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Network First

Season 1

1994 • 107 Episodes

Network First is a wide-ranging documentary strand broadcast on ITV in the U.K. from January 1994 to December 1997, and was a part replacement for First Tuesday.

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Florence and Robin

S1994 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 4, 1994 • Jan 4

Documentary set in San Francisco about a lesbian couple who have a long-term relationship and want a child of their own.

Women Who Kill

S1994 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 11, 1994 • Jan 11

Five women explain why after years of mental and physical abuse they finally killed their partners.

An Everest to Climb

S1994 E03 • Tuesday, Jan 18, 1994 • Jan 18

In October 1993 a party of climbers left for the Himalayas, including seven British mountaineers who had mental or physical disabilities. The film follows their attempts to climb the Pokalde peak in the Everest range.

Supermodels

S1994 E04 • Tuesday, Jan 25, 1994 • Jan 25

A revealing look at the fashion industry with supermodels Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington. The programme goes behind the scenes at Paris Fashion Week and tells sad tales about British models trying to cope.

Bhopal: The Second Tragedy

S1994 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 1, 1994 • Feb 1

Mark Tully returns to Bhopal, 10 years after the gas leak, to find that the American chemical giant has wriggled out of its responsibility towards the victims of the world's worst industrial disaster. He travels to the USA, Mexico and Brazil to find if the world has learned any lessons from Bhopal.

Nightfighters

S1994 E06 • Tuesday, Feb 8, 1994 • Feb 8

Follows the formation of the 332nd fighter group in Italy during World War II, the first all black air squadron in the United States Air Force, from its beginnings in Tuskegee, Alabama in July 1941.

Children of the Holocaust

S1994 E07 • Tuesday, Feb 15, 1994 • Feb 15

History of four Jewish children who survived Auschwitz.

Top Chef

S1994 E08 • Tuesday, Mar 1, 1994 • Mar 1

Young chefs compete with other chefs at the Ecole Superieure de Cuisine Francaise, cooking classic dishes against the clock. They have five hours to create two perfect dishes for a panel of chefs and cookery writers.

Ballet School

S1994 E09 • Tuesday, Mar 8, 1994 • Mar 8

A behind-the-scenes look at a term in London's Central School of Ballet.

Last Voyage of the Lusitania

S1994 E10 • Tuesday, Mar 22, 1994 • Mar 22

Documentary on the sinking by a U-boat of the 'Lusitania' in 1915 in which nearly 1200 men, women and children were drowned. Dr Robert Ballard investigates the wreckage to see if the ship was really carrying arms, according to the Germans.

Stigmata: A Modern Miracle?

S1994 E11 • Tuesday, Mar 29, 1994 • Mar 29

A documentary examining evidence from people claiming to receive the open wounds of the stigmata. The programme features stigmatics from around the world, including the three from the UK, and throughout history from St Francis to Padre Pio. It covers the various theories that have been put forward to explain the phenomenon: multiple personality disorder, self-infliction of wounds, the psychosomatic reproduction of injuries of trauma years after the event.

The War Against the Mafia Part 1: The Founding Father

S1994 E12 • Tuesday, Apr 5, 1994 • Apr 5

How America's law enforcement agencies tackled the Mafia. Concentrates on the Gambino family from 1980 to 1993. Includes secret FBI recordings, interviews and allegations that the family were responsible for the deaths of 200 people.

The War Against the Mafia Part 2: Death in the Family

S1994 E13 • Tuesday, Apr 12, 1994 • Apr 12

The programme begins with the funeral of Carlo Gambino, the model for The GODFATHER. His successor, Paul Castellano, turned the Mafia into a billion dollar business by controlling New York's waste disposal and construction industries.

The War Against the Mafia Part 3: The King of Little Italy

S1994 E14 • Tuesday, Apr 19, 1994 • Apr 19

The programme looks at the rise and fall of gangster, John Gotti, who took charge after arranging the murder of Paul Castellano. Bribing his way to freedom, justice finally caught up with him and he is now doing a life sentence.

Mandela: From Prison to President

S1994 E15 • Tuesday, Apr 26, 1994 • Apr 26

An intimate portrait of South Africa's President-in-waiting, looking at the sacrifices Mandela made in his quest for peace and power and examines the problems he will face in the future.

Inside the Channel Tunnel

S1994 E16 • Tuesday, May 3, 1994 • May 3

The story of the bi-lingual company Eurotunnel which has taken possession of the Channel Tunnel, opening on Friday, 6th May 1994.

