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Arguably the greatest tragedy to befall the west coast of Scotland remains, to this day, largely unknown. On the event of the 100th anniversary, the people o... read more

Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer is a documentary which follows an investigation to solve the 'Jack the Stripper' murders, the biggest unsolved serial ... read more

Writer and environmentalist Peter Owen-Jones spends a year in the enchanting landscapes of the New Forest, exploring its wildlife, history and meeting the Co... read more

2018 saw the downfall of a series of famous men in the face of allegations of sexual harassment. The issue has never received so much media attention, but th... read more

Granted exclusive access to hundreds of drawings and paintings by Orson Welles, film-maker Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of this legendary di... read more

A look at Hugo Chavez's 14-year presidency - a story of short-term achievements in health and education but also of a tragic legacy of his idealism, populism... read more

This balanced mocku-documentary is Louis Theroux meets Alan Partridge. It is the US midterm elections, and spoof news reporter Jonathan Pie is sent across th... read more

Sidney Nolan is unquestionably one of the best-known names in the history of Australian modern art. His images are iconic treasures of the Australian visual ... read more

For many people, going to college or moving out of home offers a chance to look at their relationship with their parents from a fresh perspective. 23-year ol... read more

Last year 17 teenagers were stabbed to death in what was the deadliest year in a decade in London. Tina Daheley asks the police, politicians and an audience ... read more

Saudi Arabia is ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a woman. Despite this scary fact, Saudi-born, British fashion stylist, Basma... read more

Why do humans make art? When did we begin to make our mark on the world? And where? In this film, Britain's most celebrated sculptor Antony Gormley is settin... read more

Journalist Livvy Haydock investigates the rise of vigilante groups who, without official endorsement from the police, target suspected paedophiles. With a... read more

This landmark documentary gathers together the compelling and, in some cases, never-before-heard testimony from the last Holocaust survivors living in Britai... read more

All over the world, children with intersex traits are being operated on to be sex assigned at birth - sometimes with devastating consequences. The UN says as... read more

A spectacular aerial journey following the world’s longest monument, the Great Wall. In slow-TV style, fly 2,500 kilometres along the wall, from the Yellow S... read more

Travelogue that follows photographer Don McCullin, now 83, documenting his country from inner cities to seaside towns, on a journey in search of his own nati... read more

Following on from the Bafta-nominated Behind Closed Doors, documentary-maker Anna Hall's latest film goes into uncharted territory in which she finds childre... read more

This is the David Bowie story you don’t know. The story of how David Robert Jones became David Bowie, how David Bowie became Ziggy Stardust and how Ziggy bec... read more

War Requiem: Staging a Masterpiece was filmed over 12 months, with unprecedented access this landmark film follows the English National Opera as they pursue ... read more

In-depth documentary showing an interesting insight into Sir Frank Williams, his career and family. From nothing other than an obsession with speed, Williams... read more

Phoenix Dance Theatre performs Sharon Watson’s Windrush: Movement of the People, a contemporary dance work exploring the narrative of the arrival of SS Empir... read more

Charting Sweden’s remarkable rise as a music superpower. James Ballardie explores the unique Swedish song writing formula behind some of the biggest pop hits... read more

Abused By My Girlfriend tells the remarkable story of Alex Skeel, a 23-year-old man from Bedford who survived an abusive relationship with his girlfriend Jor... read more

The first all-Asian girls' cricket team train for their last tournament together. Now they have left school, will outside pressures of life get in the way?

The publication of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses in 1988 sparked a culture war in Britain between those in the Muslim community, who considered t... read more

We only see the world through our own eyes. We cannot know the experience of others, and we all have our own version of normal. But what if some children are... read more

Young children used to say they want to be actors, footballers or pop stars, but today many of them say that they want to be YouTubers. Jamie Genevieve is a ... read more

The black market is where we go for our fake gear, but who is behind it all? Investigative reporter Livvy Haydock has spent the last six months investigating... read more

Nothing pulls harder at the heartstrings than an opera aria – that key moment when the action stops and the character draws us right in to the heart of the d... read more

The World Stone Skimming Championships is held on the tiny west coast island of Easdale. An island blessed with millions of perfect skimming stones after its... read more

Former Aberdeen and Rangers star Davie Robertson has left everything behind and moved to India to manage Real Kashmir FC. It's football in the danger zone, c... read more

2018 marked the 40th anniversary of Soft Cell, one of the most charismatic bands in the history of popular music. To celebrate this landmark, Marc Almond and... read more

Amar Latif was told, aged four, that he would be blind by the time he was 18. However, his lack of sight hasn’t prevented him from experiencing the world. He... read more

The shocking accounts of five men who were abused by Daryll Rowe - the first ever person in the UK to be convicted after deliberately infecting men with HIV.

