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Storyville (TV series)

Documentary strand presented by the BBC

Summary

Documentary strand presented by the BBC

Field	Value
genre	Documentary
network	BBC

Storyville is a documentary strand presented by the BBC featuring international documentaries. It first aired on 15 November 1997. It has been part of BBC Film since 2020.

List of documentaries

2025 series

Episode #	Date first Broadcast	Title	Description
1	07 Jan 2025	Black Box Diaries	Oscar-nominated documentary about journalist and filmmaker Shiori Itō's fight for justice after being raped by a senior colleague in Japan
2	11 Feb 2025	26.2 to Life: Inside the San Quentin Prison Marathinon	Documentary following three men sentenced to life at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center training for a marathon around the prison yard
3	18 Feb 2025	Gaucho Gaucho: Argentina's Last Ranchers	2024 documentary film about the lives of gauchos in Argentina
4	25 Feb 2025	The Battle for Laikipia	Filmed during severe drought, explores the relationship and tension between the nomadic Samburu people and the decendants of European settlers in Laikipia County
5	4 Mar 2025	The Covid Queue at Pavilion 6	Croatian doumentary film showing a snapshot of life in a COVID-19 vaccination centre
6	11 Mar 2025	Eternal Spring: The Heist of China's Airwaves	Canadian animated documentary about Falun Gong's 2002 hijacking of broadcast television
7	27 May 2025	White Man Walking	Documentary following white film-maker Rob Bliss as he travels across the southern United States wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt
4	3 Jun 2025	The Jackal Speaks	Documentary exploring the life of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal
5	10 Jun 2025	Wedding Night	Ultra orthodox Jewish couples, married in arranged marriages in a community where boys and girls are raised almost completely seperatley, speak about their wedding night
6	17 Jun 2025	The Contestant	2023 documentary about Nasubi, an aspiring comedian in Japan who lived alone in a room for 15 months for a reality show
7	24 Jun 2025	The Wolves Always Come at Night	Docudrama telling the story of a Mongolian couple who must leave their lives as shepherds in the Gobi Desert and move to Ulaanbaatar
8	1 Jul 2025	The Srebencia Tape	Follows a young woman returning to her birthtown of Srebrenica to learn more about her father who died in the Srebrenica massacre
9	30 Sep 2025	Holding Liat	Documentary following the kidnapping of Liat Beinin Atzili and her husband during the October 7 attacks
10	7 Oct 2025	The Librarians	Documentary exploring how librarians around America are responding to campaign groups seeking to ban books
11	14 Oct 2025	Mr Nobody Against Putin	A Russian school teacher covertly films in classrooms and meetings as the governement introduces patriotic lessons and military drills
12	21 Oct 2025	Sanatorium	Documentary showing the summer season in the Kuyalnik Sanatorium outside Odesa as staff and patrons navigate life as the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) rages outside
13	28 Oct 2025	Welded Together	An independant young welder unexpectedly becomes the carer for her vulnerable half-sister

2018 series

Episode #	Date first Broadcast	Title	Description
1	28 Jan 2018	Trophy: The Big Game Hunting Controversy	Documentary film about trophy hunting and wildlife conservation
2	11 Jun 2018	City of Ghosts	Bafta-nominated documentary about citizen journalists in Raqqa under IS control and their life as refugees after fleeing
3	17 Jun 2018	Eagle Huntress (2016)	A Kazakh documentary about 13-year-old girl's attempt to be the first female to compete in an eagle hunting festival
4	27 June 2018	This is Congo
5	1 July 2018	Olympic Dreams of Russian Gold – Over the Limit
6	9 July 2018	John Curry: The Ice King
7	22 July 2018	Insha'Allah Democracy
8	8 October 2018	Jailed in America
9	22 October 2018	A Woman Captured
10	29 October 2018	Selling Children
11	11 November 2018	Quest: Surviving in America
12	19 November 2018	Poisoning America: The Devil We Know	A group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation
13	26 November 2018	Hurt Locker Hero	The story of a Kurdish colonel in the Iraqi army who disarmed thousands of landmines
14	9 Dec 2018	The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar Journey	The story of Voyager, an epic of human achievement, personal drama and miraculous success
15	17 Dec 2018	Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic	A documentary about Richard Pryor, chronicling his life from his troubled youth to his meteoric rise as one of the most respected comedians of the 20th century

