Three-part series documenting the work of the Crown Prosecution Service, following a number of cases over an 18-month period and focusing on three different parts of the process.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- English subtitles
- 60
Three-part series documenting the work of the Crown Prosecution Service, following a number of cases over an 18-month period and focusing on three different parts of the process.
Series documenting the work of the Crown Prosecution Service. They deal with two violent domestic murders and an assault victim whose attacker has not been prosecuted.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- No subtitles
- 60
Series documenting the work of the Crown Prosecution Service. They deal with two violent domestic murders and an assault victim whose attacker has not been prosecuted.
In the final episode, prosecutors in the Complex Casework units of CPS Mersey-Cheshire and CPS South-East are preparing for trials in separate historic cases.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- English subtitles
- 60
In the final episode, prosecutors in the Complex Casework units of CPS Mersey-Cheshire and CPS South-East are preparing for trials in separate historic cases.
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The Prosecutors : Real Crime and Punishment - Series 1
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BBC
Three-part series documenting the work of the Crown Prosecution Service, following a number of cases over an 18-month period and focusing on three different parts of the process.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- No
Three-part series documenting the work of the Crown Prosecution Service, following a number of cases over an 18-month period and focusing on three different parts of the process.
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The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall
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Kevin Sim
Documentary exploring the story of the Berlin Wall, uncovering a world of flawed heroes and heroic villains, compromised victories and sad defeats.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 90
Documentary exploring the story of the Berlin Wall, uncovering a world of flawed heroes and heroic villains, compromised victories and sad defeats.
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The Strange Case of the Law
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John Das
Barrister Harry Potter tells the remarkable story of English justice
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
Barrister Harry Potter tells the remarkable story of English justice
English common law, with its emphasis on the role of the jury, set a standard of fairness that has influenced legal systems across the world. Many of the features that characterise today's courts were in place by as early as the 14th century.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 59
English common law, with its emphasis on the role of the jury, set a standard of fairness that has influenced legal systems across the world. Many of the features that characterise today's courts were in place by as early as the 14th century.
Many of the rights and freedoms we take for granted today were forged during the turbulent 17th and 18th centuries, when courageous men used the law to challenge tyranny and the abuse of power.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 59
Many of the rights and freedoms we take for granted today were forged during the turbulent 17th and 18th centuries, when courageous men used the law to challenge tyranny and the abuse of power.
Although England had a well-developed legal system by the 19th century, the trial process was stacked against the defendant.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
Although England had a well-developed legal system by the 19th century, the trial process was stacked against the defendant.
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The Truth About Street Weapons
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Channel 4
2008 has seen a staggering number of teenage gang and knife attacks on Britain's streets with a death toll comparable to that of our troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
2008 has seen a staggering number of teenage gang and knife attacks on Britain's streets with a death toll comparable to that of our troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 120
After decades of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts the United States to pass laws restricting immigration.
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The World at War - The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)
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Jeremy Isaacs
The the desert war, starting with Italy's unsuccessful invasion of Egypt and the successive attacks and counter-attacks between Germany and Commonwealth forces, and the Afrika Korps's eventual defeat at El Alamein. Interviewees include General Richard O'Connor, Major General Francis de Guingand and Lawrence Durrell.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 52
The the desert war, starting with Italy's unsuccessful invasion of Egypt and the successive attacks and counter-attacks between Germany and Commonwealth forces, and the Afrika Korps's eventual defeat at El Alamein. Interviewees include General Richard O'Connor, Major General Francis de Guingand and Lawrence Durrell.
n Thailand a charismatic woman leader has just won a general election promising justice for the victims of army violence. Last year more than ninety people were killed in bloody clashes between demonstrators and the army in central Bangkok.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
n Thailand a charismatic woman leader has just won a general election promising justice for the victims of army violence. Last year more than ninety people were killed in bloody clashes between demonstrators and the army in central Bangkok.
