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Ingvar Oldsberg was for decades Sweden's most loved presenter. We get to follow his life and career, which moves at a furious pace and becomes a boundless adventure. A documentary series by Bo Sjökvist.

The Vikings changed Europe forever, yet half of them have almost completely disappeared from collective memory: the women. Quite unjustly so, as they played an important role in the world of the Vikings and performed extraordinary deeds. Viking women commanded ships and settled colonies.

Responsible for people's lives and welfare on a daily basis doctors and nurses are sworn to protect and look after their patients. This series explores the dark and sinister motives behind the doctors who abuse the trust put in them and instead of using medicine to heal their patients; they used their powers to murder unsuspecting victims.We examine the cases of doctors and nurses who have been convicted for terrible crimes.

Grammy winner and MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient Rhiannon Giddens hosts a new half-hour series of musical performance and conversation with outstanding guest artists-innovative and accomplished musicians and storytellers who have forged unconventional paths to find their voices.

"KILLER OUTBREAKS" delves into the drama of our planet's most deadly diseases. In a world where global travel is the norm, the Earth's most devastating diseases are never more than a plane ride away. Killer pathogens constantly are evolving, increasing in strength and numbers. Every day, deadly diseases like West Nile, Monkey Pox and MRSA mutate at a rate that far outpaces modern medicine. Every one is vulnerable, but medical science is not without heroes. From small town doctors at community hospitals to top scientists at the Centers for Disease Control, the battle is being waged on all fronts. In a mortal battle against a ticking clock, doctors and specialists must work together to uncover the source of mysterious illnesses. Only then can they hope to combat these deadly pathogens, save lives and stop the devastation from becoming endemic.

First year junior doctors embark on their careers at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, one of Europe's biggest teaching hospitals. A year of emotional lows and extraordinary highs awaits.

Martin, Mathias and Ditte face a busy night. An almost unconscious girl is found at one of Jomfru Ane Gade's nightclubs.

Roomservice is a Swedish interior design programs.Johnnie Krigström, painter / presentersMattias Särnholm, carpenter / presenters

Bygglov is a Swedish interior design program that is to a carpenter, an interior decorator and a fixer takes on families' construction projects for renovation. The idea is that the three persons, although usually in collaboration with the builders in the area, to help the family in question to get clear a fixer in just four days. The program has annually sent in TV4 since 2005.

Äntligen hemma (Eng. translation Home at last) is a Swedish TV show on TV4 about home improvement. The show includes DIY interior decorating tips for home owners. The host, Martin Timell, is trained as a carpenter although he has worked as a host for various TV shows since 1984.

In this new vibrant season of Food Safari, Maeve O'Mara explores the bounty of the water, both salt and freshwater, and showcases the great seafood dishes of the world.

Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals.

Some of Britain's best comedians and funniest comedy actors gather together for a night in front of the TV, watching clips from classic sitcoms and sketch shows both old and new. They provide fresh insight, smart observations and hilarious anecdotes to the shows we have loved over the last 50 years.

Four of LA's hottest gay adult stars deal with explosive drama, careers, and friendship.

TrueSouth is an SEC Network/ ESPN television show, conceived by executive producer Wright Thompson and host John T Edge, directed by Tim Horgan of Bluefoot Entertainment. We tell honest stories about the past, present, and future of the South. In each city, we focus on two restaurants that talk to each other in interesting ways. From barbecue joints to gas station ceviche cafes, we share the origins of these restaurants, the forces threatening them, and the belief systems that support them.

Summer 1945. An iron curtain comes down, separating the Communist Eastern bloc and the West, led by the Americans. And nuclear weapons leaves mankind under perpetual threat of a new Apocalypse.

Centuries ago there were Spartans. The best, fastest and strongest warriors in history. In this new show we're going to find the ultimate warrior of our time.

Through the story of 65 million years of evolution around a volcanic hotspot in the Indian Ocean, the two-part A Volcano Odyssey discovers how a lava gush flooded an area as large as France, partially caused the demise of dinosaurs but also helped the emergence of mammals and new life forms.

This is the definitive story of the golden age of British Boxing - through the eyes of those who were wearing the gloves; Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank & Lennox Lewis. Featuring unprecedented access to the boxers and their families, we chart their highs and lows in their quest to out-do one another, battling for their place on the throne.

The legacies of history's most notorious cult leaders.

An inside look to the historic Barça Women's path to glory, a historic season for the club, which reached the top with the conquest of the treble.

Anchors of the program during the early 1960s, sometimes for short periods, included Alex Dreier, John Secondari, Fendall Winston Yerxa, Al Mann, Bill Shadel, and the three-person team of John Cameron Swayze (formerly of NBC), Bill Lawrence, and Bill Sheehan.

A behind-the-scenes look at some of the most challenging cases that were investigated by renowned homicide detective Ron Iddles, featuring insights from victims' families, Ron's colleagues, journalists and suspects.

No need to travel to outer space to explore strange new worlds. There is alien life right under our noses - insects. They run our planet but are as different from us as possible, and as close to an alien life form that we'll ever see here on Earth. This is their world... and their story.

Former aerospace engineer Justin Cunningham travels the Globe looking at spectacular engineering blunders as well as the fixes and solutions that have been put in place.