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Big ideas.
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BBC Select is a brand new streaming service featuring hundreds of critically-acclaimed documentaries. From politics and culture to history and travel, you’ll find many programs never seen before in the US and Canada.

New to BBC Select this summer

Exploring everything from art and travel to history and science, BBC Select has a host of new documentaries to kick start your summer.

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Big ideas, politics, art, true crime and more. Stream award-winning documentaries from a diverse range of acclaimed filmmakers, investigative journalists and global experts on BBC Select. See more of what’s available on BBC Select.

The World’s Greatest Paintings

What makes a particular artwork an iconic masterpiece? Andrew Marr investigates.

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The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship

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

Louis Theroux: Beware Of The Tiger

Before Tiger King: when Louis Theroux met Joe Exotic.

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The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

A story of succession. Rupert Murdoch and the sibling rivalry to inherit his empire.

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Joanna Lumley’s Japan

A fantastic voyage around Japan with British national treasure Joanna Lumley.

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Auschwitz: Nazis & The Final Solution

Mass-murder on an unimaginable scale. A history of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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The Mystery of the Missing Princess

The staggering story of the Middle Eastern princess attempting to escape her life.

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Extraordinary Places to Eat

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

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TV’s Black Renaissance

Exploring the uncomfortable truths addressed by the African-American TV revolution.

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American History’s Biggest Fibs

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

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The Persians: A History of Iran

How was the world’s first empire born and what led to its ultimate destruction?

The Drop is a bi-weekly, curated collection of three documentaries that offer different perspectives on a particular theme, as well as an exclusive thinkpiece from influential voices such as Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay and Padma Lakshmi.

This Week’s Drop
Takes
As part of The Drop, BBC Select brings together experts and thinkers from around the world to give their Take on subjects that shape our world. Watch influential voices including:
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Alicia Garza

Principal at Black Futures Lab and Co-founder of The Black Lives Matter Global Network, Alicia empowers communities to be a force for change.

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Roxane Gay

Multiple award-winning author and New York Times contributing writer, whose takes on identity and culture traverse literature, journalism and film.

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Malcolm Gladwell

Listed in the TIME 100 Most Influential People List and author of five international bestsellers, including global blockbusters Blink and Outliers.

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Lionel Shriver

Multi award-winning writer, journalist and author of critically-acclaimed We Need to Talk about Kevin, Shriver is unafraid to unpack all things taboo.

Karl Ove Knausgaard

Writer of the first ever debut novel to win the Norwegian Critics’ Prize, Karl’s merging of genres and philosophical insights have led to critical acclaim.

Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

Emmy-nominated food expert, producer, host, The New York Times best-selling author and civil rights activist; Padma is a true multi-hyphenate.

Ai Weiwei Select Takes

Ai Weiwei

Trailblazing cultural icon, Chinese architect and activist; Ai Weiwei’s multimedia artwork invites audiences to reflect upon societal issues in real time.

Elif Shafak

Multi-award winning British-Turkish novelist, fierce LGBTQ+ advocate and twice TED global speaker whose writing has been translated into 54 languages.

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Chuck D

Grammy award-winning rapper, producer, author and lead voice of Public Enemy, who uses his life-long passion for hip-hop to dismantle inequalities.

Jamelle Bouie

New York Times opinion columnist, former political correspondent for Slate, and political analyst for CBS news who writes with an astute historical lens.

Caitlin Moran

Life-long columnist, interviewer and award-winning feminist author; Caitlin dismantles the patriarchy with her signature humor and heart.

Louis Theroux

Critically acclaimed broadcaster and filmmaker whose probing questions make for wildly unexpected documentaries, traversing all corners of society.