The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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Trump Tweet by Tweet
What do Donald Trump’s tweets tell us about America's next president?
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The President and the Press
A history of how the White House and the press corps learned how to live with each other
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The Muhammadan Bean
The relationship between Islam and coffee
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Remote Control War
How drones are fundamentally changing the face of warfare
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Beyond the Pitch
Dramatic and poignant tales exploring how Africa’s football and politics are bedfellows
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City of the Future
Dealing with immigration, an exploding population, and a divide between rich and poor
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The Story of the Bamboo Club
How the Bamboo Club in Bristol, England, became a lifeline for a victimised community
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The Woman who Exposed Russian Doping
Yuliya Stepanova revealed the use of performance enhancing drugs by Russian athletes
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The Year Everything Changed
How the way the world is shaped and reported on changed fundamentally in 2016
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A Song for Syria
How music has become a crucial source of comfort and resilience for refugees in Lebanon
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Losing My Sight and Learning to Swim
Monica Vasconcelos learns to negotiate the world as her sense of sight diminishes
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Paralympic Overachievers? The story of Ukraine
With a total of 117 at Rio, why have Ukrainian paralympians been good at winning medals?
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Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix
Faster Rudolph! Competitive reindeer-racing is a popular sport across the Arctic Circle
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The Polygon People
The story and legacy of the vast Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, The Polygon
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Tito's Tourist Crisis
Tito's career is wrecked now that so many of Egypt’s hotels have closed
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Bob Dylan - In So Many Words
The lyrics of the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize winner
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Naija Sexual Desires
Breaking taboos by exploring sex and female sexuality in conservative Nigeria
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Interview with the CIA Director, John Brennan
The BBC’s Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera interviews the CIA Director, John Brennan
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The Taboo of Feminism
Why is feminism still regarded by many as a word to avoid?
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The Life of President Fidel Castro
Cuba's iconic leader has died - we look back over his life
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Candela: The Lives of Cuban Women
Five ordinary Cuban women on their lives, their passions and their struggles
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The Story of the Bamboo Club
How the Bamboo Club in Bristol, England, became a lifeline for a victimised community
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Country Down Under
How country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples
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Searching for Tobias
In Mississippi in 2008, 15-year-old Tobias dreamt of being a policeman. Did he succeed?
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Caravans in Space
Richard Hollingham meets scientists and engineers planning human colonies in space.
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The History of Rhythm
Acclaimed percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie explores the evolution of musical rhythm
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How to Win a US Election
A post-election view of the US presidential race from the perspective of the winning side
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Brexit by Interrail
What deal will the EU offer Britain as it departs?