The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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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
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The Great Egg Freeze
Moral, social and medical: the complexities of egg freezing as a company benefit
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Skiing Mount Lebanon
The Lebanese ski resort, where people go to escape politics and enjoy winter sports
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Sisters of the Troubles
The untold story of the role of Catholic nuns during Northern Ireland’s troubles
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The Magic of Fireflies
Fireflies used to light up the Karachi night sky but now they only exist in folklore
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When China Meets Kenya
The social conundrums that Chinese investment in Africa has brought about
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From the Steppes to the Stage
How baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar rose from the Monglian steppe to operatic stardom
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Stephen Hawking's Life and Thought
A look back at the life of one of the greatest theoretical physicists of our age
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Grandma, Guyana and Me
How migration has impacted on three generations of women in one family
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Remembering Rivonia
Exclusive access to newly available recordings from The Rivonia Trial
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The Swedish Ambassador's Guide to Britain
A postman, hairdresser and a farmer teach a top Swedish diplomat what it is to be British
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The Lost World of the Suffragettes
The Suffragettes' stories of life, prison, force-feeding and secret collaborations
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Digital Migration
How migration from offline to online is bringing people into modern China
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The End Zone
Fears of brain damage is leading to Americans stopping playing football