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Channel 4 (UK) Documentaries Season 2012

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2012x01 Accused: The 74 Stone Babysitter aired Jan 03, 2012

On 18 March 2008 a two-year-old boy was beaten to death in a Texan border town. His aunt, Mayra Rosales, was the only one with him at the time and was charge... read more

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2012x02 The Great Train Robbery's Missing Mastermind? aired Jan 09, 2012

Using previously confidential files, investigative author Andrew Cook exposes a new angle on The Great Train Robbery, searching for the inside man who tipped... read more

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2012x03 My Daughter The Teenage Nudist aired Jan 12, 2012

Mollie and Alex are part of a growing group of teens and twentysomethings embracing the world of public nudity - a contemporary phenomenon that's been driven... read more

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2012x04 Secrets of the Shoplifters aired Jan 16, 2012

Britain is the shoplifting capital of Europe - the crime has increased by over 12% in the last year. This film heads to the front line of the battle between ... read more

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2012x05 Richard Wilson on Hold aired Jan 16, 2012

Everywhere you turn humans are being replaced by machines. Whether you are shopping, banking, parking the car or booking an evening out, the chances are it's... read more

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2012x06 Terror at Sea: The Sinking of the Concordia aired Jan 31, 2012

The £400 million cruise ship - which got off to a bad start when the champagne bottle failed to break on its launch - fell prey to the omens when it sank on ... read more

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2012x07 Bouncers aired Feb 01, 2012

Newport - the gateway to Wales. Celebrated in the cult YouTube hit Newport State of Mind, the birthplace of Goldie Lookin' Chain and home to LRS Security, wh... read more

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2012x08 Confessions from the Underground aired Feb 02, 2012

Over a billion passengers a year. And 19,000 employees. All facing a daily battle with the world's oldest subway system: the London Underground. This doc... read more

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2012x09 Proud and Prejudiced aired Feb 27, 2012

This documentary draws comparisons between Tommy Robinson, leader of the English Defence League and Sayful Islam, head of a Muslim extremist group that has g... read more

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2012x10 The Secret Policemans Ball aired Mar 09, 2012

Returning to mark Amnesty International's 50th anniversary, The Secret Policeman's Ball 2012 is bigger than ever as some of the world's best comedians and mu... read more

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2012x11 My Phone Sex Secrets aired Mar 12, 2012

As Britain experiences the worst recession since the war, over a million women are out of work. Drastic times call for drastic measures. My Phone Sex Secr... read more

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2012x12 Falklands' Most Daring Raid aired Mar 18, 2012

On 30 April 1982, the RAF launched a secret mission: to fly a Vulcan bomber to the Falkland Islands and bomb Port Stanley's runway, putting it out of action ... read more

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2012x13 Disasters At Sea: Why Ships Sink aired Apr 01, 2012

Disaster at Sea: Why Ships Sink examines the complex web of design and construction weaknesses, navigational and human errors, and failures in evacuation pla... read more

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2012x14 Elizabeth Taylor: Auction of a Lifetime aired Apr 18, 2012

This feature-length documentary explores Elizabeth Taylor's extraordinary life story through some of her most precious possessions, which feature in landmark... read more

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2012x15 9/11: The Lost Tapes aired Apr 19, 2012

Newly released recordings of military and air traffic control conversations offer a moving perspective on 9/11 and the fateful minutes that changed America f... read more

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2012x16 Queen Victoria's Last Love - Abdul Karim aired Apr 25, 2012

In 1897, Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee - the first British monarch to do so. But beyond the grand celebrations on London's streets, a war was... read more

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2012x17 The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes aired Apr 26, 2012

The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes examines in minute detail an invidious home-grown terrorist plot to blow up airplanes flying out of Heathrow Airport,... read more

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2012x18 Crucifixion aired Apr 08, 2012

For centuries, artists of all kinds - from Michelangelo to Martin Scorsese, Salvador Dali to Damien Hirst and Andrew Lloyd Webber to Monty Python - have atte... read more

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2012x19 The Tallest Tower: Building the Shard aired May 02, 2012

An examination of the challenges and achievements of building Western Europe's tallest tower in a densely populated part of London. Built against a backdr... read more

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2012x20 The World's Largest Snake aired May 03, 2012

In 2009, a group of passionate scientists stumbled upon fossils of the titanoboa - the biggest snake of all time. At 48 feet long and weighing well over a to... read more

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2012x21 More Sex Please, We're British aired May 08, 2012

