Secrets of the Royal Traditions - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Funerals
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was a powerful display of royal tradition, capturing the deep bond between monarch and people. This programme explores the origins of such traditions from ancient symbols like the Orb and Sceptre to humorous customs like plaque unveilings. It uncovers the secret messages behind royal fashion, the impact of Princess Diana's funeral, and how rituals help the monarchy maintain its role in British identity, both on the world stage and in everyday life.
Royal State Visits
There is nothing like the pomp and ceremony of a Royal State Visit - a chance for the royal family to use all the traditions at their disposal to champion Britain on the world stage. In the second episode of the series, we delve into the history of this very British tradition to discover the origins of these three-day spectacles of banquets, public processions and multiple gun salutes. We also reveal the secrets of more everyday- and yet vital- royal traditions that have become part of the world around us. From the traditions of how royal makeup can send powerful messages of defiance to the successes and failures of royal statues through the centuries, these are the customs and rituals that have kept the royal family at the core of British Life.
Coronations
Nothing showcases the traditions at the heart of the Royal Family like a coronation and King Charles's spectacular ceremony at Westminster Abbey in 2023 showed the world the thousands of years of rituals and customs that play a crucial role in the crowning of a new monarch. This edition investigate the origins of these traditions to discover that some of the most sacred elements of coronations date back to biblical times, and also explores other traditions that have been passed down through generations, including Trooping the Colour.
Banquets
Exploring the origins of the traditional royal banquet, a display of opulence, ritual and wealth that can be traced back almost 700 years. Plus, a look at the monarch's role as the head of the Church of England, the embodiment of morality made more challenging by another tradition followed by royals over the centuries - the royal affair.
Weddings
Recently Updated Shows
Guy's Grocery Games
In each episode of Guy's Grocery Games, four talented chefs compete in a number of challenges as they navigate their way through the aisles of a grocery store, adhering to "real-world" obstacles. Whether it is shopping on a budget, substituting out-of-stock ingredients or grabbing groceries at closing time, each chef has to shop, prepare, and plate three different dishes using whatever they can pull off the shelves. Ultimately, the food does the talking, as one-by-one the losing chefs "check out," by a rotating panel of judges that includes Melissa d'Arabian, Richard Blais, G. Garvin, Troy Johnson, Catherine McCord, Aarti Sequeira, among others. The last chef standing goes on a shopping spree of a lifetime worth up to $20,000!
South Park
South Park is an adult comedy animation show centred around 4 children in the small town of south park. Its humour is often dark involving satirical elements and mocking current real-life events.
Maigret
In Maigret, Chief Inspector Maigret and his team of maverick but loyal detectives, Les Maigrets, solve a series of complex crimes in Paris. Maigret's unconventional methods and unique sense of justice put him at odds with his superiors and the judicial system he is supposed to represent. Maigret must outwit some of Paris's most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.
Watch What Happens Live
Watch What Happens Live is an interactive series hosted by Bravo programming executive Andy Cohen, Bravo's Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Development, is best known to viewers as the host of the network's often explosive Watch What Happens reunion specials. Watch What Happens originally debuted as a live online show on www.bravotv.com. Watch What Happens welcomes guests from some of the cable network's most popular series, as well as other entertainment stars, to chat about pop culture and celebrities in the news!
Neagley
Frances Neagley is a private investigator in Chicago. When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident, she becomes hell bent on justice. Using everything she's learned from Jack Reacher and her time as a member of the 110 Special Investigators, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover a menacing evil.