Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries

From wildfires in Hollywood to Gaza, Ukraine, and 600 million people at a festival on the River Ganges, the global stories of the year told through breathtaking satellite images.

The truth behind the NASA rocket disaster of 1986 that killed seven US astronauts. Why did the launch go ahead after NASA engineers called for it to be cancelled?

From a career low to his greatest reinvention - the story of how David Bowie transformed mortality into his masterpiece album Blackstar.

From protein pitfalls to considered choices, Gemma Atkinson, Dr Jack Mosley and Lucy Watson cut through the hype to discover the truth about the consumer health obsession.

Can you overcome a chronic condition without medication? Dr Rangan Chatterjee investigates the UK’s dependency on medication and explores how lifestyle changes can help to promote wellbeing.

Can side hustles really make £10k a year? Scarlett Moffatt embarks on a 10-day mission to explore how quick-turnaround money-makers are cashing in on second incomes.

In the Arctic Circle, Jason Fox and an elite team of military veterans open up to each other about men’s mental health while taking on one of the world’s toughest ultramarathons

Kristi never felt at home in her body. At 19, she discovered she'd been born intersex and mistakenly raised as a girl. Kristi became Jim. This is his story, but also the story of many others.

In Liverpool, charismatic one-of-a-kind funeral director Hayley helps three families navigating loss to create bespoke and deeply personal farewells to their loved ones.

Guy's rolling up his sleeves as he explores how to make your home cheaper to heat. Using all his engineering experience, can Guy make energy bills a thing of the past?

Documentary following the migrants risking everything to reach Britain in small boats, as well as the UK citizens on the other side of the debate.

The life and death of Cecil, Africa’s biggest lion, whose killing by a wealthy American dentist and hunter in 2015 went viral, causing global outrage

It's crunch time, as one of Britain's best-known brands launches its latest crisp flavour. From soil to shelf, tear into the journey of how Walkers' new crisp is born.

After the 1996 mass shooting at Dunblane, a campaign was launched to ban private handguns in the UK. This remarkable story can now be told with unseen video filmed by a bereaved parent.

Denise Van Outen explores the eye-opening reasons why we can't get no sleep; from food and hormones to the sneaky sleep-thief of snoring. How we can stay in the land of Nod?

From a teenager’s suburban bedroom to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, the story of a heartbroken father’s quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter's death, caught in an algorithmic spiral.

Witnesses, survivors and front-line heroes recall the first days of the Chernobyl disaster of April 1986. Featuring rare archive footage of the world's worst ever nuclear accident.

In 2015, a gang of ageing criminals pulled off an audacious multi-million-pound heist in London’s Hatton Garden diamond district. What happened next? And where are the stolen millions?

With unique access in Ukraine and Israel and to the US army, this documentary charts the new-tech arms race, from AI to drones. Will war become less destructive or more brutal?

Fifteen years after becoming the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kösen returns to London to defend his world record. With romance on the horizon, Sultan must also face fears over his health.

Munya Chawawa travels to the US and immerses himself in wrestling and Maga politics to uncover the unlikely link between Donald Trump and the world of body slams and spandex.

One woman's social media post sparks an extraordinary fight for justice in the face of horrific sexual abuse and failures by the criminal justice system.

What does it take to run the largest Pakistani Indian restaurant on Earth? We go behind the scenes of Greater Manchester's Royal Nawaab as they deliver perfection at scale.

In 1983, prized Irish racehorse Shergar was abducted at gunpoint. A bungled investigation and possible IRA involvement made the case an international puzzle that remains unsolved today.

Ring-necked parakeets are some of Britain's most divisive birds. Are they beautiful, charismatic newcomers, or an ecological menace to crops and native wildlife? Chris Packham investigates.

In 1996, a team of Scottish scientists made Dolly, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, and changed history. From global fame to moral uproar, this is Dolly's story.

Documentary following the veteran Channel 4 News journalist as he and his wife Precious come to terms with his recent Alzheimer's diagnosis and resolve to live the fullest life possible with the years they have left together.

As Taylor Swift prepares to tie the knot, this documentary traces how the love life of the world’s biggest pop star has influenced her music and her irrepressibly successful career.

The former finance trader Gary Stevenson, now making a name for himself on social media, explores the wealth gap which he believes is tearing UK society apart.

Film-maker Oobah Butler helps a young couple buy their first home