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This unsettling and fascinating documentary looks at the lives of serial killers Fred and Rosemary West, and examines possible motivations for their behaviour. Was Fred’s murderous intent triggered by a motorcycle head injury? Did Rosemary’s dependence on older men leave her prone to her husband’s sick fantasies? Fred West committed suicide in his cell while awaiting trial for murder, leaving behind many unanswered questions.More details
The world’s most prolific killer, Shipman is estimated to have murdered 236 people. His victims were mainly elderly women who lived alone and were otherwise in good health. He was eventually caught after he ineptly forged a new will in the name of one of his victims. The 57-year-old was given 15 life sentences to run concurrently for the murders, but he hanged himself in his cell after he was sentenced.More details
Serial killer Ivan Milat is serving life for the murders of seven hitchhiking backpackers between 1989 and 1992. Dubbed the Backpack Killer, Milat is Australia's worst solo serial killer. His brother Boris spoke out in 2005, claiming it’s likely there are more victims that haven’t yet been found. This documentary explores Ivan Milat’s background and examines his possible motivations for killing so many people.More details
Jeffrey Dahmer was an American killer who murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. The deaths were gruesome beyond belief and often involved necrophilia, dismemberment and cannibalism. Like every other sociopath serial killer, Dahmer believed himself to be completely justified in his actions. This shocking and absorbing documentary looks into the life of Dahmer, and attempts some answers as to how men become killers.More details
The crimes committed by serial killers Myra Hindley and her lover, Ian Brady, shocked the nation and became the benchmark by which other acts of evil came to be measured. The Moors murders were named as such because four of the victims were buried on Saddleworth Moor near Oldham. All five of the victims were children. This engrossing documentary looks into the history and motivations behind the murders.More details
The Washington Sniper attacks took place during three weeks in October 2002. Ten people were killed and three others critically injured by Gulf War veteran John Allen Muhammad, 42, and his stepson Lee Boyd Malvo, 17. Experts unanimously agree that it was John Allen Muhammad who was the motivating force. Was one guiltier than the other? This engrossing documentary reveals expert views on a difficult subject.More details
65 million years ago the wilds of the Cretaceous Dakota was a place for no man. Yet Nigel Marven makes it his first port of call, to rescue dinosaurs for the Prehistoric Park. After whetting his appetite by bringing back a pair of Ostrich like Ornithomimus, Nigel returns for the big prize, a T-Rex. Although an adult T-Rex would be too hard to handle, even for the Prehistoric Park team, Nigel finds two recently orphaned juveniles. But time is not on his side. He must bring them back to the present...More details
At the end of the last ice age Mammoths were already finding themselves unsuited to the changing climate, and they faced a new predator, man. When Nigel finds a dying mammoth he must battle just to keep it alive before he can return it to the present day. He wins the battle but faces a war when the mammoth refuses to eat on its return. Racing against time, Nigel and his team must pull together to find out why, before the magnificent mammoth loses all its strength and dies.More details
One hundred and thirty million years ago there were a host of bizarre feathered dinosaurs like the four-winged Microraptor, a crow sized relative of the Velociraptor. Nigel is determined to bring one of these back but first he needs to get to the tree tops where they live and feed. With typical good natured grit Nigel decides he must hone his tree climbing skills if he is to stand a chance. But is this his greatest challenge? At the other end of the scale, and his second quarry, are the titanic...More details
The Sabre Tooth Tiger was actually the Sabre Tooth Cat but either way, it is high on the list of animals to save. Having been separated for millions of years, North America and South America have collided, and it is the South American creatures that are losing out. Nigel and big cat expert Saba have to travel back a mere hundred thousand years in South American history to study the Cat in its natural habitat. They realise that, ironically, it is the distinctive teeth that will bring about the Sabre...More details