Documentaries

What is the state of health of the Italian nation today? Is Italy in crisis or undergoing a new Renaissance? Italian journ... more

Owen Bennett-Jones tests the big promises governments have made about the financial war on terror. more

In Mexico, the government has deployed thousands of troops in an attempt to break up the powerful drug cartels operating i... more

In Iran, the constant drugs crisis and loss of skilled workers contrast with a lively internet scene which harbours poets,... more

Owen Bennett-Jones looks at al Qaeda's hard power and military capabilities in its chosen key battlegrounds: Pakistan, Sau... more

The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Seychelles and Mauritius are all popular tourist destinations. Robin White tells the stories behi... more

In Assignment, Robert Walker travels to East Africa to investigate a secret detention programme - involving the transfer o... more

This series explores what life offers to Iran's burgeoning young population who are trapped by conservatism and an ailing ... more

Seven years into the global war on terror, is al-Qaeda winning? It's a deceptively simple question, one Owen Bennett-Jones... more

The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Seychelles and Mauritius are all popular tourist destinations. Robin White tells the stories behi... more