True Crime Documentaries
The Footballer, His Wife and the Crash
Football star Jlloyd Samuel seemed to have it all. Playing football in England’s Premier League, he had skill, money and success. But his life soon began to unravel, and his footballing dream became a nightmare. As his wife fought to keep their family together, a tragedy revealed a litany of debts, financial mismanagement and a remarkable secret second life.
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
In 2006, ex-Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London. His murder sent shockwaves across the world. This true crime documentary tells the previously untold story of the people behind-the-scenes who dealt with the deadly poisoning and those who led the investigation into the spy’s murder. Would those who committed the crime ever see justice?
Body On The Beach: What Happened to Annie?
In December 2005, a dog walker discovered the body of a Swedish woman on a beach on Scotland’s west coast. Annie Börjesson’s family were told the 30-year-old died by suicide. But, as Hazel Martin learns in this intriguing true crime documentary, something felt wrong and many questions soon emerged. Why was Annie carrying her passport? And why didn’t she board her flight at Prestwick airport?
Moors Murders
It was a crime that stunned a nation. Britain’s most infamous serial killers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, tortured and murdered a number of children in the 1960s. This true crime documentary uses never-before-seen prison letters from Brady and Hindley to provide a new insight on the killings and the killers. The series asks how this couple could commit such evil acts.
Lennon's Last Weekend
In December 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had not spoken to the media for years. With a new album to promote Lennon was prepared to speak to a BBC DJ. As this poignant documentary reveals, he surprised many by candidly discussing subjects he’d never spoken of before including The Beatles break-up, his relationship with Paul McCartney and his addiction battles. Just 48 hours later, he was killed.