Back to the... - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Back to the 80s with Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry is the first of four celebrities taking viewers on a guided tour of all things Channel 4. He examines how Mary Whitehouse was decrying blasphemy in Brookside within a week of the channel's launch, and looks at the success of Countdown. Cameras also focus on cult live music strand The Tube, and hit shows Whose Line Is It Anyway, and The Comic Strip Presents.
Back to the 90s with Vic Reeves
The comedian examines Channel 4 in the 1990s and the heady days of late-night fixture The Word and early morning sensation The Big Breakfast, with the whirlwind that was Chris Evans. The station's output included comedes Father Ted, Brass Eye and Drop the Dead Donkey, and viewers were introduced to future stars Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Simon Pegg and Dermot O'Leary.
Back to the Noughties with Davina McCall
The Big Brother presenter looks back on a decade of Channel 4 programmes, sharing a first-hand perspective on the dawn of the groundbreaking reality show. Davina reveals how shows from You Are What You Eat and How to Look Good Naked also reflected a fascination with the details of other people's lives, as well as celebrating dramas like Skins, Teachers and Sugar Rush and flagship favourites Come Dine with Me, Coach Trip and Embarrassing Bodies.
Back to the 2010s with Jimmy Carr
The comedian Jimmy Carr looks back on a decade of Channel 4 programmes from 2010 to the present day, a period when the channel became the go-to destination for the realest of reality television, as well as envelope-pushing drama, entertainment and comedy. Featured programmes include One Born Every Minute, 24 Hours in Police Custody, Chewing Gum, Catastrophe and First Dates.
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The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Did you know that a brown bear became a war hero for the Allies during WWII? Or that a flying lawnmower once killed a spectator at a football game? What about the story of the 19th century doctor who ate vomit to understand how yellow fever is transmitted?
If you haven't, then brace yourself for The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd.
Each hour-long episode will open up our cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, compelling graphics, and arresting archival. These seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and our cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.
It's a bizarro barrage of people, places and events that prove just how weird our world can be.
Big Brother
Big Brother follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with dozens of high-definition cameras and microphones recording their every move, 24 hours a day. Each week, the Houseguests will vote someone out of the house. At the end, the last remaining Houseguest will receive the grand prize of $500,000.
Doc
Doc centers on the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Larsen, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she's treated, colleagues she's crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience.
Dark Matter
Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. The series follows Jason Dessen, a physicist, professor, and family man who – one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago – is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of mind-bending realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.