Can criminals ever adapt to life on the outside once they’re released from prison?

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With remarkable insight and jaw-dropping twists, this enthralling documentary series follows a group of ex-convicts as they leave prison and face their volatile first year on the outside.

Whether battling drug addiction, rebuilding their old lives or attempting to start new careers, each individual faces a unique set of challenges.

Can these jailbirds change their ways and get a second chance?

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Worlds Collide The Manchester Bombing

Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing

Why did a British-born terrorist detonate a suicide bomb at an Ariana Grande concert?

The Murder of Grace Millane: Social Media Murders

What role did social media play in the tragic death of British backpacker Grace Millane?

Shamima Begum

The Shamima Begum Story: The Girl Who Joined ISIS

The story of notorious ISIS bride Shamima Begum told in her own words for the first time.

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A Murder In Washington

An investigation into Seth Rich, a young staffer working for the Democrats, who was shot.

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Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom

Under attack from the authorities, four young Hongkongers resort to violence to defend their way of life.

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Grand Designs

Ambitious Brits try to overcome adversity to self-build their own magnificent dream homes.

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Tareena: Return From ISIS

The extraordinary story of Tareena Shakil, the first British woman to be jailed when returning from ISIS.

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A Life In Ten Pictures: Amy Winehouse

The story of Amy Winehouse told through 10 photos

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The Pity of War

Britain's decision to enter the First World War might have been a tragic miscalculation.

Stream Louis Theroux: Dark States - Murder in Milwaukee on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: Dark States - Murder in Milwaukee

Louis Theroux is in Milwaukee to investigate the city's spiraling homicide rate.

Watch Poaching Wars with Tom Hardy on BBC Select

Poaching Wars with Tom Hardy

Actor Tom Hardy is in Africa to investigate the poaching of rhinos and elephants

Watch Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures on BBC Select

Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures

Ab Fab legend Joanna Lumley takes viewers behind the scenes of her epic travels.

Watch Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon

Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon

Ab Fab's Joanna Lumley takes a personal odyssey to retrace her grandad's steps in Bhutan.

Watch Joanna Lumleys Greatest Cities of the World

Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World

Joanna Lumley explores Berlin, Paris and Rome

I Shot My Parents

This true crime film asks, what drove a 14-year-old boy to try and kill both his parents?

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The Hunt for Bin Laden

How was Osama Bin Laden able to evade capture despite the intense efforts to find him?

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World's Weirdest Homes

It features Mr Toilet’s toilet house. Do we really need to tell you any more?

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The Rise of Female Violence

Are female-led street fights and violent girl gangs on the rise? And if so, why?

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The Plastic Surgery Capital of the World

Not born with beauty? Buy it. But what’s the cost of Korean plastic perfection?

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Secrets of South America

What do money, sex, status and power mean to the young people of South America?

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Secrets of China

Digging beneath the skin. What it’s really like to grow up in this secretive state?

Watch Meet the Young Americans on BBC Select

Meet the Young Americans

Kids in crisis. Shining a light on the shocking lives of America’s youth.

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Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

Louis Theroux gets close to the extreme end of the West Bank’s Jewish settler movement.

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Crime

Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop

Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop

How did a Japanese music legend avoid years of serious sexual abuse allegations?

The Hooded Men

The Hooded Men: Britain's Torture Playbook

Fourteen men tortured by the British in Northern Ireland still await an apology.

The Murder of Grace Millane: Social Media Murders

What role did social media play in the tragic death of British backpacker Grace Millane?

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The Bambers: Murder At The Farm

Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing his whole family. But is there more to the murder?

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A Murder In Washington

An investigation into Seth Rich, a young staffer working for the Democrats, who was shot.

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African Apocalypse

The atrocities committed by a rogue French officer in Africa are still being felt today.

Untold: The Muder of James Bulger

Untold: The Murder of James Bulger

This is the inside story of the murder of toddler James Bulger

Untold: The Wests

Untold: The Wests

Exploring the story of a killer couple living in a house of horrors

One Bullet In Belize

The shocking story of a dead cop and the woman who fired the gun.

Stream Louis Theroux: Dark States - Murder in Milwaukee on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: Dark States - Murder in Milwaukee

Louis Theroux is in Milwaukee to investigate the city's spiraling homicide rate.

The Trial of Louise Woodward Documentary

The Trial of Louise Woodward

Exploring the trial that gripped America, 25 years on

Watch Jack the Ripper The Case Reopened

Jack the Ripper - The Case Reopened

Casting a new light on the Jack the Ripper case

The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN

Does the United Nations punish whistleblowers and protect abusers to cover up the truth?

Watch Poaching Wars with Tom Hardy on BBC Select

Poaching Wars with Tom Hardy

Actor Tom Hardy is in Africa to investigate the poaching of rhinos and elephants

Stream Look Away on BBC Select

Look Away

Decades of coercion and sexual abuse within the music industry are investigated.

The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN

Does the United Nations punish whistleblowers and protect abusers to cover up the truth?

Stream Married to a Psychopath on BBC Select

Married to a Psychopath

The gripping true crime story of a detective's relentless pursuit of a ruthless killer.

Stream Taken: Hunting the Sex Traffickers on BBC Select

Taken: Hunting the Sex Traffickers

Can a secret police investigation find the masterminds behind a human trafficking gang?

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House of Maxwell

How the Maxwells, from father Robert to daughter Ghislaine, became embroiled in scandal.

I Shot My Parents

This true crime film asks, what drove a 14-year-old boy to try and kill both his parents?

Watch When Louis Met ... Jimmy Savile on BBC Select

When Louis Met ... Jimmy Savile

Louis Theroux looks for a crack under the mask of now-disgraced celebrity Jimmy Savile

Watch When Louis Met ... Jimmy Savile on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: Jimmy Savile Revisited

Louis Theroux scrutinizes his relationship with disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile

Identity

Watch Sex Actually with Alice Levine on BBC Select

Sex Actually with Alice Levine

What does sex mean to people in the 2020s?

Watch Black Power: America's Armed Resistance on BBC Select

Black Power: America's Armed Resistance

What is the Black Liberation Movement trying to achieve and what tactics do they use?

Watch Generation Porn on BBC Select

Generation Porn

What impact is the free porn revolution having on those who watch and create it?

Stream the Children of God documentary on BBC Select

Children of God

A family describes their time within the controversial cult

Watch The Rise of Female Violence on BBC Select

The Rise of Female Violence

Are female-led street fights and violent girl gangs on the rise? And if so, why?

Watch The Plastic Surgery Capital of the World on BBC Select

The Plastic Surgery Capital of the World

Not born with beauty? Buy it. But what’s the cost of Korean plastic perfection?

Watch Meet the Young Americans on BBC Select

Meet the Young Americans

Kids in crisis. Shining a light on the shocking lives of America’s youth.

Watch Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

Louis Theroux gets close to the extreme end of the West Bank’s Jewish settler movement.

Watch Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia

What’s it like to live in fear of food? Louis meets women living with anorexia.

Watch Louis Theroux: Altered States - Take My Baby on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: Altered States - Take My Baby

Who could hand over their newborn to another woman? Louis meets mothers who do just that.