Documentaries

A critically acclaimed new documentary's "subversive" use of bodycam and CCTV footage helps it to detail a shocking neighbourhood incident that became international news.

A new film dramatises the rescue during WW2 of hundreds of British POWs from the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese cargo liner. The story has not been widely recounted – until now.

Award-winning documentary-maker Ken Burns tells Katty Kay about his unique approach to chronicling history, from the Civil War to jazz and baseball.

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks.

Malala Yousafzai and Jennifer Lawrence tell the BBC about their new documentary Bread & Roses, which highlights the stories and voices of Afghan women resisting the Taliban.

A new documentary, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, explores the friendships a disabled boy forged in an online game – without his family knowing.

Will Ferrell and Harper Steel go on a journey of discovery across the US in a new documentary.

A new documentary, called the Search For Nicola Bulley, hears from Lancashire Police and Nicola’s family.