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BBC Select is a BBC streaming service featuring hundreds of critically-acclaimed documentaries. From politics and culture to history and travel, you’ll find many documentaries from the BBC and beyond.

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Does the United Nations punish whistleblowers and protect abusers to cover up the truth?

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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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Stream House of Maxwell on BBC Select

House of Maxwell

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

Learn More Watch Putins War in Ukraine documentary on BBC Select

Watch Putins War in Ukraine documentary on BBC Select

Putin’s War in Ukraine

Watch Harry Potter - A History of Magic on BBC Select

Harry Potter – A History of Magic

They’re the fastest-selling books in history. But what inspired the enchanting world of Harry Potter?

Stream Genius of the Ancient World with Bettany Hughes on BBC Select

Genius of the Ancient World

The original free thinkers. The stories of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates.

Stream Queen Victoria and her Nine Children on BBC Select

Queen Victoria and her Nine Children

Devastated by her husband’s death Queen Victoria starts to meddle in her children’s lives.

Stream What If Putin Goes Nuclear Documentary

What If Putin Goes Nuclear?

As Putin put Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert, could he really push the button?

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.

The Crusades BBC Documentary

The Crusades

Why were the Crusaders willing to endure pain, death and starvation in the name of God?

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.

Stream The Art Mysteries on BBC Select

The Art Mysteries

Think you know these works by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat? Think again.

Watch Rise of the Nazis documentary on BBC Select

Rise of the Nazis

How did Hitler seize and retain power in Germany?