The Professional Beggar

S1994 E17 • Tuesday, May 10, 1994 • May 10

Documentary about the Orbis International Flying Eye Hospital, a charity-funded medical service that works at restoring sight to the blind in Third World countries.

Apollo: When the World Held Its Breath

S1994 E18 • Tuesday, Jul 26, 1994 • Jul 26

Documentary telling the stories of Apollos 11 and 13, two of the most important missions in space exploration, revealing how close they came to fatal disasters.

Murder in the Family

S1994 E19 • Monday, Aug 8, 1994 • Aug 8

Documentary about Roderick and Newall, the brothers accused of murdering their wealthy parents in New Jersey, USA.

Date Rape: The Investigation

S1994 E20 • Tuesday, Sep 6, 1994 • Sep 6

Documentary drama of a typical "date-rape" case, using actors to represent the victim, the accused and their friends; but real professionals to represent the police, medics, judge and lawyers; followed by a dramatised trial.

Date Rape: The Trial Day 1

S1994 E21 • Wednesday, Sep 7, 1994 • Sep 7

The alleged victim gives her evidence and is cross-examined.

Date Rape: The Trial Day 2

S1994 E22 • Thursday, Sep 8, 1994 • Sep 8

The prosecution witnesses are now taking the stand.

Date Rape: The Trial Day 3

S1994 E23 • Friday, Sep 9, 1994 • Sep 9

The alleged rapist is cross-examined and the summing-up begins.

Date Rape: The Verdict

S1994 E24 • Tuesday, Sep 13, 1994 • Sep 13

Follows the alleged victim's case through the Crown Court, giving her evidence to the Court and the defence demanding graphic details of the alleged rape. We hear the jury's deliberations before they reach a final verdict.

Waking from Coma

S1994 E25 • Tuesday, Sep 20, 1994 • Sep 20

Report from the Royal Hospital in Putney, London, where pioneering work is carried out on severely brain-damaged patients who are in deep comas.

Inside Castro's Cuba

S1994 E26 • Tuesday, Sep 27, 1994 • Sep 27

Documentary on Cuba after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Features an interview with President Fidel Castro who speaks about their economic crisis, the US economic blockade and Cuba's success in pharmaceuticals and tourism.

Miami Front Line

S1994 E27 • Tuesday, Oct 4, 1994 • Oct 4

Documentary about the tragedy taking place on the coastal waters off Florida, where thousands of Cuban and Haitian refugees have perished - the victims of sharks, storms and the sun, as they flee persecution in their homeland.

The Secrets of Porton Down

S1994 E28 • Tuesday, Oct 11, 1994 • Oct 11

Documentary about human guinea pigs being used at the secret Porton Down research facility to help with the development of chemical weapons. Former volunteers talk about their health problems, and about their struggle to win compensation.

Nicholas and Alexandra Part 1: Anointed by God

S1994 E29 • Tuesday, Oct 18, 1994 • Oct 18

First of a two part programme about the assassination of the last Tsar, Nicholas, and his wife Alexandra amid the bloody Russian revolution. Includes testimonies, letters, diaries, photographs and tape-recorded descriptions of the murders.

Nicholas and Alexandra Part 2: The Slaying of the Tsars

S1994 E30 • Tuesday, Oct 25, 1994 • Oct 25

Prince Michael of Kent reveals details of the tragic deaths of the last Tsar and his family, and the consequent discovery and identification of the family's remains in woods close to Ekaterinburg.

Stalker Investigates

S1994 E31 • Tuesday, Nov 1, 1994 • Nov 1

Former deputy Chief Constable John Stalker investigates the murder of Hilda Murrell in 1984, including her involvement in anti-nuclear activities and the sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano during the Falklands War.

The Russian Love Connection

S1994 E32 • Tuesday, Nov 8, 1994 • Nov 8

Documentary offers an insight into the burgeoning industry in Post-Communist Russia of supplying Russian women as brides for Western men. Also follows the women as they leave their family and friends for a new life in America.

Flying the Flag - Arming the World

S1994 E33 • Tuesday, Nov 15, 1994 • Nov 15

The British arms business and its implications in World politics.

The Visit: Coma - Connie's Story

S1994 E34 • Tuesday, Nov 22, 1994 • Nov 22

A return visit to Connie Taylor, who was knocked down by a car outside her house eight years ago and nearly died. Featured in THE VISIT in 1987,she was starting to recover from her coma. Now she is taking driving lessons.

