North Korea’s Secret Slaves
A revealing look at how the secretive dictatorship uses modern-day slaves sent abroad to raise money for the regime and its nuclear agenda.
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The Truth About Antibiotics
Imagine if a paper cut could kill you...if a skinned knee could lead to an amputation. Experts believe we could soon have no antibiotics capable of healing us from certain infections. Meet the patients coping with antibiotic-resistance, and the doctors searching for radical new treatments.
Addiction
Addiction reveals the latest science of how addiction affects the brain, and follows doctors as they investigate why addiction is a chronic, treatable medical condition.
Fashion’s Dirty Secrets
A look at the hidden costs of fast fashion. From the disappearance of an entire sea to toxic pollution dumped into water that millions of people rely on, these shocking discoveries will make you think twice about buying those new clothes.
How To Keep Your Brain Young
A new treatment to help memory and concentration; colourful foods to keep minds more active; the best exercise for the brain; how injections of young people's blood may help beat dementia.
How to Stay Young
Medical science has now discovered how you can stay young longer, and age slower. How to Stay Young reveals the specific diets, and exercise programs, that can help overcome biological decline.
Escape from Dubai: Mystery of the Missing Princess
The sensational disappearance of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, daughter of the extremely wealthy ruler of Dubai reveals the realities of life in Dubai, an emirate ruled with absolute authority.
Breaking Free: Rahaf’s Escape to Canada
Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed’s dramatic escape from her family and the Saudi state with exclusive never-before-seen footage from inside her hotel room as she barricaded herself inside.
Stalkers
Follow three high-risk victims of stalking, each trying to bring a resolution to their ordeal, and the organization trying to protect them from this invasive and terrifying crime.
The Truth About Obesity
Is it really as simple as eat less and move more? New research reveals why we’re all getting bigger and what can be done to stop it.
Dying for Help
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK. Dying for Help asks why, and explores how new behavioural science can save people’s lives.
False Confessions
Why would you confess to a crime you didn’t commit? Experts say that say that with the right techniques, trained interrogators can get almost anyone to confess. This legal thriller follows four cases of false confessions as their lawyer tries to end the practices that ensnare innocent people.
A Royal Wedding for the Ages
Peter Mansbridge goes inside Kensington Palace for an exclusive look at other couples from the British Monarchy.
Modern Royals
Prince William and Kate, Prince Harry and Meghan — the new generation of royals has modernized the British royal family, from public displays of affection to speaking candidly about mental health.
Miracle Child
Born with less than 2 percent of his brain, Noah not only survived, he’s thriving. Against all odds, his brain has actually grown, leaving doctors to wonder what his case could teach us about the remarkable ability of the brain to heal itself.
A Prescription for Murder?
Could a pill turn you into a killer? Canadians are among the world's biggest users of antidepressants. For most, these drugs are very helpful, but this investigation reveals the devastating side effects some antidepressants have on a small minority that can lead to psychosis, violence, and possibly even murder.
Inside Facebook
Does extreme content equal extreme profits? Inside Facebook goes undercover to access the company’s “moderating hub” and gets a glimpse of how it decides what remains online.
The Coronation
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II shares her memories of her 1953 Coronation ceremony, marking the 65th anniversary of the occasion. Viewing rarely seen film footage and looking at some of the priceless Crown Jewels themselves, the Queen recalls the day the Crown and the hopes of a nation were placed on her shoulders.
Trump’s Showdown
Go inside President Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. Traces Trump’s unprecedented war against the Special Counsel, the FBI, and even his own Attorney General.
The Safer Sex
For two bold entrepreneurs, creating a pleasure-enhancing, effective, affordable female condom has become an obsession. For millions around the world, it could mean life or death, with the potential to eliminate unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
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