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Culture

Emeli Sandé

In Search of Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo’s face is iconic. Musician Emeli Sandé uncovers the woman behind the art.

Angela Hartnett and Fred Sirieix smiling on a boat on the Venetian canal

Extraordinary Places to Eat

They’re the experts who know food like no one else. These are the restaurants they love.

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer kiss on their wedding day surrounded by members of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

Charles and Di – The Truth Behind Their Wedding

The real story of The Crown: the seven days leading up to the marriage of Charles and Diana

A marble statue of a male’s buttocks

Shock of The Nude

Peek behind the fig leaf to find the truth behind the nude in art.

Princess Latifa Skydiving over Palm Jumeirah Dubai

The Mystery of the Missing Princess

The staggering story of the Middle Eastern princess attempting to escape her life.

Politics

A member of the Patriot Prayer group and Mobeen Azhar stand facing each other

A Black and White Killing

A murder that shook America to its core. What’s behind alleged racist killings in the U.S.?

Aung San Suu Kyi

Fall of an Icon

Why is an iconic Nobel Peace Prize winner fighting accusations of genocide?

Vladimir Putin

Putin – A Russian Spy Story

He wanted to be a Russian James Bond. His presidency reads like a spy thriller.

Rupert Murdoch Elisabeth Murdoch James Murdoch Lachlan Murdoch in formal attire

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

A story of succession. Rupert Murdoch and the sibling rivalry to inherit his empire.

Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

People as property: historian David Olusoga on the untold stories of British slavery.

Ideas

Louis Theroux: Selling Sex

Oldest profession, new rules. Louis Theroux gets between the sheets of the sex industry. 

Genderquake

Gender fluid generation: Meet the people challenging the binary.

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

We were sold technology as a Utopia. The dream failed, says Adam Curtis: the machines won.

Grayson Perry’s Big American Roadtrip

Britain’s most unpredictable artist, Grayson Perry, sits America down for its portrait.

Ajamu X holding a camera with standing subject's legs in foreground

Me and My Penis

Penises. What’s it like to have one? Lose one? Want one? Taboo-shattering TV.

Each week, The Drop offers fresh perspectives on a culturally-relevant topic and puts it under a magnifying glass. Explore themes such as war, parenthood, beauty and A.I. with leading thinkers from across the globe and brilliant programs from the BBC and beyond.

Takes

As part of The Drop, one of our brilliant thinkers will delve into a topic that touches us all and puts it under a magnifying glass, in an exclusive video brought to you by BBC Select.

Malcolm Gladwell looking into camera in front of a dark background

Malcolm Gladwell

Listed in the TIME 100 Most Influential People List and author of five international bestsellers, including global blockbusters Blink and Outliers.

Alicia Garza looking into camera in front of a dark background

Alicia Garza

Principal at Black Futures Lab and Co-founder of The Black Lives Matter Global Network, Alicia empowers communities to be a force for change.

Roxane Gay looking into camera in front of a dark background

Roxane Gay

Multiple award-winning author and New York Times contributing writer, whose takes on identity and culture traverse literature, journalism and film.

Malcolm Gladwell looking into camera in front of a dark background

Malcolm Gladwell

Listed in the TIME 100 Most Influential People List and author of five international bestsellers, including global blockbusters Blink and Outliers.

Alicia Garza looking into camera in front of a dark background

Alicia Garza

Principal at Black Futures Lab and Co-founder of The Black Lives Matter Global Network, Alicia empowers communities to be a force for change.

Roxane Gay looking into camera in front of a dark background

Roxane Gay

Multiple award-winning author and New York Times contributing writer, whose takes on identity and culture traverse literature, journalism and film.

This week:

The Power Drop

Power, when abused, has the capacity to destruct. We examine its dynamics across race, gender and politics. Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza explores the acute diversity gap in governance, while British filmmaker Louis Theroux interrogates students accused of sexual assault. We learn about Burmese politician and activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s fall from grace, as well as the toxic perils of white nationalism.

Takes: Alicia Garza on Power

Feeling politically powerless? Alicia Garza suggests you start community organizing.

Louis Theroux: The Night in Question

Meeting the American college students accused of sexual assault. Louis Theroux on-campus.

A member of the Patriot Prayer group and Mobeen Azhar stand facing each other

A Black and White Killing

A murder that shook America to its core. What’s behind alleged racist killings in the U.S.?

Aung San Suu Kyi

Fall of an Icon

Why is an iconic Nobel Peace Prize winner fighting accusations of genocide?