Xand van Tulleken

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The Great Fog of 1952
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The Great Fog of 1952

Mar 05, 2023
In the 1950s, a devastating fog descended on London and enveloped the capital for several days, leaving Londoners lost in their own streets in one of the UK's biggest peacetime catastrophes.
Documentary
Dying For Help
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Dying For Help

Jan 01, 2018
Le suicide est la principale cause de décès chez les hommes de moins de 50 ans au Royaume-Uni. Il est à l'origine de plus de décès dans ce groupe que les accidents de voiture, et même plus que le cancer. Dans ce film sensible, le Dr Xand Van Tulleken découvre pourquoi les gens développent des pensées suicidaires et s'il y a quelque chose que nous pouvons faire pour y remédier.
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The Gunpowder Plot: Countdown to Treason
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Xand Van Tulleken and Tracy Borman examine the plot to kill James I by blowing up the House of Lords when the king would be present for the State Opening of Parliament. They follow Robert Catesby and his co-conspirators as they assemble their gang to carry out the attack, revealing just how dangerous it was to smuggle two and a half tons of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords, and show how the assassination of so many people in Parliament was meant to be the beginning of an audacious coup to take over the country.
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The Truth About Carbs
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The Truth About Carbs

Jun 06, 2018
Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates whether claims about negative effects of carbohydrates on health are true and explores healthier ways to consume them.
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Question Time
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Question Time

Oct 31, 2024
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
News
Would I Lie to You?
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Would I Lie to You?

Mar 08, 2024
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Comedy
Horizon
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Horizon

Jul 22, 2024
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Documentary
Dr Xand's Con or Cure
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Dr Xand's Con or Cure

Feb 16, 2024
From cons to cures, scams to scares and sifting fakes from facts. Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste’s health consumer show, dedicated to righting the wrongs of ‘bad medicine’.
Documentary
The Great Smog: Winter of '52
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Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.
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Morning Live
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Morning Live

Dec 16, 2024
Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones present a weekday morning magazine programme featuring a lively and entertaining mixture of topical discussion and expert advice.
Talk
The Vikings
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The Vikings

Jun 23, 2023
Dr Xand van Tulleken and archaeologist Raksha Dave tell the brutal story of one of the most bloody and savage conquests in English history.
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Horizon
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Horizon

Jul 22, 2024
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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The Great Plague
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The Great Plague

Nov 19, 2020
Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant trace the spread of the Great Plague of 1665 week by week and discover parallels with the coronavirus.
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Tsunami
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Tsunami

Aug 25, 2021
Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the Boxing Day Tsunami, which killed more than 250,000 people.
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The Twinstitute
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The Twinstitute

Jan 23, 2019
Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken put competing health theories to the test with the help of 30 other pairs of identical twins.
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Expedition Volcano
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Expedition Volcano

Dec 03, 2017
Chris Jackson, Xand Van Tulleken and Aldo Kane take part in an extraordinary expedition to one of the world's most dangerous, spectacular and least known volcanoes.
Documentary
How to Lose Weight Well
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Dr Xand van Tulleken, Hala El-Shafie and Stacie Stewart attempt to uncover the secrets behind the most popular and over-used diets on the market today.
Reality
8 Out of 10 Cats
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8 Out of 10 Cats

Jan 17, 2021
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
Comedy
HealthCheck UK Live
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HealthCheck UK Live

May 07, 2020
Your trusted guide through the challenge of keeping mentally and physically healthy while quarantined at home due to Covid-19.
Operation Ouch!
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Operation Ouch!

Jul 12, 2023
Opération Ouch! est une série télévisée de comédie britannique pour enfants sur le corps humain, montrant ce qui se passe en A&E, avec quoi les médecins ont parfois des problèmes et de grandes expériences. La première série Operation Ouch! diffusé sur CBBC en octobre 2012 et ABC Australie en 2013.
Reality
Horrible Histories
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Horrible Histories

Jun 14, 2024
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Family
The Last Leg
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The Last Leg

Dec 13, 2024
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.
Talk
The Great Stink of 1858
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Dr Xand van Tulleken tells how an extraordinary heatwave struck London in the summer in 1858 and a terrible stench began to rise from the River Thames.
Documentary