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Cult heroes Bobby Seagull and Eric Monkman delve into the past in search of the ‘firsts’ that define one of the most ground-breaking periods in British history. The best friends, who found fame on University Challenge, begin their time-travelling journey in 1750 at the start of the Industrial Revolution, investigating the greatest breakthroughs in science and technology up until the end of Queen Victoria’s reign in 1900. Along the way there are surprising discoveries, nail-biting experiments with flammable materials, and judicious amounts of dressing up in period costume.

Dara O’Briain invites eight brilliant families from all walks of life to come together in a specially designed ‘games lab’ where they compete in the ultimate test of intelligence.

Each episode sees two families go head-to-head in a series of games, designed with the help of leading cognitive neuroscientist Dr Adam Hampshire from Imperial College London, to test mental ability.

As the families tackle each demanding challenge, documentary cameras follow their family dynamics behind-the-scenes, showing us what makes their relationships tick and analysing their response to the pressure of intense competition.

Five Guys A Week is the simplest new factual entertainment format of the year. It transforms the first-date experience into the ultimate test of romance, compatibility and stamina by providing one single girl with five trial live-in boyfriends for a week – all at the same time.

There is only one rule. The girl must eliminate four of the guys by the end of the week, whittling them down to the last man standing.

Miles of underground tunnels, hundreds of blocked toilets and vast hundred-tonne fatbergs. All in a day’s work for the brave men and women working on the frontline for United Utilities, one of Britain’s biggest water companies. Sewermen captures the scale of the challenge facing the team as they battle our underground waste, and the banter and bonhomie that ensures they come up smelling of roses.

Hospital reveals the extraordinary dilemmas faced by the consultants, surgeons and bed managers of the country's biggest NHS hospital trusts, all of which have profound consequences for the patients in their care.

Standing in their way are limited resources, an ever-increasing number of patients and a clock that never stops ticking.

This landmark documentary series follows in unprecedented detail the tough decisions headteachers must make, and their dramatic impact on the students in their care.

School shows the intricate workings of the system as teachers try to cater for the differing needs of a huge number of pupils, in a world where parents’ expectations are rising, exams are getting tougher and no two children are alike.

University Challenge legends Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull are on a journey with a difference. They’re hitting the highway for a brainy buddy road trip all over Britain.

As well as taking in classic feats of engineering such as the gigantic telescopes of Jodrell Bank Observatory and the vintage railway that carries weary travellers to the summit of Mount Snowdon, the boys get the chance to explore the science behind the deep fried Mars bar and handle the precious exhibits at the world’s only dedicated lawnmower museum.

The Job Interview uses multiple cameras to reveal in detail for the first time the terror and triumph of real-life interviews, highlighting every nuance from initial handshake to potentially life-changing job offer.