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World War II with Tom Hanks

Over 20 episodes, World War II with Tom Hanks presents a sweeping and definitive retelling of the Second World War, drawing on rarely seen archival material, powerful, evocative storytelling, and insights from leading historians. Spanning the origins of the conflict, its decisive turning points, and the human stories at its heart, the series offers a panoramic and emotionally resonant perspective on the war that reshaped the modern world.

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I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not

Directed by two-time Emmy® Award winner Marina Zenovich, I’ma Chevy Chase and You’re Not is the authorised-yet-unfiltered documentary of the comedy legend, Chevy Chase. Whether it is his Saturday Night Live screen test or his starring roles in multiple Hollywood comedies, Chase has always had a huge comedic range. He is also a complex and contradictory human being, full of outsized gifts and striking flaws.Through illuminating interviews with the Chase family, friends and co-stars, Zenovich brings viewers into Chase’s inner world, revealing what is beneath the surface of his superstar bravado.

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Skegness Psycho: 28 Miles to Murder

A two-part Special for February which tells the chilling story of how, in May 2021, Daniel Boulton walked 28-miles from Skegness to Louth to murder his former partner, Bethany Vincent and her nine-year-old son, Darren

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Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Adventurer Ben Fogle sets off to meet more people who have turned their back on the rat-race and set up home in remote locations in the UK and beyond in Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild. He joins a variety of brave individuals who chose to venture down a very alternative path to everyday life.  Ben wants to discover the reality of leaving it all behind and meet those who’ve chosen to ditch a life dominated by debts and daily grind and go in search of something different.

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Pole To Pole with Will Smith

Will Smith embarks on another adventure with National Geographic. The series follows Will and hi film crew as they go on a 26,000-mile trek from the South Pole to the North Pole. Along the way, Will and his team cross all of Earth’s biomes and spend time in their communities, filming for over 100 days on this discovery of earth and self.

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In The Eye of the Storm

Groundbreaking storytelling techniques reveal the high-stakes drama that unfolds at the epicentre of recent natural disasters, as told through firsthand accounts and mobile phone footage filmed by everyday people caught in the eye of the storm. This season follows the March 2025 Texan storm where thousands of eyewitnesses capture a disaster at their doorsteps as extreme atmospheric volatility unleashes a massive Texas haboob and more than 150 tornadoes across the southern states, devastating towns and homesteads in their path.​

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Fatal Falls: Murder or Accident

Murder UK returns with a gripping new season that delves deep into some of the country’s most chilling murder cases. Hosted by renowned criminologist and professor David Wilson, the series goes beyond the headlines to explore the psychological, social, and emotional forces that drive people to kill.

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Sin City Gigolo

In 2020, a former Gigolos reality star frantically calls 911, prompting first responders to rush to a Las Vegas home where they discover a brutally beaten dead woman in his bedroom. His Gigolos cast mates grapple with whether their friend is guilty or if there is more to the story, while Las Vegas police face the challenge of identifying the victim. The producers of the original reality show reflect on whether they created a phenomenon that did more harm than good.

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The Salt Path Scandal

With exclusive access to Observer journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou’s ongoing investigation as new whistleblowers come forward with their own versions of events, this Sky Original documentary from multi award-winning Candour Productions, digs deeper into the truth. With extensive investigative evidence and never-before-seen material, Chloe will venture further into what really happened on the Winns’ reckoning with The Salt Path. With their literary empire teetering on unstable ground, are there even more twists to this uniquely British page-turner?

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Cheetah’s Up Close
with Bertie Gregory

Join Bertie Gregory on his next Up-Close adventure, this time, bringing viewers up close with the planet’s fastest animal, the Cheetah. Arriving in the Serengeti, viewers will watch as the spectacular wild beest migration kicks off and uncover the unexpected challenges the species face.

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Tea with Judi Dench

The world-renowned cellist and conductor Julian Lloyd Webber returns to champion30 incredible classical musicians under 30 from 2025. Talent showcased this year include Scottish tenor Liam Bonthrone, Latvian violinist Daniil Bulayev, British trumpeter Sasha Canter, and Chinese pianist Junyan Chen.

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History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames

Celebrity host Ving Rhames leads us into the bloodiest, craziest, most destructive stories of deadly rulers, natural disasters, weapons, gangsters, plagues, and more…brought to life through expert interviews, compelling graphics, and jaw-dropping archival in a fast-paced, snackable, and repeatable format that kills.

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The Tale of Silyan

From the Oscar nominated director of Honeyland. In the heart of North Macedonia, Nikola, a previously struggling farmer, takes a job as a landfill attendant. He encounters an injured white stork, a mythical animal representing new life. As he nurses the bird back to health, an unlikely bond forms between man and animal. This show is a cinematic ode to resilience and the quiet power of connection.

