Investigative documentaries
The Quintinshill Rail Disaster
In May 1915, a train collision in Scotland became Britain’s deadliest-ever rail crash. Involving a troop-filled military train and two passenger locomotives, the accident claimed an estimated 226 lives and left hundreds more hideously injured.
Historian Neil Oliver explores the mistakes that may have caused the collision and determines whether a cover-up obscured the truth until now.
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
After World War II, leading Nazis were tried at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal.
This gripping BBC history documentary attempts to delve inside the minds and secret workings of Hitler’s Nazi leadership.
Using largely unpublished trial documents, the series gives an unprecedented view of three key Nazi figures: Hermann Goering, Albert Speer and Rudolf Hess.
What drove them to commit their crimes?
The Secret of the Missing Princess
The world thought Princess Latifa lived a life of privilege… how wrong they were. This dramatic Princess Latifa documentary is the 2021 update to The Mystery of the Missing Princess.
Paralympics: The Unfair Games?
Designed to make competition between athletes with different disabilities fair, is the classification system for Paralympic sports flawed, easily manipulated and lacking credibility?
9/11: Truth, Lies and Conspiracies
Half of Americans believe they haven’t been told the whole story about 9/11. We’ve all heard the conspiracy theories, but why do they continue to grip some people so tightly? This documentary on BBC Select explores one of America’s greatest tragedies and features victims’ families, a senior politician and intelligence agency insiders who discuss their belief that there’s much more to this story than we know.