Investigative documentaries
Uncanny
Are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic? The hit series that investigates terrifying paranormal incidents returns for season two. Danny Robins talks to those who have experienced inexplicable, supernatural encounters and visits the spooky locations where these strange events took place. Can the team definitively prove that ghosts actually exist? Or is there a rational explanation for everything?
Scandalous: Phone Hacking On Trial
A bitter legal battle is taking place over allegations of unlawful information gathering at some of Britain’s biggest newspaper groups. Powerfully told through the testimonies of alleged victims including Sienna Miller, Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Heather Mills and Sir Simon Hughes, this documentary unpicks the evidence and claims emerging out of the civil courts in unprecedented detail.
Is China Watching You?
China’s surveillance and facial recognition technology is arguably the most advanced in the world. Their products account for over 40% of global sales to places like Germany, Ecuador, Uganda and the UK. However, this documentary reveals that some are worried that the countries going big on digital CCTV might also be opening the door to being spied on, but do these fears have any foundation?
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
After World War II, leading Nazis were tried at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal.
This gripping BBC history documentary attempts to delve inside the minds and secret workings of Hitler’s Nazi leadership.
Using largely unpublished trial documents, the series gives an unprecedented view of three key Nazi figures: Hermann Goering, Albert Speer and Rudolf Hess.
What drove them to commit their crimes?
9/11: Truth, Lies and Conspiracies
Half of Americans believe they haven’t been told the whole story about 9/11. We’ve all heard the conspiracy theories, but why do they continue to grip some people so tightly? This documentary on BBC Select explores one of America’s greatest tragedies and features victims’ families, a senior politician and intelligence agency insiders who discuss their belief that there’s much more to this story than we know.