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Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Martina Navratilova’s tweet about trans women athletes sparked a heated argument. In this documentary, she opens up the debate to answer some of her own questions. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Director:
Ben Rumney
Production Manager:
Sara Revell
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 5 weeks

Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six real people who lived, worked and volunteered during the Blitz, highlighting the government’s reliance on ordinary people. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Director:
Emma Frank
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary, presented by Lucy Worsley, which uses dramatised testimony to tell the story of a group of working-class women conducting a dangerous campaign for the vote. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Director:
Emma Frank
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Cuba: Castro vs the World

Series 1

The Armed Struggle

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Spies, revolutionaries and diplomats reveal the secrets of how a small island in the Caribbean challenged the world. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Mick Gold
Producer:
Norma Percy
Producer:
Mick Gold
Production Manager:
Amy Tapper
Composer:
Eric Neveux
Narrator:
Caroline Catz
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Cuba: Castro vs the World

Series 1

The Charm Offensive

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

The story of how Castro saved his revolution post-Cold War. Through ingenious diplomacy and soft power, Cuba broke its isolation. But with Trump, it could be short-lived. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

The chilling account of the 2018 megafire that swept through northern California, containing moving interviews with the firemen, police and survivors who came face to face with the disaster. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Jane McMullen
Executive Producer:
Fiona Stourton
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Trump Takes on the World

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

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

In his first year and a half, Trump falls out spectacularly with some of America’s oldest allies as he relentlessly pursues his ‘America First’ agenda. Show more

Trump Takes on the World

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Trump turns to the Middle East, where he takes America to the brink of war with Iran, shocks the world by pulling troops out of Syria, and announces agreements between Israel and Arab states. Show more

Trump Takes on the World

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

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

In the final episode, Trump sets his sights on Asia. We hear the extraordinary story of how threats of nuclear war against North Korea give way to bromance with Kim Jong-un. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Tom Daley visits the most homophobic countries in the Commonwealth to explore how gay athletes are facing extreme persecution. What can the Commonwealth Games do to help? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Daley
Producer:
Fozia Nasir
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Inside Obama's White House

Episode 4: The Arc of History

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

How Barack Obama tried to reshape America. The last episode begins with Obama's decision to launch the special operation into Pakistan, to catch Osama Bin Laden. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions
Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Mick Gold
Producer:
Mick Gold
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Executive Producer:
Paul Mitchell

Inside Obama's White House

Episode 2: Obamacare

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

The story of how Barack Obama tried to reshape America. This episode looks at how his proposals for affordable, accessible healthcare sparked a bitter conflict. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions
Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Sarah Wallis
Producer:
Sarah Wallis
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Executive Producer:
Paul Mitchell

Inside Obama's White House

Episode 3: Don't Screw It Up

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

The story of how Barack Obama tried to reshape America. Episode three tells how Obama set out to end George Bush's wars in the Middle East. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions
Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping
Executive Producer:
Paul Mitchell

Inside Obama's White House

Episode 1: 100 Days

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

The story of how Barack Obama tried to reshape America. A month after his victory, Obama discovered America was on the verge of a great depression. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions
Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Paul Mitchell
Producer:
Paul Mitchell
Executive Producer:
Brian Lapping

Storyville

The Hunt for Gaddafi's Billions

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A Storyville documentary that goes inside the dark and mysterious world of spies, special forces and political insiders as they race to find Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s billions. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Eric Goaied
Interviewed Guest:
Johan Erasmus
Interviewed Guest:
Chad Thomas
Interviewed Guest:
Fanie Fondse
Interviewed Guest:
Tito Maleka
Director:
Misha Wessel
Director:
Thomas Blom
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

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Putin vs the West

Path to War

My Backyard

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

When Putin first invades Crimea in 2014, the west is divided. Starting with demonstrations in Kyiv, this is the story of the fraught phone calls and summits that followed. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Tim Stirzaker
Narrator:
Caroline Catz
Production Manager:
Andrea Martinez
Production Manager:
David Prichard
Executive Producer:
Lucy Hetherington
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Putin vs the West

Path to War

Back with a Vengeance

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Persian TV

Available for years

Putin turns to the Middle East. After Gaddafi’s overthrow in Libya, Putin shows just how far he’s willing to go to keep his ally, President Assad of Syria, in power.

Contributors

Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Tim Stirzaker
Director:
Max Stern
Producer:
Max Stern
Narrator:
Caroline Catz
Production Manager:
Andrea Martinez
Production Manager:
David Prichard
Executive Producer:
Lucy Hetherington
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions

Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil

Series 1

Episode 1: We Quit

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Available for 4 months

Documentary series. David Cameron's closest advisers reveal how he tried to tackle the Europe question, and his battles at home and in Brussels before the referendum. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Caroline Catz
Series Producer:
Norma Percy
Director:
Tim Stirzaker
Assistant Producer:
Max Stern
Assistant Producer:
Nicholas de Taranto
Composer:
Simon Russell
Camera Operator:
Vlad Trivic
Camera Operator:
Nina Bernfeld
Camera Operator:
Georgi Lazareveski
Camera Operator:
Will Pugh
Re-recording mixer:
George Foulgham
On-line editing:
Laurence Thripp
Colourist:
Vanessa Taylor
Graphic Designer:
Dom Bailey
Production Manager:
Amy Tapper
Executive Producer:
Lucy Hetherington
Executive Producer:
Greg Sanderson
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions
Researcher:
Declan Smith

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Matisse’s great-granddaughter Sophie Matisse tell the tumultuous story of his early life, exploring his journey to becoming the first avant-garde artist of the 20th century. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Matisse
Composer:
Andy Cowton
Composer:
Andy Taylor
Production Manager:
Amy Tapper
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Production Company:
Brook Lapping Productions