The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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The Bizarre and Influential World of Alice Cooper
A profile of musician Alice Cooper - how has he shaped rock performance around the globe?
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African Perspective: The Dream Home
Meet the Kenyan woman who has opened her home to 49 orphaned children.
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The Battle for Egypt
A year after the fall of President Mubarak of Egypt, what happened to the revolution?
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Life In Many Voices
Experiences of patients and medical staff whose lives converge in a Jerusalem Eye Hospital
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A Family Business
Mair Bosworth looks at conflict between generations in a small family business in London.
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The Bombardment of Homs
A special report from Paul Wood on the four harrowing days he spent under fire in Homs.
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Lisdoonvarna – Ireland’s Love Capital
Alison Finch meets one of Ireland's last traditional matchmakers.
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Dickens And India - Mutual Friends
Writer Ayeesha Menon explores India's love affair with Charles Dickens.
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Dreaming Dickens
A dream-walk with Charles Dickens through the London night.
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Womb For Rent
Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial?
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The Antartic Explorer
Retracing the route of Antarctic explorer Frank Wild, Shackleton's second-in-command.
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The Women Of Tahrir Square
Why some women are disappointed and angry at the Egyptian revolution's failures.
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The Songs of Comrade Time
Monica Whitlock goes in search of The Children's Choir of the USSR.
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Knitting In Tripoli
An intimate story of life during the Libyan war.
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The Trouble With Condoms
Frank and intimate personal stories of why the safe sex message is still so often ignored.
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New Global Economics: The Shock and the Shift
Martin Wolf examines how the world has changed since the financial crisis four years ago.
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The Boy With The Violin
Priyath Liyanage goes to Sri Lanka in search of the boy with the violin.
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Upsetting The Apple Cart: The Genius of Steve Jobs
Mark Gregory examines the legacy of Steve Jobs. Did he invent a new way of doing business?