A look behind the scenes of one of the UK's most successful online sex toy businesses. Lovehoney is a thriving operation that brings sexual pleasure to th... read more

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2012x22 Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King aired May 09, 2012

Archbishop Cosmon Gordon Lang believed that Edward VIII's love for Wallis Simpson made a mockery of all that he stood for and threatened the Crown and the Ch... read more

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2012x23 Sex, Lies & Rinsing Guys aired May 15, 2012

To get their hearts' desires traditionally some women have used their natural charms to exploit men's weaknesses. But today, a new breed of women are making ... read more

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2012x24 My Big Fat Fetish aired May 22, 2012

Many people try to lose weight; My Big Fat Fetish is about big women who are happy with their weight and some who want to get even fatter. Magazines and o... read more

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2012x25 Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished aired Mar 14, 2012

In 2011 Channel 4 exposed damning evidence of atrocities committed in the war in Sri Lanka. Jon Snow presents this powerful follow-up film, revealing new vid... read more

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2012x26 Married to the Moonies aired May 31, 2012

An insight into the Unification Church, a religious movement founded in South Korea in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon. The film follows three British believers as th... read more

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2012x27 Michael Johnson: Survival of the Fastest aired Jun 28, 2012

The four-time Olympic gold medallist embarks on a personal journey in a bid to understand whether a possible link between the transatlantic slave trade and g... read more

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2012x28 Ruby Wax's Mad Confessions aired Jul 23, 2012

Ruby Wax campaigns to bring down the stigma that surrounds mental illness, supporting and meeting people who've been brave enough to discuss their mental hea... read more

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2012x29 Jon Richardson: A Little Bit OCD aired Jul 24, 2012

Jon Richardson investigates OCD. Is he simply a demanding perfectionist or does he have obsessive compulsive disorder? Jon Richardson's life is driven by ... read more

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2012x30 World's Maddest Job Interview aired Jul 25, 2012

Can a panel of volunteers disprove stereotypes about people who are living with mental health conditions? Eight volunteers have five days and one mission:... read more

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2012x31 Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder: The Big Clear Out aired Jul 26, 2012

The story of Richard Wallace and his attempts to deal with his extreme hoarding. When he first appeared on TV, chronic hoarder Richard Wallace was living ... read more

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2012x32 What If aired Jul 30, 2012

What If, from StreetDance directing duo Max and Dania, is one of four short films co-commissioned by Film4 and BBC Films for the London 2012 Festival to show... read more

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2012x33 Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey aired Jul 29, 2012

Has Fifty Shades of Grey really transformed us from a nation of prudes to one of happy spankers? It may have brought bondage into the mainstream, but are the... read more

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2012x34 The Girl Who Became Three Boys aired Aug 07, 2012

Twenty-one-year-old Gemma Barker is currently serving 30 months in prison for fraud and sexual assault. Over the course of several months Gemma invented and ... read more

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2012x35 Undercover at the News of the World aired Aug 02, 2012

This programme reveals the unauthorised inside story of how the famous undercover team at the News of the World used greed, alcohol, sex, money and fame to t... read more

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2012x36 Ria: Diary of a Teen Transsexual aired Jun 12, 2012

One-off film that charts the ups and downs of one of Britain's youngest transsexuals.

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2012x37 True Stories: America's Animal Hoarder aired Aug 09, 2012

The series takes a look at the events that shook a small American town in Ohio when one man's collection of almost 50 dangerous animals, were discovered roam... read more

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2012x38 Escape from Colditz aired Aug 13, 2012

During World War II, a group of British officers planned to escape from Colditz POW camp in a glider made from sheets and floorboards. A team of engineers re... read more

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2012x39 Ian Brady: Endgames of a Psychopath aired Aug 20, 2012

Ian Brady, psychopath, sadist and child murderer, has been in captivity for nearly 50 years, but he is still a powerful and disturbing presence in the nation... read more

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2012x40 Idris Elba's How Clubbing Changed The World aired Aug 24, 2012

Actor and international DJ Idris Elba counts down the defining moments of the greatest cultural phenomenon of our generation in a programme featuring some of... read more

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2012x41 The Queen's Mother In Law aired Aug 21, 2012

The story of Prince Philip's mother Princess Alice, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria who married into the Greek royal family, but was forced into exil... read more

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2012x42 Islam: The Untold Story aired Aug 28, 2012

Many historians are challenging long-held opinions of the origins of Islam. Tom Holland examines whether the religion was born fully formed, or if it evolved... read more

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2012x43 The Three Rocketeers aired Sep 12, 2012

