Politics documentaries
Gandhi
How did a man so loyal to the British Empire that he acted as a recruiting sergeant in World War 1 eventually lead the Indian people to a revolution that would end British rule forever? And how, when his blueprint for India would be largely ignored, is he still revered as the ‘Father of the Nation’?
Journalist Mishal Husain uncovers the complicated legacy of Mahatma Gandhi in this biographical documentary on BBC Select.
The Cult of Conspiracy: QAnon
This QAnon documentary investigates how the political movement and conspiracy theory that began on the fringes of the Internet, spread into the real world following the election of Trump.
In 2017 a figure called “Q”, claiming to be a patriotic government insider, started posting cryptic prophecies and clues known as “Q drops” on anonymous websites.
Followers grew exponentially, ardently believing in unfounded theories such as Trump being a prophet, the Democrats running a pedophile ring in secret tunnels under Washington, and the existence of an elite group or “cabal” of baby-eating Satanic worshippers that needed to be stopped.
But how do such wildly untrue conspiracies gain traction? And who would believe them? Filmmaker Ben Zand travels across America to meet some of QAnon’s diehard followers.
The Man Putin Couldn't Kill
Watch Navalny: The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill, a gripping Alexei Navalny documentary and learn more about the Russian opposition leader and his suspected poisoning.
Africa and Britain: A Forgotten History
From slavery to settlement, award-winning historian David Olusoga explores the history of black Britain.
The Trump Show
Trump was obsessed with the film Citizen Kane. And the end of his reign shared eerie parallels with this story of a man destroyed by power. His presidency’s incident packed final days featured a baseless attempt to overturn the election, an assault on the Capitol and another impeachment. Those close to him provide a blow-by-blow account of the final dramatic weeks of the Trump administration.