Lifestyle
Hotels Through Time
They are some of the most expensive and legendary hotels on the planet. Four London institutions that are designed to pamper and indulge their exclusive clientele. Go behind the scenes and see how The Savoy, The Ritz, The Dorchester and Claridge’s operate, and witness the services they provide for their expectant guests. Guests, staff and historians reveal the secrets behind their success.
Keeping It Up: The Story of Viagra
Twenty-five years ago, Viagra kick-started the second sexual revolution and a controversy unlike any drug before it. Originally designed to alleviate angina symptoms, it wasn’t long before volunteer patients report having unexpected sexual side effects and soon a new wonder drug was being heralded. This fascinating documentary tells the big story behind the little blue pill.
Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry
In this award-winning documentary, Hannah Fry records her own cancer journey in raw and emotional personal footage, where the realities of life after diagnosis are laid bare. She starts to interrogate the way we diagnose and treat cancer by digging into the statistics to ask whether we are making the right choices in how we treat this disease. Are we sometimes too quick to screen and treat cancer?
Dating Apps: The Inside Story
As over half of users report dissatisfaction and Gen Z increasingly turns away from apps in search of genuine, offline connections, this film questions the safety and ethics of algorithmic love. Anonymized interviews with industry insiders, alongside daters, experts and cultural commentators, uncover the mechanics of the modern dating economy. Have we been seduced, or trapped, by the swipe?
Pride and Prostitution
The true story of Fanny Murray, an 18th century woman who went from a street vendor to a courtesan of royalty and high society. At this time, London was the biggest city in the world and richer than ever before. There was money to spend, and an economy built around decadence, sex and debauchery sprang up. Fanny Murray worked her way up the ladder, becoming one of England’s most notorious women.