Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Brass Eye

Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.

The Armando Iannucci Shows

The Armando Iannucci Shows is a series of eight programmes focused on specific themes relating to human nature and existentialism, around which Iannucci would weave a series of surreal sketches and monologues. Recurring themes in the episodes are the superficiality of modern culture, our problems communicating with each other, the mundane nature of working life and feelings of personal inadequacy and social awkwardness. Several characters also make repeat appearances in the shows, including the East End thug, who solves every problem with threats of violence; Hugh, an old man who delivers surreal monologues about what things were like in the old days; and Iannucci's barber, who is full of nonsensical anecdotes.

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror was a documentary series first broadcast on BBC2 in 1997. It was written and hosted by Clive Barker and explored the history of horror, from the cinema to art. A tie-in book was released featuring art work by Barker and film reviews by Stephen Jones.

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Forbidden Science

Set in the near future, the story revolve around an elite corporation, 4Ever Innovations, whose brilliant young scientists download and sell memories. They replace those we've lost with clones and devise technology that helps us live out our greatest fantasies, from saving a failed relationship, to creating the perfect lover, to being irresistible to the opposite sex. But sometimes our deepest desires come at a terrible price. There are secrets within 4Ever Innovations that could cost you your life.