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Storyville - André Is an Idiot
Contains strong language.
Contains scenes of drug use. Information and support for some of the issues covered in our programmes can be found at bbc.co.uk/actionline
A Storyville documentary that follows André, who, despite receiving a terminal diagnosis, is determined to die with humour, curiosity and defiance.
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- Three Dads And A BabyThree men embark on a journey to have a baby which challenges social expectations.1h 15m
- KhartoumAgainst the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, five Khartoum residents search for freedom.1h 18m
- Portrait of a Confused FatherDeeply personal film charting a father–son relationship that takes a sudden, tragic turn.1h 32m
- Mistress DispellerA woman in China hires a 'mistress dispeller' to bring her husband’s affair to an end.1h 31m
- Red Light to LimelightA group of sex workers in Kolkata reclaim their narrative through film-making.1h 37m
- Rebuilding BuchaFive people in Bucha, Ukraine, attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of war.1h 30m
- The Darkest WebDocumentary following undercover police as they investigate online crime against children.1h 24m
- Welded TogetherA welder is forced to confront a traumatic past when she has to care for her half-sister.1h 34m
- SanatoriumA bittersweet summer unfolds inside a crumbling Soviet-era wellness resort in Odesa.1h 26m
- Mr Nobody Against PutinA Russian schoolteacher risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom.1h 29m
- The LibrariansDocumentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.1h 28m
- Holding LiatDocumentary about Liat Beinin Atzili, kidnapped from Israel by Hamas on 7 October 2023.1h 29m
- The Srebrenica TapeA woman seeks to find out more about her father, a victim of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.1h 28m
- The Wolves Always Come at NightA family must adapt to a new life after a devastating storm forces them from their home.1h 29m
- The ContestantA man spends 15 months alone in a room, naked, unaware he is being broadcast on live TV.1h 27m
- Wedding NightUltra-orthodox Jewish couples speak bravely about their wedding and first night together.1h 11m
- The Jackal SpeaksA rare portrait of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as the infamous Carlos the Jackal.1h 31m
- White Man WalkingWhite film-maker Rob Bliss walks 1500 miles in the US wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt.1h 10m
- Eternal Spring: The Heist of China’s AirwavesHow Falun Gong practitioners hit back at the Chinese government by hijacking the airwaves.1h 20m
- The Covid Queue at Pavilion 6Humorous and humane snapshot of life in a Covid-19 vaccine centre.1h 8m
- The Battle for LaikipiaFilm charting mounting tensions between a nomadic African community and European settlers.1h 27m
- Gaucho Gaucho: Argentina’s Last RanchersFollowing the Argentinian gauchos preserving their traditions in a fast-changing world.1h 15m
- 26.2 to Life: Inside the San Quentin Prison MarathonThree men sentenced to life undertake running a marathon around a crowded prison yard.1h 25m
- Black Box DiariesDocumentary following director Shiori Ito’s brave investigation of her own sexual assault.1h 36m
- Your Fat FriendA portrait of anonymous blogger turned best-selling author Aubrey Gordon.1h 34m
- Until I FlyFilm following a young Himalayan boy over five transformative years.1h 28m
- Agent of HappinessA road movie following Amber and Guna, happiness agents for the government of Bhutan.1h 30m
- HollywoodgateFilm following Talib leaders in the year after the US withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.1h 28m
- Eternal YouDocumentary following people who use artificial intelligence to 'connect with the dead'.1h 24m
- Dogs of WarFilm about a seemingly ordinary Englishman who spent more than 40 years as a mercenary.1h 27m
- War GameSimulation that escalates the threat posed by the US Capitol attack on 6 January 2021.1h 28m
- Inheriting the CastleA mother and daughter inherit an enormous crumbling mansion in the Argentine Pampas.1h 15m
- Bad PressA defiant journalist battles for freedom of the press and against state-censored media.1h 32m
- Copa '71: The Lost LionessesStory of an extraordinary tournament, told through the voices of the women who took part.1h 18m
- Against the TideThe friendship between two indigenous Koli Bombay fishermen is tested by climate change.1h 33m