Timeshift lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment. What it reveals is a fascinating history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Timeshift lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment. What it reveals is a fascinating history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education.
Timeshift digs into the archive to trace the extraordinary story of the ultimate sanction. At the beginning of the 19th century you could still be hanged in Britain for offences such as stealing a sheep or shooting a rabbit. Even children as young as seven were sent to the gallows. The last hanging in this country took place as recently as 1964.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Timeshift digs into the archive to trace the extraordinary story of the ultimate sanction. At the beginning of the 19th century you could still be hanged in Britain for offences such as stealing a sheep or shooting a rabbit. Even children as young as seven were sent to the gallows. The last hanging in this country took place as recently as 1964.
It is almost exactly 30 years since the BBC's Rough Justice team began investigating miscarriages of justice. The programme can claim to have achieved the overturning of the convictions of 18 people in 13 separate cases, continuing sporadically for over 25 years until it was finally axed in November 2007.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
It is almost exactly 30 years since the BBC's Rough Justice team began investigating miscarriages of justice. The programme can claim to have achieved the overturning of the convictions of 18 people in 13 separate cases, continuing sporadically for over 25 years until it was finally axed in November 2007.
In a country where the Taliban outlawed music, Afghan Star is a small but significant unifying force for the country's diverse ethnic groups; as the programme's presenter Daod Sediqi says, 'the aim is to take the people's hand from weapons to music'.
- TV-Recordings
- Music
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 87
In a country where the Taliban outlawed music, Afghan Star is a small but significant unifying force for the country's diverse ethnic groups; as the programme's presenter Daod Sediqi says, 'the aim is to take the people's hand from weapons to music'.
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True Stories - Murder in Mexico: Presumed Guilty
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Roberto Hernandez Geoffrey Smith
Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith's film examines, through one man's case, the reality of Mexico's judicial system, where the accused is presumed guilty.
- TV-Recordings
- Law
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 89
Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith's film examines, through one man's case, the reality of Mexico's judicial system, where the accused is presumed guilty.
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True Stories - Saving Face
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Daniel Junge
Every year in Pakistan, over 100 people - mostly women - suffer brutal acid attacks. Saving Face follows plastic surgeon Dr Mohammad Jawad as he tries to help them.
- TV-Recordings
- Medical Sciences
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 40
Every year in Pakistan, over 100 people - mostly women - suffer brutal acid attacks. Saving Face follows plastic surgeon Dr Mohammad Jawad as he tries to help them.
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True Stories - The Flaw
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More 4
The Flaw attempts to explain in unprecedented depth the underlying causes of the global financial crisis
- TV-Recordings
- Economics & Finance
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 110
The Flaw attempts to explain in unprecedented depth the underlying causes of the global financial crisis
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True Stories: My Social Network Stalker
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Channel 4
For three and a half years Ruth was subjected to emotional and mental abuse at the hands of an unknown stalker.
- TV-Recordings
- Other
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- No
For three and a half years Ruth was subjected to emotional and mental abuse at the hands of an unknown stalker.
Unreported World reports from Nicaragua, a country where a climate of fear is scaring women from hospitals and doctors are afraid to carry out life-saving operations on their female patients.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 24
Unreported World reports from Nicaragua, a country where a climate of fear is scaring women from hospitals and doctors are afraid to carry out life-saving operations on their female patients.
Reporter Evan Williams and director Paul Kittel travel to the Brazilian city of Recife, a beach paradise visited by thousands of British tourists every year. They uncover allegations that the police are involved in death squads that have murdered thousands of 'undesirables', including hundreds of street children, every year. The Unreported World team is immediately confronted by the murder of an 18-year-old boy on the side of a street. Police officers say it was an execution, a close-range shot to the head, typical of many of the city's nearly 3000 murders a year.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 25
Reporter Evan Williams and director Paul Kittel travel to the Brazilian city of Recife, a beach paradise visited by thousands of British tourists every year. They uncover allegations that the police are involved in death squads that have murdered thousands of 'undesirables', including hundreds of street children, every year. The Unreported World team is immediately confronted by the murder of an 18-year-old boy on the side of a street. Police officers say it was an execution, a close-range shot to the head, typical of many of the city's nearly 3000 murders a year.
