The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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Outsider's View of the NHS
As the NHS reaches its 70th birthday how is it viewed by those who work within it?
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World Book Cafe: Detroit
Four writers discuss Detroit’s literary culture and the role writing in its resurgence
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From Prison to Prime Minister?
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has twice been jailed but will soon be prime minister
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Sounds of the City
The noisiest metro, 24-hour police sirens and throbbing music are features of Moscow city
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The Commission
The Warren Commission was set up to investigate John F. Kennedy's assassination
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You Can Handle The Truth
Can children, if taught properly, become the firewall against alternative facts?
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World Book Cafe: Beirut
Beirut's longstanding tradition of storytelling and literary culture
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Hush
Hear the extraordinary soundscape of Mount Denali National Park, Alaska
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Is Eating Plants Wrong?
Plant scientists claim that plants cannot just sense, but communicate, learn and remember
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Triple Score Wellington
Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story
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Counting Down
The campaigns on both sides of the abortion referendum in Ireland
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The Day Hope Died: Remembering Robert Kennedy
Why did Bobby Kennedy leave such a lasting impression on US politics and society?
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The New Art Race
How will the rivalry amongst oil rich states affect the buying and selling of art?
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Virtual Mothering
Filipina migrant workers in the UK and their children tell their stories
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The World’s Marriage Story
Why do people still place their faith in marriage?
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The Macron Effect
Emmanuel Macron’s first year in office and what he is doing for France – and Europe
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My Mixed Up World
How do young people of mixed heritage decide what cultural and racial boxes they tick?
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Magical Money
Rory Cellan-Jones reports on the new digital currency gold rush that’s sweeping the world.
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The Voices of the Amazon
The indigenous Kuikuro people in Brazil share a day in their lives
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Blind, Black and Blue
The blind musicians at the heart of an American musical revolution
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Imperial Echo
The Commonwealth’s origins in the British Empire, and its value in the modern world
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The Response: China
Stories direct from China sent using the smartphone technology in our pockets
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Corruption Incorporated: The Odebrecht Story
Inside, ‘the largest foreign bribery case in history’
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Bermuda's Change of Heart
How Bermuda has become the first country in the world to repeal same-sex marriage
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Islands on the Front Line
How are the Solomons, remote islands in the Pacific, at the front line of climate change?
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Truth and the Commonwealth
What can be done to counter the spread of misleading information on social media?
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Lusaka Fire and Rescue
The story of Zambia’s embattled firefighters facing flames, protests and thrown stones
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The King and Kennedy Assassinations
And how their words and deeds continue to shape America
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Poking the Establishment
Satire in the Arab world that targets social injustice, corruption and political leaders
