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Chris Packham wearing a mustard yellow polo shirt, looking ahead.

Chris Packham wants the nation to know the truth - and he hopes his new documentary does just that. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Andrew Lincoln sat back in a white chair holding his hands together. He is wearing a dark blue suit and is turned to one side.

The Walking Dead icon confirmed for all-new ITV series - and not in a role you would expect

Gordon Buchanan: "Coming from such a small community, I'm almost embarrassed by my achievements"

Ian McKellen as L.S. Lowry in L.S. Lowry: The Unheard Tapes, wearing a suit and sat in an armchair.

ExclusiveIan McKellen stars in first-look clip as he lip syncs to unheard tapes from iconic artist

Gordon Ramsay in chef whites looking concerned as he stands in a kitchen with other chefs stood around him.

Gordon Ramsay says the lack of women in the culinary industry is "appalling" as he admits he is 'pissed off'

Sir David Attenborough sitting in a chair in front of a large screen of him as a younger man smiling with gorillas in a forest.

BBC confirms slate of Sir David Attenborough shows to celebrate icon's 100th birthday

Tilly and Gordon Ramsay stood next to each other in a kitchen peeling the skins off of oranges.

ExclusiveGordon Ramsay admits it was "painful" when daughter Tilly didn’t want to be trained by him

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Documentaries: What's Worth Watching

Gordon Ramsay in Being Gordon Ramsay. He is wearing white and sat at a dinner table. There is a woman wearing a green dress stood next to him with her arm around him, a man in a hard hat stood the other side, a child crawling across the table, and various other people stood in the background talking and walking.

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Week 52 Christmas David Attenborough

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Jeremy and Kaleb, Clarkson's Farm series 4

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Gordon Ramsay in chef whites looking concerned as he stands in a kitchen with other chefs stood around him.

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Exclusives and interviews

Lorraine Kelly standing in front of boats in Norway, wearing a big woolly jumper.

Lorraine Kelly reveals why you won't see her naked in a sauna for Norwegian Odyssey: "Nobody wanted to see that from me"

David Baddiel sitting on the floor with his back against a violet-coloured wall, and a small grey kitten on his lap and another curled up next to him.

David Baddiel explains why he's pushing back on cat stereotypes in new show with Ricky Gervais and Jonathan Ross. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dave Myers and Si King sat on a bench, turned around and smiling.

Si King reaffirms end of The Hairy Bikers as he grieves late Dave Myers: "There's no Hairy Bikers without my mate". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock in a blue space-themed set reaching out and touching a star.

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock speaks on space travel future and aliens: "I'm not sure about alien abduction". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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An image of Elizabeth Smart, smiling ahead with her back turned slightly.

What happened to Elizabeth Smart? Subject of Netflix's Kidnapped

An image of a person in a woodland area, looking around.

What happened to Morgan Duncan? True story behind Netflix's Missing: Dead or Alive

Sean Combs wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts, looking ahead.

Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Netflix - where is Sean 'Diddy' Combs now?

Nathan Harman and John Chakalos in a side by side image.

What happened to Nathan Carman and did he kill Linda Carman and John Chakalos?

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in Welcome to Wrexham season 3, sat in a room and talking to the camera

Welcome to Wrexham confirms season 5 – and new spin-off title

Jesy Nelson announces intimate documentary on pregnancy and life after Little Mix

Claudia Winkleman smiling as she looks ahead with one hand resting on her chin.

Claudia Winkleman: Behind the Fringe documentary confirmed as "ultimate tribute" with family, friends and colleagues

Kellie Bright stood in the middle of two people, all smiling ahead.

EastEnders icon Kellie Bright confirmed for special documentary on autism, schools and the impact on families of SEND pupils

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