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World of Secrets

Global investigations from the BBC. Uncovering gripping stories from around the world and telling them episode by episode. Delve into a World of Secrets.

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The Child Cancer Scam
Trailer
Donations pour in to help kids with cancer—but families never see the money
10 Dec 2025,4 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
1. The video
Seven-year-old Khalil has cancer. Can making a campaign video save him?
15 Dec 2025,27 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
2. The director
More videos of sick children pleading for help appear. Who is the man behind the camera?
15 Dec 2025,28 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
3. The recruiters
A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed
15 Dec 2025,31 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
4. The contract
We go undercover in Ukraine to try to catch the scammers in action
15 Dec 2025,27 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
5. The agency
We go to Israel where this shape-shifting organisation is registered
15 Dec 2025,28 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
6. The calls
Mothers confront the people who scammed them - they want answers
15 Dec 2025,33 mins
Death in Dubai
Trailer
A woman falls from a high-rise tower - a clip goes viral. But nothing is as it seems
08 Sep 2025,3 mins
Death in Dubai
1. The real Mona Kizz
Monic lands her dream job in Dubai. But is life going to be as glamorous as it seems?
15 Sep 2025,34 mins,
Death in Dubai
2. Not the first to die
Unsatisfied with the police’s explanation, Monic’s relative hunts for answers
15 Sep 2025,28 mins,
Death in Dubai
3. The most powerful pimp
Two of Monic’s friends in Dubai speak out. How many others are there like Monic?
15 Sep 2025,32 mins,
Death in Dubai
4. The right hand man
An insider at the heart of the illegal prostitution ring in Dubai
15 Sep 2025,38 mins,
Death in Dubai
5. The reality of ‘Porta Potty’
The story behind the viral “Dubai Porta Potty” rumours. We follow the trail
15 Sep 2025,30 mins,
Death in Dubai
6. The deal
An undercover meeting with the man we’ve been investigating for two years
15 Sep 2025,40 mins,
The Killing Call
Trailer
Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala died in a hail of bullets. Who wanted him dead?
10 Jun 2025,3 mins
The Killing Call
1. The death of a star
Sidhu Moose Wala becomes a rap sensation but as fame grows so do threats
11 Jun 2025,35 mins
The Killing Call
2. Four and a half hours
Have you heard? Sidhu Moose Wala is dead. Social media is on fire across Canada and India
11 Jun 2025,30 mins
The Killing Call
3. The gangsters
Thousands crowd the streets for Sidhu’s funeral, to grieve Punjab’s famous son
11 Jun 2025,36 mins
The Killing Call
4. Making enemies
Sidhu joins mass demonstrations which rock Delhi. He writes the protest anthem
11 Jun 2025,36 mins
The Killing Call
5. The last ride
Sidhu predicted he would die young and by the bullet. Who benefited from his murder?
11 Jun 2025,38 mins
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
What’s happening next?
World of Secrets has new seasons on their way. Also, hear updates on past investigations
19 Feb 2025,4 mins
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Trailer
It was the biggest gold mine fraud of all time
21 Feb 2025,3 mins
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
1. The fall
A body falls from a chopper into the jungle and smashes open a billion dollar secret
24 Feb 2025,40 mins,
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
2. The believers
It’s gold fever. Investors hear of unimaginable riches deep in the Indonesian jungle
03 Mar 2025,44 mins
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
3. The battle for Busang
Bre-X shares skyrocket in value and the fight for control gets dirty
10 Mar 2025,44 mins
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
4. Prospector of the year
Bre-X’s new partners visit the Indonesian gold exploration site. A shock awaits
17 Mar 2025,30 mins
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
5. Waiting for Michael
The dream is collapsing and there’s going to be a showdown at the gold exploration site
24 Mar 2025,24 mins,
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
6. The end of the bonanza
With Bre-X stock halted on the financial markets, a terrible truth emerges
31 Mar 2025,37 mins,
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
7. Blame
The hunt to discover who is behind the gold scam begins
07 Apr 2025,32 mins,
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
8. The fall guy
Did geologist Michael de Guzman really jump to his death from a helicopter?
14 Apr 2025,40 mins,