuring cameo performances by a host of stars such as Johnny Depp, Steve Carell, Liam Neeson, Helena Bonham-Carter and many more.

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Five of the country’s most hapless home renovators are given the opportunity of renovating a property. From planning through demolition to decoration, we will follow the emotional and physical journeys of our participants as they tackle a relentless series of do-it-yourself challenges.

Under the guidance of our experts and host Andrew Younghusband, the five handymen take on a barrage of basic DIY challenges in a bid to become fully rehabilitated. How-to instructions are given by our top notch building professionals before our participants get to grips with plastering, plumbing, custom furniture, and even electrical. Once the projects are completed and the doors to the property swing open, we name the worst of the worst - Canada’s Worst Handyman.

CANADA’SWORSTHANDYMANSeries 1 - 6x60’ Series 2 - 9x60’Series 3 - 8x60’ Series 4 - 7x60’ Series 5 - 7x60’Series 6 - 7x60’

Discovery, Canada

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BRITAIN’S WORST DRIVER

With standards of driving falling across the world, Worst Driver is here to do something about it! In a series of hilarious clips, the most inept drivers are nominated by work colleagues, friends and family to take part in this knock-out competition. The aim of the series - to improve them during the shows through a series of testing challenges.


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Meet a line-up of unforgettable characters. They might not think they’ve got a problem, but they’ve all been nominated by their family, friends and colleagues as being shockingly bad at the basic skills of life. Wives for whom mops are a mystery. Husbands who can’t boil an egg. Home improvers who destroy their houses putting up some shelves. Cooks who burn everything, including the kitchen. Pets who terrorise the family and drivers who terrorise the neighbourhood. Put themthrough a series of challenges in a knockout competition designed to provide laughs, tears and test relationships before crowning the winner as the country’s Worst… The Worst… brand now includes: Worst Driver, Husband, Wife, Parent, Teenager, Mother-in-Law, Neighbour, Home, Pet, Cook, Home Improver, Boss, Hairdresser, Builder, Chef and Performer.


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WORLD’SWORST DRIVER CLIP SHOW...

The worst of the worst!We have scoured the highways in search of the worst drivers in the world. Now in a unique compilation show, we have tracked down the most manic motorists and brought them together for the first time. The worst drivers from six different countries can be seen trying to prove their critics wrong and improve their skill behind the wheel. The Worst Driver brand has taken television by storm around the globe and we have hand picked hilarious highlights and Outrageous moments from these hit shows to create an entertaining and dramatic clip show. World’s Worst Driver guarantees the best of the Worst… from around the world…2x60’

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Presented by expert child psychologist Laverne Antrobus, Growing Children explores how child development is affected by 3 major developmental disorders – dyslexia, autism and OCD.

Each episode examines these developmental conditions and attempts to show the world through the eyes of a child affected by them. The programme investigates the possible causes of each disorder, following families with children who have been diagnosed with these conditions and reveals possible treatments while explaining how the brain develops during childhood and beyond.

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BBC, UK

FISH TOWN Fish Town is a celebratory ten-part documentary series. Throughout the one-hour episodes we discover the enchanting town of Brixham and learn how the locals’ hearts and livelihoods are entwined with the sea and the shoals of tourists whose arrival turns this sleepy town into a bustling haven during the summer months.Every episode takes us on an immersive journey into the lives of key characters as they tell their stories of life in Brixham.The series bursts with spectacular photography and - inspired by the character, history and landscape of the region- standout moments of specially composed poetry. With all these textures, each themed film tells a compelling story and encapsulates some of the port’s beauty and spirit.

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IN THE WOMB:FIGHT FOR LIFE

Every newborn baby is a miracle. But for some, the journey to birth is the most dangerous they’ll ever endure. This documentary explores four extraordinary pregnancies that faced seemingly insuperable obstacles – only to end successfully as real ‘Miracles of Life’. We follow the incredible open womb surgery to try and save the life of a 26-weekold fetus with a life threatening tumour and we meet the mother who gave birth to sextuplets against all odds. We also meet the mother whose baby grew in her abdomen, outside the womb, and the extraordinary surgery on an unborn baby with a diaphragmatic hernia.

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This emotional documentary explores the ethical Dilemma of two couples as they Embark on a controversial journey, using in vitro fertilization to genetically engineer a baby that can save the life of their terminally ill children.

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BBC, UK

I CAN’T STOP STEALING

Britain was top of Europe’s league for shoplifting in 2009 with an item being stolenfrom a UK store every minute. For many, nicking something is a one-off teenage rite of passage or a way to feed a drugs habit, but for some it becomes an addiction in itself.

