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1st November 2021

The Climate Collection

We can change our future, but first we need to understand our past.

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19th October 2021

Taboo documentaries on BBC Select

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4th October 2021

Artificial intelligence documentaries on BBC Select

Will robots rule the world? New York Times journalist Jamelle Bouie asks how we can guard against AI's perils to ensure we don't become enslaved by them.

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20th September 2021

Cultural explosion documentaries on BBC Select

Which is the defining cultural explosion in your life? For author and journalist Caitlin Moran It’s feminism. She explains how it' has changed the world and why it’s more fun to be a woman.

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6th September 2021

Documentaries about technology on BBC Select

Why would an algorithm mistake a Turkish bestselling author for an American white supremacist? Novelist and intellectual Elif Shafak explores the dangers of social media.

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23rd August 2021

Sex documentaries on BBC Select

How would you react if a porn star whipped out her breasts? Iconic documentary maker Louis Theroux agonizes about how to handle sex on tv.

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19th August 2021

New to BBC Select this summer

Kick start your summer with BBC Select's new must-see documentaries, exploring everything from art and travel to history and science.

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9th August 2021

War documentaries on BBC Select

This week, Ai Weiwei discusses who should take responsibility for starting war.

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26th July 2021

FAME

In an exclusive Take, Public Enemy rapper Chuck D weighs up the value of fame.

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12th July 2021

THE BODY

The Drop: 1 unique take, 5 documentaries. This week: The Body featuring Padma Lakshmi

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