For his entire life, one man has nursed the dream of putting mankind into space. Inspired by the Dan Dare comic strip, Alan Bond first started building rocke... read more

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2012x44 Jimmy and the Whale Whisperer aired Sep 23, 2012

Jimmy Doherty travels to the Caribbean island of Dominica to meet Andrew Armour who befriended an injured sperm whale calf he nicknamed Scar ten years ago. S... read more

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2012x45 The Plane Crash aired Oct 11, 2012

An international team of scientists, experts and elite pilots deliberately crash land a 170-seat Boeing 727 passenger jet to study the mechanics of a plane c... read more

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2012x46 The Boy Who Can't Forget aired Sep 25, 2012

Can you remember what you were doing on 15 March 2003? Or what the weather was like on 30 May 2007? Twenty-year-old British student Aurelien can. This doc... read more

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2012x47 9/11: The Miracle Survivor aired Sep 10, 2012

9/11: The Miracle Survivor reveals what could be the last untold survival story from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. Survivor Pasquale Buzzelli ro... read more

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2012x48 My Tattoo Addiction aired Oct 18, 2012

From a drunken dare to tattoo obsessions, My Tattoo Addiction seeks to discover what people's tattoos say about their lives and tells some of the compelling ... read more

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2012x49 American Road Trip: Obama's Story aired Oct 25, 2012

After nearly four years in power what do ordinary Americans think of President Barack Obama, the man many of his supporters once called 'Black Jesus'? Ahead ... read more

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2012x50 Jaws: The Great White Myth aired Oct 06, 2012

There are very few movies we can say truly changed the world, but Jaws is one of them. Audiences stood in lines that wrapped entire city blocks to watch t... read more

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2012x51 Living with My Stalker aired Nov 22, 2012

When busy trainee doctor Alison Hewitt joined a dating agency in 2010, she had no idea that her actions would set in motion a terrifying chain of events that... read more

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2012x52 The Curious Case of the Clark Brothers aired Nov 26, 2012

What would you do if your adult children developed an age-defying disease that made them regress to childhood in front of your eyes? How would you cope with ... read more

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2012x53 Captive: The Sex Slave Girl aired Nov 30, 2012

The astounding story of Tanya Kach made international headlines when she revealed she had been living in captivity for 10 years, just a stone's throw from he... read more

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2012x54 Gods In The Sky: Part 1 aired Jan 01, 2012

Mini 3 part series. Professor Allan Chapman travels to Egypt, where he tells the story of the ancient astronomer priests and their over-sexed gods. Visiti... read more

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2012x55 Gods In The Sky: Part 2 aired Jan 01, 2012

Professor Allan Chapman explores the world of the ancient Greeks, as the first great seafaring people they needed astronomy for navigation as well as time-ke... read more

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2012x56 Gods In The Sky: Part 3 aired Jan 01, 2012

In the third and final part of Professor Allan Chapman's unusual look at the history of astronomical religion, he travels to Rome and Cairo, and argues that,... read more

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2012x57 Alien Investigations aired Dec 03, 2012

Channel 4 explore four separate incidents in Mexico, Peru, Panama and Long Island, New York, where the remains of supposedly alien beings have been discovere... read more

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2012x58 How the Bismarck Sank HMS Hood aired Dec 09, 2012

The 'mighty' Hood was the pride of the British Navy for more than 20 years, revered around the world as the largest and most powerful warship afloat. But whe... read more

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2012x59 Is Our Weather Getting Worse? aired Dec 11, 2012

In Britain we love to moan about the weather. And over the past decade we have experienced some extraordinary weather conditions, with 2012 no exception. ... read more

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2012x60 The Real Mans Road Trip: Sean and Jon Go West (Part 1) aired Dec 03, 2012

Sean Lock and Jon Richardson, team captains from 8 Out of 10 Cats, are heading to Louisiana to see how real men live. Down in the bayou they're bunking up wi... read more

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2012x61 The Real Mans Road Trip: Sean and Jon Go West (Part 2) aired Dec 10, 2012

Sean and Jon might be titans of the stand-up circuit, but when it comes to lassoing long-horned cattle, playing the washboard, catching and eating bullfrogs ... read more

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2012x62 The Last Leg of the Year aired Dec 30, 2012

Adam Hills and celebrity guests give an alternative off-beat commentary on the signifcant moments of 2012, underpinned by the three standout events - the Jub... read more

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2012x63 The 50 Funniest Moments of 2012 aired Dec 29, 2012

An array of comedians and celebrities look back over 2012 and share their favourite moments of comedy and bizarre moments - everything from Boris Johnson dan... read more

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2012x64 Secrets of the Pickpockets aired Aug 08, 2012

Pickpocketing is on the rise across London; it's a crime that has 1700 victims a day. This film tells the story of the unseen war on the organised crews of '... read more

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2012x65 Streak! The Man Who Can't Keep His Clothes On aired Jan 12, 2012

This First Cut film meets Mark Roberts, the world's most prolific streaker, as he prepares one last streak to beat all the rest.