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KATIE: MYBEAUTIFUL FACE1x60’

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A multi award winning documentary, this is the moving and uplifting story of a beautiful model whose dreams were shattered in a few horrifying seconds when her face was destroyed in a vicious acid attack in 2008. With exclusive access to her family, CCTV footage of the attack, hospital images detailing her recovery and police interviews we find out how she got her life back.

KATIE: MYBEAUTIFUL FRIENDS

Millions of viewers around the world were touched by Katie Piper’s determination and strength as she recovered from a vicious acid attack in the Bafta winning film Katie: My Beautiful Face. Inundated with messages of support following her first film, Katie now sets out on an extraordinary journey to help the lives of those who have suffered a similar fate.

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KATIE: SCIENCE OF SEEING AGAIN

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Having struggled through more than 100 operations to rebuild her face since a vicious acid attack three years ago, Katie has now tracked down the doctor responsible for pioneering the stem cell surgery that could truly transform her life, providing her with the only chance of seeing again through her badly damaged left eye.

Fascinated by this futuristic regenerative treatment and keen to better understand how the invasive procedure works, Katie has put herself forward to be one of the first people in the world to undergo this treatment and embarks on an incredible exploration of stem cell science.

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THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

According to the television and newspaper headlines, Britain’s kids are out-of-control. This powerful one-off documentary goes behind the media hype to discover six inspirational stories - and explains why far from condemning our kids, we should be celebrating them. The day-to-day life of service children is a far cry from a care-free childhood. At the start of this year, almost 5,000 children had a parent serving in Afghanistan. The film follows one of them, 11-year-old Daniel, who explains - with a maturity and attitude beyond his years - what life is like when your Dad’s away, and coping with the worry.15-year-old Sarah shares a similar maturity – she has grown up caring for her severely disabled mother. She is one of what is estimated to be as many as 700,000 children in the UK who are providing personal care to someone at home.

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We’ll follow Christopher Sands who began hiccupping two years ago and never stopped. This documentary chronicles his search for the cure to a condition that has had an immense psychological and physiological impact on his life; as well as his inability to sleep or to eat normally. Christopher is considering any form of treatment.

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THE MAN WHO CAN’T STOP HICCUPING

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Tulisa Contostavlos is best known for being the girl in the pop band N-Dubz and 2011 UK X Factor Judge, but she is also a carer for her mum who has suffered from a mental illness since before Tulisa was born. In this personal, authored documentary, Tulisa finds out what life is like for some of the 80,000 other young people in Britain caring for a parent with mental health problems.

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UNDERAGE AND PREGNANT

In this intimate, challenging and life-affirming docusoap, Underage and Pregnantfollows a mix of schoolgirl mums, and some dads with varied backgrounds. Frompregnancy to the birth and life with a baby, the teens tell their own stories in an honest portrayal of how their lives are transformed.

TULISA: MY MUM AND ME

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EARTH: MAKING OF A PLANET

A 96 minute epic CGI documentary that takes the viewer on a journey through time starting four and a half billion years ago. From the violent birth of our planet, through the ice-ages, the massive volcanic eruptions and the dinosaurs’ reign, to the first humans, viewers see the incredible story of our planet unfold in one single, seamless camera move. On this extraordinary journey, we discover how the Moon was formed, how the oceans were transported to us; how life began and how continents were set afloat. We meet the inhabitants of Earth over the ages, from slimy mats of algae, through the weird denizens of the Cambrian explosion, the first land-dwellers, the great dinosaurs and to the primordial ancestors of mammals and humans.1x96’

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DOWN TO THE EARTH’S CORE

We have travelled into space and looked into the universe’s deepest depths, but the world beneath our feet remains unexplored and unseen. Using spectacular computer generated imagery to smash through three thousand miles of solid rock, and venture from our world, into the underworld and on to the core.

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BURIED ALIVE:CHILE MINE RESCUE

In August 2010, a Chilean coppermine collapsed. 17 days later, a group of 33 miners were discovered crowded into a bunker just 540 square feet, buried nearly half a mile underground.Already having survived longer than any other miners trapped by a collapse in history, this film investigates the challenges that lie ahead.


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Imagine a force of water thousands or even millions of times greater than thedevastating 2004 Tsunami; a flash flood so powerful it carved out 2,000 squaremiles of tough rock landscape in the blink of an eye. This is exactly what happened in a remote corner of Washington State USA.

1x60’Channel 5, UK. Nat Geo,USA

EARTHSHOCKS:MEGAVOLCANO

Beneath Lake Toba on the island of Sumatra lies a now dormant super volcano so powerful that it once changed the world forever. In the biggest eruption in recorded history it has been blamed for causing an ice age that wiped out more than 60 per cent of human life on the planet.

