The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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A Cold War Dance
How dance during the Cold War was was designed to challenge America's military image.
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A Home in Space
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is back on Earth after 200 days in space.
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Homer, Hagrid and the Incredible Hulk
How fictional universes, from Star Wars to Harry Potter took over global culture
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Does the House Always Win?
In-game betting is becoming hugely popular but does it threaten the integrity of sport?
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Minecraft: More Than a Game
Why are children hooked on Minecraft? Does it stimulate creativity or disengage them?
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A Profile of Aung San Suu Kyi
With her party now in power in Myanmar, what does the future hold?
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Philip Glass: Taxi Driver
Musician Philip Glass revisits his life in '70s New York as a taxi driver and composer
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Poems from Syria
The emotions and humanity of the Syrian people as seen through the eyes of its poets
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Myanmar's Bright Young Stars
How youth radio is helping to shape Myanmar's shift from military rule
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Misunderstanding Japan
What impact have western media representations had on our view of Japan and its people?
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Hanging Around
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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More Than One Kind of Love
Homosexuality in Namibia and the LGBT community's fight for social acceptance
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Macau: Monte Carlo of the Orient
How Macau overtook Las Vegas to become the gambling capital of the world
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The Pop Star and the Prophet
Sam York meets Jacques Attali, who predicted the music industry鈥檚 crisis back in 1976.
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An Interview with Edward Snowden
Why Edward Snowden exposed the mass surveillance by American and British intelligence
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Roma: A Decade On
Has the 'Decade of the Roma Inclusion' succeeded?
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The Battle for the Art of Detroit
Should the city that owes $18 billion sell its art collection?
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Eleanor Roosevelt
How Eleanor Roosevelt helped shape the role of First Lady
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We Real Cool: The Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
A portrait of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize 1950
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Wall in the Head
Comedian Henning Wehn investigates the invisible barrier that still divides Germany
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A New Ear on the Universe
The hunt for gravitational waves from space as the LIGO observatory prepares to go live.
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My Head
A true story of brain injury, recovery and discovery
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The Aid Audit
Does Aid Work? Ulli Schauen visits several projects in Kenya to assess their efficacy
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Time Noodles
The ancient Japanese art of sit-down comedy, known as Rakugo
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Women of Terror
Why women have proven to be some of the most ruthlessly effective terrorists
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Rhymes, Revolution and Resistance
Arabic hip hop artists explore the effect of politically charged words on the Arab Spring
