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Half Ton Son
10:00pm Thursday, January 7 on M4
Half Ton Son follows the journey of 19-year-old Billy Robbins from Houston, Texas. Weighing 60 stone and reported to be the world's heaviest teenager, Billy has made the decision to turn his life around in the hope that one day he may be able to move out of his mother's home. Followed by Half Ton Mum .
True Stories: The Trials Of Amanda Knox
10:00pm Tuesday, January 5 on M4
Last month in Italy, American student Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of the brutal murder of Knox's flatmate, British student Meredith Kercher. Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison. This film, exclusive to the True Stories strand, gained intimate access to the Knox family and their friends for almost two years, beginning just after her arrest in November 2007.
Without A Trace: Heartbeats
10:00pm Monday, January 4 on M4
The team's job is made all the more difficult by their ever-growing list of suspects linked to the disappearance of a Russian matchmaker. Followed by Hard Landing: The team search for the son of a billionaire who disappears after piloting a small plane that crashes in the woods. Kim's relationship with Marcus develops.
Jamie's Great Escape Premiere
9:00pm Sunday, January 3 on M4
Four years of trying to save the world is enough for anyone: Jamie Oliver tackled school food with Jamie's School Dinners , straight after getting the young unemployed working in Jamie's Kitchen . Approaching 30, tired and in danger of losing touch with the joy of cooking, Jamie heads to Italy to escape and rediscover his passion for cooking by tracking down real Italian food and the people who cook it. In his clapped-out camper van, Jamie travels the country in search of its gastronomic heart, and cooks with people passionate about food.
Bill Bailey Live: Part Troll
Friday, January 1 on M4
Bill Bailey's Part Troll live comedy tour played to packed houses all over the country. The funniest bearded, babbling, bug-eyed druid the world has ever seen, captured in his natural habitat at the Hammersmith Apollo: this hilarious show features a great comedian at his best.
Black Books on M4
Thursday, December 31 on M4
Black Books follows the antics of the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black (Dylan Moran), his long-haired and equally long-suffering assistant Manny (Bill Bailey) and his best and possibly only friend Fran (Tamsin Greig). When his dodgy accountant goes on the run, Bernard finds himself having to fill in his own tax return - not the easiest thing when you're mathematically illiterate.
Farrah's Story
Wednesday, December 30 on M4
Back in October 2006 it was revealed that former Charlie's Angels star Farrah Fawcett was suffering from bowel cancer. Filmed intimately by Fawcett, her family and friends in the final two years of her life, Farrah's Story chronicles her extraordinary journey as she travelled between Los Angeles and Germany; where she decided to undergo controversial stem cell treatments to help her fight against the disease. Followed by Farah Fawcett: A Life .
Katie: My Beautiful Face
Wednesday, December 30 on M4
Katie was young and beautiful. A model and budding TV presenter, the 24-year-old had a glowing future ahead of her. But in 2008 a vicious acid attack destroyed her face, and with it her career and life as she knew it. More than a year on, and having undergone countless operations and rounds of physiotherapy, she has chosen to give up her anonymity and tell her story.
Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour Series Premiere
Tuesday, December 29 on M4
Kevin McCloud embarks on a major journey across Europe to explore the lasting legacy of the 'Grand Tour' on today's Britain in a new four-part series. He follows in the footsteps of some of the most celebrated and notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, who travelled around Europe in history's equivalent of the gap year.