The Visit: Chariots of Wire

S1994 E35 • Tuesday, Nov 29, 1994 • Nov 29

Documentary about three young British businessmen who design and manufacture a revolutionary cheap wheelchair which they make available to people all over the world through a charity they set up named 'Motivation'.

The Visit: A Life for Polly

S1994 E36 • Tuesday, Dec 6, 1994 • Dec 6

Documentary on Polly East, a five-year-old who has been diagnosed with leukaemia. Follows her family as she undergoes the painful and distressing course of treatment.

Between Life and Death

S1994 E37 • Tuesday, Dec 13, 1994 • Dec 13

Documentary about the Near Death Experience, and scientific research which has tried to explain how people who have technically died can make astonishing recoveries and remember inexplicable encounters or religious experiences.

Talking to the Enemy

S1994 E38 • Tuesday, Dec 20, 1994 • Dec 20

Documentary about IRA's foot-soldier Dermot Finucane. The programme also records the moving testimony of Robert Ewart-Briggs, whose father was blown up in 1976 by an IRA landmine, and who refuses to dismiss the IRA as criminals.

The Plague Monkeys

S1994 E39 • Tuesday, Jan 3, 1995 • Jan 3

Documentary about a group of viruses, known as filoviruses, which can kill within two weeks and which are transmitted via monkeys.

UFO

S1994 E40 • Tuesday, Jan 10, 1995 • Jan 10

Documentary about the phenomena of UFO sightings, and the history of authorities ignoring or debunking theories associated with them.

Love, Lies and Bigamy

S1994 E41 • Tuesday, Jan 17, 1995 • Jan 17

Documentary about the experiences of four modern bigamists - three men and a woman - who were prosecuted.

The Man Who Saved Animals

S1994 E42 • Tuesday, Jan 24, 1995 • Jan 24

Profile of conservationist Richard Leakey, the Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service, who for many years has been a prolific campaigner to save the world's wildlife.

Commando

S1994 E43 • Tuesday, Feb 7, 1995 • Feb 7

Documentary from behind the scenes with a Royal Marines commando unit as it takes part in a dramatic training exercise in Norway.

Desperately Seeking Asylum

S1994 E44 • Tuesday, Feb 14, 1995 • Feb 14

Report on the treatment of people arriving in Britain seeking asylum. Follows the stories of some of the refugees through each stage of the complicated process, and includes secretly recorded footage of a deportation taking place.

The Yardies

S1994 E45 • Tuesday, Feb 21, 1995 • Feb 21

Profile of the Yardies, a crime syndicate that's more powerful than the Mafia, originating from Kingston, Jamaica, now moving into Britain and America. A special police unit has been set up to combat them.

Confronting Crime

S1994 E46 • Tuesday, Feb 28, 1995 • Feb 28

Report on the pioneering work of Leeds Mediation and Reparation Service, as it brings victims and offenders face to face for the first time.

Hollywood Vice

S1994 E47 • Tuesday, Mar 7, 1995 • Mar 7

Profile of the career of detective Fred Clapp, who has been with the Los Angeles Vice Squad for 25 years, involved in undercover operations into prostitution and drug dealing to the Hollywood elite.

The Troubleshooters

S1994 E48 • Tuesday, Mar 14, 1995 • Mar 14

For the last 25 years Belfast's leading press agency, Pacemaker, has built up a stunning visual record of The Troubles. It's photographers have witnessed the grief and suffering of others, and have put themselves in danger to bring us those unforgettable images. In a momentous 12 months, Network First cameras have followed them as Ulster has moved from violence to uneasy peace.

Paul McKenna's Secrets of Hypnosis

S1994 E49 • Tuesday, Mar 21, 1995 • Mar 21

Documentary about hypnosis, exploring the uses for its technique, such as learning, pain control, and eyesight enhancement. Also looks into the more sinister uses of hypnosis for mind control by cults, advertisers, and politicians.

Escape from Tibet

S1994 E50 • Tuesday, Mar 28, 1995 • Mar 28

The fortunes of a group of Tibetans as they try to escape from the Chinese over the Himalayas.

Network First

Season 1

1994 • 107 Episodes

Network First is a wide-ranging documentary strand broadcast on ITV in the U.K. from January 1994 to December 1997, and was a part replacement for First Tuesday.