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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 Black History Collection

Watch some of the most informative African-American documentaries and series that bring historic truths from the past to the present.

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Untold: The Muder of James Bulger

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Untold: The Murder of James Bulger

This is the inside story of the murder of toddler James Bulger.

Untold: The Wests

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Untold: The Wests

It’s one of Britain’s most notorious crimes: a killer couple living in a house of horrors. The 12 women killing spree went undiscovered for years. With exclusive witness testimony and rarely seen archival footage, this definitive true crime documentary reveals the true horror of The Wests. Told by those who lived it, this is the story of how an innocuous couple became notorious killers.

Watch A Very British Murder on BBC Select

A Very British Murder

Lucy Worsley investigates why we are so fascinated by grisly, gruesome murders

Stream House of Maxwell on BBC Select

House of Maxwell

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

Stream Married to a Psychopath on BBC Select

Married to a Psychopath

The gripping true crime story of a detective’s relentless pursuit of a ruthless killer.

Murder in the Badlands

Four young women. Four decades. Four brutal murders. All unsolved.

Watch Tareena: Return From ISIS on BBC Select

Tareena: Return From ISIS

The extraordinary story of Tareena Shakil, the first British woman to be jailed when returning from ISIS.

The Trial of Louise Woodward

Exploring the trial that gripped America, 25 years on

Watch Secrets of the Falklands on BBC Select

Secrets of the Falklands

A Royal Marine walks out of a bar … and disappears without a trace.

Stream Catching the Black Cab Rapist on BBC Select

Catching The Black Cab Rapist

John Worboys preyed on the women of London, drugging, raping and sexually assaulting over 100 victims in his taxi cab between 2000 and 2008.

Stream The Murder Detectives on BBC Select

The Murder Detectives

You’re in the room as detectives and suspects unravel a real-life murder mystery.

Watch Jack the Ripper The Case Reopened

Jack the Ripper – The Case Reopened

Casting a new light on the Jack the Ripper case

Stream Dark Son - Hunt for a Serial Killer on BBC Select

Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

The fascinating story of the biggest unsolved serial murder in British criminal history.

Stream Taken: Hunting the Sex Traffickers on BBC Select

Taken: Hunting the Sex Traffickers

Can a secret police investigation find the masterminds behind a human trafficking gang?

Stream the Prince and the Epstein Scandal on BBC Select

The Prince and The Epstein Scandal

As Prince Andrew steps back from the public eye, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein speak out

Watch Prince Andrew and the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview on BBC Select

Prince Andrew and The Epstein Scandal – The Newsnight Interview

In this candid interview, Andrew reveals his connection to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Watch When Louis Met ... Jimmy Savile on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: Jimmy Savile Revisited

Louis Theroux scrutinizes his relationship with disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile

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.

Stream Stacey Dooley Investigates - Beaten by my Boyfriend

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Beaten by My Boyfriend

Why are domestic abuse cases so prevalent? Stacey Dooley meets victims and abusers.

Stream Murder 24/7 on BBC Select

Murder 24/7

True crime in real time. This is how you really catch a murderer.

Stream The Quintinshill Rail Disaster on BBC Select

The Quintinshill Rail Disaster

Reinvestigating the deadliest rail crash in British history that killed over 200 people

Documentaries to Stream

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

Watch the Rise of the Nazis on BBC Select

Rise of the Nazis

How did Hitler seize and retain power in Germany?

Elon Musk Superhero or Supervillain

Elon Musk – Superhero or Supervillain?

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

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.

Louis Theroux America Documentary

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

Travel on an epic quest through the birth of civilization and the development of humanity.

Auschwitz: Nazis & The Final Solution

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

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 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 Avicii - True Stories

Avicii: True Stories

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

Watch China: A New World Order on BBC Select

China: A New World Order

President Xi Jinping’s extraordinary first years ruling China.

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

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.

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.

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The World’s Biggest Bomb

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

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The Amol Rajan Interviews: Novak Djokovic

In this BBC interview, Tennis star Novak Djokovic discusses his incredible career and recent events including his decision not to have the Covid-19 vaccine in the height of the global pandemic.

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.

Royal Cousins at War

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