EARTHSHOCKS:MEGAFLOOD

1x60’Channel 5, UK Nat Geo,USA

This definitive documentary looks at the effects of the huge earthquake that devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010, examining what happened and why. Using CGI graphics, eye witness accounts and location footage, we follow an eminent seismologist as he examines the mechanics of the quake.

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Channel 4, UK

HIGHPERFORMANCE

High Performance focuses on the controversial subject of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDS). In a staged sporting event, experts carry out pioneering scientific investigations into the results and side effects of using PEDS. Exciting and innovative, High Performance is a ground-breaking television event.

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HIGH: HOW DRUGS WORK

This three part series follows young people in their pursuit of pleasure; with compelling real life stories and stunning visual effects, we look at the darker side of three of the most commonly used recreational drugs. Taking the viewer on a journey inside the human body, the world’s leading scientists and doctors explain the surprising bio-chemical effects and unintended consequences of these popular drugs. With exclusive access to cutting edge scientific research, we confront the biggest myths and controversies surrounding these drugs to expose the truth behind their conflicting reputation.

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BBC, UK

HOW SEX WORKS

This landmark series investigates all these questions and more, stripping bare the science of sex and attraction like never before. Each episode anchors this information in real human stories as we follow selected characters on their own personal journeys.Their perspectives and experiences – closely reflecting those of the audience – will allow us to explore the science in an entertaining and involving way.

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We discover how we can safeguard Earth from a potential asteroid impact, delving into the extreme orbits, the cosmic roller-coasters that whirl around the universe at breakneck speed by gravitational forces. We look at the Sun’s magnetic flares and how these have caused destruction over hundreds of light years.

We discover how megaflare storms have sent electrical currents through telegraph cables here on Earth, electrocuting operators and knocking out the electricity in massive cities. How the radiation of a collapsing old star’s core 50,000 light years away has made the Earth’s upper atmosphere puff out into space. 8x60’

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This documentary explores the ever increasing rogue behaviour of wild animals as they encroach on human communities and attack with unusual ferocity. We speak to victims and family members of those who have suffered shark, snake and crocodile attacks discovering what scientists believe to be the effects of a conflict between man and wild.

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JAPAN TSUNAMI:HOW IT HAPPENED1x60’Channel 4, UK

This is the true story behind the earthquake and eventual tsunami that hit the northeast of Japan on March 11, 2011. We explain the science behind one of the most powerful natural disasters to hit our planet in our lifetime using ground breaking CGI, showing the precise timeline of events, second-by-second.


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This hugely ambitious series takes weather storms to a spectacular new level. Using state of the art technology and science, we witness the blow-by-blow damage of orchestrated natural disasters, from killer quakes to amazing floods as they wreak havoc on a specially-constructed ‘city’ extensively rigged with blast proof cameras.

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THE YEAR THE EARTH WENT WILD1x60’

Channel 4, UK

The Year The Earth Went Wild looks back at a year when almost every month there was a natural disaster, from killer earthquakes to record numbers of tornadoes, spectacular volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides and one unforgettable tsunami. With exclusive interviews with geological and weather specialists.

VOLCANO THAT STOPPED THE WORLD1x60’Channel 4, UK

Following the chaos of the largest air space disruption in history after Iceland’s Eyjafallajokukll volcano spread a dust cloud across Europe, this timely documentary looks at the science behind the headlines of this extraordinary story. Fully shot in HD, it explores the geological and scientific background leading up to the eruption of the volcano.


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Told through the words and images of those who actually witnessed it, Tsunami: The Day The Wave Struck takes the viewers through the story of the Asian tsunami, one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times.

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TSUNAMI: ONE YEAR ON

The tsunami that hit Asia in the final days of 2004 ushered in one of the mostturbulent years in recent memory. How have those earlier victims and their families lived with the disaster that engulfed them on Boxing Day last year?

TSUNAMI: THE DAY THE WAVE STRUCK

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WHY SHIPSSINK

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This hugely ambitious series takes weather storms to a spectacular new level. Using state of the art technology and science, we witness the blow-by-blow damage of orchestrated natural disasters, from killer quakes to amazing floods as they wreak havoc on a specially-constructed ‘city’ extensively rigged with blast proof cameras.

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THE BATTLE FOR BARKING

The Battle for Barking is an acclaimed observational, feature length documentary that chronicles the 2010 election campaigns of the Labour Party and the British National Party (BNP) as they fight for political control of Barking, East London.