2016–2017 series

Episode #	Date first Broadcast	Title	Description
1	21 August 2017	Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web	Documentary about the dark web illegal drug marketplace Silk Road
2		Chasing Asylum – Inside Australia's Detention Camps	Directed and produced by Eva Orner, about Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and refugees.
3		Weiner – Sexts, Scandals and Politics	Political documentary film by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg about Anthony Weiner's campaign for Mayor of New York City during the 2013 mayoral election.
4		Jim: The James Foley Story	American documentary film about the life of war correspondent James "Jim" Foley, directed by Brian Oakes.
5		Brides for Sale – Sonita	Documentary film directed by Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami about Sonita Alizadeh, a 15-year-old Afghan rapper and refugee living in Tehran.
6		The Cult that Stole Children – Inside The Family	Film about The Family, an Australian New Age group formed in the mid-1960s under the leadership of Anne Hamilton-Byrne, which perpetrated child abuse and illegal adoption practices.
7		Forever Pure – Football and Racism in Jerusalem

2015–2016 series

Episodes from the 2015–2016 series

Episode #	Date first broadcast	Title	Description
1	28 April 2015	Himmler: The Decent One	The story of Heinrich Himmler through the private letters, photographs and diaries discovered at his home in 1945.
2	13 July 2015	Last Days in Vietnam	The story of the final days of the Vietnam War as Saigon is about to fall to the North Vietnamese Army.
3	22 July 2015	Circus Elephant Rampage	The story of Tyke a circus elephant who went on the rampage in Honolulu. She killed her trainer in front of spectators and she was shot dead.
4	9 August 2015	Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise	A look at life and death in the atomic age from Hiroshima to X-rays and MRI scans.
5	28 September 2015	A Syrian Love Story	Award-winning documentary telling the story of a family torn apart by the Assad regime.
6	2 November 2015	Lockerbie: My Brother's Bomber	Ken Dornstein sets out to find the men responsible for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
7	9 November 2015	Dreamcatcher: Surviving Chicago's Streets	How a former prostitute helps vulnerable women escape danger on the streets of Chicago.
8	16 November 2015	Orion: The Man Who Would Be King	The obscure singer who masqueraded as Elvis Presley back from the grave.
9	23 November 2015	Cartel Land	An exposé of the Mexican drug war and the cartels operating around the Mexico/US border.
10	30 November 2015	FBI Undercover	Following an FBI counterterrorism operation with the help from a former 'Black Panther' turned FBI informer Saeed Torres.
11	7 December 2015	The Six-Day War: Censored Voices	Interviews of Israeli soldiers returning after the Six-Day War of 1967.
12	17 January 2016	The Golden Age of Circus: The Show of Shows	The story of circus performers, cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions.
13	24 January 2016	The Great Gangster Film Fraud	Documentary about a plan to scam the British taxman by faking the production of a movie.
14	31 January 2016	A Death Row Tale: The Fear of 13	The story of Nick Yarris, a convicted murderer on death row who was exonerated after petitioning the court asking to be executed.
15	14 February 2016	Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party	The documentary of the Celebration of the 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy
17	21 February 2016	The Black Panthers	The documentary of the Black Panthers
18	28 February 2016	Bolshoi Babylon	The documentary of the Bolshoi Ballet
19	23 June 2016	Unlocking the Cage	The documentary of the animal rights lawyer Steven Wise
20	7 November 2016	Being Evel Knievel	The documentary of the success of Evel Knievel

2014–2015 series

Episodes from the 2014–2015 series:

