They are responsible for the fastest growing area of crime, they targeted half of the British population last year but despite this they prove very hard to catch, meet the foreign scam artists who are hitting Britain, from the street scammers of eastern Europe to the west African scammers targeting us online. Channel 4 follows the police as they tackle a crime wave and for the first time we get a
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The Peoples Kitchen is a project that happens each and every week in Dalston, London a group of volunteers meet and go around the area collecting food that would otherwise be thrown away as waste from local shops, markets and gardens, this food in its own right is perfectly good to eat. This food is then brought together in a kitchen where it is cooked and served to around fifty to a hundred peopl
An investigation into a criminal industry that seems to be sweeping the world. It's a story about the brands we think we cant live without and demand going wild for their copies, especially as the quality of the knockoffs themselves are continuously improving. A look at how China became the superpower where everything is made and everything is faked.
Panorama find themselves with unique access to one of the most unusual academic institutions, situated in North Korea its surprising that a country renowned for its secrecy and isolation would allow foreign lectures teach the sons of some of the countries most powerful men. This university which is funded by the west is attempting to open the minds of the future elite.
Gary Ridgway is one of Americas most prolific serial killers, he was convicted of having murdered forty eight people but later confessed to having killed nearly twice that number. Although his identity was not yet known, he struck fear into the state of Washington during the 1980's and 1990's, where most of his victims had been prostitutes. The first five of Ridgway's victims had been fo
Santa Rita Jail near North California is one of the biggest jails in America. Jails can be a dangerous place full of gangs and cliques that bring rivalries from the streets into the jail itself. For many this leaves but one choice join a gang or face a world of violence with no protection. For this reason the jail has a specially devised a gang unit which hopes to combat gang violence within the j
Franklin Roy Bruno or simply Frank Bruno, is a former English professional boxer and WBC heavyweight championship title holder. Frank was known for his punching ability and who won his WBC title against Oliver McCall in 1995. Out of 45 bouts he won 40 and 38 of which were by knockout which gives him a 95% knockout rate of the fights he won. "Gloves Off" explores the in's and outs of Franks boxing
Presenter on the BBC program "Dragon's Den" and successful entrepreneur Peter Jones meets up with two of Britain's fellow and well known entrepreneur's to explore and discuss what drives them and how they came to be millionaires. These are Richard Reed, co-founder of smoothie company Innocent which has a 165 million pound turnover each year and Michelle Mone, the owner and creator of the multi-mil
One of Vice's latest documentaries which set's about shining some light onto the icelandic culture of competing in the World's Strongest Man. Although Iceland only has a population of about 320,000 people, the country itself appears to have quite a large number of "strongmen" some of which Vice get talking to, including former Strongest Man Champion, Magnus Ver Magnusson who now runs a unique