Landmark Documentaries
Bold, brave storytelling, setting the nation's conversations.
Heroin Town—Louis Theroux: Dark States, Series 1
Louis Theroux embeds himself in an American community devastated by heroin abuse.
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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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Body in the Freezer—Forensics: The Real CSI, Series 4
The discovery of a body in a discarded freezer triggers a forensic investigation.
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Episode 1—Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution, Series 1
Two young MPs, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, set out to modernise the Labour party.
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The Making of Britain—Union with David Olusoga, Series 1
David Olusoga discovers how Scotland joined England and Wales to form Great Britain.
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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—House of Maxwell, Series 1
The building of Robert Maxwell's business empire and the inside story of his death.
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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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My Life in Their Hands—Parole, Series 1
The parole board makes a decision about Colin, convicted of a brutal murder 25 years ago.
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Atomic People
A film that explores the human cost of atomic bombs used in wartime.
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Politics—Rise of the Nazis, Series 1
A political mastermind uses the sudden popularity of the Nazis for his own ends.
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Episode 1—Black Is the New Black
Exploring the first and second generation immigrant experience of black Britons.
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Surviving America's Most Hated Family—Louis Theroux
Louis returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.
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Episode 1—7/7: The London Bombings, Series 1
On 7 July 2005, four bombs explode. Is it a suicide attack? Will the bombers strike again?
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Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as a Europe-wide crime of complicity.
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Episode 1—The Elon Musk Show, Series 1
Elon Musk’s rise from geeky tech entrepreneur to making millions.
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Ignorance—Aids: The Unheard Tapes, Series 1
The first signs of the ‘gay plague’ appear in London as the Aids epidemic begins.
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It Wasn’t Like a Movie Anymore—Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, Series 1
When tensions between Protestants and Catholics explode, the British Army is deployed.
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