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BBC Select has a huge range of acclaimed documentaries to watch. From history and true crime to politics and travel, there’s hundreds of shows to stream from the BBC and beyond.

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The Women’s History Collection

Throughout March, BBC Select brings you a collection of documentaries showcasing notable woman from British and American history including Queen Elizabeth II, Roberta Flack and Ada Lovelace.

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Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen

The story of Queen Elizabeth II in her own words

Watch Elizabeth I & II: Golden Queens on BBC Select

Elizabeth I and II: The Golden Queens

Exploring the parallels between Queen Elizabeth I and II

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Princess Anne: The Seven Loves of Her Life

The complex and at times scandalous love life of Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter.

Watch Princess Margaret: Queen of Mustique with BBC Select

Princess Margaret: Queen of Mustique

Scandal and gossip stalked Princess Margaret on the luxurious island of Mustique.

Stream Suffragettes

Suffragettes

The violence, valor and sacrifices made by the women fighting for their right to vote.

Stream Queen Victoria and her Nine Children on BBC Select

Queen Victoria and her Nine Children

How Queen Victoria’s grief changed her as a mother and a monarch

My Years with the Queen

What’s it like to be close friends with Queen Elizabeth II? Lady Pamela Hicks reveals all.

Stream The Battle for Britney - Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship on BBC Select

The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship

Overprotected? Untangle the law, fans, and hype in the case for Britney’s conservatorship.

Stream Reclaiming Amy on BBC Select

Reclaiming Amy

The friends and family of Amy Winehouse reveal the truth about the British music icon.

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Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly

The astonishing story of one of the biggest music stars of the 1970s: Roberta Flack.

The Amol Rajan Interviews: Billie Jean King

The tennis legend opens up about her incredible life and career

Stream Look Away on BBC Select

Look Away

Decades of coercion and sexual abuse within the music industry are investigated.

Stream The Story of Women and Art on BBC Select

The Story of Women and Art

Restless, resistant and radical. How female artists transformed art from the outside

Stream The Six Queens of Henry VIII on BBC Select

The Six Queens of Henry VIII

Rediscover the Queens who shaped a King & his legacy in The Six Queens of Henry VIII, BBC’s new look at the King’s infamous wives.

Watch Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing on BBC Select

Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing

How did a scandalous 19th-century countess help create the modern era of computing?

Documentaries to watch

History, culture, travel, true crime, politics and more. Subscribe to BBC Select and stream BBC documentary series in the United States and experience a BBC channel for acclaimed shows from award-winning filmmakers. What to watch on BBC Select

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Shamima Begum

The Shamima Begum Story: The Girl Who Joined ISIS

The story of notorious ISIS bride Shamima Begum told in her own words for the first time.

Before They Were Royals

Before They Were Royal

The story of Prince Philip, Camilla Parker-Bowles and more before they became royal

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Putin vs The West

The inside story on how Western leaders have struggled to deal with Putin over the years.

Stream Downfall of the Porn King: The Ron Jeremy Story on BBC Select

Downfall of the Porn King: The Ron Jeremy Story

The rise and fall of porn star, Ron Jeremy.

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Louis Theroux: Forbidden America

Exploring how the internet has impacted different parts of American society

Stream The Six Queens of Henry VIII on BBC Select

The Six Queens of Henry VIII

Rediscover the Queens who shaped a King & his legacy in The Six Queens of Henry VIII, BBC’s new look at the King’s infamous wives.

Watch Ancient Worlds on BBC Select

Ancient Worlds

An epic quest through the birth of civili`ation and the development of humanity

Watch the Rise of the Nazis on BBC Select

Rise of the Nazis

How did Hitler seize and retain power in Germany?

Stream Queen Victoria and her Nine Children on BBC Select

Queen Victoria and her Nine Children

How Queen Victoria’s grief changed her as a mother and a monarch

Stream House of Maxwell on BBC Select

House of Maxwell

How the Maxwells, from father Robert to daughter Ghislaine, became embroiled in scandal.

Watch A Royal Guide To

A Royal Guide to…

A revealing look into some of the more peculiar protocols followed by the Royal Family.

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African Apocalypse

The atrocities committed by a rogue French officer in Africa are still being felt today.

The Last Days Of Anne Boleyn

What led to the dramatic downfall and violent execution of Queen Anne Boleyn in 1536?

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Mariupol: The People’s Story

The people of Mariupol share powerful, shocking stories of bravery and loss in a war zone.

India: the Modi Question

Investigating tensions between the Indian Prime Minister and the country’s Muslim minority

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The World’s Biggest Bomb

Why did American then Soviet scientists race to explode the biggest bomb of all time?

The Amol Rajan Interviews: Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic discusses his incredible career and events during the pandemic

One Bullet In Belize

The shocking story of a dead cop and the woman who fired the gun.

Watch Disaster Deniers: Hunting the Trolls on BBC Select

Disaster Deniers: Hunting the Trolls

Why would anybody target survivors of terrorism and tragedy with online abuse?

Stream Deepfake Porn: You Could Be Next on BBC Select

Deepfake Porn: You Could Be Next

The rise of deepfake porn, a new form of image-based sexual abuse.

Elon Musk Superhero or Supervillain

Elon Musk – Superhero or Supervillain?

A look beyond the hype and headlines at the world’s richest man.

Watch A Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen

A Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen

A look back at the life of Queen Elizabeth II

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Leaving Afghanistan

Exploring attempts to end the war in Afghanistan

Watch China: A New World Order on BBC Select

China: A New World Order

President Xi Jinping’s extraordinary first years ruling China.

Stream Avicii - True Stories

Avicii: True Stories

The tragic story of superstar DJ Avicii told in his own words and by those closest to him.

Stream Cousins at War on BBC Select

Royal Cousins at War

It makes The Crown look like Sesame Street. The bitter regal rivalries that led to war.

Stream Auschwitz - The Nazis and the Final Solution on BBC Select

Auschwitz: Nazis & The Final Solution

The story of the concentration camp told by those who were there

Stream American History's Biggest Fibs on BBC Select

American History’s Biggest Fibs

American history is fake, fact? Historian Lucy Worlsey delves deeper into US mythology.

Stream Extraordinary Places to Eat on BBC Select

Extraordinary Places to Eat

They’re the experts who know food like no one else. These are the restaurants they love.

Mariupol: The People’s Story

The citizens of Mariupol share powerful, shocking stories of bravery and loss in a war zone.

India: The Modi Question

Watch India The Modi Question on BBC Select

Investigating tensions between the Indian Prime Minister and the country’s Muslim minority.