Entertainment

BBC Select's vast array of entertainment documentaries offer a captivating glimpse of those in the limelight. From interviews with Rita Ora, Stormzy, Judi Dench to biographies about legends from music and film, our range of series tell the inside stories from showbiz.

Our Dementia Choir

Our Dementia Choir

To try and help those faced with the condition, actor Vicky McClure returns to her hometown of Nottingham and recruits people with dementia to form a choir. She believes that music has a unique power to heal and soothe suffering. But she doesn’t just want these people to sing in private. She arranges a concert to show off the choir’s talents. But can the choir cope with the pressure?

Fantastic Friends

Fantastic Friends

Actors and twin brothers James and Oliver Phelps, best known for playing Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter film series, are traveling the globe. Along the way they meet spellbinding guests (including some old Harry Potter pals), explore enchanting cities and take on phenomenal challenges while managing all kinds of mischief along the way.

Dance Fever

Dance Fever

Dancers from all over the UK meet in the northern town of Blackpool with more than 600 competitors in the different classes and categories. It’s a heady atmosphere as Bailey and Summer, two ambitious competitors, are joined by their whole family on the sidelines cheering them on. After all the months of training, they finally get to battle it out on the ballroom floor.

Disco: The Soundtrack of a Revolution

Disco: The Soundtrack of a Revolution

Disco embodied the height of 1970s glamour. It was a dancefloor culture born in New York that took over the world. But its success also obscured its wider significance. Disco originally belonged to the marginalized and dispossessed: gay, black and Hispanic men and women. This fascinating music documentary untangles the complicated roots of Disco and reveals its influence and its legacy.

Barbie Uncovered: A Dream House Divided

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The extraordinary true story of the success and excess which fueled the Barbie phenomenon, looking at the battle and betrayal between the iconic doll’s co-creators. Ruth Handler and Jack Ryan were two unique characters who invented Barbie together. But the children’s toy’s incredible success led to court cases, financial collapse, wild parties, anger, recrimination and ultimately tragedy.