This is the story of how one woman from America's most famous family changed with world through sport. Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Ke... read more

Allegations of a significant elephant-poaching problem in Botswana have sparked a political row between the president and his predecessor. As Alastair Leithe... read more

The showband was a uniquely Irish phenomenon. It was a movement that saw thousands of young people travel up and down the country in the late '50s, '60s and ... read more

When the #metoo movement spread around the world in 2016, thousands of women followed in France using the hashtag #balancetonporc (expose your pig). But soon... read more

Celebrated conceptual artist Ryan Gander investigates the selfie – the icon of a new kind of self-regard that hardly existed just ten years ago. He discovers... read more

Twenty-five years after the murder of his friend Stephen Lawrence, Duwayne Brooks explores the current wave of knife crime and the impact it is having across... read more

Art historian Professor Richard Clay immerses us in the febrile world of viral media, exploring the popularity and meaning of internet memes, from LOL cats t... read more

Featuring personal testimony by individuals whose lives have been destroyed by heroin, this film explores the impact of the drug across Northern Ireland and ... read more

Ten years on from the Parliamentary expenses scandal which rocked Westminster to the core, Emily Maitlis explores the profound impact it had on public trust ... read more

An investigation into the US laws letting older men marry girls under the age of 16. Ellie Flynn travels to the USA to visit states poised to reconsider... read more

The Believers Are But Brothers is an urgent political riff on young men and the internet adapted for television from an award-winning play. Artist, writer a... read more

Bettany Hughes investigates the enduring relationship between warfare and worship, by following the trail of Mars, from Rome and Carthage to the present day.

Since the border between the UK and Ireland was created in 1922, film crews and journalists have descended there to try and make sense of its absurdities and... read more

The story of the meteoric rise of one of Scotland's best-loved comedy double acts. Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill have given birth to some of our best-loved ... read more

Maryam Mirzakhani was a maths genius. She was also Iranian. Born at a time when women's rights and freedoms were being curtailed in her country, Maryam defie... read more

Twenty years on, this landmark BBC documentary reveals the full story of one of Britain’s most high-profile killings.

They defined music and popular culture like no other band ever will. But how did The Beatles make the journey from Merseyside teenagers to international pop ... read more

Presented by Emilia Fox and Professor David Wilson, this documentary casts new light on the Jack the Ripper case, identifying another victim and naming the k... read more

Over nine tumultuous months, BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg takes us inside the most extraordinary political story of our time – Brexit.

What’s the best way to save the ageing breed of male Morris dancer from extinction? Richard Macer infiltrates the endangered world of bells, beer and beards ... read more

A year in the life of abstract artist Sean Scully, one of the world’s richest painters. Little known at home but a superstar abroad, Sean flies around the wo... read more

Karenina Velandia explores El Helicoide in Venezuela and looks at how it came to be one of the country's most notorious prisons. She talks to former prisoner... read more

For two years BBC cameras have followed, Dr Sheperd Doeleman of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the work of the Event Horizon Telescope project... read more

After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and potential solutions to this global threat.

As part of BBC News' "Europe's Identity Crisis" season, Mark Urban examines Macron's rise, troubles and future plans for France and the EU.

In her first documentary for more than 35 years, the great British classical singer Dame Janet Baker talks more openly and emotionally than ever before about... read more

Billy Bragg on how one song - Rock Island Line - kickstarted the skiffle craze in 50s Britain and gave birth to the great British bands of the 60s.

Just 40 years ago it was illegal to be gay in Scotland, now the country is a leader in LGBTQ+ rights – and Glasgow is home to a thriving drag scene. This ... read more

Jodie Chalk first rode a motorcycle at age five, a gift from her father, Garfield. At 25 she is one of the most competitive riders in the UK, setting track r... read more

Stereoscopy is a Victorian technique used to create a 3D effect. During the late 1800s, it was a worldwide phenomenon bringing virtual reality-like experienc... read more

Woody Guthrie is one of America’s legendary songwriters. A voice of the people, he wrote hard-hitting lyrics for a hard-hit nation. His is a tale of survi... read more

A star-studded account of Oscar Wilde’s glittering and controversial career before his trial for homosexual crimes and tragic fall from grace. Highlights... read more

Paul Adams investigates illegal and unsustainable fishing off the west coast of Africa to find out how one of the most fertile ecosystems on earth has been p... read more

2019 marks the 50th birthday of the Open University. In its five decades, the OU has educated more than two million students. Sir Lenny Henry is one of them... read more

John Lee Hooker was one of the greatest bluesmen of the 20th century. Born into poverty and racial segregation, he lived through a monumental time in America... read more

The fine line between dedication and obsession with Scotland's most successful bodybuilding couple as they push themselves to the limit for the world finals ... read more

A brutally honest film about grief and the ripple effects of knife crime. When Chanell Wallace was 11 years old, her brother Daniel, 20, was stabbed and kil... read more

Iolo Williams investigates the worrying decline of wildlife in Wales. Although there are still some good wild habitats which are full of fantastic species, t... read more

After an accident leaves Stuart with a life changing brain injury, he and his film-maker friend Ciaran reflect on their shifting 20-year friendship in the fa... read more

Teenage Kicks is an eye-opening exploration of the impact of technology on sex and relationships among young people today. Snapchat is changing the way teen... read more

Trafficked into the sex industry after defecting from North Korea, two young women spent years in captivity in China before finally being helped to escap... read more

In the past 40 years Iraq has endured three major wars, a violent coup, two invasions, a decade of bombing, two insurgencies, attack by the so-called Islamic... read more

