Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.
Notorious London: A City Tour dips into various regions and eras of London's past to give you a multifaceted look at this remarkable metropolis. From the destruction of St. Paul's Cathedral and the dark history of the Tower of London to the chaos of World War II, and beyond, these stories bring London to life across the centuries and illuminate the darker corners of a complex city.
Revealing what actually happened during the Great Fire of London of 1666, hour by hour, and street by street.
The story of the NHS in unprecedented times.
Documentary looking at the 2005 attack on London's transport system and the ensuing police investigation and the three-week hunt to catch the bombers.
This music documentary reveals how some of the world's most iconic artists were shaped by this corner of London.
The Hotel is a fly-on-the-wall British television documentary series which has ran for three series consisting of 25 episodes. It is produced by Dragonfly TV and Film and is broadcast on Channel 4. The series is filmed using fixed cameras positioned in several locations around the complex rather than using a camera crew. Series one was filmed at the Damson Dene Hotel in England's Lake District over five weeks in the summer of 2010. The second and third series were filmed at the Grosvenor Hotel in Torquay, Devon, owned by manager Mark Jenkins who became something of a cult character as a result of the show.
This drama-documentary series takes us back in time to the most shocking and surprising murder cases in London, England's history. Nicholas Day guides us into the world of the killer as we see how police ingenuity and early forensics helped bring them to justice.
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti travel the globe visiting some of the world's most incredible hotels. They go beyond the lobby to see the areas that the public never see and roll up their sleeves to work alongside staff.
From underwater retreats to treetop cabins, this series explores the world's hidden hotels.
An exclusive five-star peek behind the doors of the luxury London hotel.
Carrying nearly five million passengers per day, the London Tube is one of the world's oldest and busiest metro systems in the world. Today the Tube is undergoing a complete overhaul that is long overdue. Take a behind the scenes look into the daily lives of drivers, emergency personnel, operations managers, and many others among the near twenty thousand employees of this massive rail system, as they navigate the evolution of the London Tube.
The extraordinary stories of imprisonment, murder and execution behind the walls of Britains most historic and iconic castle.
The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.
Nick Knowles challenges ten people with different mental health issues to run the London Marathon. Will it change their lives?
UK big-city diversity collides with small town America, as teens from London switch lives, and schools, with high school students in rural Arkansas
This warm and entertaining four-part observational documentary series has unprecedented access behind the scenes to staff and guests at the 5-star London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel.
Life at the Rio Park hotel in the Spanish resort
History series telling the glorious and gory story of the city's rise to power.
Hailed the "King of Zanzibar" for his luxury travel destination, Wojtek Żabiński's high society life crashes to a halt when he's accused of fraud.