ITV Documentaries
Season 2017
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Documentaries broadcast on ITV.
Where to Watch Season 2017
33 Episodes
- Robson Crusoe A Surprising AdventureE2
Robson Crusoe A Surprising AdventureSince he was an 11-year-old boy in rainy Northumberland, Robson Green has dreamed of living on a desert island. Now, 40 years later he gets his chance on a tiny desert island in the South China Sea. But will it be the paradise that he's imagined, or will it be something else entirely? Cameras follow his life-changing experience - Working Like a DogE4
Working Like a DogHow and why dogs have become such good working companions, including Midge, the world's first police Chihuahua, and Joey, a sheepdog from the Cotswolds. Mother-of-four Toni Curtis gives her remarkable account of the fateful day when she was swept out to sea off the north coast of Wales and how she owes her life to the Newfoundland dog that saved her life. - We Are FamilyE5
We Are FamilyWhile dogs are said to share more than 99 per cent of their DNA with grey wolves, recent research has indicated that this link might actually be the key to why dogs have become the perfect family pet. The pack mentality of their lupine ancestors remains in domestic dogs, inspiring what seems to be a fierce loyalty to their human families, - Operation MagicE7
Operation MagicAfter dazzling the Britain’s Got Talent judges with his incredible mind-reading skills last year Lance Corporal Richard Jones became the first magician ever to win BGT and got a standing ovation from a Royal Variety Performance audience.Now He fronts his own special, entertaining Army troops with morale-boosting magic and visiting the BGT auditions to perform a trick for Alesha and Amanda. - Prince Philip: 70 Years of ServiceE9
Prince Philip: 70 Years of ServiceWith the recent news that Prince Philip is stepping away from public duties, Alan Titchmarsh looks back on the Duke's work and life to date. Alan Titchmarsh has interviewed Prince Philip on several occasions and was granted one of his last formal interviews, gaining a rare insight into the mind of the man who is known as a moderniser of the Royal family and is the longest serving consort in British history. Alan sees the Duke off duty post retirement at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, hears about the Duke from those closest to him, celebrates 70 years of the Prince's royal duty from naval officer to Queen's consort and looks ahead to what this significant moment means for the monarchy. - Lord Lucan: My Husband, The TruthE10
Lord Lucan: My Husband, The TruthIt was one of the most notorious murders of the 20th Century. On 7 November 1974, nanny Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death at the family home of Lord Lucan in London. Lady Lucan, who was also attacked, identified her husband as the assailant, but he disappeared and has never been found. In a fascinating one-off documentary, Lady Lucan gives her first TV interview on the subject in more than 30 years and suggests her husband ‘went mad with the pressure’ after he lost an expensive custody battle for their three children. ‘Everybody who knew him thinks that he committed suicide.’ - The Real Full Monty
E11The Real Full MontyDocumentary which sees a group of male celebrities recreating the striptease from the film. This time it is all in aid of raising awareness of men's health issues. 20 years after The Full Monty was first released in cinemas, ITV brings us The Real Full Monty – a 90-minute documentary to not only mark the anniversary of the classic movie, but also to raise awareness of men’s cancers. How? By stripping. Resident choreographer Ashley Banjo has joined forces with Alexander Armstrong to convince a game bunch of celebrities to remove every last scrap of clothing at the London Palladium in homage to the classic film. - Kate - The Making of a Modern QueenE13
Kate - The Making of a Modern QueenDocumentary about the remarkable transformation of Kate Middleton, the seemingly ordinary young woman now destined to be Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other realms. From comparatively modest circumstances, the Middleton family could not be more different from the royal family. Yet this is exactly what Prince William wanted - a royal life combined with comfortable marital stability and a continuation of the easier relationship with the British people that was started by his mother, Princess Diana. The couple met at St Andrew's University in 2001 and after several ups and downs were married at Westminster Abbey in 2011, watched by an estimated 300 million people around the world. Featuring interviews with royal commentators Sir Anthony Seldon, Ferdinand Mount, Catherine Mayer, Emily Nash, Katie Nichol and Sarah Bradford. - Manchester: 100 Days After The AttackE15
