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Thought-Provoking Global Stories
Learn more about the world we live in with these thought-provoking documentaries.
Two reporters chase a scoop in Syria but fall into the sights of jihadists.
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Five people in Bucha, Ukraine, attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of war.
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Three men embark on a journey to have a baby which challenges social expectations.
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A woman in China hires a 'mistress dispeller' to bring her husband’s affair to an end.
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Africa Eye investigates South Africa's Illegal industry in psychedelic treatments.
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BBC Eye reveals the global eel trade fuelling one of the world’s biggest wildlife crimes.
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BBC Eye investigates the hidden problem of synthetic drugs devastating Russia’s youth.
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Tir Dhondy investigates Las Vegas: from the big spenders to life beyond the bright lights.
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We go behind the mass protests in Nepal in 2025 that toppled the government.
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Against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, five Khartoum residents search for freedom.
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Who is flooding West Africa with dangerous opioids? BBC Eye goes undercover to find out.
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21 Feb 2025
A Storyville documentary that follows journalists at India's only newpaper run by women.
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A group of sex workers in Kolkata reclaim their narrative through film-making.
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Layla Wright meets the American women posting offensive content online.
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A man spends 15 months alone in a room, naked, unaware he is being broadcast on live TV.
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Russian soldiers and civilians film in secret, exposing executions and brutality.
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Louis meets the young and inflammatory figures of the modern American far right.
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Hunting the criminals who are hiding cameras in hotel rooms to film people having sex.
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An investigation into Chinese bootcamps promising to ‘fix’ problem children.
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China’s booming cosmetic surgery industry is facing a shortage of qualified practitioners.
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23 Apr 2025
BBC Eye investigates the networks enticing young men into joining Russia’s ranks.
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Three men sentenced to life undertake running a marathon around a crowded prison yard.
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A road movie following Amber and Guna, happiness agents for the government of Bhutan.
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Ashley is in Brazil to meet young men living in some of Rio’s most dangerous favelas.