Was Cleopatra a seductress or a great politician? Shakespeare scholar Dr Islam Issa's exploration of why history and literature have recorded two very differ... read more

Two great rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates - have been the lifeblood of Iraq for centuries. But last summer, toxic water in the southern Iraqi city of B... read more

Fair competition is one of the underlying principles of sport. Although recently, issues surrounding gender within sports competitions, have raised questions... read more

In May 2014, fire tore through the west wing of the Glasgow School of Art, destroying its famous library. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the building... read more

Follows the story of a diver trapped on the bottom of the North Sea. At the time of the accident, Chris Lemons was relatively new to saturation diving. It wa... read more

The Singer sewing machine, international icon and a symbol of the Industrial Revolution, helped put the town of Clydebank on the map. Over the course of a ce... read more

The shocking story of Gemma, a young woman with a learning disability who was abandoned by the system and brutally murdered by people she thought of as friends. read more

What are the areas in which Britain’s coastal towns are thriving, or just surviving? BBC Look East’s Susie Fowler-Watt presents a series of special reports f... read more

To celebrate Queen Victoria’s 200th birthday, historian Dr Lucy Worsley explores the character and legacy of the famous monarch in a way that has never been ... read more

Twenty years ago, Peter Mullan’s film Orphans shocked and wowed audiences around the world. This funny and poignant documentary reunites the cast as they rem... read more

In one of his first and only interviews since he was imprisoned in April 2018, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks with journalist Ke... read more

Decision makers and witnesses describe the power struggles, miscalculations, and media censorship that led up to the 1979 revolution in Iran, which ended the... read more

When 21 year old Calum Barnes – better known as Glasgow rapper Lumo - takes his own life aged 21, it sends shockwaves through the Scottish hip hop community.... read more

Film marking a year since one of the deadliest days of violence in the Gaza Strip for a generation. Made by award-winning documentary maker Olly Lambert, One... read more

This film tells the stories of three British soldiers who died in 2018 following lengthy battles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Family, friends and fellow riders reflect on the life of William Dunlop, one of Northern Ireland’s best ever motorcycle road racers. The programme also featu... read more

Film-maker Martin Read has chronic insomnia and hasn't slept properly for more than 30 years. He's on a mission to find answers and hope from the UK's le... read more

Since Nadiya Hussain won Bake Off in 2015 she’s rarely been off our screens. But behind the scenes Nadiya suffers from extreme anxiety and debilitating panic... read more

In 1989, Jocky Wilson was crowned world darts champion for the second time. Featuring rare archive footage and told in his own words, this is the story of th... read more

David Harewood had a breakdown at the age of 23. Here he opens up about his experience and meets young people living with mental health problems and the NHS ... read more

On the 25th anniversary of Mandela's election, BBC Correspondent Fergal Keane goes back to examine his reports, and considers why history did not turn out th... read more

With a week to go before the UK takes part in EU elections, and nearly three years after the UK voted to leave the EU, Andrew Marr and guests explore how we ... read more

HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Gareth Southgate, Peter Crouch, Thierry Henry, Danny Rose and Jermaine Jenas gather together in the company of Dan Walker for an e... read more

In a world of constant flux and chaos, it is almost a shock to discover some experiences remain unchanged, natural, primitive even. In the middle of London l... read more

A heartwarming story of homelessness, belonging, adventure and hope, told over the course of a year in Oxford, as an unlikely group of homeless people throw ... read more

In an intensely personal and often surprising film for BBC Two, Alastair Campbell candidly talks about his experience living with depression and explores if ... read more

Ewan McGregor narrates a captivating portrait of wild Shetland - the remote islands at the northerly limits of Britain - and traces the course of a breeding ... read more

A year on, Warwick University is still reeling from the fall-out over a Facebook group chat where male students made rape threats against their female peers.... read more

One family’s fight for answers after their daughter took her own life. Natasha Abrahart was one of 11 students at the University of Bristol to kill themselve... read more

Until recently, centre left social democrats held power in many countries across Europe. Since the financial crash of 2008 and high levels of immigration int... read more

Exploring what happened to Father Francis Joseph, a Catholic priest who negotiated the surrender of some of the rebel commanders at the end of the civil war ... read more

All over the world cities are grappling with apocalyptic air pollution but the capital of Mongolia is suffering from some of the worst in the world. And t... read more

In the last few decades hundreds of mansions have sprung up in villages throughout Pakistan's Punjab. Each mansion represents a successful migration to the W... read more

Victorian society is often viewed as buttoned up and prudish. Historian and author Dr Fern Riddell holds the opposite view and takes us on a journey deep int... read more

The story of Scotland's superstar DJ you’ve never heard of. A crowd-pulling DJ at 15, Stuart 'Scoobs' Cochrane performed from Bannockburn to Ibiza and all po... read more

Documentary looking at the growing phenomenon of co-parenting – where women and men have a baby together without being in a romantic relationship. Many are f... read more

Sugar dating websites aim to connect attractive, young women and men, known as ‘sugar babies’, with older, wealthy men known as ‘sugar daddies’. The websites... read more

