The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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Paralympic Overachievers? The story of Ukraine
With a total of 117 at Rio, why have Ukrainian paralympians been good at winning medals?
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Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix
Faster Rudolph! Competitive reindeer-racing is a popular sport across the Arctic Circle
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The Polygon People
The story and legacy of the vast Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, The Polygon
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Tito's Tourist Crisis
Tito's career is wrecked now that so many of Egypt’s hotels have closed
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Bob Dylan - In So Many Words
The lyrics of the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize winner
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Naija Sexual Desires
Breaking taboos by exploring sex and female sexuality in conservative Nigeria
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Interview with the CIA Director, John Brennan
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera interviews the CIA Director, John Brennan
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The Taboo of Feminism
Why is feminism still regarded by many as a word to avoid?
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The Life of President Fidel Castro
Cuba's iconic leader has died - we look back over his life
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Candela: The Lives of Cuban Women
Five ordinary Cuban women on their lives, their passions and their struggles
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The Story of the Bamboo Club
How the Bamboo Club in Bristol, England, became a lifeline for a victimised community
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Country Down Under
How country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples
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Searching for Tobias
In Mississippi in 2008, 15-year-old Tobias dreamt of being a policeman. Did he succeed?
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Caravans in Space
Richard Hollingham meets scientists and engineers planning human colonies in space.
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The History of Rhythm
Acclaimed percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie explores the evolution of musical rhythm
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How to Win a US Election
A post-election view of the US presidential race from the perspective of the winning side
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Brexit by Interrail
What deal will the EU offer Britain as it departs?
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Iceland Rescue
Life as a volunteer out on call with Ice-SAR: Iceland’s search and rescue workers
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Change in America
How has the US changed since 2008?
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African Books to Inspire
Which African books deserve a wider audience?
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Oklahoma City After the Bomb
How Oklahoma City transformed itself after the devastating bomb in 1995
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Who Are You Again?
Mary Ann Sieghart is not rude, she just cannot identify people by their faces
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The Debates Dissected
What have we learned from three US Presidential debates?
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Losing My Sight and Learning to Swim
Monica Vasconcelos learns to negotiate the world as her sense of sight diminishes
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Drugs and the Dentist
The dentists in the US fixing the teeth of drug addicts to help fix their lives
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They Call Us Viet Kieu
Anna Nguyen returns to Vietnam to rediscover the war-torn country her family fled in 1975