An Open Secret
An Open Secret explores the accusations of sexual abuse experienced by five child actors in Hollywood who speak out about their abuse. Often quoted as “the film Hollywood doesn’t want you to see”, it explore...
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The Price of Honor
The Price of Honor tells the heart-wrenching story Amina and Sarah Said, two teenage sisters murdered by their own father. Taxi-driver Yaser Said took his daughters for a ride in his cab on New Year’s Day in 2008 –...
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Tales of the Grim Sleeper examines the case of the serial killer Lonnie David Franklin Jr. who was notorious for terrorising Los Angeles for twenty-five years. He was active in the South-Central region of the county, an area...
El Chapo: The Legend of Shorty
El Chapo: The Legend of Shorty follows two filmmakers in their quest to uncover the legend of the infamous Mexican drug lord El Chapo Guzman aka Shorty. Leading one of the largest cartels, both in terms of product and danger,...
The Amanda Knox Saga
Charged with the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, this BBC documentary covers the saga of Amanda Knox as the story unfolds. Following global outrage after the 21-year-old Kercher was found dead on her bedroom floor...
The World’s Most Expensive Stolen Paintings
Art critic Alastair Sooke investigates the shadowy world of art heists. Although 47,000 pieces of artwork are reported missing every year, only the high-profile cases are publicised in the media. Many cases remain engulfed in...
The Honeymoon Murder: Who Killed Anni?
An investigation of the murder of Anni Dewani, a young bride on her honeymoon in South Africa. It has been alleged that her husband, Shrien Dewani, hired a hitman. South Africa has requested his extradition. The programme inv...
Manhunt: Boston Bombers
In April 2013, two bomb blasts caused carnage near the Boston Marathon finish line. The tragedy left three people dead, hundreds injured and a city traumatised. In under five days the main suspects – brothers Dzhokhar a...
Valentine Road
Valentine Road tells the tragic story of how a 14-year-old budding white supremacist Brandon McInerney shot and killed his openly gay and gender non-conforming classmate Lawrence “Larry” King after the boy asked him to be his...
Ted Bundy: The Death Row Tapes
Ted Bundy: The Death Row Tapes delves inside the mind of a convicted serial killer who waited nearly a decade behind bars until he was put to death. At the same time, the documentary digs into the thoughts of the men who inte...
Banaz: A Love Story
Banaz: A Love Story, directed by filmmaker Deeyah Khan, chronicles the life of Kurdish-British woman Banaz Mahmod and her eventual death at the hands of her own family. Her murder, labelled by her family as an “honour k...
Defending Casey Anthony
Defending Casey Anthony is a behind-the-scenes look into the murder trial of accused child-killer Casey Anthony, a case which gained significant media attention and provoked national outrage. Believed by many to be responsibl...