Episode #	Title	Description	Source
23	My Mother the Secret Baby	Daisy Asquith tells the story of her mother's conception after a dance in 1940s Ireland	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mfx6/episodes/guide	title=BBC Four – Storyville – Episode Guide	publisher=BBC	date=21 March 2015	access-date=21 March 2015}}
22	Masterspy of Moscow – George Blake	Film about the spy George Blake, who escaped from jail and fled to the Soviet Union
21	The Lost Gold of the Highlands	A man searches a mysterious Scottish loch for a lost fortune he believes is hidden there
20	Rocking Cambodia: Rise of a Pop Diva	Documentary telling the story of the rise of the band Cambodian Space Project
19	India's Daughter	The story of the brutal gang rape and murder of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, and the unprecedented protests and riots which this horrific event ignited throughout India	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05534p0	title=Indias Daughter	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date=2 February 2015}}
18	1.7 Billion Dollar Fraud: Full Exposure	In October 2011, Olympus Corporation, a multibillion-dollar Japanese optical company, dismissed its president and CEO, British-born Michael Woodford, over cultural differences in management style	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054f7qp	title=1.7 Billion Dollar Fraud: Full Exposure	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date=2 February 2015}}
17	The Great European Disaster Movie	Authored documentary by Italian director Annalisa Piras and former editor of The Economist Bill Emmott, which explores the crisis facing Europe.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054v0v2	title= The Great European Disaster Movie	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date=2 February 2015}}
16	The Great Sex Addict Heist: The Dog	Documentary about John Wojtowicz who is the inspiration for the 1975 movie Dog Day Afternoon	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052ymqg	title= The Great Sex Addict Heist: The Dog	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date= 2 February 2015}}
15	Love Hotel	Documentary about a love hotel in Osaka, day-to-day life of its staff and its patrons.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052vc16	title=Love Hotel	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date=2 February 2015}}
14	Love Is All: 100 Years of Love and Courtship	A magical and moving archive trip through the universal theme of love, set to a stunning soundtrack by Richard Hawley.	url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052vb0d	title= Love Is All: 100 Years of Love and Courtship	publisher= BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date= 2 February 2015}}
13	Bulldozers, Paving Stones and Power: The Chinese Mayor	Documentary which looks into how power works in the Chinese Communist Party, focused through the mission of one local mayor.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05273fj	title=Bulldozers, Paving Stones and Power: The Chinese Mayor	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date=2 February 2015}}
12	Mugabe and the Democrats	Political documentary thriller set in Zimbabwe, following two political enemies forced on a joint mission.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052790w	title=Mugabe and the Democrats	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date=2 February 2015}}
11	The Internet's Own Boy	Documentary which explores the life of Aaron Swartz, an activist for social justice and political organising on the internet, and the circumstances that led to his early death.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051wkry	title=The Internet's Own Boy	publisher=BBC	date=2 February 2015	access-date=2 February 2015}}
10	The Arabian Motorcycle Adventures	Documentary about an American man, Matt Van Dyke's, multi-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through northern Africa and the Middle East, which saw him fight in the Libyan conflict against Gaddafi.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050r0bc	title=The Arabian Motorcycle Adventures	publisher=BBC	date=26 January 2015	access-date=5 February 2015}}
9	Panto! Mayhem, Make Up and Magic	Film following a cast of Nottingham amateur actors who are staging a production of Puss in Boots, reflecting the vital and life-changing role the theatre plays in people's lives.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vxys6	title=Panto! Mayhem, Make Up and Magic	publisher=BBC	date=21 December 2014	access-date=24 December 2014}}
8	Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds	How magician James Randi has debunked faith healers, fortune tellers and psychics.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ndsb3	title=Exposed – Magicians, Psychics and Frauds	publisher=BBC	date=2 November 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}
7	112 Weddings	A filmmaker finds out what happened to some of the couples whose wedding videos he shot.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04n1hfy	title=112 Weddings	publisher=BBC	date=26 October 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}
6	Particle Fever: The Hunt for the Higgs Boson	Documentary which follows six scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lcyzy	title=Particle Fever – The Hunt for the Higgs Boson	publisher=BBC	date=15 October 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}
5	Arms Dealer: The Notorious Mr Bout	Documentary following Viktor Bout – entrepreneur, arms smuggler and amateur film-maker.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jvpqm	title=Arms Dealer – The Notorious Mr Bout	publisher=BBC	date=29 September 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}
4	Web Junkies – China's Addicted Teens	Film following Chinese teenagers in a Beijing rehabilitation centre for internet addicts.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04hkb5r	title=Web Junkies – China's Addicted Teens	publisher=BBC	date=15 September 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}
3	Velorama	Documentary using BFI archive footage to look back at a century of cycling.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048wqcc	title=Velorama	publisher=BBC	date=6 July 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}
2	The Lance Armstrong Story – Stop at Nothing	Film telling the story of the man behind the greatest fraud in recent sporting history.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048wq0z	title=The Lance Armstrong Story – Stop at Nothing	publisher=BBC	date=6 June 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}
1	Searching for Sugar Man	How the forgotten 1960s American rocker Rodriguez became a phenomenon in South Africa.	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b044z275	title=Searching for Sugar Man	publisher=BBC	date=30 May 2014	access-date=28 October 2014}}

