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The Documentary

The Romanian Wave

Romanians work right across the UK economy. So why do they get such a bad press?

• 26 mins

The Documentary

Not #MeToo, I'm French

Helene Daouphars asks why #MeToo was so controversial in France.

• 26 mins

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Will China and America go to war?

Will the competition between China and the US inevitably lead to military conflict?

• 26 mins

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Will AI kill development?

Will robotisation prevent poorer countries taking the traditional route to prosperity?

• 53 mins

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India's forbidden love

How inter-faith and inter-caste marriages are leading to bitter divisions in India

• 26 mins

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Order! Order!

Mark D’Arcy reviews the chaotic past few weeks of debates on Brexit in the UK Parliament.

• 26 mins

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Mumbai Mirror

A deep dive into the life and work of an Indian newspaper.

• 53 mins

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Snooker: Young, cool and Chinese

Champion Stephen Hendry examines the rise in popularity of snooker in China.

• 26 mins

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10, 9, 8, 7

10, 9, 8, 7: The dramatic missions that made the Moon landing possible.

• 53 mins

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South Africa's Born Frees at 25

South Africa 25 years after the 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power

• 26 mins

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America's friends

What the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies.

• 26 mins

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Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower

What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzall pieces together the evidence.

• 53 mins

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Dark fibres and the frozen north

If data is the new oil, are data centres the new oil rigs?

• 26 mins

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When the things start to talk

An internet of things insider reflects on the implications of ‘things’ that talk

• 26 mins

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The Populist Curtain

The Populist Curtain: Poland and Hungary

The populists governing European nations along the former Iron Curtain’s route

• 26 mins

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The Populist Curtain

The Populist Curtain: Austria and Italy

The coalition of centre-right and far-right parties that are running Austria and Italy

• 26 mins

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Left behind

Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?

• 53 mins

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Slavery's untold story

Tayo Popoola discovers the story of the slaves owned by the Cherokee Indian tribe.

• 26 mins

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Me, the refugee

The story of a 12-year-old girl seeking asylum in a strange county – told from the inside

• 53 mins

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Robots on the road

Are robots about to take over our roads?

• 26 mins

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Amar: Alone in the world

Amar was orphaned in an Iraqi bombing so who is the woman claiming he is her son?

• 53 mins

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Beyond Borders

Seeking safety

How Syrian refugees have found new lives in Canada and Lebanon

• 53 mins

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Beyond Borders

Seeking safety in Sweden and Germany

The stories of six Syrian refugees across the world, followed over five years

• 53 mins

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After the boats

What happened to the Nigerian women trafficked to Europe during the migrant crisis?

• 26 mins

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Don't hide my son

A mother asks why barely anyone in Tanzania knows about Down's syndrome

• 26 mins

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Praying for petrol

How Mexico’s illegal petrol trade is creating a new culture through film, song and prayer

• 53 mins

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Ticket to a new life

Many Pacific Islanders enter New Zealand’s visa lottery. What happens to the winners?

• 53 mins

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Falling Rock

The challenges faced by Native American young people

• 26 mins

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Remembering Afghanistan's Elvis

Ahmad Zahir died in 1979 yet his music still unites generations of Afghans

• 53 mins

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Destination education

Liyang Liu talks to Chinese school students studying in the UK.

• 26 mins

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The magic fingers of Rashid Khan

The life behind the magic fingers of Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan.

• 26 mins

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World Book Café: Nairobi

The new generation of Kenyan writers making waves in East Africa.

• 53 mins

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Training to Save the Treasures of Iraq

Training to save the treasures of Iraq - part one

Eight female archaeologists from Mosul travel to London to train with the British Museum

• 53 mins

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Training to Save the Treasures of Iraq

Training to save the treasures of Iraq - part two

Iraq’s female archaeologists return to Mosul to work on restoring their ancient heritage

• 53 mins

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The Dyatlov Pass mystery

How the death of nine Russian students has fuelled conspiracy theories for 60 years

• 53 mins

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Music to land on the Moon by

The history of the space race told through music lyrics.

• 53 mins

The Documentary

The Superlinguists

The polyglots

Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?

• 26 mins

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The Superlinguists

How to learn a language

Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?

• 26 mins

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The Superlinguists

Multilingual societies

What is it like to live in a place where you have to speak several languages to get by?

• 26 mins

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The Superlinguists

Monolingual societies

Is there even something sinister and oppressive to the idea of monolingualism?

• 26 mins

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World Book Café: Copenhagen

Authors share their experiences of the reality of living in the Danish capital.

• 53 mins

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When Africa meets China

Linda Yueh uncovers the trend of Africans moving to live in China

• 53 mins

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The spy of Raspberry Falls

A former CIA officer begins 20 years in prison for selling secrets to the Chinese.

• 26 mins

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Black girls don't swim

Does maintaining good hair stop black girls from getting into the water?

• 26 mins

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Soul Music

You Are My Sunshine

The 1930s country song You Are My Sunshine and how it became a children's favourite

• 26 mins

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Soul Music

My Favourite Things

People share stories about music that has changed their lives

• 26 mins

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Soul Music

Kraftwerk: Computer World

How the German band Kraftwerk's classic album Computer World has changed people's lives

• 26 mins

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Soul Music

Redemption Song

People share stories about music that has changed their lives.

• 26 mins

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Peterloo: The massacre that changed Britain

The story of the Peterloo Massacre – an event which changed British history.