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Nick Cave’s Veiled World

Explore the creative universe, enduring influence and unique impact of acclaimed singer, songwriter and artist Nick Cave, as told by the experiences of some of his closest collaborators, in this new Sky Original documentary.

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Classic FM’s Rising Stars
with Julian Lloyd Webber

The world-renowned cellist and conductor Julian Lloyd Webber returns to champion30 incredible classical musicians under 30 from 2025. Talent showcased this year include Scottish tenor Liam Bonthrone, Latvian violinist Daniil Bulayev, British trumpeter Sasha Canter, and Chinese pianist Junyan Chen.

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Gladiators: Warriors Of The Ancient World

This series chronicles the lives of Rome’s greatest gladiators. Their stories reveal the brutality of gladiatorial combat, exposing how the bloodsport shaped Roman power, culture, and identity. Through rebellion, spectacle, and survival, these warriors became legends in an empire built on violence and glory.

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Moon: Nature’s Secret Force

This a three-episode nature documentary series that explores the powerful, hidden influence the Moon has on Earth’s life and ecosystems. The series reveals how all life on Earth has evolved under the Moon’s influence, from creating tides to affecting animal behaviour. Narrated by Tilda Swinton, the documentary showcases new and incredible animal behaviours filmed using specialised nocturnal equipment.

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Greatest Basslines

Greatest Basslines is a new three-part premium documentary series that takes audiences on a hypnotic journey through three very different and personal takes on the power, impact and groove of the bassline, delivered by three legendary bassists – Joy Division and New Order’s Peter Hook, Foo Fighters’ Nate Mendel and Melissa Auf Der Maur of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.

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Ice Road Truckers S12

Ice Road Truckers is back after eight years and the ice is as unforgiving as ever. Truckers with nerves of steel take their lives in their hands driving heavily loaded vehicles across frozen lakes to deliver supplies to remote locations in Canada and Alaska. Whether they’re bringing supplies to Canadian diamond mines, supplying offshore oil rigs in Alaska or even charting new territory driving over frozen swamps and rivers to bring much-needed supplies to small towns, these extreme truckers face troubles from their machines and from Mother Nature.

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WWE’s Greatest Moments

The new series WWE’S GREATEST MOMENTS provides fans a front-row seat to relive the iconic events that have shaped WWE history. It will feature legendary play-by-play announcer Michael Cole hosting half-hour episodes with various WWE Superstars & Legends, including Stone Cold, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Owens and others, to share vivid recollections and perspectives on the most remarkable moments in wrestling history.

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Original Gangsters with Sean Bean

From Al Capone, to the real Peaky Blinders, from The Krays twins to the Queen of Harlem, each episode of Original Gangsters will see the legendary actor Sean Bean take a deep dive through a rogues’ gallery of some of the most notorious criminals in history to separate the fact from the fiction, as we find out what they mean to us today and just why they were the original gangsters. This premium series will fuse cinematic reenactment, expert talking head interviews and the latest technology to bring these infamous characters to life, like never before. We will hear from some of the world’s leading experts and the people who knew them personally to find out from them just what made each of these extraordinary characters tick.

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My Nightmare Stalker

An exclusive documentary series where actress Eva LaRue recounts her chilling firsthand experience of what its like to be stalked from relentless threats to the 2022 DNA-led capture of her stalker, “Freddie Krueger.” Through interviews, archival footage, and recreations, it traces the case’s twists, the courtroom climax, and the ongoing fear as his release looms. Ultimately, it spotlights the profound psychological toll of stalking and LaRue’s transformation from victim to survivor, aiming to empower others.

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The Fall of Diddy

Pull back the curtain on music mogul Sean Combs, and the allegations of violence and abuse kept quiet for years. This chilling chronicle redefines the music mogul and business titan everyone thinks they know.

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Murder UK

Murder UK returns with a gripping new season that delves deep into some of the country’s most chilling murder cases. Hosted by renowned criminologist and professor David Wilson, the series goes beyond the headlines to explore the psychological, social, and emotional forces that drive people to kill.

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War Paint: Women At War

BAFTA winning director Margy Kinmonth’s feature documentary shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art and asking: when it’s life or death, what do women see that men don’t? Traditionally a male domain, war art by women has been largely unrecognised. Until now… Culture breaks the taboo, crosses borders – tells the truth to power.

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Outback Opal Hunters

In one of the most unforgiving landscapes on earth, Outback Opal Hunters are back for an explosive eighth season, facing challenges that would have most folks tucking tail and heading home. Australia’s Opal miners tackle one of the most physically gruelling jobs in the world, risking life and limb to uncover the rainbow gem, a prize that can bring a life-changing fortune.

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