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Unreported World 2009 - The Unwanted
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Channel 4
Following the journey migrants take as they try to smuggle themselves into Europe poses a unique set of challenges. First, you need to find the migrants. This isn’t a simple task, as my director Jacob Waite and I soon discovered. Although hundreds of thousands enter the EU from the east via Turkey every year, these are people who have dedicated themselves to being invisible. They are breaking the law and risking their lives to slip unseen across borders.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 25
Following the journey migrants take as they try to smuggle themselves into Europe poses a unique set of challenges. First, you need to find the migrants. This isn’t a simple task, as my director Jacob Waite and I soon discovered. Although hundreds of thousands enter the EU from the east via Turkey every year, these are people who have dedicated themselves to being invisible. They are breaking the law and risking their lives to slip unseen across borders.
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Unreported World 2009 - Turkey: Killing for Honour
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Ramita Navai
Unreported World travels to Turkey to investigate honour killings, which have now reached record levels with more than 200 girls and women killed in the past year alone. The programme highlights a chilling new development in which a new law outlawing honour killings may have led to a huge increase in girls being forced to commit suicide instead.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 25
Unreported World travels to Turkey to investigate honour killings, which have now reached record levels with more than 200 girls and women killed in the past year alone. The programme highlights a chilling new development in which a new law outlawing honour killings may have led to a huge increase in girls being forced to commit suicide instead.
Unreported World travels to Malawi to reveal that children as young as three are being illegally employed to produce tobacco, much of it destined to be consumed by British smokers. Malawi's children suffer health problems from handling tobacco and some are trapped in bonded labour arrangements, leaving them unable to escape. Little seems to be being done to protect their health and wellbeing.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
Unreported World travels to Malawi to reveal that children as young as three are being illegally employed to produce tobacco, much of it destined to be consumed by British smokers. Malawi's children suffer health problems from handling tobacco and some are trapped in bonded labour arrangements, leaving them unable to escape. Little seems to be being done to protect their health and wellbeing.
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Unreported World 2010 - Witches on Trial
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Channel 4
The Central African Republic is a country obsessed with black magic, where nearly half the prison population are convicted witches.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
The Central African Republic is a country obsessed with black magic, where nearly half the prison population are convicted witches.
Unreported World exposes the plight of hundreds of children in Burundi locked up for years without trial in adult prisons, among some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. And they meet one man who has dedicated his life to freeing them; Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa is the only hope many of these children have.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
Unreported World exposes the plight of hundreds of children in Burundi locked up for years without trial in adult prisons, among some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. And they meet one man who has dedicated his life to freeing them; Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa is the only hope many of these children have.
Cinema was outlawed in Afghanistan under the Taliban and a decade later, despite their overthrow, death threats remain a fact of life for Afghan film-makers.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 30
Cinema was outlawed in Afghanistan under the Taliban and a decade later, despite their overthrow, death threats remain a fact of life for Afghan film-makers.
Young clubbers in Mumbai are being arrested, assaulted and accused of being prostitutes in a police crackdown on the city's nightlife. Reporter Jenny Kleeman and director Alex Nott investigate why a policeman dubbed 'Inspector Killjoy' is now enforcing long-forgotten laws and how being caught up in the raids can change young women's lives forever.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 30
Young clubbers in Mumbai are being arrested, assaulted and accused of being prostitutes in a police crackdown on the city's nightlife. Reporter Jenny Kleeman and director Alex Nott investigate why a policeman dubbed 'Inspector Killjoy' is now enforcing long-forgotten laws and how being caught up in the raids can change young women's lives forever.