Festive Documentaries
From historical festivities to the white winter world of the snow wolf, a collection of documentaries telling the stories of the season.
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols.
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Mrs Dickens's Family Christmas
Sue Perkins exposes the lesser-known reality of the Dickens family Christmas.
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Snow Animals
Liz Bonnin explores the remarkable strategies used by animals to get through winter.
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The Story of Fairytale of New York
Uncovering the stories behind The Pogues Christmas classic, Fairytale of New York.
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Chris and Michaela: Under the Christmas Sky
Chris and Michaela unearth nature's greatest celestial wonders and winter wildlife.
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Winter's Weirdest Events
Chris Packham embarks on a gripping journey to explain some of winter's weirdest events.
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Winter—Earth's Seasonal Secrets
How animals and plants rise to the challenges of winter.
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Christmas Special—Wartime Farm
Ruth Goodman and Peter Ginn return to Manor Farm to recreate Christmas 1944.
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Episode 1—Snow Cats and Me, Series 1
Gordon Buchanan helps rehabilitate captive lynx back to the Russian wilderness.
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The 12 Drinks of Christmas
Alexander Armstrong and Giles Coren choose 12 festive drinks for Christmas celebrations.
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Stuffed: The Great British Christmas Dinner—Timeshift, Series 7
Documentary looking at the history and tradition of the British Christmas dinner.
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All Aboard! The Great Reindeer Migration
Follow the migration of Norway’s Sami reindeer herds across Finnmark.
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Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear
Celebrating the beloved character of Paddington and his unassuming creator, Michael Bond.
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Christmas—Tudor Monastery Farm
The team recreate a Tudor Christmas, which featured 12 days of celebrations and feasts.
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Xmas Party Food—Inside the Factory, Series 5
Gregg Wallace is at a party food factory where they produce 200,000 canapes every day.
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Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, with contributions from friends and admirers.
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Gareth Malone's Christmas Concert
Gareth Malone embeds himself at Watford Hospital to stage a special Christmas concert.
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Mark Kermode's Christmas Cinema Secrets—Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
Mark Kermode unwraps a glittering selection of Christmas cinematic treats.
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The Snow Wolf: A Winter's Tale
A dramatised journey through the Alps of a she-wolf and her cubs looking for new territory
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