TVF International to Launch 140 New Hours at London TV Screenings

TVF International is set to launch 140 new hours of programming at its London TV Screenings showcase on February 26.

Leading the slate is Great British Train Journeys From Above, produced by TVF and presold to Channel 4 and SBS. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, Downton Abbey), the series presents three of Britain’s most iconic steam train journeys, through the Scottish Highlands, Snowdonia National Park and the North Yorkshire Moors.

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, TVF will be launching 24 Hours That Changed the World, a two-parter from Like a Shot Productions. The series uses newly colorized archive footage and dramatic reconstructions to countdown the 24 hours before the surrenders of Germany and Japan.

Norway’s Nazis: Lottery of Death, produced by NRK, investigates the execution of 25 Norwegian citizens in the aftermath of World War II, exploring why some Nazi collaborators were spared and others were not.

From Unit House Productions, Nazi Space Race reveals how Nazi scientists were spared trial by the U.S. and given senior roles in NASA’s space mission in a twisted bid to outpace the Soviets.

Also in the history genre, TVF will be launching Ulysses: From Myth to Science, following archaeologists and geologists investigating the truth behind the legend of Homer’s The Odyssey. The documentary comes from Mediatika.

A 12th season of Digging for Britain, BBC’s flagship archaeology program, will be presented, as will a second season of A+E Networks’ Weird Britain.

In the world affairs category, TVF will debut How to Poison a Planet from iKandy Films. The investigation features Mark Ruffalo, star of Dark Waters, and the real-life lawyer he played, Rob Bilott. It exposes one of the biggest environmental disasters in human history: the global contamination of drinking water with PFAS, “forever chemicals.” The documentary follows the U.S. legal team as it prepares for trial against chemical conglomerate 3M.

The factual distributor will also be presenting seasons 11 and 12 of Undercover Asia, with stand-alone episodes on foreign mercenaries in Russia, surrogacy in China, the online gambling crisis in India and more.

Science titles that will be on offer include Furnace Ltd’s Secrets of the Brain, in which professor Jim Al-Khalili unravels the mysteries of the most complex object in the cosmos—the human brain.

In Wild Kingdom: Inside Britain’s National Parks, produced by Storyline Filmproduktion, biologists and conservationists work year-round to protect the biodiversity of Britain’s national parks.

Quiet the Sirens, from All In Pictures for Telus, follows a group of firefighters with PTSD as they undergo psychedelic-assisted therapy.

TVF’s London TV Screenings slate also includes three science titles produced by Mediacorp for CNA: The Resurrection Quest, Rewilding Sharks and Tech to Save the World. The Resurrection Quest follows scientists racing to resurrect dead and extinct animals, while Rewilding Sharks follows a team in Indonesia conducting the first-ever shark rewinding project in an effort to protect them from extinction. Tech to Save the World, meanwhile, explores the latest developments in tech-based climate solutions.

Also in the lineup is Windfall’s New York Super Airport, produced for National Geographic. It gives exclusive access to one of the biggest American infrastructure projects of recent times—the $8 billion LaGuardia Airport reconstruction.

In terms of factual entertainment, the offering includes Collar of Duty, following stories of individuals paired with service and support animals, and a third season of Down For Love, a disability-first dating series.