Channel 4 Documentaries

📺Channel 4 Schools

companyindependent companies

started12th May 2003

ended2nd Jun 2009

last rpt17th Sep 2009

8 school years

duration50 mins

subject 🏫Miscellany

age rangeAge 14-19Age 13-16 & Age 16-19

languageenIn English

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Channel 4 Documentaries is a Channel 4 Schools series from the 2000s, covering various topics for secondary and further education school pupils.

From 2003 Channel 4 re-focussed their daytime educational broadcasts away from programmes designed for use in the classroom to more general programmes of educational interest for young people aged 14 upwards. They routinely showed repeats of programmes originally made for a general audience and already shown either to adults in the evening or to young people in the "T4" slot on weekend daytimes.

Although these repeated programmes were never collected into a series or broadcast under a single heading, this site collects them under the heading 'Channel 4 Documentaries' in order to separate them from the programmes still being made for specially schools and young people in the same period.

Units

	Programme	Dates
1	Howard Goodall's Big BangsHoward Goodall's Big Bangs (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Music	2003-05-122003
1	Howard Goodall's Great DatesHoward Goodall's Great Dates (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Music	2003-05-132003-2005
	Bollywood StarBollywood Star (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Miscellany	2004-09-202004
	Prince's Trust Urban Music Festival: Living the Dream (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2004-09-242004
1	First World War, TheThe First World War (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2004-09-272004
1	That'll Teach 'EmThat'll Teach 'Em (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2004-09-272004-2007
	Story of the Novel, TheThe Story of the Novel (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • English • Literature, Books	2004-10-042004-2007
	Siamese SurvivorsSiamese Survivors (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2004-10-182004
1	ChancersChancers (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Music	2004-11-012004-2005
1	Theory of Everything, TheThe Theory of Everything (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Science	2004-11-152004-2005
1	Men of IronMen of Iron (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2004-11-182004-2005
	Regency House PartyRegency House Party (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2004-11-242004
	Because I SingBecause I Sing (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2005-01-242005
	Rough Guide to Choreography, TheThe Rough Guide to Choreography (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Movement • Dance	2005-01-252005
	College GirlsCollege Girls (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2005-02-072005
	Children Behaving BadlyChildren Behaving Badly (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2005-02-082005
	Jump BritainJump Britain (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2005-02-112005
1	Impressionism: Revenge of the NiceImpressionism: Revenge of the Nice (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Art	2005-05-232005-2008
1	Howard Goodall's Twentieth Century Greats (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Music	2005-06-062005-2006
	Unteachables, TheThe Unteachables (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2005-11-142005-2008
	Thin Club, TheThe Thin Club (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship • PSHE	2005-11-142005-2006
	Cutting Club, TheThe Cutting Club (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2005-11-152005-2006
	Sticks and StonesSticks and Stones (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2005-11-172005-2007
	Preachers to BePreachers to Be (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Religion • Religious Education	2006-02-062006-2007
1	Rappin' at The RoyalRappin' at The Royal (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Music	2006-02-102006-2009
	Play's the Thing, TheThe Play's the Thing (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • English • Writing, Drama	2006-11-062006-2007
	Ballet Changed My LifeBallet Changed My Life (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2006-11-062006-2007
	Judah and MohammadJudah and Mohammad (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2006-11-232006
1	How Music Works with Howard GoodallHow Music Works with Howard Goodall (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Music	2007-06-042007
	Who Really Runs the WorldWho Really Runs the World (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2007-10-152007-2008
	Pioneer HousePioneer House (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2008-05-122008
1	CastleCastle (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2008-05-192008
	Weapons That Made BritainWeapons That Made Britain (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2008-06-022008
	War of the World, TheThe War of the World (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2008-06-092008
1	Britain ADBritain AD (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History • Archaeology	2008-09-222008
1	Britain BCBritain BC (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History • Archaeology	2008-09-252008
	Seven Ages of BritainSeven Ages of Britain (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2008-09-292008
1	ExtremesExtremes (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Geography	2008-10-082008
	Princes in the Tower, TheThe Princes in the Tower (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2008-10-132008
	Orange RockcorpsOrange Rockcorps (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2008-10-152008
1	Empire (2008)Empire (2008) (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2008-10-202008
1	Leonardo's Dream MachinesLeonardo's Dream Machines (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Science • Technology	2008-12-032008
1	We Are TogetherWe Are Together (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Citizenship	2008-12-052008-2009
1	Speed MachinesSpeed Machines (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2009-01-122009
1	Fact or FictionFact or Fiction (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2009-02-232009
1	Rome: The Model EmpireRome: The Model Empire (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2009-02-272009
1	Sculpture Diaries, TheThe Sculpture Diaries (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • Art	2009-03-092009
1	Celts, TheThe Celts (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2009-03-122009
1	King Midas' FeastKing Midas' Feast (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2009-03-252009
1	Elizabeth's PiratesElizabeth's Pirates (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2009-03-262009
1	How TV Changed BritainHow TV Changed Britain (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • English • Media	2009-05-052009
1	Spartans, TheThe Spartans (from Channel 4 Documentaries) • Channel 4 Schools • Age 13-16, Age 16-19 • History	2009-06-022009

Related programmes

EquinoxThe long-running Channel 4 documentary series had been repeated for schools since 1993.
Documentary Re-RunITV Schools included various strands repeating evening documentaries for schools in the 1980s, notably Documentary Re-Run
Ace DocumentariesIn the 1970s the BBC would repeat evening documentaries for schools after the end of the regular broacasting term.

Channel 4 documentaries repeated on 4Learning (2003-2009)

Overview

Ballet Changed My Life (2006) • Because I Sing (2005) • Bollywood Star (2004) • Britain AD (2008) • Britain BC (2008) • Castle (2008) • The Celts (2009) • Chancers (2004) • Children Behaving Badly (2005) • College Girls (2005) • The Cutting Club (2005) • Elizabeth's Pirates (2009) • Empire (2008) • Extremes (2008) • Fact or Fiction (2009) • The First World War (2004) • How Music Works with Howard Goodall (2007) • How TV Changed Britain (2009) • Howard Goodall's Big Bangs (2003) • Howard Goodall's Great Dates (2003) • Howard Goodall's Twentieth Century Greats (2005) • Impressionism: Revenge of the Nice (2005) • Judah and Mohammad (2006) • Jump Britain (2005) • King Midas' Feast (2009) • Leonardo's Dream Machines (2008) • Men of Iron (2004) • Orange Rockcorps (2008) • Pioneer House (2008) • The Play's the Thing (2006) • Preachers to Be (2006) • Prince's Trust Urban Music Festival: Living the Dream (2004) • The Princes in the Tower (2008) • Rappin' at The Royal (2006) • Regency House Party (2004) • Rome: The Model Empire (2009) • The Rough Guide to Choreography (2005) • The Sculpture Diaries (2009) • Seven Ages of Britain (2008) • Siamese Survivors (2004) • The Spartans (2009) • Speed Machines (2009) • Sticks and Stones (2005) • The Story of the Novel (2004) • That'll Teach 'Em (2004) • The Theory of Everything (2004) • The Thin Club (2005) • The Unteachables (2005) • The War of the World (2008) • We Are Together (2008) • Weapons That Made Britain (2008) • Who Really Runs the World (2007)

(Dates are for daytime repeats, not original broadcasts for adults)

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