• 26 mins

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Why Woodstock still matters

On its 50th anniversary, we explore the social impact of the legendary Woodstock Festival

• 53 mins

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My very extended family

When Julia discovers she has more than twenty siblings, she must redefine her family

• 53 mins

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Afghan Stars

Afghan Star: A TV talent show

The TV talent show at the forefront of the continuing struggle in Afghanistan

• 26 mins

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Afghan Stars

Afghan Star: Music, tradition and the Taliban

Sahar Zand meets talent show finalist Zahra Elham and musicians defying the Taliban

• 26 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

Palmyra

The story and destruction of the Temple of Bel,Mar Elian and the Lion of al-Lat

• 49 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

Bombed and Bulldozed in Syria

"Archaeology is supposed to be fun and apolitical...but none of this is now"

• 49 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

Looted in Iraq

The treasures that have been destroyed or looted during the wars in Iraq and Syria

• 49 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

Museum of Lost Objects: Return to Aleppo

One man’s extraordinary quest to find out what became of his home in Aleppo’s old town.

• 52 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

Return to Aleppo

One man’s extraordinary quest to find out what became of his home in Aleppo’s old town.

• 49 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

The Necklace That Divided Two Nations

India and Pakistan's tussle for Indus Valley antiquities after partition

• 49 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

Delhi's Stolen Seat of Power

The creation and capture of Mughal India’s coveted Peacock Throne

• 49 mins

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The Museum Of Lost Objects

The fire that scorched Brazil’s history

Inside the ruin of Brazil’s National Museum – and the struggle to revive it

• 53 mins

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Her Story Made History

Her Story Made History: Monica McWilliams

Monica McWilliams was one of two women at the negotiations of the Good Friday Agreement

• 26 mins

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Her Story Made History

Her Story Made History: Madeha al-Ajroush

Madeha al-Ajroush battled for 30 years to get women the right to drive in Saudi Arabia

• 26 mins

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Her Story Made History

Her Story Made History: Vigdis Finnbogadottir

In 1980, Vigdis Finnbogadottir became the first female head of state of Iceland

• 26 mins

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Her Story Made History

Her Story Made History: Shukria Barakzai

Shukria Barakzai was one of a handful of female MPs in Afghanistan to speak up for women

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Her Story Made History

Her Story Made History: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa

• 26 mins

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Her Story Made History

Vaira Viķe-Freiberga: The first female president of Latvia

Vaira Viķe-Freiberga became president of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected in 2003

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Her Story Made History

Betty Bigombe: Ugandan peace negotiator

Betty Bigombe spent much of her career trying to negotiate peace with warlord Joseph Kony

• 26 mins

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Her Story Made History

Journalist Maria Ressa

Filipino-American journalist and author Maria Ressa is one of a few combating fake news

• 26 mins

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Her Story Made History

Michelle Bachelet: Chile's first female president

How Michelle Bachelet rose to be the first woman to serve as president of Chile

• 26 mins

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The Sunscreen Song: The class of '99

How director Baz Luhrmann’s unusual pop song became a global hit

• 53 mins

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Living with leprosy

Aleks Krotoski on the history of leprosy and its stigma.

• 26 mins

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World War Two: The economic battle

How the countries involved in WW2 fought to feed their people and fund their armies

• 53 mins

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The imam and the artist

Searching for justice for South Africa’s Imam Abdullah Haron who spoke against apartheid

• 26 mins

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America's child brides

In America children can get married legally in most states. Jane O'Brien investigates.

• 53 mins

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How to buy your own country

The winners and losers from the booming global citizenship trade.

• 26 mins

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Detours

Doctor Fake News

Medical student Elena ran out of money, so she started writing fake news stories for cash

• 26 mins

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Detours

Where the homeless elephants go

Forced off their usual feeding routes, wild elephants surround a village in Assam, India

• 26 mins

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Detours

Eighteen Greeks a week

Dead bodies travel along mountain passes for cremation in another country

• 26 mins

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Detours

Imran is stateless

Imran fled violence in Myanmar – now he is in detention in Papua New Guinea

• 26 mins

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Detours

The last cola in the desert

A Costa Rican city is an unexpected home for people in search of a better life in the US

• 26 mins

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Passport to paradise

In Vanuatu, a tiny Pacific Island Nation, a controversial passport scheme is a concern

• 26 mins

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Translating for mum and dad

Meet the children who help their immigrant parents navigate life in the UK by translating

• 26 mins

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Cuba's digital revolution

Cubans are getting online – so how is the internet transforming this communist country?

• 53 mins

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My personal history of sormeh

Black eye eyeliner is more than just make-up. It's a symbol of the power of Persian women

• 26 mins

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The Gospel of Wealth

Gordon Brown meets billionaires inspired by the great philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

• 26 mins

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Supersisters

Meet the inspirational women on whose shoulders today's female sport stars stand

• 53 mins

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Looking for love: The Zoroastrian way

Nalini Sivathasan meets young Zoroastrians trying to save their religion from extinction

• 26 mins

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Uganda's war in the bush

The guerrilla war in Uganda, which led to the current leadership.

• 53 mins

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Northern Ireland 1969

Battle lines

How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began in August 1969

• 26 mins

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Northern Ireland 1969

The violence spreads

Ruth Sanderson looks back at the Scarman testimonies and the violence in Belfast in 1969

• 26 mins

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Francis Ngannou: Cameroon's MMA champion

Francis Ngannou's odyssey from child labour in a sand quarry to superstardom in the UFC

• 26 mins

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Moondog: Sound of New York

Singer Huey Morgan celebrates the life and work of blind musician Moondog.

• 26 mins

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Comrade Africa

How Communist East Germany tried to influence Africa via radio during the Cold War

• 53 mins

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Hong Kong: Love in a divided city

How have the protests affected the married lives between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese?

• 26 mins

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Soul Music

Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata D960

How Schubert's B-Flat Piano Sonata D960 has shaped the lives of three remarkable pianists

• 26 mins

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Soul Music

God Only Knows by The Beach Boys

How The Beach Boys iconic song helped people discover what it means to be in love

• 26 mins