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Unique access into the extraordinary veterinary practice where veterinary surgeon Clive Munns and his dedicated team of specialists care for a wide range of animals, including domestic pets, exotic species and even rescued wildlife.

The team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Norfolk deals with everything from hearts to hernias, sterilisations to squints - and many operations in between. This series that shows lives being changed right in front of viewers' eyes. For the first time ever, an NHS day surgery unit, its dedicated staff, and even its beds have been rigged with cameras to give a unique view of what goes on behind ward curtains, inside the anaesthetic room and under the knife.

The six-part series outlines the path to the first triple in the club's history in 2013 and begins in the years before, when the team and the entire club steadily developed through ups and downs. Players, coaches and decision-makers from back then tell how they experienced everything that moved them and what it means to them, even with the distance of a whole decade, to be part of this history and of FC Bayern.

The noble families are a direct link between the Czech nation and its own history as part of the cultural heritage of our homeland, and they are the ones who have not abandoned their true homeland and continue to take care of many cultural monuments without official titles of nobility. In this documentary series, Count František Kinský guides us through the intricate life stories of the Czech aristocracy, who were marked by the difficult experiences of the past regime. With this series, Czech Television is bringing back the nation's awareness of its common history and showing the great humility, awareness of traditions and true values, as well as responsibility for the family property entrusted to them, which are inherent in the nobility and rightly rank among the elite of nations in developed countries. We also see the proverbial refinement of their mansions and castles. We will see exactly those values that are sorely lacking in today's over-consuming age. Many of the youngest generation of the aristocracy grew up in exile and sometimes did not even know the diverse history of their ancestral lands. After the Velvet Revolution, they returned, taking up the family legacy that they are carefully nurturing for future generations and bringing life back to where it should have disappeared forever in the past. How do they cope with the Czech environment? How challenging is it to live up to the family creed at a time when honour is no longer at the top of the social agenda?

Is the way we treat boys and girls the real reason we haven't achieved equality between men and women? In this bold, engaging and provocative experiment, Doctor Javid Abdelmoneim aims to find out whether stripping away the pink and blue will change the way this class of seven year-olds think.

Tony Robinson and science journalist Becky McCall step into the unknown to investigate whether past paranormal events should be taken seriously or dumped into history's litter-bin.

Katie Piper travels across America visiting prisons and jails with very different approaches to pregnancy and motherhood behind bars.

Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, certified Ghoul boys, dive into a realm they're much less prepared for: virtual scares.

Iolo Williams explores the behaviour of birds in Wales, revealing all aspects of their lives from surviving harsh winters and avoiding predators, to living alongside us in our towns and cities.

Over the summer of 2008, the The Nostalgia Critic put out a search for a female counterpart. After the contest was over, it turned out that counterpart would be none other than Lindsay Ellis a.k.a. TheDudette a.k.a. The Nostalgia Chick. Several episodes have been produced by Lindsay. The show started out much like that of her male counterpart. The only difference? She reviewed the shows and movies targeted to female audiences since Doug had never watched them growing up. In fact, that was how the search for the Nostalgia Chick began. In August of 2008, Doug got tired of getting requests for shows he never saw since he is a guy. So, a contest was held to find the Nostalgia Chick. Lindsay won and in no time at all, the series began.

A Prisoner's Path is a docuseries that takes on the important task of criminal justice reform in prisons across America. Focusing on trauma and substance abuse recovery programs, inmates are provided opportunities that they never had access to before.

We are at the dawn of a third industrial revolution. Urban populations are continuing to grow, and every week, one million people around the world move to the city. At this breakneck pace, by 2050, 70% of all human life will be concentrated in cities.

Mannerism is arguably the strangest art movement of the old master era. And the most exciting. Join art critic Waldemar Januszczak as he uncovers its story and the great art it produced.

Ten participants have to try to survive in a society without electricity. What is required to cope if the crisis is a fact?

A four-episode documentary series presenting the media's perspective on the course of the investigation into the murder of little Madzia from Sosnowiec by Katarzyna W. Each episode of the series presents a different stage of the case, along with reports from journalists and interviews with experts. Archival materials and staged scenes are a permanent element of the series.

Tony Robinson explores what it was like to live through the Blitz.

Follow the real-life drama at a Colorado high school devoted exclusively to pregnant girls and teen moms. With nursing facilities and a day care center in the building, these girls are given every opportunity to continue their education while tackling the tasks of caring for a baby. Every day brings new challenges to the school's dedicated teachers and students, as the girls try to balance schoolwork, sonograms, diapers and dreams of a bright future.

An aerial adventure along the world's most famous trade route, with drone visuals and satellite imagery bringing alive the rich history, long-lasting legacy and grandeur of the Silk Road.

Adam Curtis' acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund's devoted daughter; and present-day PR guru and Sigmund's great grandson, Matthew Freud. Sigmund Freud's work into the bubbling and murky world of the subconscious changed the world. By introducing a technique to probe the unconscious mind, Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses. Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors, marketing moguls, and society's belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man's ultimate goal.

Follows transgender activist Julia Grant from her first year living as a woman to her experience of gender reassignment surgery and beyond.

In this series Tony Robinson explores the true story of the factory workers whose blood, sweat and toil forged the Industrial Revolution. He finds out how they rose up to launch a wave of social change that laid the foundation for the country we know today. His investigation focuses on Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire - the inspiration for Channel 4s drama series The Mill. Quarry Banks buildings and machinery are remarkably well preserved and its original records from the 19th century are almost entirely intact. Together, these unique resources reveal the stories of the men, women and children who toiled in the mill.

Keeping Score is a musical documentary TV series developed by PBS in conjunction with the San Francisco Symphony that follows host Michael Tilson Thomas as he explores the greats of classical music composers and the inspirations for some of their better-known masterpieces.

An acclaimed thirteen part television series looking at unexplained phenomena from around the world. It was first broadcast in September 1980 in the UK by independent television network ITV. Each program is introduced and book-ended by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed in Sri Lanka. However, the bulk of the episodes are narrated by Gordon Honeycombe. The series was produced by John Fanshawe, John Fairley and directed by Peter Jones, Michael Weigall and Charles Flynn. It also featured a unique soundtrack composed by British artist Alan Hawkshaw.

Cineflix Productions is producing the reboot of Property Virgins and is currently searching for a new host. The first-time homebuyer series is expected to air in 2024.

A three-part documentary series that follows the struggle of morbidly obese patients and their families as they go through the weight loss program at Melbourne's Austin Health. The Doctors at Austin Health are taking a different approach by treating obesity as a chronic genetic disease. The treatment regimen, which is a last resort for many patients who are at risk of early death due to their weight, uses a combination of diet, medication and bariatric surgery to transform bodies and lives.