Investigative documentaries

No stone is left unturned in these top-quality investigative documentaries on BBC Select. If you live in Canada or the US, sign up for BBC Select to follow world-renowned presenters, such as Louis Theroux and Tom Hardy, as they dig deeper into the heart of stories that matter.

Uncanny

uncanny

Are you Team Believer or Team Skeptic? Danny Robins brings his hit BBC paranormal podcast to the screen, investigating stories of bizarre, unexplained happenings. Was a young girl visited by the apparition of an Edwardian school teacher? Were a teenage boy and his family subjected to a vicious poltergeist attack? And were students preyed upon by a malevolent force? It’s about to get weird.

Scandalous: Phone Hacking On Trial

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?

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?

National Security: The Treholt Story

National Security: The Treholt Story

On January 24, 1984, Arne Treholt, a well-known Norwegian career diplomat and politician, left the Foreign Ministry in Oslo on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Vienna. Hours later he sat in a police interrogation room, under arrest, charged with spying for the Soviet Union. This thrilling documentary tells this true story of international espionage and treachery at the highest levels.

Who Sank The Titanic?

Who Sank The Titanic?

It’s a tragic story the still fascinates people to this day. But who was ultimately responsible for the fate of the Titanic? Through CGI and dramatic reconstructions, this compelling Titanic documentary explores the chain of misjudgment, misfortunes, and human errors to tell the full story.