The Royal Academy summer exhibition is the world’s longest running and largest open-submission show. What does that mean? That any artist can enter and stand... read more

Award-winning author Darren 'Loki' McGarvey reveals the history of Scottish hip-hop. Looking back at over 30 years of culture, he speaks to the pioneers i... read more

Documentary telling the story of hip-hop's rise to become a highly lucrative global business with some of its stars making hundreds of millions of dollars. F... read more

Kate Nash: Underestimate the Girl is an intimate portrait of British singer-songwriter Kate Nash and follows her journey over several years in her pursuit to... read more

A deeply personal film from the Academy Award-winning team behind Virunga (2014) and The White Helmets (2016). Fourteen years after the suicide of their son ... read more

Ewan McGregor narrates a unique nature special looking at the wildlife of the North Atlantic through the eyes of the Vikings. Combining historical re-ena... read more

David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ for black British immigrants has been 70 years in ... read more

After being diagnosed with a rare, deadly form of malignant melanoma, George McGavin embarks on a unique, and deeply personal, journey as he learns about the... read more

This film is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to uncover the deep-seated and social media-fueled “boys will be boys” culture at the root ... read more

Documentary film-maker Sophie Fiennes follows the star Grace Jones behind the scenes - in the recording studio, backstage and at home with her extended famil... read more

When Martina Navratilova called for an open debate about transgender women athletes competing in women’s sports earlier this year, it sparked a heated and pa... read more

Documentary telling the story of Mikey Kay’s autistic 47-year-old brother Spencer, who finds his peace in epic walks across the majestic, rugged Welsh terrai... read more

With a week to go before Glastonbury 2019, Edith Bowman narrates this affectionate, witty A-Z of 25 years’ worth of Pyramid Stage headliner action since TV c... read more

Sue Barker presents an intimate profile of one of sport’s most famous characters, John McEnroe, who is still controversial as he enters his 60th year. Su... read more

Using dramatic reconstruction, declassified cockpit audio recorded by the astronauts themselves and film archive, this is the untold story of the first moon ... read more

It's 50 years since Charles was crowned Prince of Wales in a lavish ceremony which divided opinion in our country. Sian Lloyd goes on a road trip across Wale... read more

For over fifty years, Dieter Rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design with his iconic work at Braun and Vitsoe, and his influence on Ap... read more

The majority of the 14,000 fans were young girls, there to enjoy a night of freedom. Twenty-two people were killed, more than 250 injured and countless lives... read more

In 2017, 25-year-old Anna Campbell from Lewes in East Sussex travelled in secret to northern Syria. She was heading for Rojava, the Kurdish territory in the ... read more

Fifty years on from the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales, this documentary explores the tumultuous period leading up to the investiture a... read more

Writer and naturalist Helen Macdonald traces the dramatic journey of Britain’s greatest river, the Tay, over an entire year. Mixing natural history, cutting-... read more

In 2016 a trip to a summer camp in Russia's far north ended in tragedy, when 14 children died during a boating activity. It later emerged there had been comp... read more

The story of Britain’s biggest ever food scandal. Mad cow disease has killed almost 200 people. It is an epidemic that was created through greed and politica... read more

An intimate, feature-length documentary following two patients through groundbreaking ‘first in-human’ trials for CAR T-cell therapy, a treatment described a... read more

Looking back with a mixture of pride, curiosity and occasional bewilderment, Noel Gallagher relives moments of his life on TV - handpicked by Dermot O’Leary.... read more

Music documentary that traces the improbable journey of Charley Pride, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son on a cotton farm in segregated Sled... read more

A documentary exploring the place of the LGBTQ community within the Christian faith, and the Church of England in particular, through the perspective of the ... read more

How golfer Tommy Fleetwood went from sneaking on to golf courses as a youngster to the top of the sport. With contributions from Tommy, his wife, father, co... read more

Revolutionary change is shaking up the TV industry in Hollywood. A wave of hit shows like Atlanta, Dear White People and Insecure, all with majority African-... read more

A never-before-seen look at the incel community, an online subculture to which multiple mass murders and hate crimes against women have been attributed.

A group of Holocaust survivors and their families gather in Prague’s Old Town Square to recreate a photo that was taken in 1945, when the survivors had just ... read more

What do you do when you’re young, homeless and have a baby? As homelessness in the UK reaches the highest level in a generation, for many this is an all too ... read more

With July 2019 marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, eyes across the world will be turned to the skies. To celebrate this seminal event, Wales's... read more

2019 has marked a change in public attitudes to climate change driven in part by a huge new global protest movement. In this timely and powerful documentary,... read more

In this special programme, marking 50 years since the first moon landing, comedian Tudur Owen tells the remarkable story of Tecwyn Roberts - a Welshman who w... read more

Every year in the UK thousands of baby boys are circumcised for religious or cultural reasons. The practice, which involves removing a small part of their pe... read more

Komodo dragons, Earth's largest lizards, can only be found in a tiny corner of Indonesia. Tourists from around the globe flock here to see them and locals be... read more

Witness History has five stories from the history of space exploration, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing in 1969.