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Channel 4, UK

7/7: Attack on London is the first major documentary exploring the events of 7 July 2005 when suicide bombers struck for the first time in Western Europe. Including interviews with survivors, rescuers and relatives, as well as dramatic reconstructions of the bombers’ last movements, the film is an account of one of the biggest news events of the year.

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Channel 5, UK

BABY ER

7/7 ATTACK ON LONDON

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The Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow is renowned for taking in manyof Britain’s sickest babies.

Each day a team of specialist doctors and nurses struggle to save the lives of premature infants. Medical miracles are worked daily on tiny infants the size of a bag of sugar.

GOOD DOGBAD DOG

A fascinating documentary which investigates the scandal of bad pedigree dogbreeding practices and the changes the breeders are making to ensure only “good dogs” are produced in the future. A helpful guide to what to look for in pedigree dog buying.

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This documentary provides useful, practical information about dog health to owners and prospective owners of pedigree dogs. Following controversy over breeding and genetic problems, it examines what is best practice in the pedigree breeding world, and what signs prospective ownersshould look for when they are buying a puppy, whether it’s a pedigree breed or not.

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HOW TO BUY A PUPPY

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With exclusive access to the world’s first flying car, this extraordinary documentary follows two daredevil adventurers as they attempt to journey from London to Timbuktu. The SkyCar is a unique vehicle that can be driven on public roads and fly in the air. This is a fascinating story which made headlines around the world.

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In this brand new series - World’s Scariest Plane Landings, World’s Greatest Heroes, World’s Greatest Daredevils and World’s Scariest Near Misses we reveal some of the most extreme footage ever caught on camera providing adrenaline-fuelled, high octane action that’s 100% real.

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The Queen’s Wedding peels back the layers of time and secrecy to tell a remarkable and untold story. The Queen and Prince Philip have been married more than 60 years. From today’s perspective it looks like the very ideal of a stable royal marriage. In the 1940s this was a page-turner of a story – a controversial girl-meets-boy romance that very nearly didn’t come off.

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THE QUEEN’SWEDDING

UNREPORTEDWORLD23 SeriesOver 200 Episodes

Channel 4, UK

Each week, Unreported World’s reporters travel to some of the most dangerous and neglected parts of the globe. Unreported World offers the viewer an unrivalled insight into the daily reality for those whose lives are rarely glimpsed by the global news machine.

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In the aftermath of the death of the most inspirational innovator of the 21st Century, this new documentary takes an in-depth look at the life and work of Apple founder and boss: Steve Jobs. We examine how and why his vision has revolutionised the world, defining not just our generation but, also defining all future generations to come.

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In the whole of the UK, only one team of specialist police officers is licensed to drive unmarked, high-performance cars in the high speed pursuit of criminals. Our cameras follow the team as they face a constant battle against violent gangs who steal cars to use for ram raids, robberies and burglaries.

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CAR WARS

Car Criminals follows police forces across the country as they battle against car crime. From drug busts, to raids on burglars and high speed pursuits, we take an in-depth look at the role of the police through the eyes of the officers themselves, in-car footage and CCTV.

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DRUNK AND DANGEROUS

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Britain, like many other countries, has been beset by the craze of binge drinkingby young people. All over the country towns and cities are facing regular weekend longboozing sessions which result in tens of thousands of people pouring onto thestreets drunk and, in many cases, dangerous. The series follows the police forces invarious British cities.

This hot, new American series is essential viewing for adrenaline junkies with a need for speed. As fast as it is furious, the series showcases countless high octane spectacular car chases.

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MOTORWAY COPS

Stories of the police officers who patrol Britain’s motorways and who are under pressure like never before. The number of cars and lorries using our congested roads grows every year and the Motorway Cops have switched from dishing out tickets and helping stranded motorists to concentrate on catching travelling criminals; car thieves and burglars who use the motorways to travel quickly and easily across the country to commit crime. Some of the highest rated programmes on British televsision

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SHOPS ROBBERS AND VIDEOTAPE8x60’ Channel 5, UK

From street cameras to in-store CCTV , the fight against Britain’s criminals is being captured on tape. Shops Robbers and Videotape follows the police on the front line in the fight against the criminals who operate in London’s retail mecca ofSoho, Oxford Street and Regent Street.

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NIGHTCOPS

This hard-edged, dynamic series takes us out onto Britain’s streets with the Night Cops as they go about their nightly duties. From drunken brawls to CS gas attacks, drugs busts and car crime, this series shows what it’s really like to police the night time streets in town and city centres across the country.

