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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama telling the final stages of media tycoon Robert Maxwell's life. Cracks are appearing in his business empire and, with time running out, he sets about trying to save his skin. Show more

Our War

Series 2

Episode 3: The Lost Platoon

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Stories of life on the frontline in Afghanistan. How a Welsh Guards platoon fell into a deadly ambush yards from the isolated mud fort which was their patrol base. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Dan Reed
Director:
Dan Reed
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Production Manager:
Michelle Galvin

Genres

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Journalist Mobeen Azhar uncovers the truth behind the killing of a black man by a white supremacist gang member. Did Larnell Bruce die because he was black? Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Mobeen Azhar travels to the heart of Oregon’s racist prison gangs, before hearing the jury’s verdict at the murder trial into the alleged racist killing of Larnell Bruce. Show more

In the Face of Terror

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The stories of the ordinary people fighting for truth and justice following acts of terror in Syria. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tim Lawton
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Ruth Kelly
Production Company:
Expectation Entertainment

In the Face of Terror

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The Foleys continue their fight for justice, and the Muellers continue their search for answers about their missing daughter Kayla. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tim Lawton
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Ruth Kelly
Production Company:
Expectation Entertainment

In the Face of Terror

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

In March 2019, the live-streaming of an attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, heralds a new era of terrorism and confirms the far right as the world’s fastest-growing terror threat. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tim Lawton
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Ruth Kelly
Production Company:
Expectation Entertainment

10 Days to War

Episode 1: A Simple Private Matter

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Series of short dramas marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. Ten days remain until war. Tony Blair is given a grilling on TV by anti-war women. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Wilmshurst:
Juliet Stevenson
Veronica Purkiss:
Kate Ashfield
Producer:
Colin Barr

Genres

10 Days to War

Episode 6: You Are Welcome Here

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Series of dramas marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. Three days are left until war. A group of UN weapons inspectors visit Saddam's home town, Tikrit.

Contributors

Eric Howlitt:
Kerry Shale
Philippe Michel:
Stephane Cornicard
Producer:
Colin Barr

10 Days to War

Episode 7: Failure is Not an Option

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Series of dramas marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. It is the day of the Commons vote. Two MPs are being pressured by a whip to vote for war. Show more

Contributors

Paul Stinchcombe:
Adrian Rawlins
Anne Campbell:
Harriet Walter
Producer:
Colin Barr

Our War

Series 1

Episode 1: Ambushed

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel

The story of a group of friends from 3 Platoon, 1 Royal Anglian, who were sent to Helmand province in 2007 and filmed on a helmet camera by the platoon's sergeant. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr

Our War

Series 1

Episode 3: Our War: Caught in the Crossfire

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel

Starting in 2009, the story of 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales regiment as it learns new rules of fighting brought in to protect civilians. By 2010 the war is very different. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr

Our War

Series 2

Episode 1: Into the Hornets' Nest

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

More stories of life on the frontline in Afghanistan. A daring mission deep into enemy territory is captured on camera by soldiers during the country's bloodiest summer on record. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Production Manager:
Michelle Galvin

Genres

Our War

Series 1

Episode 2: The Invisible Enemy

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel

Documentary focusing on a Grenadier Guards platoon, and showing how a guardsman's death was a turning point in the public's awareness of the human cost of IEDs. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Producer:
John Douglas
Director:
John Douglas

Our War

Series 2

Episode 2: Return to Death Valley

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Stories of life on the frontline in Afghanistan. The men of C Company, 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment enter an area of Helmand dubbed Death Valley to find a war far from over. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
John Douglas
Director:
John Douglas
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Narrator:
Shaun Dooley
Production Manager:
Michelle Galvin

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

The powerful and inspiring story of Andy Woodward, one of the first footballers to come forward with allegations of sexual abuse in the national game. Show more

Contributors

Andrew Woodward:
Gerard Kearns
Barry Bennell:
Jonas Armstrong
Jean Woodward:
Morven Christie
Young Woody:
Max Fletcher
Director:
Nick Rowland
Producer:
Josh Dynevor
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Susan Horth
Executive Producer:
Matt Greenhalgh
Executive Producer:
Grant Best

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

David Suchet stars as the media tycoon in a dramatised account of how greed and ambition destroyed a man. Show more

Contributors

Robert Maxwell:
David Suchet
Betty Maxwell:
Patricia Hodge
Kevin Maxwell:
Ben Caplan
Basil Brookes:
Dan Stevens
Richard Baker:
Duncan Bell
Ron Woods:
Tony Turner
Peter Laister:
Stuart Organ
Accountant Sordini:
Mark Lockyer
Accountant Sordini:
Paul Kemp
Producer:
Colin Barr

Life and Death Row

Series 1

Episode 3: Crisis Stage

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Three HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 1 month

Film following students from the Death Penalty Clinic at the University of Houston as they fight last-ditch appeals for two of the youngest killers facing execution. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Clare Sillery
Assistant Producer:
Anna Stephens
Editor:
Anna Price

Life and Death Row

Series 1

Episode 1: Execution

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Three HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 1 month

Series telling the story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it. It looks at two of the youngest men on death row in Texas. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Ben Anthony
Executive Producer:
Colin Barr
Executive Producer:
Clare Sillery
Associate Producer:
Abigail Mowbray