TVREAL Channel 5 Bolsters Stripped Event History Program Slate ADVERTISEMENT Channel 5 has commissioned four new specialist-factual series as it ramps up its stripped event history program offering. The newly commissioned titles include Tsunami, which delves into unexplored details of the 2004 natural disaster; Costa Concordia, which focuses on one of the worst maritime disasters in living memory; and the World War II-focused documentaries Countdown to War and The Great Escape. All of the series will air in 2021, with episodes shown on consecutive days of the week. The bolstered slate builds upon sustained interest for historical stripped event programming on Channel 5, including The Great Plague, presented by Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant. There is also