2013–2014 series

1. Shooting Bigfoot: America's Monster Hunters
1. Smash & Grab – The Story of the Pink Panthers
1. Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer

2012–2013 series

1. The Pirate Bay
1. Queen of Versailles
The Road: A Story of Life & Death by Marc Isaacs

Other series

Episodes from previous series:

Episode #	Title	Description	Source
.	Russia's Toughest Prison: The Condemned
.	The Gatekeepers
.	The Himalayan Boy and the TV Set
.	The Legend of Billie Jean King – Battle of the Sexes	The story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
.	Which Way is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington	Film about Tim Hetherington, the war photographer killed during the Libyan civil war.
24	Shooting Bigfoot: America's Monster Hunters	Documentary about the obsessive, competitive and divided cult of Bigfoot hunting.
.	Brakeless: Why Trains Crash	Documentary exploring one of Japan's biggest train crashes in modern history.
.	"Muscle Shoals: The Greatest Recording Studio in the World"	Film about the town with two recording studios where some of America's most creative and defiant music was made.
.	The Village that Fought Back: Five Broken Cameras	The video diary of a Palestinian farmer who films unrest in his West Bank village.
.	Soccer Coach Zoran and his African Tigers	A Serbian coach attempts to forge South Sudan's first national football team.
.	Cutie and the Boxer	Documentary about the chaotic 40-year marriage of two Japanese artists in New York.
.	K2: The Killer Summit	Documentary looking at how 11 climbers were killed during a descent of K2 in August 2008.
.	Mad Dog: Gaddafi's Secret World	Insiders who gave shape to Gaddafi's dark dreams talk about his terrifying regime.
.	The Big Melt – How Steel Made Us Hard	Archive footage and a live score tell the story of steel and the story of Sheffield.
.	Big Brother Watching Me: Citizen Ai Weiwei	Learning about Chinese artists Ai Weiwei, whose works have brought him notoriety and a prison sentence.
.	Mandela, The Myth and Me	Examining questions regarding the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
.	Fame in China	How the senior class at China's top drama academy staged the musical, Fame.
.	Blackfish – The Whale that Killed
.	The Spy who Went into the Cold: Kim Philby, Soviet Super Spy
.	The Disappeared
.	Hotel Folly – Folie à Deux	Filmed over five years, this is an emotional rollercoaster of a documentary which explores the sometimes extreme highs and lows of one of life's biggest gambles – buying a home. Part black comedy, part nail-biting journey, this shows the human cost of the mortgage crisis.
.	The Great Hip Hop Hoax	Californian hip-hop duo Silibil N' Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and made up identities.
8	Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers	Documentary about a gang of diamond thieves called the Pink Panthers.
7	Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer	How a group of young, feminist punk rockers known as Pussy Riot captured the world's attention by protesting against Putin's Russia.
.	I Will Be Murdered	A murdered Guatemalan lawyer foretells his death and names the culprits.
.	How Hackers Changed the World: We Are Legion	Documentary about the radical online 'hacktivist' collective Anonymous.
.	The Pirate Bay	How the founders of a file sharing site were taken to court by the entertainment industry.
.	Google and the World Brain	Documentary about a campaign by authors to stop the Google Books website.
.	Expedition to the End of the World	A group of scientists and artists venture by ship into uncharted territory.
.	Death on the Staircase: The Last Chance	Documentary which follows the hearing of a murder case which split a family.
.	The Queen of Versailles	The story of a couple whose plans of building a mansion are hit by the economic crisis.
.	Harry Belafonte: Sing Your Song	Documentary surveying the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte.
