Thought-Provoking Global Stories
Learn more about the world we live in with these thought-provoking documentaries.
Escaping Idi Amin
A brutal dictator orders 80,000 people to leave the country within 90 days.
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Iran: The People's Story—Panorama
The story of Iranians who have lived through the most turbulent and traumatic of years.
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A Want in Her—Storyville
An exploration of family, addiction and unconditional love from filmmaker Myrid Carten.
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Catching My Teacher—Eye Investigations
Two ex-students expose sexual abuse by teachers at Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia.
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An Unknown Substance—Storyville
Following the imprisonment of a Russian politician, his wife campaigns to bring him home.
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Shadowmen: Russians Working with Ukraine—Eye Investigations
Two men tell of secret operations inside Russia.
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Allies in Exile—Storyville
Documentary following two Syrian film-makers as they navigate the UK asylum system.
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The Secret Jungle Hospital—On the Front Line
Saving lives in a hidden hospital, rebels fighting against Myanmar's military.
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Ask E. Jean—Storyville
Ask E. Jean tells the story of E. Jean Carroll and her legal battles against Donald Trump.
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Surviving Biafra—Eye Investigations
Survivors from Nigeria’s Civil War share their stories.
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Pray Raid Repeat—Eye Investigations
BBC Eye investigates the Russian nationalists who are taking the law into their own hands.
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Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story—Storyville
The remarkable story of photographer, activist and cultural pioneer Kwame Brathwaite.
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America's War on Drugs: The Synthetic Wave—On the Front Line
Extraordinary access reveals how synthetic drugs are reshaping America's drug crisis.
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Hostage
Documentary series.
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Rebuilding Bucha—Storyville
Five people in Bucha, Ukraine, attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of war.
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Three Dads And A Baby—Storyville
Three men embark on a journey to have a baby which challenges social expectations.
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Mistress Dispeller—Storyville
A woman in China hires a 'mistress dispeller' to bring her husband’s affair to an end.
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Eels: Billion Dollar Babies—Eye Investigations
BBC Eye reveals the global eel trade fuelling one of the world’s biggest wildlife crimes.
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Sin City: The Real Las Vegas
Tir Dhondy investigates Las Vegas - from the big spenders to life beyond the bright lights
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Putin vs the West
The inside story of how the west has struggled to deal with Putin.
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The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests—Global Eye
We go behind the mass protests in Nepal in 2025 that toppled the government.
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Khartoum—Storyville
Against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, five Khartoum residents search for freedom.
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Writing with Fire—Storyville
A Storyville documentary that follows journalists at India's only newpaper run by women.
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Red Light to Limelight—Storyville
A group of sex workers in Kolkata reclaim their narrative through film-making.
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