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- Bear Grylls travels the world in search of challenges to his survival skills.
- A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
- Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how little, or how much, attitudes have changed over the past 60 years.
- In December 2001 the world's media focused on the small town of Fargo, North Dakota, where the body of Takako Konishi was found in the woods by a hunter. The media reported that she had left Japan with the misunderstanding that the Coen brother's "Fargo" really was a true story and that there was a stash of money hidden somewhere in the snow on a road by a tree. This documentary traces the background to the story and finds that the media, quick to jump on a "funny" story of foolishness, had gotten the story totally wrong.
- A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.
- A drama-documentary about Operation Foxley, a 1944 British plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
- It traces the transformation of Winnie Mandela from a naïve rural girl to a fierce anti-apartheid activist.
- Weekly review of the latest video releases.
- Mark Ducascos journeys to Japan to learn what it means to be a samurai and to learn about the most popular, and much mythicized, samurai of all time Miyamoto Musashi.
- This documentary by Leo Regan follows the life of his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he becomes part of the hard drug scene through researching it for his book ("Charlie Says: Don't Get High On Your Own Supply"). It shows Lanre as he becomes a character in his own book through his heroin addiction.
- A self-help guide which applies the teachings of philosophers to dealing with life's everyday problems.
- A documentary series about freedom in all aspects of our lives.
- Kate Humble makes an epic two thousand mile journey across the Middle East, following the ancient frankincense trade route of Arabia which first connected the Arab world with the West.
- A teacher has a titillating experience after accepting an unusual gift from a friend.
- A decade after taking a series of photographs of skinhead members of a far-right group for his book Public Enemies, Leo Regan returns to three members of the gang to see what has happened to them in the intervening years.
- Series charting the search for at least two ordinary individuals to play a coveted role in a classic West End show for one night only.
- Francis Pryor reveals that the Roman invasion of Britain was a beneficial experience.
- Investigation about modern life's side effects: stress, anxiety, peer envy.
- Christopher Lee hosts an overview of Sherlock Holmes as Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of him, as portrayed on the stage, on radio, television, and in the motion pictures by dozens of actors from 1900 to 1985.
- Becoming Alexander provides a radically different way of exploring one of history's greatest figures. We follow Hollywood actor Colin Farrell as he prepares to play Alexander the Great in Oliver Stone's epic biopic. As we watch the transformation unfold, our understanding, knowledge and appreciation of the dramatic life of Alexander become clear.
- Host Simon Singh examines the secretive history behind the development and evolution of ciphers and code breaking. Thestories in the series range from the cipher that sealed the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the coded Zimmermann Telegram that changed the course of the First World War.
- To mark his 21st anniversary in broadcasting, the commentator Darcus Howe picks up on his chosen topic for another piece of work; racism. However, when Howe came to England "racism" was something that all ethnic groups faced from white people and it bonded the community together. Now Howe travels to the Midlands and several other areas of England to find that racism is rife within the ethnic community. He interviews those within the West Indian, Indian, Pakistani and Somalis communities to find that they are split with hatred and racism views of one another bringing the communities to the boil.
- A docu-drama celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first production of the stage play 'Peter Pan'.
- Jonathan Rendall's broke, he's been given £12,000 to gamble with, and he gets to keep any winnings. He'll bet on anything: from racing to roulette, boxing to blackjack. All he needs is luck. This is a gambling spree that takes him around the world and finishes up in Las Vegas. If he plays his cards right, it's a trip that could set him up for life. But he's got more than the odds against him.
- In a new hybrid of witness testimony, archive and archaeology, we reveal the full, untold story of the Defence of Britain. In this series surviving Home Guard veterans recall what life was like in the Real "Dad's Army" and archaeologist Francis Pryor explores the undiscovered archaeology of World War Two Britain. Sixty years ago Britain braced itself for invasion. So how would this country have withstood the might of Nazi Germany? The TV series "Dad's Army" has weaved an enduring myth, but were the Home Guard really as bumbling as the men portrayed in Walmington on Sea? Now surviving Home Guard veterans explain what life was like in the Real "Dad's Army," and demonstrate how they trained to tackle the Nazi's. This is the story of the Defence of Britain, and the Real Dad's Army.
- On the other side of the Channel Brits and non-EU refugees brush some wanting to get out, the others wanting to get in.
- Channel Four consumer affairs and investigative reporting series.
- Having gotten a career in the mainstream media, journalist David Matthews found himself under attack from his friends, who accused him of selling out, "acting white" and playing "their" game. Incensed by this, Matthews looks at black men, claiming they are generally lazy, promiscuous and obsessed with street culture. Looking at the job market, parenthood, schools and other areas, Matthews looks at the subject in depth to back up his claims.
- Darcus Howe attempts to become closer to his troubled son.
- Series on health and the politics of health.
- The nationwide search for the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Election challenges ten young contestants to take part in political challenges in two teams. Each week a celebrity guest mentors both teams and examines them in a skills test, where the winning team will gain an advantage for the main challenge. The winning team will go on a treat and the losing team face Jonathan Dimbleby where one will be told "Your Campaign is Over", where one will be evicted. The ten-part series culminates in the last two contestants battling out at Parliament. The winner of the series gets a personal meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street.