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BBC News
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
What's new to watch on BBC iPlayer? APRIL
Spring has arrived! The sunshine isn't the only thing to look forward to this month, we've also got a wealth of brand new shows, fantastic films, and unmissable drama on BBC iPlayer. Scroll down to discover just some of the things coming to BBC iPlayer in April. But don't worry, there's lots more to explore on BBC iPlayer. What's new on BBC iPlayer in April? Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone Tuesday 1 April In a new series Ashley Cain visits some of the world's most dangerous places to deep-dive into issues that affect young men born into a life where criminality has become a form of survival. After an insider secures him an intro, he'll use his curiosity, physicality and sheer force of personality to earn peoples' trust and infiltrate an infamous underworld. In each episode Ashley explores the reasons why young men in each location have chosen a life of extreme criminality. He will be pushed to his physical and emotional limits, form personal bonds with complex men, and explore extreme male cultures he never knew existed. Watch Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone on BBC iPlayer. Add to your Watchlist now More: Ashley Cain says Into the Danger Zone revealed "I'm not as fearless as I thought" Stacey & Joe Tuesday 1 April In this brand new series, cameras follow the lives of Stacey and Joe, their children, four ducks and two dogs. With exclusive behind the scenes access, viewers are given a refreshing, honest take on their modern blended family. Raising their 'pickles', Zach, Leighton, Rex, Rose and Belle who are aged between 16 and one, is no mean feat especially combined with busy work schedules and ambitious passion projects like building a two acre fishing lake. Watch Stacey & Joe on BBC iPlayer The Secret Genius of Modern Life Wednesday 2 April, 8pm Hannah Fry is back for a second series where she uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention. In episode one of the new series Hannah takes a look at the air fryer – a device that is rapidly taking over people's kitchens, cooking up everything from bread rolls to baked Alaska and almost making ovens obsolete. Watch the previous series of Secret Genius of Modern Life of BBC iPlayer Black Snow Friday 4 April, 9pm Zoe Jacobs disappeared without a trace in 2003, on the night of her 21st birthday party. Many believe Zoe ran away, but others suspect she was murdered. When police officer Sam Kahlil discovers Zoe's backpack, Detective James Cormack is called in to investigate. Watch the first series of Black Snow on BBC iPlayer Austin Friday 4 April, 9.30pm A new BBC Comedy starring Ben Miller and Sally Phillips. Within hours of best-selling children's author Julian Hartswood being cancelled for reposting a white supremacist, he discovers he has a neurodivergent son called Austin. Meanwhile, Julian's wife and work partner Ingrid calculate that Austin was conceived when she and Julian were first dating. Watch Austin on BBC iPlayer from Friday 4 April More: Behind the scenes of Austin - meet the cast and creatives of a new BBC comedy as they reveal what really happens off set Reunion Monday 7 April, 9pm Brand-new thriller of revenge and redemption following the journey of Daniel Brennan, a deaf man determined to right his wrongs while unravelling the truth behind the events that led him to prison. Starring Matthew Gurney, Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Eddie Marsan and Rose Ayling-Ellis, the bilingual series, filmed in and around Sheffield, features both British Sign lLanguage (BSL) and spoken English. Watch Reunion on BBC iPlayer from Monday 7 April More: BBC unveils first look at new epic revenge thriller Reunion Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz Monday 7 April, 9pm In the most personal and unflinching film of his career, historian Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as not just a Nazi obsession, but as a European-wide crime of complicity. Watch The Road To Auschwitz on BBC iPlayer from Monday 7 April More: BBC to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau What They Found Monday 7 April Directed by Sam Mendes, this is the story of two soldier-cameramen, Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Laurie, who witnessed the liberation of Belsen during the closing days of World War II. Watch What They Found on BBC iPlayer from Monday 7 April More: Sam Mendes directs first documentary What They Found for BBC Two and iPlayer How to Win The Champions League Wednesday 9 April When it comes to lifting Europe's most coveted football trophy, what are the secrets of success? This documentary tells the story of Liverpool's Champions League win in 2019, uncovering how Jurgen Klopp galvanised a team – and the red half of the city – to deliver a sixth European title. Watch series one of How to Win the Champions League on BBC iPlayer Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr Thursday 10 April New series. Ten talented designers. One life-changing contract. Alan Carr and interiors guru Michelle Ogundehin are on the hunt for talent, passion and dazzling designs. Watch the previous series of Interior Design Masters on BBC iPlayer
BBC News
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Ashley Cain says Into the Danger Zone revealed "I'm not as fearless as I thought"
