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The Beckham family stand as a group on the red carpet and smile ahead.

Channel 4 confirms Beckham family feud documentary following Brooklyn Beckham social media posts

Three closely cropped studio portraits arranged side by side: a serious-looking Freddie Flintoff in low light, Cynthia Erivo wearing hoop earrings and a nose ring gazing upward, and Christina Flack, older white woman with blonde hair and fringe looking thoughtfully into the distance.

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Sir Ian McKellen wearing a three piece suit stood in a red painted room with paintings.

Sir Ian McKellen to lip-sync to newly discovered tapes as legendary British artist for "landmark" documentary-drama

Michael Sheen photographed at the premiere of A Very Royal Scandal

Good Omens star Michael Sheen confirms all-new BBC series and it's "deeply personal"

Close-up of Lucy Letby being interviewed by police.

Netflix confirms Investigation of Lucy Letby documentary

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.

Netflix's Being Gordon Ramsay documentary finally gets release date confirmed with first look trailer

Pete Wicks holding a puppy in his arms while standing outside with trees in the background.

Pete Wicks: "I don't understand why more people who have a platform don't give a voice to the voiceless"

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His Majesty King Charles photographed in the Arboretum at Highgrove House

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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.

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".

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".

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True story

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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