Thought-provoking Global Stories
Learn more about the world we live in with these thought-provoking documentaries.
True Conviction—Life and Death Row, Series 4
Charting the lead up to the scheduled execution of Ivan Cantu for a double murder in 2001.
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Navalny—Storyville
Alexei Navalny and his team unravel a plot to poison him with deadly nerve agent novichok.
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Episode 1—On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace, Series 1
The peaceful 2013 protest on a Russian oil rig is met with brutal force.
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Try Harder!—Storyville
Documentary on a quintessential rite of passage – applying to attend a top US university.
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Hell Jumper
Courage, love and loss among young people saving lives in Ukraine’s most dangerous towns.
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Kyle: The Gunman Who Divided America
Documentary about one of America's most controversial figures, Kyle Rittenhouse.
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Atomic People
A film that explores the human cost of atomic bombs used in wartime.
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Iraq – For Every Insect There Is an Insecticide—Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?, Series 1
Exploring the US's complicated relationship with Iraq.
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Game of Thrones—The Kingdom: The World’s Most Powerful Prince, Series 1
The story of the extraordinary rise of the controversial prince who runs Saudi Arabia.
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Episode 1—Afghanistan: Getting Out, Series 1
Political insiders tell the story of the Allies’ long attempts to end war in Afghanistan.
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Life and Death in Gaza
A year of war in Gaza as witnessed and filmed by four Palestinians living through it.
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Episode 1—Living Next Door to Putin, Series 1
Katya Adler explores how life is changing for people living on Russia’s border.
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War—Once Upon a Time in Iraq, Series 1
Iraq civilians recall their initial hopes before the realities of war become clear.
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1992-98—The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs, Series 1
The historic peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in 1993. Made in 1998.
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Episode 1—The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros, Series 1
Bolsonaro rises from the political fringe to the edge of presidential power.
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Tango with Putin—Storyville
A Russian radio producer, seeking fame, sets up a TV station dedicated to pop culture.
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And Still I Sing—Storyville
A controversial Afghan pop star mentors young hopefuls as they prepare for a hit TV show.
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On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)—Storyville
In 2018, Hawaiians were given just 38 minutes to shelter from an inbound nuclear strike.
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Episode 1—Art of Persia, Series 1
Samira Ahmed reveals how the Persian Empire was born.
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China's Magic Weapon
Governments around the world are uncovering secret operations to expand China's influence.
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Whirlybird: Live above LA—Storyville
How two journalists took to the skies and changed the way the news is covered forever.
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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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Iraq—Pictures from...
War photographer David Pratt takes a trip back to Iraq.
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American Rapstar
Documentary chronicling the rise of SoundCloud rappers.
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