In a new series Ashley Cain visits some of the world's most dangerous places to deep-dive into issues that affect young men born into a life where criminality has become a form of survival. After an insider secures him an intro, he'll use his curiosity, physicality and sheer force of personality to earn peoples' trust and infiltrate an infamous underworld. In each episode Ashley explores the reasons why young men in each location have chosen a life of extreme criminality. He will be pushed to his physical and emotional limits, form personal bonds with complex men, and explore extreme male cultures he never knew existed. At the end of his week in their world, he'll reflect on his experience. After walking in their shoes, he may not condone their actions, but does he at least now understand them? Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone airs on BBC Three on Tuesday 1 April at 9pm. All episodes will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Watch Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone on BBC iPlayer. Add to your Watchlist now Interview with Ashley Cain Why did you want to make this series and why is it important to share these stories? This journey was about stepping into the minds, environments, and struggles of young men around the world - understanding lives shaped by hardship and survival. For most of us watching, it's almost impossible to imagine, let alone endure, a single day in their shoes. This is a different world, with different rules. And although I don't condone or support criminality, through this experience, I wanted to shed light on that reality. I've walked into places too dangerous for most, not because I'm fearless, but because I've learned to see what others might overlook. Energy isn't invisible to those who pay attention. At the core of it all, we are human beings - each with a mind, a heart, and a soul. The difference isn't in our worth, but in the stories that have shaped us. And that's what I set out to uncover. I'm grateful to have been immersed in worlds so far removed from my own. Growth comes from stepping beyond your comfort zone, and at times, this journey pushed me further than I ever imagined. But it was transformative, humbling, and truly life changing. What can viewers expect to see from you? Viewers can expect to see me stepping into some of the most dangerous places on earth, meeting people many would fear, but doing so with an open mind, a willing heart, and a genuine desire to understand. You'll see moments of joy, moments of pain, and, in some cases, moments where I feared for my life. But through it all, no matter the challenges or confrontations, I never lose faith in people, in the world, or in our shared humanity. I'd like to think people will see me as brave, but more importantly, as compassionate and non-judgmental - someone willing to listen, learn, and give a voice to those whose stories are often misunderstood or unheard. This series isn't just about danger; it's about perspective, about breaking down barriers, and about showing the raw, unfiltered reality of life in places most would never dare to go. And, on a lighter note, if nothing else, you'll get to witness something pretty rare - me looking absolutely terrified in a fair few situations. Turns out, I'm not as fearless as I thought… but I'm working on it! Is there one story or one moment from the series that has really stuck with you? There are far too many. Dehorning a black rhino in South Africa, being around gunfire in a favela in Brazil, being under the watch of the Cartel in Colombia. Each moment was intense in its own way. But if I step away from the danger, the moment that truly stayed with me was a conversation with a mother in a militia-run favela in Brazil. It was painful. It was raw. And it cut deep. She, like me, had lost a child - two, in fact. Both murdered. One of her sons was returned to her by a cartel as nothing more than a bag of bones. Hearing her story, standing in front of her, feeling the weight of her grief- it was unbearable, yet in that moment, we found something unspoken between us. We shared our pain, we embraced each other with love, and though our experiences of child loss were worlds apart, the agony of losing a child before your time is a pain no words can ever truly capture. It never leaves you. And that moment, that connection, will stay with me forever. Is there any advice you would give to a person facing hardship and similar issues? Life can be brutal. It can knock you down, take things from you that you can never get back, and make you question everything you've ever believed in. Pain, hardship, and injustice don't discriminate - they find people everywhere, in every corner of the world. But no matter what you're facing, no matter how broken you feel, you are still here. And if you are still here, you are still fighting. Strength isn't about being unshaken - it's about standing back up, even when the world keeps trying to break you. Your pain does not define you, but what you do with it will. Let it forge you, not destroy you. Let it give you purpose, not take it away. There is still love in this world, there is still hope, and even in the darkest places, there is still light - sometimes, you just have to be the one to create it. Keep going. Keep believing. Because you are stronger than what has happened to you, and your story isn't over yet. AJ2