Manchester: 100 Days After The AttackMay 2017 - a suicide bomber targets a pop concert in Manchester packed with children and their parents. Twenty two are killed and 59 are seriously injured. This is the powerful and emotional story of some of the people at the heart of the events of that night and how they've coped in the following 100 days. From the police, paramedics and medical teams - to those remembering loved ones and those rebuilding lives. Among others we meet the father left paralysed after being struck by 22 separate pieces of shrapnel determined never to live life as a victim; the police officer reunited for the first time with the little girl whose life she saved; the badly injured teenager who lost his best friend and who will now take her place and walk her mother down the aisle This is a film about people and a city caught up in that terrible event who refuse to be defined by terror. - Diana: The Day Britain CriedE16
Diana: The Day Britain CriedThis new documentary focuses on a defining moment in the British consciousness - the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales - and tells the story of the day through the memories of those who played a part in it, many of whom are speaking for the first time. Marking 20 years since the funeral on September 6, 1997, the documentary provides a minute-by-minute account of what went into a day when a million people lined the streets of London, while more than 30 million watched on British television and 2.5 billion around the world. Narrated by Kate Winslet, this film tells the story of that day from the chime of the tenor bell marking Diana’s departure from Kensington Palace on a lonely gun carriage to the remarkable journey of the hearse along a deserted motorway to her final resting place at her family home of Althorp. Those interviewed include Sir Malcolm Ross, the senior Buckingham Palace courtier who was responsible for the planning and execution of the funeral in just five days; Captain Richard Williams, the chief pallbearer; Martin Neary, the musical director of Westminster Abbey; Graham Craker, Prince William and Prince Harry’s former Royal Protection Officer; Lisa Webb, who arranged the floral tributes from the two young princes for their mother’s coffin; as well as reporters, police and some of the people who joined the crowds. Their extraordinary testimonies are illustrated with archive footage from the time, some of which has never been seen before. The writer and director of the programme is multi-award-winning filmmaker Leslie Woodhead, whose previous productions with Finestripe for ITV include the Bafta-nominated The Day Kennedy Died and The Day They Dropped the Bomb. - The eBay ScammersE18
The eBay ScammersDocumentary following the work of the London Regional Fraud Team to stop the criminal activity of an eastern European gang making millions of pounds from fraudulent transactions targeting customers of online site eBay. The gang have conned thousands of victims out of money by using multiple accounts and fake emails purporting to be from the site itself, and then used their ill-gotten gains to fund a luxurious lifestyle. Detectives place the gang under surveillance, soon uncovering a complex money-laundering network, and gather evidence for months until the time is right to launch raids on properties across the south east of England. - Lisa Riley's Baggy Body ClubE19
Lisa Riley's Baggy Body ClubActress and presenter, Lisa Riley lost a remarkable 12 stone in 16 months through diet and exercise, however, this has left her with masses of excess skin that she is now very determined to have removed. Lisa says: “I want to rip it off. I hate it so much. I’ve worked my arse off to be this person of health and physique, yet, how on earth am I supposed to feel happy about being left with this? It’s visually disgusting and I don’t want it anymore.” Around 1 in 4 adults in the UK are obese and 16 months ago, Actress, Lisa Riley was one of them. But faced with the threat of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, she has turned her life around. Some suspect Lisa has had secret bariatric surgery, but in this film, we witness just how she has lost her weight, through diet and exercise, losing 12 stone and going from a size 28 to a 12. But Lisa’s dream body has turned into a nightmare, with extreme weight loss leaving an unwanted legacy - masses of unsightly excess skin. Lisa says: “There’s been moments over the past, maybe 6 or 7 months, where I’ve got to the point and I’ve gone, should I have lost all this weight? I really feel I’ve been left with the booby prize!” Lisa is part of a Baggy Body Club, an ever-growing number of people faced with the same shocking side effect of excess skin, who are all determined to do something about it. She tells the group: “After all this weight loss, I’ve been left with an overwhelming amount of saggy skin, its everywhere, I get angry, I get annoyed, I get frustrated but now it’s getting upsetting and it’s now getting painful.” Adding: “For the first time I feel like I’m not alone, I love my family and friends more than anything, but they don’t know what I feel like when I look in the mirror, everybody here, really does.” In this personal and revealing documentary, we follow Lisa as she continues her strict healthy lifestyle, copes with the baggy body she has been left wi - The 18-30 Stone HolidayE21
