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The inside story of the November 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai, India - in the words of the victims and of the terrorists themselves. Includes never-before-heard telephone intercepts of the terrorists' conversations with their handlers in Pakistan, CCTV footage from the luxury hotels as they are attacked and the tape of the first interrogation of the sole surviving terrorist Kasab

The true-life story of Brazilian TV host Wallace Souza, who was accused of literally killing for ratings, and using his crime TV show to cover up the grizzly truth.

'Clothes to Die For' is a documentary about the worst industrial disaster of the 21st century - the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, in which more than 1100 people died and 2400 were injured. The building housed factories that were making clothes for many western companies. Through a series of compelling interviews and unseen footage, the film gives a voice to those directly affected, and highlights the greed and high level corruption that led to the tragedy. It also provides an insight into how the incredible growth in the garment industry has transformed Bangladesh, in particular the lives of women. Described by the Telegraph as "blunt and brilliant", the film raises fundamental questions about the global fashion industry and the responsibilities of all those involved.

Documentary examining the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement, and its impact on global efforts to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic. Interviews with experts shed light on this well-funded and organised movement and its methods.

In May this year, US Special Forces shot and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Publicly Pakistan is one of America's closest allies - yet every step of the operation was kept secret from it. Filmed largely in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this two-part documentary series explores how a supposed ally stands accused by top CIA officers and Western diplomats of causing the deaths of thousands of coalition soldiers in Afghanistan. It is a charge denied by Pakistan's military establishment, but the documentary makers meet serving Taliban commanders who describe the support they get from Pakistan in terms of weapons, training and a place to hide.

Former Parachute Regiment officer and current affairs foreign correspondent Abigail Austen travels to America on the eve of the Presidential Election to discover why transgender rights have become such an electoral battleground.

"Ebola was not an exception. Ebola is a precedent." Outbreak tells the vivid, inside story of how the Ebola outbreak began, and why it wasn't stopped before it was too late. Director Dan Edge and producer Sasha Achilli spent months on the ground in West Africa, tracing the outbreak's path through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and uncovering the hidden story of what happened before the world started paying attention.

The railways are in crisis, from mass cancellations to soaring prices. Comedian Ben Elton embarks on a northern rail misadventure. Is rail privatisation a failed experiment?

Sheds new light on the dramatic story of Iraq after the fall of Saddam.

Will Hutton argues that Britain has been too eager to sell off its best companies for quick profits, and this has resulted in a dumbed down, low wage society. We need to act quickly if the UK is to continue to be a wealthy nation.

Seyi Rhodes explores the impact of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on the country's LGBT community amid reports that Brazil has become one of the most dangerous places in the world to be LGBT.

With BAE Systems keeping Saudi jets in the air and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Sue Turton investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britian.

Marcel Theroux investigates Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws and meets people (including children) who have fallen foul of them. He also meets lawyers and activists determined to see them sentenced to death.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy meets Vittorio Brumotti a fearless Italian television reporter who is taking on the mafia drug dealers and gangsters in southern Italy.

In Madagascar, Datshiane Navanayagam investigates the extraordinary stories of children locked up in adult prisons for up to three years before their cases are heard in court.

Reporter Sahar Zand travels to Nicaragua, where President Ortega has launched a crackdown on the independent media in a country gripped by civil disruption and economic chaos.

Ade Adepitan travels to the Republic of Congo where he reports on the plight of the Baka tribe, who are under threat as the forests where they hunt are turned into a national park.

Reporter Seyi Rhodes travels to the Bahamas to examine the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian which struck the region in August 2019, leaving behind it a trail of destruction.

Based on medical research and personal findings Dispatches investigates the effects binge drinking can have on a consumer's health and whether low-priced (supermarket bought) alcohol is one of the causes for an increase in alcohol consumption.

Political journalist Peter Oborne examines how politicians and MPs use their power to gain financial benefits.