Bestselling author Jessie Burton and award-winning author and playwright Alex Wheatle join School of Life bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud to discuss the role o... read more

In a Sussex village, a community has turned its back on the modern world to live a life free of money, crime and homelessness. But one young resident is ques... read more

The tragic death of Emiliano Sala in a plane crash touched thousands of people across the world. BBC Wales Investigates examines the circumstances of the... read more

Working-class Tory and Leave-voting comedian Geoff Norcott sets out on a mission to expose the middle-class hypocrisy that he believes is ruining Britain, lo... read more

In this revelatory documentary, hip hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy (aka Fred Brathwaite) saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian renaissance art in... read more

Amol Rajan investigates how much class still matters in Britain’s elite professions. What does it take for bright working class youngsters to break into the ... read more

Documentary following Markus Meechan as he explores London’s comedy scene to see what stand-ups can get away with and why there’s a backlash against ‘edgy’ h... read more

Merely Marvelous is a celebration of the life and artistry of Broadway's greatest dancing star, Gwen Verdon. She overcame many obstacles, including rickets, ... read more

Dubbed Britain’s worst football team, Fort William FC sits at the foot of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands. Filmed during the new management’s first seaso... read more

Acid house is often portrayed as a movement that came out of the blue, inspired by little more than a handful of London-based DJs discovering ecstasy on a 19... read more

Conjoined twins Marieme and Ndeye from Senegal have defied all expectations by living to two and a half years old. But their future is uncertain and their fa... read more

Comedian and football presenter Lloyd Griffith embarks on an experiment to find out if he can uncover the secrets of gambling success and the truth about the... read more

During the 1970s, Ibiza became the dance destination of Europe and heralded the birth of superclubs such as Pacha, Ku and Amnesia.

In a series of documentaries, the BBC explores how best we can protect our precious planet. Climate change and pollution are taking their toll - that much is... read more

As Iraq picks up the pieces after the defeat of the so-called Islamic State group, this film follows the relentless efforts of the women who are helping ... read more

Sharanjit Leyl explores Singapore's early beginnings through the stories of some of the first settlers, examining compelling and remarkable characters wh... read more

This film gives the term ‘blood, sweat, and tears’ a whole new meaning as it charts the lives and loves of Wales’ first and best roller derby team, the Tiger... read more

On 14 August 2018, the Polcevera Bridge in Genoa collapsed, sending 27 vehicles plummeting to the valley below. 43 people lost their lives. It was Italy’s wo... read more

Presenter Josie d’Arby can’t wait to return to Wales’ largest international festival - the Llangollen Eisteddfod. This summer event showcases competitors and... read more

In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, reporter Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half ce... read more

The captivating story of Jim Haynes, an extraordinary 83-year-old man who grabbed with heart and soul the spirit of the 60s and continued to carry it through... read more

Eric Jones is a legendary adventurer. A climber, parachutist, base jumper, balloonist and motor biker whose love for speed and his need for pulse-racing adve... read more

For three days in August 1969, half a million people from all walks of life converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concer... read more

On 27 August 1979, Lord Mountbatten, great uncle to Prince Charles, was blown up at sea by the IRA off the west coast of the Republic of Ireland. Three other... read more

Jonathan Meades completes his quartet on the architecture of the great European dictators of the 20th century. Franco's architectural legacy was more endurin... read more

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas continues his campaign to wipe out homophobia in professional football. With reported incidents of homophobic abuse at football ma... read more

Anni Albers enrolled in 1922 at the legendary Bauhaus school with hopes of becoming a painter. However, its founder feared that too many women might damage h... read more

Presented by Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, Bauhaus Rules brings the radical principles of the Bauhaus to a new generation, to discover if the school's groundbrea... read more

In 1919 an art school opened in Germany that would change the world forever. It was called the Bauhaus. A century later, its radical thinking still shapes ou... read more

An Engineer Imagines tells the story of Peter Rice, widely regarded as the most distinguished structural engineer of the late 20th century, and his massive i... read more

For Nadiya, summertime is party time, and is the perfect excuse to put her busy life on hold and pull out all the stops. In this glorious hour-long special, ... read more

Stevie Richardson always wanted to be in the army. In 2010, at age 22, Stevie lost his legs stepping on an Improvised Explosive Device in Afghanistan, losing... read more

It's long been known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine, called Pervitin, during WWII. But have tales of Nazis on speed obscured the massive use of ... read more

Richard Mylan and his autistic son Jaco are going on a journey of discovery. Travelling from Wales to America and back again, they’re visiting the most autis... read more

The story of how the film producer acquired and deployed his power, charting how he allegedly abused women with seeming impunity throughout his career - from... read more

Charlotte Callen investigates an innovative scheme developed by Avon and Somerset Police that uses mentoring and education to help young drug dealers break o... read more

What makes our lipstick glossy and our foundation smooth? A lot of the time it’s palm oil. It’s in 70% of beauty products - and some people say it should be ... read more

Ellie Flynn investigates the increasing number of claims that some American law enforcement officers have used their position of power to assault women in th... read more

From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a collection of rarely-seen Monty Python moments from the BBC archiv... read more

