Documentaries
A selection of the best documentaries from BBC Three.
Execution—Life and Death Row, Series 1
For two of the youngest men on death row in Texas, execution day has arrived.
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Uncovering a Predator—Teen Predator/Online Killer, Series 1
Alexander McCartney is questioned by police after a 12-year-old girl is catfished online.
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Episode 1—Small Town, Big Riot, Series 1
Mobeen Azhar investigates what tipped a peaceful demonstration into a riot.
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Deus Light—The Man Who Murdered His Family, Series 1
Grant Amato enjoys a life of privilege until his cam girl obsession leads to murder.
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Episode 1—Zara McDermott, Ibiza: Secrets of the Party Island
Zara McDermott follows the money, the crime and the big players on the party island.
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The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist
Who was behind the infamous gunpoint robbery of Kim Kardashian?
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Growing Up Gypsy—Stacey Dooley
Stacey meets three young English Romany Gypsy women taking on life’s biggest moments.
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Hunting the Online Sex Predators
Amid a cybersex crime wave, James Blake investigates social media and harmful content.
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In a Texan Jail—The Insider: Reggie Yates, Series 1
For one week, Reggie Yates eats, sleeps and works alongside the inmates of a Texan jail.
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Episode 1—Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster, Series 1
Sixteen-year-old Elliot embarks upon a life of fraud.
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Episode 1—Zara McDermott, To Catch a Stalker
Zara meets Isobel and Jen as they face terrifying real-world stalkers.
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Logan Paul: Bad Influence?
Matt Shea investigates influencer Logan Paul and his cryptocurrency projects.
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Episode 1—Fresh Cops, Series 1
A 22-year-old officer attends her first sudden death.
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The Idaho Murders: Trial by TikTok—Zara McDermott
Zara is in Idaho, USA, where four student murders sparked a global online obsession.
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Liar: The Fake Grooming Scandal
Ellie Williams claimed she’d been trafficked and raped. Now, the truth is laid open.
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Hunting the Rolex Rippers
Journalist Tir Dhondy meets the gang members behind the rise in luxury watch theft.
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The TikTok Effect
Are TikTok-inspired 'frenzies' making us behave in ways that many consider unacceptable?
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Carvings on the Wall—Paranormal, The Girl, the Ghost and the Gravestone
Radio 1’s Sian Eleri begins an investigation into 'the most haunted house in Britain'.
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Revenge Porn—Zara McDermott
Zara McDermott’s experience of revenge porn changed her life. Now she wants answers.
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A Killing—Hometown: A Killing, A Killing
Mobeen Azhar returns to his hometown to report on the case of Yassar Yaqub.
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Catch Her if You Can
Mariam Mola is a businesswoman - and a career con artist. We expose her wild double life.
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Episode 1—Zara McDermott, Gaia: A Death on Dancing Ledge
Zara McDermott explores the mysterious disappearance of 19-year-old Gaia Pope-Sutherland.
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Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang
James's attempts to recover his stolen identity unearth a shocking web of organised crime.
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Nitrous Oxide—Drugs Map of Britain, Series 1
How a local community in Birmingham has been impacted by nitrous oxide.
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