.	The House I Live In	Film looking at America's War on Drugs, painting a portrait of individuals at all levels.
.	The Other Irish Travellers	Documentary looking at the history of Ireland's vanished Anglo-Irish classes.
.	From the Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film	A meditation on Britain's unique coastline and the role it plays in our lives.
.	The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt	A look at the driven and talented British celebrity chef, Paul Liebrandt.
.	JFK's Road to White House: Primary 1960	Film following John F Kennedy during his 1960 Wisconsin presidential primary run.
.	Olympic Massacre: One Day in September	Recounting the tragic events of the 1972 'Munich Massacre'.
.	The $750 Million Thief	Film about Marc Stuart Dreier, a Manhattan attorney who orchestrated a fraud that netted over $750 million.
.	Racing Dreams	Film about three children competing in the World Karting Association's national series.
.	The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba Story	Film about the life of South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba.
.	Hitler, Stalin and Mr Jones	Was a Welsh journalist killed in 1935 for revealing Stalin's policies in the Ukraine?
.	Albino Witchcraft Murders	Two people with albinism try to follow their dreams in the face of prejudice in Tanzania.
.	Girl Model	Documentary exposing the supply of ever younger girls to the Japanese modelling industry.
.	Surviving Progress	Documentary about the grave risks we pose to our own survival in the name of progress.
.	The Real Great Escape	The story of the mastermind behind World War II's Great Escape, Roger Bushel.
.	Murderball	Documentary exploring the sport of wheelchair rugby, unofficially known as murderball.
.	Guerilla – The Taking of Patty Hearst	The story of the 1974 kidnap of teenage newspaper heiress Patty Hearst.
.	When China Met Africa	A historic gathering of over fifty African heads of state in Beijing reverberates in Zambia where the lives of three characters unfold.
.	Cod Wars	Film about the disputes between Iceland and the UK over ownership of fishing zones.
.	Barbados at the Races: Bajan Born and Bred	An exploration of what it is to be Bajan (Barbadian).
.	Barbados at the Races: The Jockey's Prayer	A look at the lives of three Bajan jockeys.
.	Barbados at the Races: Run Cat Run!	How a new breed of small trainer is determined to break into the exclusive Turf Club.
.	Barbados at the Races: The Favourite	The build-up to the Derby seen through the eyes of those responsible for the favourite.
.	Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father	Documentary film by Kurt Kuenne which chronicles the murder of Andrew Bagby and the efforts of his parents to gain custody of his child from his alleged killer.
.	Hi Society – The Wonderful World of Nicky Haslam	Documentary about the British socialite and wit Nicky Haslam.
.	The Jazz Baroness	Documentary about the British baroness who fell in love with jazz genius Thelonious Monk.
.	Robert Capa – In Love and War	A look at the life, loves and career of iconic war photographer Robert Capa.
.	Prostitution Behind the Veil	Documentary following the lives of two Iranian women who have resorted to prostitution.
.	Fashion Victim	How fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered on the steps of his Miami mansion.
.	Blast!	Scientists launch a revolutionary telescope to try and explain the formation of galaxies.
.	I'm Not Dead Yet	Documentary about the inheritance of a Gothic home and a family's unspoken past.
.	Prodigal Sons	Transsexual filmmaker Kim and her brother Marc meet up at their high school reunion.
.	When Borat Came to Town	Romanian villagers attempt to clear their name after being portrayed in the film Borat.
.	Shot in Bombay	Documentary on Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, after conviction for firearms offences.
.	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	Re-examining Polanski's conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.
