Author: minhchick   |   20 September 2020   |   : 0

A mix of faces from across the nation join Anna Richardson as she gets to grips with all things love, sex and romance, delving into the ways sex in Britain has altered since its people have been ordered to stay indoors. She also reveals the results of a specially commissioned survey to find out exactly what the Great British Public have been getting up to during lockdown.

  Author: minhchick   |   19 September 2020   |   : 0

In 2018, two volcanoes unleashed terror on their communities, but in very different ways. Fuego, the Volcano of Fire in Guatemala, sent boiling clouds of gas, ash, and rock down the volcano's slopes and into villages, killing hundreds. In Hawaii, Kilauea spewed out over four billion cubic feet of lava, razing estates, destroying roads, and changing the landscape. Using the latest scientific evidence, we explore what made the eruptions unique, why they were so hard to predict, and whether or not these two catastrophes were somehow connected.

  Author: minhchick   |   19 September 2020   |   : 0

It's been 12 years since Beatrice Jones' beloved daughter, Moira, was abducted, raped and murdered in Glasgow. To her it seems only a few weeks ago, such was her trauma, devastation and despair. To try to cope better, she started to write about her inner turmoil and now believes that her journals could also help other people deal with the loss of a loved one. Her intimate writings have never been shared with anyone - until now.

  Author: minhchick   |   19 September 2020   |   : 0

The story of one of the world's most valuable racehorses, Shergar, which was famously abducted from its stables in 1983, at the height of the Troubles, and never seen again. Thirty seven years on, Alison Millar sets out to see if changed times will help her unearth the mystery once and for all.

  Author: minhchick   |   14 September 2020   |   : 0

Doctors Xand van Tulleken and Guddi Singh examine the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 in the UK,in light of rising infection rates, local lockdowns and the return of children to schools. The programme examines what can be done to avoid a second wave, how best for people to prepare themselves, and if the NHS and the UK's test and trace system are equipped to deal with the possibility.

  Author: minhchick   |   14 September 2020   |   : 0

Celebrity fans including Fern Britton, the Rev Richard Coles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Patsy Palmer, Sherrie Hewson, Christopher Biggins and Amanda Barrie join in this celebration of David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd's department store-set sitcom, which ran for 70 episodes from 1972 to 1985. Plus, family and friends of Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton and Wendy Richard share their personal memories and never-before-seen private photographs of the cast.

  Author: minhchick   |   14 September 2020   |   : 0

Documentary about a French gold miner and his Scottish wife; their family's quest to start a remote eco-friendly gold mine in Africa with no prior experience. Frenchman Claude Nicolay has no experience whatsoever in the mining business.

  Author: minhchick   |   14 September 2020   |   : 0

Behind his brother Edward in line to the throne, George V was shy, scared of public speaking, poorly educated and lacking refinement and could come across as cold and detached. But when Edward died from flu he not only inherited the crown, but married his brother's fiancee Mary, who shaped not only his future but that of the monarchy. This profile examines a king who reigned from 1910 to 1936 and took Britain into the First World War, changed the name and destiny of the royal family and challenged the establishment.

  Author: minhchick   |   12 September 2020   |   : 0

A 250Km ride through Niigata Prefecture, its green rice fields shimmering under the summer sun. From an artisan in hammered copper we learn about the long road to mastery, while in the paddy fields we see the hottest, hardest part of the rice growing season. Climbing up into the mountains, we'll experience a traditional style of river fishing and visit a breeder whose Nishikigoi carp are now world famous, 2 stories of hard work and cooperation rebuilding lives and businesses destroyed by natural disasters.

  Author: minhchick   |   11 September 2020   |   : 0

Caffeinated tells the story of coffee and the community that has evolved around it. Coffee has ingrained itself in cultures all around the world as a morning ritual, social lubricant, and livelihood. Explore the coffee chain from bean to cup and discuss the future of coffee and its sustainability.