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TV Highlights: Kidnapping Documentary, Historical Hospital, and Thrilling Dramas

3/5/2026

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March 4, 2026, BBC Two aired Hostage, a documentary on John Cantlie's kidnapping by Islamic State extremists.
Channel 5 aired Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time, examining St Bartholomew’s hospital history.
Sky Arts aired Landscape Artist of the Year 2026, painters' competition.
ITV1 presented The Stolen Girl, a thriller about a ransom note for a missing child.
Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! aired on Sky Cinema as a sci-fi homage.

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Story summary

March 4, 2026, BBC Two aired Hostage, a documentary on John Cantlie's kidnapping by Islamic State extremists.
Channel 5 aired Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time, examining St Bartholomew’s hospital history.
Sky Arts aired Landscape Artist of the Year 2026, painters' competition.
ITV1 presented The Stolen Girl, a thriller about a ransom note for a missing child.
Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! aired on Sky Cinema as a sci-fi homage.