.	Dirty Tricks: The Man Who Got the Bushes Elected	Profile of Lee Atwater, who became chairman of the GOP and mentor to George W Bush.
.	Martin Luther King: Citizen King 1967-1968	Documentary about the final five years of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
.	1968	Documentary exploring what happened throughout the world in the seminal year of 1968.
.	The Day after Peace	Documentary charting filmmaker Jeremy Gilley's attempts to establish a Day of Peace.
.	Flying – Confessions of a Free Woman: Episode 2	A filmmaker reassesses her life by talking to women around the world about theirs.
.	Flying – Confessions of a Free Woman: Episode 1	A filmmaker reassesses her life by talking to women around the world about theirs.
.	The Burning Season	One young Australian entrepreneur's attempt to save the rainforests, and make a fortune.
.	The Chuck Show	Documentary exploring the contradictions and passions of painter Chuck Connelly.
.	Wheel of Time	Documentary by Werner Herzog exploring the Buddhist Kalachakra movement for world peace.
.	The Father, the Son and the Housekeeper	Documentary about Father Michael Cleary, an Irish priest who had his own TV chat show.
.	Death of a WAG	Documentary about the murder of an Iranian football star's wife by his mistress.
.	The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: Compilation	Owner Qin Linzi and her staff show how to run a successful restaurant business in China.
.	The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: Bright Future	There's a banquet for a new baby and an anniversary show to celebrate its third year.
.	The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: Family Duties	Exploring the strong sense of duty implicit in family relationships in China.
.	The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: A Good Match	Examining attitudes towards marriage in contemporary China.
.	The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: Enterprise	What it takes to run a successful restaurant business in China.
.	Bob Dylan's Indian Birthday	The village of Shillong, North India, comes together each year to celebrate Bob Dylan.
.	Flipping Out – Israel's Drug Generation	Why so many young Israelis have fallen victim to drug culture while backpacking in India.
.	My Israel	How an Israeli woman who survived a terrorist attack has come to deal with the situation.
.	The Battle for Jerusalem	Liran Atzmor's film documents a battle that took place in Jerusalem's Old City in 1948.
.	My Secret Agent Auntie	How apparent heroine Baroness Moura Budberg may have actually been a callous Soviet agent.
.	Somebody Has to Live: The Journey of Ariel Dorfman	Documentary about author Ariel Dorfman, who survived the bloody 1973 coup in Chile.
.	Standing in the Shadows of Motown	Documentary that tells the story of The Funk Brothers, the successful Motown musicians.
.	Dolce Vita Africana	Documentary about celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
.	Tito's Ghost	Documentary revealing how the worship of Marshal Tito continues in the former Yugoslavia.
.	"Dance with a Serial Killer"	French homicide cop Jean Francois Abgrall recounts bringing serial killer, Francis Heaulme to justice.
.	Very Russian Geniuses	How the political changes of the 1980s affected the intellectual elite in Russia.
.	Orthodox Stance	Film about Dmitriy Salita – Russian immigrant, professional boxer and religious Jew.
.	The Polish Ambulance Murders	How a cabal of undertakers bribed paramedics and doctors into murdering their patients.
.	Hitler's Secretary	Hitler's private secretary from Autumn 1942 talks about her role in the Third Reich.
.	The Devil Came on Horseback	A look at how the Arab Sudanese government seems intent on destroying its black citizens.
.	Jonestown: The World's Biggest Mass Suicide	In 1978, 900 members of the Jonestown cult died in possibly history's biggest mass suicide
.	Cannibals in the Andes: Stranded!	The survivors of a famous plane crash relive their experiences 30 years later.