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SOHOBLUES

The quarter square mile of Soho is one of London’s most iconic parts of the capital. A mecca for shoppers, tourists, and partygoers, over half a million people descend on Soho day and night. It is the job of the emergency services to keep them safe- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Soho Blues follows the police and ambulance service teams as they tackle the wide range of issues and people Soho throws their way – including shoplifters, drug users, dangerous cyclists, robbers and drunks to name but a few. Soho contains almost seven miles of roads and alleyways, many of which are one way, so the emergency services patrol here on foot, on bicycles and in a variety of motorised vehicles with one aim in mind: to get to incidents as quickly as possible. 4x60’

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TRAFFICCOPS

Everyone who drives knows what it’s like to see the flashing lights in the rear view mirror, or be stopped by a cop on the roadside. This long-running series follows the work of various traffic unit as they enforce the rules and laws of the road and catch criminals on wheels. Traffic Cops regularly gets a 25% plus share on Britain’s most popular mainstream channel, BBC1. Traffic Cops is a character led police docu-soap, with lots of high octane action. Humour is high on the agenda as the Traffic Cops go after people who think they can drive without obeying the law. Adrenalin and drama are the mainstays.59x30’ and 22x60’

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THE PROMISE This Bafta nominated drama serial is a gripping, political thriller that examines the origins of the Middle East conflict in events that took place under British rule sixty years ago. In a love story that spans the ages, this four-part, epic drama intercuts between the experiences of Erin, an 18-year-old Londoner in present day Israel and Gaza, and those of her military grandfather who was part of the British peace-keeping force in Palestine at the end of WWII. The story begins when Erin’s best friend, Eliza, the daughter of wealthy Israeli Jewish parents, is called back to Israel for her National Service and invites Erin along to spend the summer with her family. En route, Erin starts to read her grandfather’s diary. Moved by his account and the realisation he wasn’t much older than her when he wrote the diary, Erin retraces his steps in modern day Israel, seeing for herself the hard facts of life for both Jewish and Palestinian communities.

3x60’ and 1x110’

Channel 4, UKArte/Canal+, France

SIRENS Sirens, inspired by Tom Reynolds’ book Blood, Sweat and Tea, is a darkly comic drama series exploring love, friendship,sex and the meaning if life from the jaded perspective of a team of paramedics: the people who mop up the mess that we, apes leave behind.

For our three paramedic heroes, Ashley, Stuart and Rachid, death makes you horny, optimism is biologically induced and love is just an imbalance in your brain chemistry. With a warped sense of humour and the inability to hold down relationships, they find the mysterious complexities of the human species easy to decipher.6x60’

Channel 4, UK


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ADRAMA

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HOME/WORK A new term is set to begin with a modern drama series following a group of teachers. There’s a fine line between the professional and personal lives of the teachers as they deal with the struggles of noisy teenagers, angry parents, student teachers, new jobs, strain and the endless hours of marking. Each week, the episodes will be split in two - focusing on work and home life. As the first half follows the trials and tribulations of the teachers’ school lives, we also get to see what awaits them after the school bell has rung. After the strain or enjoyment of the day at school, we follow their personal lives - with the emergence of new problems, money woes, socialising, love and any other situation that is thrown at them.10x60’

S4C, UK

THE PRICE

Series 1 - 13x45’Series 2 - 8x45’

S4C, UK

A bold and contemporary drama, a cocktail of drugs, dark comedy and the ebb and flow of love and tragedy. Dubbed as the ‘Sopranos by the seaside’, this award-winning new drama follows the tangled lives of a group of gangsters who hide their illicit dealings - drugs, gun-running and gambling - behind the façade of legitimate businesses.

9x60’

S4C, UK

PEN TALAR

An epic journey of two friends and the story of a nation over half a century.Pen Talar is the Welsh Heimat - a 9 hour, epic series that follows Defi and Doug from one that fateful November day,over half a century, through one of the most turbulent eras of Welsh history, world history, and of course, their own lives.

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ROYAL WEDDINGEXCLUSIVE

A Fairytale Land for a Fairytale Couple Now is your chance to secure exclusive footage of the place William and Catherine are calling home after the wedding of the century. We offer the very best selection of footage of the hidden gems of the area William and Kate have moved to after their honeymoon. We have the largest archive of Wales in digital HD and SD formats, all shot by top cinematographers. We have all the major locations and landscapes covered in aerial sequences. We can provide high quality footage of the quirky and unexpected to help you bring new angles to your coverage of the Royal Wedding.

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AMY WINEHOUSE

With exclusive footage of Amy Winehouse’s early days as a singer and songwriter, this unabashed interview shows Amy discussing her career just days after her first BRIT award nominations in 2004. In a frank and honest conversation, she reveals some of her hopes for the future, openly talking about her experiences.

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