The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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Syrian Voices
Personal reflections of those who have survived, or are surviving, the conflict in Syria
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Manto: Uncovering Pakistan
The legacy of Sa'adat Manto, who confronted social taboos in Indio-Pakistani society
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Ukraine: Back from the War
How a generation of Ukrainian combat veterans are coping with life after the frontline
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Treating the Sex Offender
Film-maker Rex Bloomstein investigates how sex offenders are treated and rehabilitated
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Black, White and Beethoven
Why is the UK's classical music scene so resolutely white, and how might it evolve?
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My Iranian Daughter
An Iranian family struggles to deal with the unspoken fact that their daughter is gay
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Follow That Tractor
Susie Emmett hears stories at the world’s biggest monthly second-hand tractor auction.
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Held Hostage in Syria
Four European hostages held by Islamic State talk about their months of incarceration
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Terror and Technology: The Unabomber
How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America and how the media amplified his cause
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Next Stop - Mariachi Plaza
A night out in the Latino suburbs of Los Angeles, with the mariachis of Boyle Heights
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Shea Gold
The plight of rural women making shea butter in Ghana’s northern regions
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Iraq’s Kurds: From Flight to Freedom
The flight of the Iraqi Kurds from Saddam’s forces twenty-five years ago
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Rebel Song Journey
One man’s struggle to keep singing despite losing everything in the Sri Lankan civil war
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The Swedish Ambassador's Guide to Eurovision
Ahead of the world’s biggest song contest, a diplomat explains why pop is a secret weapon
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Music that Unites Us
The music of the world that unites fans - even across borders that divide old enemies
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The Forgotten Girls of Dhaka
Can girls living in a slum in Bangladesh shape their own identities?
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Forgetting Igbo
Nkem Ifejika examines the fall of Igbo, one of West Africa’s most widely spoken languages
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Beyond Binary
Stories from people who identify as ‘non-binary’ – not male, not female
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A Global Queen
Marking the Queen’s 90th birthday, David Cannadine assesses the British monarchy’s role
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Secret Lives
What do our secrets tell us about who we are? And what happens when we reveal them?
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Trading Hair
Why women in India shave their natural hair and why South African women want to buy it
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The Afro-Mexicans
Mexico’s black communities feel ignored and are using culture to fight for recognition.
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The Salon
Intimate conversations between hairdressers and their clients around the world.
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Europe's Terror Networks
How the so-called Islamic State operates in Europe.
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Default World
How the ethics, philosophies and lifestyles of the tech elite influence the way we live
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What Should we Teach Our Kids?
How should we be preparing British schoolchildren today to find employment in the future?
