THE TEN HOTTEST SHOWS TO WATCH RIGHT NOW
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1. HMS ARK ROYAL
Fascinating series showing what life on board the aircraft carrier was like for its 1,000-strong crew during what would turn out to be its final missions.
2. BEING SERENA
This five-part documentary has unprecedented access to Serena Williams, arguably the greatest-ever women’s tennis player, during pregnancy, motherhood and marriage.
3. AL MURRAY’S ROAD TO BERLIN
Comedian Al Murray is a serious history buff and this Second World War series about the Allies’ journey from the beaches of Normandy to Berlin is entertaining and informative.
4. JONBENéT RAMSEY: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
The murder of six-year-old ‘beauty queen’ JonBenét Ramsey (below) on Christmas Morning, 1996, in Boulder, Colorado, remains unsolved and this film explores the theory that an intruder was responsible.
5. GHOST ADVENTURES
A team of ‘ghost hunters’ investigates supposedly haunted properties, including hospitals, sanatoriums and asylums. Believers will be convinced, sceptics will find it hilarious.
6. O. J. & NICOLE: ANAMERICAN TRAGEDY
Film about the relationship of
Nicole Brown and her violent husband O. J. Simpson, and the extraordinary trial after her murder, in 1994.
7. APOCALYPSE ’45
Documentary about the last months of the Second World War in the Pacific features some graphic footage and powerful interviews with veterans.
8. 9/11: HEROES OF THE 88TH FLOOR
First-hand accounts from some of those who escaped the North Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11.
9. APOLLO: THE FORGOTTEN FILMS
The story of the first Moon landing, featuring previously unseen footage from behind the scenes.
10. CONTACT
Series exploring whether aliens have ever visited Earth, something a soonto-be-released US government report is expected to say cannot be ruled out.