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The Documentary Episodes

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    A history of the United States in 100 objects: 1. The Century Safe

    In 1876, Americans filled an iron safe with objects meant to tell their story

  2. Israel and the Palestinians: 2. From the Muslim conquest to the 19th Century

    The establishment of Arab rule, the Crusades and the Muslim commander Salah ad-Din

  3. Sheba: Just like us?

    Primate experimentation: we have the need, but do we have the right?

  4. Agony and ecstasy: A history of penalty shootouts

    What makes a penalty shootout so dramatic?

  5. Israel and the Palestinians: 1. From earliest times to the Romans

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  6. The Russian dream

    Meet the Westerners moving to Russia on Putin’s “anti-woke” visa

  7. The Black Power Station: I rap what I like

    Meet the young South African hip hop artists translating hardship into hope

  8. Manosphere messiahs: Kenya

    The rise of the global manosphere, including Kenyan influencer Andrew Kibe

  9. Africa's football dreamers

    Justice Baidoo meets the Ghanaian boys and girls dreaming of football superstardom

  10. Manosphere messiahs: Mexico

    The real-world impact of the global manosphere including Mexican influencer El Temach

  11. The Sarkozy affair

    The story of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise and fall

  12. When Shiraz calls

    Intimate conversations of two Iranian sisters - one in the UK, the other in Iran

  13. An animal exodus

    The UK Natural History Museum is moving millions of precious specimens to a new home

  14. For the love of dogs

    In Uganda, dog-rescue scammers con animal lovers online

  15. How to Spend Billions – Fast: Carney’s Defence Deadline

    Inside Canada's sprint to hit NATO’s 2% by 31 March 2026

  16. Atomic crossroads: Poland's Nuclear Future

    Poland aims to open its first nuclear power station. Is Chernobyl a distant memory?

  17. Under the Influence of AI

    What happens when conversations with AI start to feel more real than the world around you?

  18. The last dance floor in Chernobyl

    A young couple fall in love against the backdrop of disaster

  19. Under the influence of AI

    What happens when conversations with AI start to feel more real than the world around you?

  20. Back to books: Sweden’s digital backlash

    Why tech-savvy Sweden is ditching screens for books and pens in its schools.

  21. The Extractor

    Hilik Magnus reflects on the values that inspire him to rescue people for a living.

  22. The saltmakers

    Salt farmers in India's Rann of Kutch face a precarious future

  23. Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel's longest-serving PM

    Benjamin Netanyahu was Israel’s Ambassador to the UN before being elected PM in 1996

  24. Billion dollar babies

    The murky world of the global trade in baby eels

  25. From famine to hope: Women reshape Madagascar

    Women in Madagascar defy patriarchal norms and use ‘Agro-ecology’ to feed communities.

  26. Hope and fear: India's space revolution

    India is undertaking a space revolution. Journalist Alok Jha finds out why

  27. Europe's night train renaissance: Still on track?

    Night trains are back, connecting Europe’s cities with the promise of green journeys

  28. Namibia’s hydrogen superpower dream

    What impact will a green hydrogen project have on Namibia’s environment and unemployment?

  29. Forty-eight hours in Isfahan

    Iranians describe seeing armed forces loyal to the Islamic regime kill protesters

  30. Rewriting a revolution

    The Philippines bloodless revolution stunned the world. Forty years on, has all been lost?

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