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2012x66 War Horse: The Real Story aired Mar 04, 2012

The truth about the million British horses that served in World War I is even more epic than Steven Spielberg's War Horse feature film. This documentary t... read more

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2012x67 Undercover Lover aired Jul 08, 2012

Chris is 24. He comes from a wealthy middle-class background and is a self-made millionaire. He admits that in the past he has relied on his wealth and mater... read more

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2012x68 My Brother, the Murderer aired Oct 01, 2012

Natasha Owen Jones has never met her brother Morgan. Both siblings were adopted by different families before they even knew each other. Natasha has spent ... read more

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2012x69 Frankenstein: A Modern Myth aired Oct 31, 2012

From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks, Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic m... read more

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2012x70 The Town That Caught Tourette's aired Oct 25, 2012

In October 2011 in the tiny town of Le Roy, New York, a handful of teenage girls from the same high school suddenly developed symptoms that looked like Toure... read more

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2012x71 Gok Wan: Made in China aired Mar 07, 2012

China is a manufacturing colossus. Britons are surrounded by products sporting the legend 'Made in China'. Gok Wan returns to his ancestral home to explore t... read more

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2012x72 Quadrophenia Can You See The Real Me aired Jun 29, 2012

In his home studio and revisiting old haunts in Shepherds Bush and Battersea, Pete Townshend opens his heart and his personal archive to revisit 'the last gr... read more

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2012x73 How the Snowman Came Back to Life aired Dec 30, 2012

The Snowman is one of the most watched and loved British animation films of all time. Appealing to children and parents alike it has become one of the main f... read more

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2012x74 The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family aired Jul 18, 2012

A year in the life of the Knight wrestling dynasty from suburban Norfolk, a family who pack a real punch... often at each other

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2012x75 Fatal Flight 447: Chaos in the Cockpit aired Sep 16, 2012

A year in the life of the Knight wrestling dynasty from suburban Norfolk, a family who pack a real punch... often at each other

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2012x76 Richard Attenborough: A Life aired Jan 01, 2012

On 31 May 2009, 228 passengers and crew boarded Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, but within hours they would all be dead. This documentary... read more

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2012x77 Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows aired Aug 25, 2012

To celebrate 30 years of Channel 4, a celebration of their 30 most influential comedies.

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2012x78 Lifers aired Jun 18, 2012

A tribute to the extraordinary Richard Attenborough, who made an unmatched contribution to the British film industry and many other areas of British life.

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2012x79 My Daughter the Teenage Nudist aired Jan 21, 2012

Mollie and Alex are part of a growing group of teens and twenty-somethings embracing the world of public nudity. They are on a quest to normalise nudity, que... read more

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2012x80 2012: The Maya Apocalypse aired Jan 07, 2012

To celebrate 30 years of Channel 4, a celebration of their 30 most influential comedies.

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2012x81 Food in England: The Lost World of Dorothy Hartley aired Nov 06, 2012

The makers of THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO CINEMA return with THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY. Philosopher Slavoj Zizek and filmmaker Sophie Fiennes use their inte... read more

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2012x82 Lifers aired Jun 18, 2012

Every year in Britain, more than 600 people commit murder. The majority of these killers will eventually be sent to Gartree Prison in Leicester, which is ho... read more

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2012x83 Katie: The Science of Seeing Again airdate unknown

Following a vicious acid attack in 2008, Katie Piper has undergone 109 operations to rebuild her face. But it is the 110th op, using cutting-edge science, wh... read more

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2012x84 My Daughter the Teenage Nudist aired Jan 21, 2012

Mollie and Alex are part of a growing group of teens and twenty-somethings embracing the world of public nudity. They are on a quest to normalise nudity, que... read more

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2012x85 2012: The Maya Apocalypse aired Jan 07, 2012

According to the ancient Maya of Central America, we are all doomed. The countdown to the apocalypse began several thousand years ago and time is running out... read more

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2012x86 Food in England: The Lost World of Dorothy Hartley aired Nov 06, 2012

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