Freddy is 30 and yearns to start a family but for him this ordinary desire comes with unique challenges - he is a gay transgender man. Deciding to carry ... read more

Film-maker Conor Reilly is given rare access to the Scottish flat earth community, setting into motion a chain of events that will introduce him to people th... read more

When Jesy Nelson rose to fame with pop band Little Mix, she was abused online for being 'the fat one". In this personal documentary, the singer opens up abou... read more

The story of the fighter aircraft that became an international icon, told in the words of the last-surviving World War II veterans combined with stunning con... read more

In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral questions... read more

When legendary writer and adventurer Bruce Chatwin was dying of Aids, his friend and collaborator Werner Herzog made a final visit to say farewell. As a part... read more

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas lifts the lid on living with HIV. In an emotional and hard-hitting documentary he finally goes public about his condition and reve... read more

Documentary about the extraordinary friendship and collaboration between Winston Churchill and film producer Alexander Korda that helped to bring America int... read more

Christine McVie is undoubtedly the longest-serving female band member of any of the enduring rock ‘n’ roll acts that emerged from the 1960s. While she has ne... read more

A compelling insight into the growth of America's devastating relationship with opioids that has destroyed millions of lives.

Granting unprecedented access, Joan Armatrading tells her life story, both as a songwriter and as a performer. Features key performances from Joan and many o... read more

Meet Tony Flatman and Julian Meek, Wales's two most unlikely press barons. Four years ago they launched the Abertillery Dynamic, a free local newspaper, with... read more

In this undercover investigation, Nawal Al Maghafi exposes a secret world of sexual exploitation in Iraq. Some Shia clerics are using a controversial prac... read more

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She 'was the first', as former husband Miles Davis said. 'Madonna before Madonna,... read more

Upstream is a new film by the writer Robert Macfarlane and the director Rob Petit. The film, which is shot entirely from the air, follows the course of the R... read more

21-year-old Roma woman Rahela and 35-year-old Scottish man Neil are both residents of Govanhill, Glasgow. But even though they live in the same neighbourhood... read more

Ian Hislop's sharp, provocative take on 200 years of fake news and its consequences - from Victorians on the moon to 21st-century deepfake, and Hislop as nev... read more

Andrew Graham-Dixon investigates the story of the 20th century's greatest art forger, Han van Meegeren, who made millions during World War II selling fake Ve... read more

With Asia now home to more billionaires than the USA or Europe, this film follows Lelian Chew, who organises nuptials for the super-rich in the Far East, tak... read more

A treasure trove of tapes from the golden age of reggae has been salvaged and provides the soundtrack to the compelling story of the family behind the legend... read more

Mark Ronson, hit songwriter and producer openly discusses his life and musical influences. With interviews from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Broadcast on Na... read more

Annie Price meets the women fighting to the top in Mixed Martial Arts or MMA - one of the fastest growing sports in Britain. Molly McCann is the first En... read more

A collection of home movies, diaries and letters from the last summer before the start of the Second World War reveals how far the impending conflict was awa... read more

An exciting and ambitious company of near space explorers who have turned their hand to providing a special and out of this world way to say goodbye to a lov... read more

1993 - Scotland’s last full-blooded strike. Thousands of protestors, police and press outside the Timex Camperdown Factory. The furious death throes of an in... read more

Documentary that chronicles Australian David Mayman's seemingly impossible quest to fulfil his childhood dream to build and fly the world's first jetpack.

In 1991, as the town of Motherwell faced the crippling social, economic and cultural impact of the closure of the Ravenscraig steelworks, its football club, ... read more

Parle Patel investigates the hereditary class system of Hindu society, asking what kind of impact does it have on other Hindus living in Britain. He meets a ... read more

The chilling account of the 2018 megafire that swept through northern California, containing moving interviews with the firemen, police and survivors who cam... read more

The secrets of a lost archive of portrait photos showing the changing face of Bradford in the 20th century. Presenter Shanaz Gulzar tracks down people in the... read more

After centuries of Bonnie Boats speeding Over the Sea to Skye, in 1995 a new bridge was built between the island and the mainland. Privately funded, this was... read more

Using first-hand testimony and extensive archive, this documentary reveals what it was like to be an RUC officer during the Troubles. In the 1980s, Northern ... read more

During the Troubles nowhere was immune from the violence and fear inflicted on our society. Not the streets, not the factories, not the hospitals. Not even o... read more

Until Northern Ireland spiralled into mayhem after the explosive summer of 1969, Northern Ireland’s firefighters did the same job as any other fire service -... read more

2019 marks the 30th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Rich Hall examines the relationship between the West and the USSR in... read more

For all our advances in medical science, the number of people suffering from fertility issues remains stubbornly high. Across the UK, one in seven couples - ... read more

Dame Vivienne Westwood is punk rock’s grande dame. This one-time agent provocateur became the doyenne of British fashion, an eco-conscious Boudicca and one o... read more

How the BBC radio programme Letters without Signature, which ran from the 1950s to the 1970s, provided a voice for the citizens of the former communist state... read more

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the BBC's John Simpson goes back to examine his reports and consider why history did not turn out quite the w... read more

