TELEVISION - 2024
Snow Going Back - In aid of Comic Relief, 4 female celebrities head to Norway to spend 4 days living in the wild, with temperatures as low as -30C. Laura Whitmore (TV Presenter), Alex Scott (Former footballer), Sara Davies (Entrepeneur) and Vicky Pattison (TV Presenter) covered 50km using fatbikes, snowshoes and cross-country skis, all the while pulling sledges that weighed over 20kg each (9, 1 Hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Katherine Ryan : Parental Guidance - Comedian Katherine Ryan, a mum of 3, looks at the varied world of Parenting. She visits families who have unconventional parenting techniques and "alternative" lifestyles, as well as allowing special access to her own family life, which shows how she juggles parenthood with being a breadwinner and a top comedian (9, 4 episodes of 45 minutes + 1 episode of 22 minutes, 2 Discs, W Channel, PAL)
The Space Shuttle that fell to Earth - A documentary looking at the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, where the Shuttle disintegrated as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere over Texas. Through a combination of first-hand testimony from friends, colleagues and family members + previously unseen video footage, the documentary tells how the tragedy happened and how it could have been averted (9, 3 episodes of 1 hour, 2 Discs, BBC, PAL)
Saturday Night Takeaway - Series 20, Episode 7 - The final episode of the multi-award winning variety show presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Guest announcers were Girls Aloud and the show featured Craig David, McFly and a special edition of "I’m A Celebrity...Get Out Of Me Ear!" featuring Ant and Dec controlled by Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Rylan Clark, Holly Willoughby, Dermot O'Leary, Alison Hammond, Oti Mabuse, Olly Murs, Cheryl, Davina McCall, Craig David, Richard Madeley, Teddy Quinn and Gino D’Acampo (9, 1 hour 32 minutes, ITV, PAL)
In my own Words - Billy Connolly - At the age of 81, and coping with Parkinson Disease, Scottish comedian Billy Connolly looks back at his life and career. With the aid of archive footage he candidly discusses his triumphs and failings as an entertainer, husband and father (9, 45 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Guy Martin : Top Gun - Former motorcycle racer and mechanic Guy Martin learns how to be a jet fighter pilot, starting in a Jet Provost before ending up flying at 500mph in the Swiss Alps in a De Havilland Vampire (9, 1 hour 8 minutes, 1 Disc, Channel 4, PAL)
Team GB Homecoming Concert - Vernon Kay and Emma Willis hosted a night of music and entertainment to welcome home the stars of Team GB from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Includes musical performances from Pete Tong, Jess Glynne, Myles Smith, Krept and Koman, Nina Nesbitt, James, Kelli-Leigh, Clean Bandit and Rag 'n' Bone Man (9, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Election 2024 - Coverage of the July 2024 General Election in which the country unanimously decided to end the Conservative leadership of the United Kingdom. Labour leader Keir Starmer defeated the incumbent, Conservative leader Rishi Sunak, and ended the Conservatives' 14 year tenure as the primary governing party. Labour won a 174-seat simple majority and a total of 411 seats (9, 10 hours 45 minutes, 6 Discs, BBC - Kuenssberg/Myrie, PAL)
BBC News 14/07/24 : Donald Trump Assassination attempt - On July 13 2024, at an open-air campaign rally in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, former American President Donald Trump was injured by gunfire in an assassination attempt. A lone sniper, Thomas Crooks, fired from a nearby rooftop, with 1 shot grazing the ear of Trump and drawing blood. Coverage includes the TV coverage of the attempt + interviews with witnesses at the rally (9, 22 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Trump Assassination - What happened ? - BBC News reporter Gary O'Donoghue reviews the events of the 13th July, when Presidential candidate Donald Trump narrowly avoided an assassination attempt at a rally in the Butler Township, Pennsylvania. Gary was at the rally filming for the BBC and provides on-the-spot insight. Also includes BBC News from 14.07.24, the day after the attempt (24 minutes) + BBC News with result of the Secret Service Review of the day (2 minutes) (9, 28 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
United States Democratic Convention - Complete speech from Presidential candidate Kamala Harris (9, 1 hour 52 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Trump v Harris : US Presidential Debate - The 2 candidates for the 2024 US Presidential election, Donald Trump (Republican) and Kamala Harris (Democrat), faced off in their 1st televised debate (9, 2 hour 27 minutes, 1 Disc, Channel 4, PAL)
US Presidential Election - In a shock result, Donald Trump (Republican) claimed a land-slide victory over Kamala Harris (Democrat) to earn a 2nd term as the President of the USA. Trump won 312 electoral votes to Harris' 226 and crucially won every one of the "swing" states to confirm his victory. Trump also won the national popular vote with 49.83%, the first Republican to do so since George W. Bush in 2004. Discs 1 to 6 are the BBC broadcast from election night. Disc 7 is the BBC News report from the day + the BBC Americast programme looking at the future of the US after the result (9, 13 hours of coverage, 7 Discs, BBC - Samaskanda/Perry, PAL)
The Solar System - Professor Brian Cox looks at the planets and moons in our Solar System and reveals what makes them work. The episodes are Volcano Worlds, Dark Worlds, Storm Worlds, Ice Worlds and Strange Worlds (9, 5 episodes of 1 hour, 3 Discs, BBC, PAL)
The Hairy Bikers : You'll Never Ride Alone - TV Chef Si King, 1 half of the "Hairy Bikers", looks back at the life and career of his former on-screen partner Dave Myers, who died of Cancer in 2024. The show intersperses footage of their TV shows with coverage of a honorary motorcycle convoy to Dave’s hometown of Barrow-in-Furness (9, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
2024 In Review - The BBC News channel looks back at the year 2024 in 2 episodes : Most Viral Moments and "We will Remember" which lists the people who died in 2024 (9, 2 episodes of 25 minutes, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)