Back from war in Afghanistan, a young British soldier struggling with depression and PTSD finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot.
POP! The Science of Bubbles
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski takes us on a journey into the science of bubbles – not just fun toys, but also powerful tools that push back the boundaries of science.
Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus
FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group.
Ice Age Footprints
Ancient footprints provide new evidence of humans and extinct giant beasts of the Ice Age.
Oak Tree: Nature’s Greatest Survivor
George McGavin investigates the dramatic life of the oak tree – a species that makes extraordinary transformations as it meets the challenges of the four seasons.
Frozen Planet 2
Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a way to survive and thrive. Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change.
The Norwegian Fjords: Life in the Twilight
Norway’s fjords are a little-known wilderness. Billions of herring darken the waters and orcas feast on the banquet. Salmon leap up waterfalls and colourful sea slugs glow in the deep. Diving below the surface, award-winning filmmaker Jan Haft reveals the extraordinary diversity of life hidden within the deep waters. It’s an intimate portrait of a unique landscape – in the dark, icy grip of winter, under the magical glow of the northern lights, and during the long polar nights of the midnight sun.
Buster Keaton, the Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
A documentary about how the most talented comic genius of all time Buster Keaton fell prey to the Hollywood Studio system machinery in 1930s which curbed his artistic freedom, leading to alcoholism and ultimately completely destroyed not only his career but also his life.
Super Telescope: Mission to the Edge of the Universe
The inside story of the James Webb Space Telescope, following the Nasa team building the £8 billion device and the scientists taking its first image of distant stars and galaxies.
Facing Beauty: China’s plastic surgery addiction
Four Corners examines the massive growth in China’s beauty obsession. The program meets the social media influencers and the ordinary young Chinese who are prepared to undergo extreme procedures to radically change their appearance.
The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN
What happens when the fixer of the world’s problems, the UN, is itself faced with allegations of wrongdoing and corruption? Or when UN staff try to call out their own managers?
The Rescue: 54 Hours Under the Ground
After a freak accident, experienced caver George Linnane was left with multiple life-threatening injuries within Britain’s deepest cave system. This drama documentary set in the Brecon Beacons tells the story of his remarkable 54-hour-long rescue.