2022 Highlights
The most watched documentaries in 2022.
Frozen Worlds—Frozen Planet II, Series 1
A journey through earth’s frozen worlds, home to unique and remarkable wildlife.
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Tropical Worlds—The Green Planet, Series 1
The world of tropical forests, from fast-growing trees to flowers that mimic dead animals.
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Episode 1—Ambulance, Series 10
A night shift takes a dramatic turn as multiple crews attend a patient in cardiac arrest.
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Extreme and Online—Louis Theroux's Forbidden America, Series 1
Louis meets the young and inflammatory figures of the modern American far right.
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Naples and the Amalfi Coast—Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Series 1
Stanley Tucci feasts on pizza in Naples.
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Inside the Convent—Stacey Dooley
Stacey moves into a convent to live and learn alongside a group of Anglican nuns.
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Episode 1—Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich, Series 1
Meet the millionaires and billionaires of Dubai, as well as the people who serve them.
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Episode 1—Couples Therapy, Series 1
The four couples are introduced to therapist Dr Orna Guralnik.
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Episode 1—House of Maxwell, Series 1
The building of Robert Maxwell's business empire and the inside story of his death.
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The Machine Gun Smugglers—The Moment of Proof, Series 2
A yacht is tracked by police as a gang uses it to smuggle deadly weapons into Britain.
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Puma—Dynasties, Series 2
In the wild Patagonian mountains, a puma battles to raise her biggest litter yet.
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Episode 1—DNA Family Secrets, Series 2
Richard, Janet and Glen are all hoping DNA can help unlock secrets from their past.
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Mick Jagger—My Life as a Rolling Stone, Series 1
Mick Jagger talks openly about his 60 years as a musical visionary and cultural idol.
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Final Account—Storyville
The last living generation of everyday people to participate in the Third Reich.
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Clive Anderson: Hong Kong to Ulaan Baatar—Great Railway Journeys, Series 2
Clive Anderson meets nomadic tribes, visits a Buddhist cave, and devours chicken feet.
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The Missed Bus—Reported Missing, Series 4
In separate searches, police hunt for two autistic young men who are at risk of harm.
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The Witch Hunts—Lucy Worsley Investigates, Series 1
How the trial of one ‘witch’ sparked Britain’s witch hunt craze.
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Race Against Time—Saving Lives at Sea, Series 7
The RNLI crew race to save two beached paragliders who are now swamped by a rising tide.
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Becoming Dad - Watford—We Are England, Series 1
Following a campaign to get mental health support for dads with post-natal depression.
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Episode 1—Simon Reeve's South America, Series 1
Simon travels from Venezuela across the great forests of the Guiana Shield.
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