Politics documentaries
Thatcher & Reagan
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher helped to create the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the USA. Despite differing personalities, they forged a very close bond. But what lay behind their mutual attraction?
In this fascinating Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan documentary, biographer Charles Moore uses eyewitnesses and secret papers to get under the skin of the Thatcher and Reagan dynamic.
How did the relationship between the UK’s ‘Iron Lady’ and America’s avuncular, charismatic President develop? In this captivating Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher documentary, official biographer Charles Moore investigates a friendship which altered the course of world history. Was it ideology, personality or something else that cemented their burgeoning alliance? Did the close ties between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan accelerate the end of the Cold War and the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union? This fascinating BBC history documentary looks at the triumphs, and conflicts, between the two world leaders. How did this very special relationship shape the world as we see it today?
Kissinger: Statesman or War Criminal?
BBC Select gets political as this incisive documentary offers a sobering portrait of Henry Kissinger, quite possibly the most powerful US diplomat during the latter half of the 20th Century.
Revealing the true character of this complex man, this eye-opening political documentary presents Kissinger’s responses to criticisms of his controversial foreign policy decisions.
Should Kissinger be celebrated or castigated?
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific
It’s a story of exploration and exploitation. 250 years ago, Captain Cook voyaged into the Pacific region for the first time.
While this encounter between the West and Pacific peoples undoubtedly devastated indigenous communities, it also opened the world’s eyes to their images and ideas, forever changing the global imagination.
Art historian James Fox looks at this momentous meeting of cultures in this insightful documentary.
Storming the Capitol: The Inside Story
In scenes that shocked the world, the very heart of the US government was stormed by a crowd of Trump supporters on January 6, 2021.
Robert Moore and the only news crew who filmed the rioters inside The Capitol, watched as the growing crowd of Trump supporters wreaked havoc. Moore tells the story of the terrifying day that became the defining and dramatic conclusion to President Trump’s ill-fated time in office. Watch now on BBC Select now streaming in the US and Canada.
Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom
Hong Kong, 2019: Protests against a new extradition bill spiral into some of the worst violence the city has ever seen, as thousands of Hongkongers feel their freedom is under threat and take to the streets.
Using artificial intelligence to protect their identities, this two-part documentary series tells the extraordinary story of the uprising through the eyes of four young people at the heart of the movement.