The 18-30 Stone HolidayEight Brits, some well over 30 stone, are travelling to the world's only plus-size friendly hotel, The Resort in the Bahamas. For years they've been ashamed of their bodies, but at The Resort, the sun loungers are supersize, the beds are reinforced with steel and the guests can strip off without humiliation. Cameras follow them as they confront their deep-rooted body issues, before heading home to change their lives for the better - Ball and Boe: Back TogetherE22
Ball and Boe: Back TogetherMichael Ball and Alfie Boe are two of the world's most celebrated voices, and tonight they join forces for an unmissable night of entertainment. Michael Ball is an Olivier award-winning star of the stage, and a popular radio and TV presenter. Alfie Boe is one of the nation's favourite tenors and has performed on some of the world's greatest opera stages as well as leading the cast of Les Miserables. Last year, the duo recorded a debut album titled Together, which was the best-selling album of 2016. In this one-off TV special, the pair perform some of their favourite songs as well as singing against each other in a musical battle. - Ross Kemp Behind Bars - Inside BarlinnieE24
Ross Kemp Behind Bars - Inside BarlinnieRoss Kemp spends ten days inside HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow - one of the oldest and toughest prisons in the world. Arriving in handcuffs and processed as a prisoner, Kemp then has exclusive access to every part of this Victorian prison. He works with violent prisoners wielding knives in the jail's kitchen, joins the security team on a cell search in the constant battle against drug smuggling and is confronted with an arsenal of home-made weapons, concealed in eye-watering places. In an attempt to understand why Britain's prison population has doubled in the past 25 years and whether or not prison still works, Kemp explores all aspects of life behind bars. He meets a murderer finishing a life sentence and preparing for life on the outside, and takes on his most challenging interview yet when he comes face-to-face with a sex offender in the prison's E-Hall. - The Murder of Becky Watts: The Police TapesE26
The Murder of Becky Watts: The Police TapesWhen 16-year-old Becky Watts went missing in 2015, it sparked a major police investigation to find the teenager. But only two people knew where she was - her stepbrother Nathan and his girlfriend Shauna. Here, Susanna Reid gains unprecedented access to police interview room footage to reveal the strategy and skill involved in catching Becky's killers. There is also first-person testimony from some of the officers, and Susanna talks to Becky's family about the impact of this appalling crime - Stuck On You: The Football Sticker StoryE27
Stuck On You: The Football Sticker StoryThis one-off documentary looks at the fascinating phenomenon of football stickers and the incredible stories behind the companies that created them. In 1970, four Italian brothers called Panini launched a football sticker album for the World Cup Finals. The siblings successfully transformed a childhood obsession into a multi-billion-pound industry. When they eventually got taken over by Robert Maxwell, four ambitious Brits decided to jump ship and set up rival firm Merlin. The humble sticker went beyond football and into the realms of music, WWF and even the Royal Family, with huge numbers of stickers still collected today. - Serial Killer with Piers MorganE28
Serial Killer with Piers MorganPiers Morgan meets convicted murderer, Mark Riebe, a killer who has confessed multiple times to the abduction and murder of thirteen young women along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Though he is incarcerated for just one murder - and has since withdrawn all his confessions - police believe Mark Riebe is a serial killer – and one of the worst in Florida’s history. Using Mark’s own extraordinary video and audio confessions, news archive and testimony from his victim’s families, Piers explores the mind of Mark Riebe and asks what sort of man could cruelly murder these young women and then taunt the families of his victims and the police for nearly twenty years with his game of cat and mouse. - Gordon, Gino And Fred's Great Christmas RoastE29
Gordon, Gino And Fred's Great Christmas RoastGordon Ramsay and Gino D'Acampo battle it out to produce the ultimate Christmas festive menu, creating scrumptious starters, magnificent mains and delectable desserts. This special one-off sees Gordon and Gino going head to head to lay on a spectacular festive banquet for deserving members of the public and emergency services who have risked their lives in horrendous circumstances this year such as terror attacks and the tragedy of Grenfell Tower. The stars lending Gordon and Gino a hand in the kitchen are former Spice Girl Geri Horner, singer and actress Martine McCutcheon, rapper Professor Green, news reader Kay Burley, Emmerdale’s Chris Bisson and actor Larry Lamb. - Christmas Carols on ITVE32
Christmas Carols on ITVSinging superstar Alfie Boe leads the congregation of St Elisabeth's Church in Greater Manchester in a traditional Christmas Eve carol service. The celebrations include festive performances from Nadine Coyle, formerly of Girls Aloud; soul singer Alexander O'Neal, Howard Hewett of Shalamar, pianist Alexis French, and West End stars Ruthie Henshall and Natasha Barnes.
