It's been 12 years since Beatrice Jones' beloved daughter, Moira, was abducted, raped and murdered in Glasgow. To her it seems only a few weeks ago, such was her trauma, devastation and despair. To try to cope better, she started to write about her inner turmoil and now believes that her journals could also help other people deal with the loss of a loved one. Her intimate writings have never been shared with anyone - until now.

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The story of one of the world's most valuable racehorses, Shergar, which was famously abducted from its stables in 1983, at the height of the Troubles, and never seen again. Thirty seven years on, Alison Millar sets out to see if changed times will help her unearth the mystery once and for all.

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Charts the history of the high-security psychiatric hospital from the Victorian era to the present day, examining the diverse treatments and regimes that have been applied during the 150 years it has been in operation.

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Marcel Theroux reports from Thailand on the controversial Dhammakaya movement, which has millions of followers around the world. Dhammakaya claims its a force for good - updating Buddhism for the modern world, but critics say it's a money-obsessed cult. The movement believes in reincarnation and there's a big focus on making donations to pave the way to Nirvana, with offering boxes and cashpoints enabling the faithful to donate. Its founder, Abbot Dhammajayo, is in hiding following allegations that the sect has laundered ?25million of stolen money, which he denies.

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Documentary following the construction of a new, 65-metre luxury vessel called Life Saga - designed, sold and captained by the best of British boaters. This expose of the secret world of super yachts also spills the beans on how the super-rich really act on board their boats, reveals how security teams employ hi-tech tools to defend against pirates, and the brokers who shake hands on mega-million pound deals

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Highlights from the programme in which comedian Susan Calman takes a lighthearted jaunt around her homeland to uncover the untold tales behind some of its most famous locations.

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On 27th August 1979, Lord Mountbatten, great uncle to Prince Charles, was blown up at sea by the IRA off the west coast of the Republic of Ireland. Three others were killed on the boat that day, including two teenage boys. Later that afternoon, in a second strike, the IRA killed 18 British soldiers, across the border in Northern Ireland. Forty years on, this is the story of that remarkable Bank Holiday Monday - movingly told by those directly affected by it.

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Doctors Xand van Tulleken and Guddi Singh examine the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 in the UK,in light of rising infection rates, local lockdowns and the return of children to schools. The programme examines what can be done to avoid a second wave, how best for people to prepare themselves, and if the NHS and the UK's test and trace system are equipped to deal with the possibility.

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Celebrity fans including Fern Britton, the Rev Richard Coles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Patsy Palmer, Sherrie Hewson, Christopher Biggins and Amanda Barrie join in this celebration of David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd's department store-set sitcom, which ran for 70 episodes from 1972 to 1985. Plus, family and friends of Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton and Wendy Richard share their personal memories and never-before-seen private photographs of the cast.

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Documentary about a French gold miner and his Scottish wife; their family's quest to start a remote eco-friendly gold mine in Africa with no prior experience. Frenchman Claude Nicolay has no experience whatsoever in the mining business.

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