The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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Life After Life
How thousands of Americans given life sentences as children now have a chance of freedom.
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Forever Young
Meet the self-experimenters and scientists trying to add years to our lives
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My First Period
Periods are a taboo in many places but for some in Tanzania first periods are celebrated
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Beats, Rhymes and Justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island
Behind the bars of New York’s notorious jail, Rikers Island, inmates are learning to rap
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Lonely in Lagos
Poet and broadcaster Wana Udobang speaks with lonely and isolated people in the city
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The Flying Colombians
We join the world’s cyclists on the gruelling Vuelta a Colombia race
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The Gardeners of Kabul
Meeting the people with a passion for flowers in a city of conflict
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Seeking Refuge in Houston
Following storm Harvey, what are the challenges facing Houston’s diverse population?
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South America in the South Atlantic
Exploring the often overlooked connections between the Falkland Islands and South America
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Reformation 500
Germany is celebrating 500 years since the Reformation
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Going Green in the Oil State
Why are climate change sceptics in Republican Texas embracing renewable energy?
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Cassini's Last Adventure
The Cassini spacecraft will soon plunge to its death in Saturn’s toxic clouds
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Darkness at Noon
Examining the mythology and psychology behind solar eclipses
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Space 1977
Space probes Voyager One and Two still operating after 40 years in the depths of space
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Venezuela - A Week In The Life Of A Country In Chaos
Examining the divided nation in the run-up to the recent Constituent Assembly vote
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Hadraawi: The Somali Shakespeare
Somali life and culture through the work of poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadraawi'
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Being Bisexual
Openly bisexual journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual.
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The Children of Partition
The effects of the Partition of India in 1947 on generations of Indians.
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Who Decides if Gay is OK?
Why is it OK to be gay in the UK but not in Zambia?
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Yangon Renaissance: Poets, Punks and Painters
Inside Yangon as revealed through the artists, writers and musicians hoping for change
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Stravinsky in South Africa
Igor Stravinsky’s ground-breaking concert for a black audience at the height of apartheid
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If You're Going to San Francisco
In the summer of 1967, thousands of hippies descended on San Francisco
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The End of Sand
Our planet's sand reserves may be running out, with serious consequences for society
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Reclaiming Karachi
Inspiring stories of change from the streets of Karachi
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Galapagos Islands: A Little World Within Itself
Sarah Darwin follows Charles Darwin’s footsteps to see the Galapagos Islands
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Salam to Queen and Country
Zubeida Malik speaks to Muslim soldiers serving in the British army.
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The Jewish Queens of Bollywood
The untold story of how Jewish women became the first female superstars of Indian cinema