Both Bob Dylan and Nick Cave have testified in song that death is not the end. But, not all stories from the musical afterlife are created equal. Death may h... read more

Mark Kermode revisits his 1998 cult documentary on The Exorcist. In this exclusive extended version never seen before on TV, Kermode traces the extraordin... read more

40 years ago, the Iranian hostage crisis gripped the world, with details unfolding nightly on television. But one story remains untold. Desperate to get thei... read more

For 45 years after World War II, the Soviet Union and the west were deadly enemies. So what did Scotland do? Presenter Jenna Watt’s own family worked at the ... read more

Documentary that reveals the truth behind a data breach at the University of East Anglia in 2009 that suggested that scientists had manipulated data to exagg... read more

Gary Lineker follows in the footsteps of his late grandad, Stanley Abbs, to explore a brutal but often overlooked chapter of the Second World War.

A documentary that showcases five of Soviet Europe's most grandiose architectural enterprises. Created to embody the 'collective good', the buildings, made w... read more

The K-Pop phenomenon is shaking up the pop world and for the first time ever, there is now a serious challenge to the West's domination of the global music i... read more

The man often given credit for the global triumph of English, and the invention of many of our modern words, is William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's plays firs... read more

In this undercover body transformation programme, lifestyle and fitness experts Rab and Stephen team up with Ashley, a 30-year-old make-up artist from Aberde... read more

One of the most important yet untold science stories of our time, a tale with profound implications for the fate of life on our planet. Beginning in the 1... read more

We go behind the camera and speak to the freelance journalists who capture and bring us some of the most important news stories of our times.

Documentary that explores the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K Le Guin. Best known for groundbreaking science fiction and fant... read more

Documentary that surveys a remarkable period in the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York. Featuring rarely seen archival... read more

Greg Davies travels to Barnsley to meet those intimately tied to Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, including Hines's brother Richard, actor ... read more

From colossal farms in America to the destruction of the Amazon, Liz Bonnin investigates how our hunger for meat is killing our planet.

This summer, Moscow was swept by a wave of street protests after opposition politicians were barred from running in local elections. The protests have subsid... read more

The Man Who Saw Too Much tells the story of 106-year-old Boris Pahor, believed to be the oldest known survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. He was sent t... read more

Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, explores video art, revealing how different generations hacked the tools of TV to pioneer new ways of creating work that could be b... read more

Elton John opens up about his childhood, stardom and battles with addiction in an exclusive interview with Graham Norton.

What does it mean to be black and Scottish? Director Stewart Kyasimire seeks out a range of black Scots of different ages and from diverse backgrounds to hea... read more

Documentary that sets Paul Gauguin's artistic achievement against his sexual relationships with young girls in the Pacific and his role in 19th-century Frenc... read more

Born into a farming family in rural Northern Ireland, Seamus Heaney became the finest poet of his generation and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1... read more

What makes the ideal Scotsman these days? Writer and cook Rachel McCormack explores the changing face of Scottish masculinity, as the male image changes from... read more

A chance sighting in British Columbia of a lone wolf gives wildlife photographer Cheryl Alexander the opportunity to re-evaluate our understanding of these r... read more

Two couples with out-of-control spending reveal all their financial dirty laundry. Secrets are exposed as couples David and Jules and Nicole and Ewain reveal... read more

In a quiet corner of Cardiff is a unique driving centre where lives are transformed every day. Here, higher risk drivers, who through illness or accident hav... read more

Nearly 50 years ago, in the unlikely setting of the British Aluminium plant in Falkirk, a group of around 20 workers put aside15p a week from their wages to ... read more

"It was just normal to be using dirty needles. It was normal to sharpen them on a matchbox" - Fiona, survivor.This landmark documentary examines the ten-year... read more

A rare, intimate exploration of a single oil painting and the first major film to reveal the motive and techniques behind each stroke of paint as the artist ... read more

Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. From pagan rituals to religious conflicts, French dances and the First Wor... read more

In 2010 in Surrey, mother-of–two Sally Challen bludgeoned her husband Richard to death as he sat eating lunch at the kitchen table. She covered his body in a... read more

Screen Grab is a show that confronts the problem of excessive screen time with a radical solution. Parents agonise over how to tear their kids away from soci... read more

In 2016, Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). Doctors said he would be in a wheelchair within a year. He wasn't.... read more

Shahidha Bari examines the life and work of controversial Booker Prize winner Sir VS Naipaul. Is his legacy compromised by his self-confessed violence toward... read more

Bloodhound and its driver Andy Green are hoping to smash the current land speed record. Andrew Harding has been given exclusive access as the car is put thro... read more

Superfan David Whiteley celebrates how an unassuming band of designers and factory workers in Leicestershire created the toys which were to define a generation. read more

Superfan David Whiteley celebrates the unsung British heroes behind the first film in the Star Wars' franchise, 1977’s Star Wars.

For almost three decades, one word has stood between two nations: Macedonia. A subject of a bitter dispute between Greece and the now renamed Republic of Nor... read more

Documentary exploring the tumultuous events of Boris Johnson's Conservative government. The programme follows his appointment as leader of the Conservative p... read more

Liz Bonnin introduces a cast of charismatic animals to reveal the remarkable strategies they use to survive, and even thrive, through the winter.

