The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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From the Steppes to the Stage
How baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar rose from the Monglian steppe to operatic stardom
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Stephen Hawking's Life and Thought
A look back at the life of one of the greatest theoretical physicists of our age
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Grandma, Guyana and Me
How migration has impacted on three generations of women in one family
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Remembering Rivonia
Exclusive access to newly available recordings from The Rivonia Trial
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The Swedish Ambassador's Guide to Britain
A postman, hairdresser and a farmer teach a top Swedish diplomat what it is to be British
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The Lost World of the Suffragettes
The Suffragettes' stories of life, prison, force-feeding and secret collaborations
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Digital Migration
How migration from offline to online is bringing people into modern China
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The End Zone
Fears of brain damage is leading to Americans stopping playing football
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Oprah – Global Icon
The rise of talk show host, philanthropist, media proprietor and actress Oprah Winfrey
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Trump: A Year in Tweets
What can President Trump's tweets tell us about his presidency and the US?
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The End of Innocence in Venezuela
How criminal gangs in Venezuela use children as young as 10 and teenagers in their wars
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Pandemic: The Story of the 1918 Flu
How the flu pandemic of 100 years ago affected every corner of the world
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The Hackers of Siberia
Intellectuals banished to an inhospitable land created a pool of talent and creativity
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Aretha at 75
In memory of the 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin who dies aged 76
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Mugabe's Last Days
Robert Mugabe stepped down after four decades in power, the transition took just ten days
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Your Life in a Cup of Coffee
Fortune-telling via Turkish coffee grounds, a practice popular across the Middle East.
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Russia's Exit Dilemma
Stay or go? Lucy Ash explores the choice facing Russia’s brightest and best.
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Rite of Passage
How military service shapes Israeli society and its future
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Who Killed the Circus?
America’s longest running circus, Ringling, Barnum and Bailey, is closing after 146 years
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Art for the Millions - Staging the New Deal
Uncovering the power and passion of the government funded theater in the USA
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Afghanistan Calling
How former Afghan child refugee Dr Waheed Arian is breaking medical boundaries
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Make America Great Again
Why is the word America such a controversial one outside of the US?
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The Odyssey of General Anders' Army
Many thousands of Polish people took a chance to escape Soviet gulags by joining an army
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Neurolaw and Order
How young offenders and the US legal system are being reformed through neuroscience data
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The Face of China
What Chinese magazines and their readers tell us about culture and politics in China
