Crime and Punishment
Documentaries reexamining landmark criminal cases.
Episode 1—The Trials That Shocked Scotland, Series 1
Featuring the trial of a man accused of the murder of a well-known gangland figure.
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Episode 1—The Real Peaky Blinders, Series 1
The origins of the real Peaky Blinders, a 19th-century Birmingham street gang movement.
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Seddon—Murder, Mystery and My Family, Case Closed? Series 2
The barristers revisit their investigation of a high profile poisoning case in 1911.
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Episode 1—The Hunt for the World's End Killers, Series 1
Detectives in Edinburgh hunt the killers of two young women.
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Soil and Insects—Expert Witness, Series 1
A 37-year-old murder is solved by soil analysis and insects on a body help catch a killer.
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Part 1—The Trials of Oscar Pistorius, Series 1
A look at the first week following the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
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Firm in a Firm—Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty, Series 1
In 1969, journalists reveal a secret network of corruption inside the Metropolitan Police.
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Jack the Ripper - The Case Reopened
Documentary which casts new light on the Jack the Ripper case.
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Dark Land: The Hunt for Wales' Worst Serial Killer
The hunt for Peter Moore, the 'man in black' who was Wales’ worst serial killer.
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Episode 1—The Hunt for Bible John, Series 1
Three women killed after a night of dancing triggers Scotland’s largest manhunt.
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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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Episode 1—The Nilsen Files, Series 1
As Nilsen’s crimes are discovered, his victims’ stories reveal missed opportunities.
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Waiting for Science—David Wilson's Crime Files, Series 3 - Cold Cases
Criminologist David Wilson examines the scientific advancements in forensics.
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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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27 Years to Catch a Killer—The Big Cases
Rikki Neave left for school but never came home. Decades on his killer has been jailed.
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Crime and Punishment: The Story of Corporal Punishment—Timeshift, Series 10
Documentary that lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment.
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The New Taste for Blood—A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley investigates real-life murders of the first half of the 19th century.
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Episode 1—The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story, Series 1
Gillian takes a forensic look at the police investigation launched after Ruth's arrest.
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Murder in the Bush: Cold Case Hammarskjöld—Storyville
A search for the truth behind the plane crash that killed a UN secretary-general in 1961.
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Episode 1—The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story, Series 1
How attitudes to the elderly enabled Harold Shipman’s crimes to go undetected.
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Finding Grace—Our World
James Clayton looks at recent breakthroughs in DNA technology which help to solve murders.
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Jacoby—Murder, Mystery and My Family, Series 5
Barristers Sasha and Jeremy investigate a whodunnit from 1920s London.
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Out of Thin Air: Murder in Iceland—Storyville
Documentary about the biggest-ever criminal investigation in Iceland's history.
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Crime and Punishment—A Timewatch Guide, Series 3
Examining television's role in documenting seismic shifts in British law and policing.
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