With readings by Hugh Bonneville, animation and contributions from celebrity fans, this film celebrates the beloved character of Paddington and tells the sto... read more

This one-off treat offers a unique look into charities that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge support. Mary Berry accompanies them on four special visits. Th... read more

In this entertaining and emotionally powerful documentary, celebrated chef Heston Blumenthal takes his world-famous restaurant back to 2001 as restaurant cri... read more

Stop and search has increased by 32% in the last year with police forces across England and Wales able to carry out searches in designated areas without auth... read more

Lucy Worsley recreates how Christmas was celebrated during the age of Henry VIII – eating, drinking, singing, dancing and partying like people did 500 years ... read more

In Gaelic games the Ulster Club Championship brings passion and pride of place to the fore. Playing for the Parish looks at two clubs, and the communities th... read more

Private Eye's editor Ian Hislop talks to the BBC's Media Editor Amol Rajan about front covers, cartoons and satire: making sense of the world in 2019.

From its football fanzine comedy roots, to a cornerstone of Scottish cultural life, this is the hilarious inside story of Radio Scotland's Off the Ball.

We delve into the world of luxury with art historian Alastair Sooke, and ask what it is about luxury that inspires both desire and derision. Our journey star... read more

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the leading liberal Judge on the US Supreme Court. At 86 she has spent many decades fighting for women's rights,... read more

Massimo Bottura's three-starred Michelin restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, has twice been named the world's best restaurant and routinely att... read more

Zeinab Badawi meets her favourite opera singer: the legendary Italian baritone Leo Nucci - described as one of the best baritones of the last 100 years. A pr... read more

Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Beckett's death in Paris, Dunbar explores what made the man who... read more

Roy Walker, one of Northern Ireland's most popular comedians, reflects on the extraordinary highs and lows of his remarkable life as he approaches his 80th b... read more

Welcome to Sunseeker, Britain's biggest superyacht builder, who has been hand-building customised boats for the world's super-rich for the past 50 years. For... read more

Documentary that follows a lone Inuit as he hunts, fishes and constructs an igloo. It tells the story of skills that are disappearing and of how climate chan... read more

A world first documentary film boasting unparalleled access to defending champion Welshman Geraint Thomas as he competes at the planet's toughest endurance r... read more

The Black Sea is Europe's most polluted body of water. In the early 1990s parts of it were declared almost entirely devoid of marine life. But as our reporte... read more

The inspirational story of the Scotland Women’s national team who competed at the World Cup in France for the very first time. The cameras follow their journ... read more

Judith Moritz looks back at the history of the Hillsborough disaster after the match commander was acquitted of the manslaughter of 95 football fans.

The women's football star Megan Rapinoe is an outspoken voice on equal pay, LGBT rights and politics. In this special BBC interview Rapinoe gives an open and... read more

It was an epic night as the whole world celebrated the start of a new millennium. Twenty years on, how people across Wales marked this momentous day.

Former England international Jermaine Jenas investigates the rise of veganism in football.

This year battling Newport County became the darlings of the football world by dumping former Premiership Champions Leicester out of the FA Cup and then goin... read more

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From McEwans' Chinheads to Tennent's Caledonia and from Hamlet's famous Baldy Man to Knorrs 'Pea and ham, from a chicken?', Scotland's favourite ads have fir... read more

As the war in Afghanistan enters its 18th year, Afghan civilian and security personnel fatality rates are at an all-time high - 45,000 Afghan soldiers and po... read more

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Katie Derham introduces highlights from the past ten years at the Royal Ballet. Presented on location in Covent Garden at the iconic Royal Opera House, Ka... read more

Julia's father was a sperm donor. This documentary follows Julia as she meets her fellow 'diblings' (donor fathered brothers and sisters) and looks into how ... read more

Gregory Porter hosts a seasonal cocktail of music with a festive flavour. He’s joined by special guests: singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae; 24-year-old mu... read more

Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal explores the history and modern versions of eugenics, the attempt to manipulate our genetic inheritance, to change human... read more

The life of legendary Scottish mountaineer and rescuer Hamish MacInnes. The legend of Hamish MacInnes began early. At 16 he climbed the Matterhorn, and at... read more

Three strangers immersed in the world of camming come together to discuss its impact on young people. But their views are radically different. While one sees... read more

From 9- to 90-year-olds, the people of a County Antrim village help Bafta award-winning director Alison Millar explore the real meaning of creativity and cul... read more

A hard-hitting expose of the extreme right in American politics, investigating and interrogating major players as tensions escalate during President Trump’s ... read more

In a frank interview with Sue Barker, Billie Jean King talks about her sexuality and her life as an activist and advocate for gender equality, LGBT rights an... read more

Filmed over five years, this film provides an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring golf's oldest and most prestigious international tou... read more

Silicon Valley is enabling an illegal online slave market by hosting apps used for the buying and selling of domestic workers in the Gulf. BBC News Arabic's ... read more

A heartfelt and uplifting portrayal about one young remarkable drag queen from Leith who, despite suffering from cystic fibrosis, lives life to the max. At 2... read more