.	The Prisoner, or How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair	The story of a cameraman imprisoned in Baghdad, accused of plotting to kill Tony Blair.
.	Mr Vig and the Nun	Documentary about an 82-year-old man who has never known love, and a young Russian nun.
.	My Life as a Spy	Leslie Woodhead recalls his time as a Russian-speaking sleuth during the Cold War.
.	444 Days	The story of the 1979 hostage crisis at the American Embassy in Tehran.
.	Hammer and Tickle	Documentary telling the real history of Communism through jokes told by ordinary people.
.	The Russian Newspaper Murders	Documentary about the murders of six Russian journalists between 1995 and 2003.
.	Startup.com	Documentary following two high-school friends as they begin an internet startup.
.	Little Dieter Needs to Fly	Werner Herzog's film recreates the ordeal of US pilot Dieter Dengler, shot down over Laos.
.	The Madrid Connection	Documentary about the men lead the terrorist cell behind the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
.	Wednesday	A revealing portrait of a generation growing up in a changing Russia.
.	Power Trip	Documentary telling the story of the chaotic post-Soviet transition in Tbilisi, Georgia.
.	Gods of Brazil	Documentary telling the story of legendary Brazilian footballers Pelé and Garrincha.
.	Barca – The Inside Story	Documentary following the fortunes of Barcelona Football Club over a year of crisis.
.	Gimme Shelter	Documentary recalling the events surrounding a free concert by the Rolling Stones in 1969.
.	New York Doll	Documentary which details the turbulent history of the New York Dolls.
.	Etre et avoir	Documentary portrait of life in a tiny one-class primary school in France's Auvergne.
.	The Ministry of Truth	Documentary about Richard Symons' campaign for truth in the Houses of Parliament.
.	Oona and Me	Documentary about ex-Labour MP Oona King.
.	Sitting for Parliament	Belfast artist Noel Murphy paints all 108 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
.	**	looks at the events when a small Danish newspaper chose to print a selection of cartoons depicting Muhammad.
.	Dinner with the President	President Musharraf explores the different influences on political life in Pakistan.
.	Looking for the Revolution	Looking at President Evo Morales' struggles building socialist policies in Bolivia.
.	Taxi to the Dark Side	Documentary investigating a young man's death just days after his arrest by US forces.
.	Russia's Village of Fools	Documentary about Russian patriot and businessman Mikhail Morozov.
.	Campaign! The Kawasaki Candidate	Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda follows his friend Yamauchi on the campaign trail in Japan.
.	Egypt: We Are Watching You	Three Egyptian women start a movement to educate and empower the public
.	Please Vote for Me	A group of Chinese schoolchildren learn about democracy for the first time.
.	Iron Ladies of Liberia	Documentary about Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
.	Belgrade Radio Warriors – Turn On, Tune In, Slob Out	Documentary about the Belgrade youth radio station, B92.
.	Iraq in Fragments	Documentary which illuminates post-war Iraq in three acts.
.	The Undertaking	Documentary about American-Irish poet-philosopher, essayist and undertaker, Thomas Lynch.
.	This Film is Not Yet Rated	Documentary about the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system.
.	Glow of White Women	Examination of the personal impact of discriminatory laws in Apartheid era South Africa.
.	Hollywood Overnight	Documentary about the rise and fall of film maker Troy Duffy.
.	Riot On!	Award-winning documentary about the spectacular failure of a Finnish media company.
.	Andrew and Jeremy Get Married	The extraordinary love story between a retired bus driver and a retired teacher.
.	Children and Cancer – A Lion in the House	Documentary following the challenges facing five families with children who have cancer.
.	TV Junkie	Documentary about drug addiction, edited from home videos of a drug addict.
