Paris: Game Changers – Defying the hijab ban on French athletes | Documentary
A French Muslim athlete challenges a hijab ban in basketball with an inclusive tournament ahead of the Paris Olympics.Helene Ba’s basketball dreams were shattered when…
Will Mellor revisits Post Office scandal in new BBC documentary
8 minutes agoBy Alan Haslam, @Al_Haslam, Journalist, Longform InvestigationsBBCWill Mellor played a leading role in ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post OfficeThe night before Will Mellor was…
‘Skywalkers’: Meet Ivan and Angela from Netflix documentary
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who wants to put their vertigo to the test. Because anyone prone to dizzy spells will find…
France’s Olympic Gamble | Athletics
People & Power investigates the costs and benefits of the Parisian Olympics, and if global sporting events are worth it.The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in…
Serenade of the Skies: Stargazing in Morocco | Science and Technology
Rania traces stars at the Oukaimeden observatory in Morocco’s mountains and shares their beauty with villagers below.The stars in the night skies above Oukaimeden, a…
Cine-Guerillas: How media helped win the Algerian Independence War | Documentary
How media was used as a political weapon in the anticolonial struggle during the Algerian war of independence.A trove of unseen archive of the Algerian…
The Rebel Game: Algeria and Sudan | Football
Football became a means of resistance to French colonial rule in Algeria and a counter to British colonialism in Sudan.Football was a means of resistance…
The International Criminal Court: Fit for purpose? | Crimes Against Humanity
People and Power asks whether the ICC, established to investigate and try those accused of the world’s worst crimes, is capable of fulfilling its role.The…
From Dutch donor to documentary subject: The story of Jonathan Meijer in Netflix's "The Man with 1000 Kids"
Netflix's The Man with 1000 Kids follows a Dutch man who is believed to have fathered 1,000 children - and viewers will no doubt be…
Mechanic Sea: Diving for scrap metal in Cape Verde | Documentary
Metal waste from the sea bed is a source of income for Bruno – but mainly he loves the peace he finds under the water.…
Friend of Bee: Beekeeping in Democratic Republic of the Congo | Environment
Sustainability is the basis of Deborah Nzarubara’s bee business and approach to biodiversity. Deborah Nzarubara comes from a long line of beekeepers in Goma in…
Go Telem on the Mountain: Making Music in Sierra Leone | Music
Solomon Fatoma, aka Solo’s Beat, creates his music from the sounds he finds all around him. Solomon Fatoma makes remarkable music. He is a multitalented…
Asbestos: The toxic mineral endangering millions in India | Health
Asbestos is deadly, but India continues to be the world’s largest importer of the toxic mineral. 101 East investigates. Once used as an insulating material…
iHuman: AI and Humanity | Science and Technology
Artificial Intelligence, power and social control – an exploration of what AI could mean for humanity. AI and us – iHuman explores what artificial intelligence…
Letters of Love, Letters of War: Algeria’s war for independence | Independence
Algerian resistance fighters wrote heartfelt letters home in the 1950s. Few arrived but many remained unseen, until now. Algeria lived under French colonial rule for…
Sleeping on Water: A marine biologist in Namibia | Water
From aquaphobe to sea bird conservationist, Priskilla Nghaangulwa had to reinvent herself on the seas off Namibia. Growing up in Namibia’s desert interiors, Priskilla Nghaangulwa…
The Girl from Bukom: A female boxer in Ghana | Boxing
The hopes and dreams of Sarah Apew, training to become a boxing champion against the odds. In Bukom, a village suburb of Ghana’s capital, Accra,…
Conviction: Free after 25 years of unjust imprisonment | Human Rights
After a quarter-century behind bars, Brandon Jackson is fighting back against Louisiana’s last Jim Crow law. In 1997, Brandon Jackson was convicted for a crime…
‘The Night Won’t End’: Biden’s War on Gaza | Gaza
From air strikes to field executions, Fault Lines investigates the killings of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the role of the United…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ex-heroin addict, plans to attack addiction.
Is America ready to elect a recovering addict as president? How about one who wants to hold 12-step recovery meetings in the White House? Robert…