The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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Trans in Japan
The controversial laws over how people can change gender in Japan
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The world turned upside down
What will the end of the world’s dependence on oil mean for geopolitics?
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Hey Sisters, Sew Sisters
The seamstresses who sewed soft goods components for space craft and space suits
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Time has chosen us
The Soviet War in Afghanistan told through its teenage soldiers and their music.
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Ii: The greenest town in Europe
The town of Ii in northern Finland is a green trailblazer
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Razia Iqbal speaks to US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Living with Star Wars
How Star Wars changed the cinematic universe in 1977
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Romania’s revolution 30 years on
How has Romania moved on from its totalitarian past?
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The Rainbow Railroad
A Canadian organisation is helping LGBT people escape persecution via a secret network.
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Judy Garland: The final rainbow
The story of Judy Garland's last concerts in London at the Talk of The Town nightclub
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My Big Korean-Iranian Wedding
What happens when an Iranian marries a South Korean and their families meet?
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The digital election: How social media is reshaping UK democracy
US political media expert Travis Ridout assesses efforts to influence UK voters.
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Giving peace a chance
Francine Jones returns to the scene of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 bed in for peace.
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British music’s Caribbean roots
The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream
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Emperor complex
Huang built China’s first 'privatised city'. Is it utopia or his personal fiefdom?
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The Malawi tapes
Preserving the treasure trove of traditional harmonies, rhythms and instruments of Malawi
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Hong Kong: Love in a divided city
How have the protests affected the married lives between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese?
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Comrade Africa
How Communist East Germany tried to influence Africa via radio during the Cold War
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Moondog: Sound of New York
Singer Huey Morgan celebrates the life and work of blind musician Moondog.
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Francis Ngannou: Cameroon's MMA champion
Francis Ngannou's odyssey from child labour in a sand quarry to superstardom in the UFC
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Uganda's war in the bush
The guerrilla war in Uganda, which led to the current leadership.
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Looking for love: The Zoroastrian way
Nalini Sivathasan meets young Zoroastrians trying to save their religion from extinction
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Supersisters
Meet the inspirational women on whose shoulders today's female sport stars stand
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The Gospel of Wealth
Gordon Brown meets billionaires inspired by the great philanthropist Andrew Carnegie
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My personal history of sormeh
Black eye eyeliner is more than just make-up. It's a symbol of the power of Persian women
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Cuba's digital revolution
Cubans are getting online – so how is the internet transforming this communist country?
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Translating for mum and dad
Meet the children who help their immigrant parents navigate life in the UK by translating