.	Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears	Bengali sisters travel from London to Bangladesh to undertake arranged marriages.
.	Once in a Lifetime	Players, coaches and journalists recall the all-star New York Cosmos of the seventies.
.	Kike Like Me	Jamie Kastner finds out what it means to be Jewish in the modern world.
.	Office Tigers: Part 4	Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.	Office Tigers: Part 3	Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.	Office Tigers: Part 2	Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.	Office Tigers: Part 1	Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.	Paris Brothel	Mark Kidel's film looks at the unique licensed brothels of Paris which existed until 1946.
.	Winged Migration	Oscar-nominated documentary on the migratory patterns of birds.
.	The Natural History of the Chicken	Documentary expanding the frontiers of popular awareness over the chicken's many virtues.
.	Laughing with Hitler	Examining the history of the Third Reich through the jokes told about the Nazis.
.	Why We Fight	Film exploring the joint venture between the US government and the arms industry.
.	Journeys with George	Alexandra Pelosi's informal portrait of George W. Bush, filmed over nearly a year.
.	Heirs to an Execution	Ivy Meeropol tells how her family was torn apart when her grandparents were executed.
.	RFK	David Grubin's biography reassesses the remarkable and tragic life of Bobby Kennedy.
.	How Vietnam Was Lost	The story of two seemingly unconnected events that changed the course of the Vietnam War.
.	Children of the Chinese Circus	Documentary looking at Shanghai Circus school.
.	Black Sun	Documentary about a blind man who travels the world alone.
.	How Much is Your Life Worth?	Documentary about the work of attorneys and adjusters involved in cases of wrongful death.
.	Oswald's Ghost	Documentary which deconstructs the mythologies surrounding the JFK assassination.
.	Cuba! Africa! Revolution: Part 2	Second of a two-part documentary telling the story of Cuba's interventions in Africa.
.	Cuba! Africa! Revolution: Part 1	Two-part documentary about Cuban intervention in Africa from the 1960s onwards.
.	A Story of People in War and Peace	Documentary about the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1989-1994).
.	In Search of Gandhi	Indian filmmaker Lalit Vachani retreads the route of Mahatma Gandhi's famous Salt March.
.	Law of the Dragon	Series following the work of Judge Chen and his travelling court in China
.	War Feels Like War	Spanish filmmaker Esteban Uyarra following Jacek Czarnecki, Bengt Kristiansen, Jan Kruse, P.J. O'Rourke, and Stephanie Sinclair, reporters and photographers, circumventing military media control to get access to a different perspective on the Iraq War.	title=War Feels Like War	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/war-feels-like-war.shtml	website=BBC Storyville	publisher=BBC Four	access-date=20 April 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040516132431/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/war-feels-like-war.shtml	archive-date=16 May 2004}}

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(2 February 2015). "Love Is All: 100 Years of Love and Courtship". BBC.
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(2 February 2015). "Mugabe and the Democrats". [[BBC]].
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(26 January 2015). "The Arabian Motorcycle Adventures". [[BBC]].
(21 December 2014). "Panto! Mayhem, Make Up and Magic". [[BBC]].
(2 November 2014). "Exposed – Magicians, Psychics and Frauds". [[BBC]].
(26 October 2014). "112 Weddings". [[BBC]].
(15 October 2014). "Particle Fever – The Hunt for the Higgs Boson". [[BBC]].
(29 September 2014). "Arms Dealer – The Notorious Mr Bout". [[BBC]].
(15 September 2014). "Web Junkies – China's Addicted Teens". [[BBC]].
(6 July 2014). "Velorama". [[BBC]].
(6 June 2014). "The Lance Armstrong Story – Stop at Nothing". [[BBC]].
(30 May 2014). "Searching for Sugar Man". [[BBC]].
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