True Crime Documentaries
The Interview: Yulia Navalnaya
Alexei Navalny was President Putin’s most vocal critic. Poisoned by a deadly nerve agent and later jailed in Russia, Navalny died in February 2024 in one of the country’s most brutal penal colonies. As his memoir, Patriot, is published-including never-before-seen prison diaries-his wife Yulia tells their story to the BBC and explains why she would like to be President of Russia.
Face Down: The Killing of Thomas Niedermayer
The story of how one man’s abduction by terrorists from his Belfast home in December 1973 resulted in decades of trauma for generations of his family, with tragic consequences. This compelling documentary follows the last remaining relatives of Thomas Neidermayer, as they uncover the shocking truth behind the events of 50 years ago involving terrorism, politics and murder in Northern Ireland.
Finding Mr Fox
Cape Verdean rapper Ga daLomba investigates ‘Highway 10’ a drug trafficking route named after the 10th paralle north, the circle of latitude which charts the shortest sea-faring route across the Atlantic from South America via Africa, to Europe. He also searches for an alleged drug trafficker known as ‘Fox’ who Brazilian police believe used this route to transport 1 tonne of cocaine.
Murder on the Doorstep: Who Killed Alistair Wilson?
In November 2004, a young Scottish banker was executed on his own doorstep. He was shot three times at point blank range in a seemingly motiveless crime. The killing of Alistair Wilson has baffled detectives for almost 20 years. But, as this fascinating true crime documentary reveals, could new evidence finally unearth Alistair’s killer and reveal the motive for the murder?
Al-Fayed–Predator at Harrods
A BBC investigation into allegations of rape and attempted rape by Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods. Did the luxury store enable a billionaire predator?