Careers
Spark
Spark
Spark is a collection of short films about ambition and work aimed at 9- to 14-year-olds that encourages them to think about what they might do and who they might become.
Episode 5 | Soldier
Episode 5 | Soldier
Just over half of the infantry recruits remain - but who will make it to the end and become a soldier?
S06E06 | Ambulance
S06E06 | Ambulance
This episode shines a light on mental health services and the struggles faced by others as the stories behind the sirens have a deep and lasting impact on...
Young Legal Eagles
Young Legal Eagles
Exploring the British legal system in a new way, as young people from UK state schools take on the roles of barrister, defendant, witness, jury, court rep...
S06E01 | Ambulance
S06E01 | Ambulance
In the autumn of 2019, cameras follow a new cast of characters from the London Ambulance Service as they care for the nine million people of the city.
Episode 3 | Soldier
Episode 3 | Soldier
Recruits fight to keep their place in the army while the instructors reveal the reality of modern warfare.
Make Me Famous
Make Me Famous
Drama by Reggie Yates exploring the impact of fame on reality TV participants and those close to them. A year after stardom, can Billy escape the reputation t...
The agents visit MI5 | Blue Peter
The agents visit MI5 | Blue Peter
Blue Peter continues the mission to find CBBC Intelligence Officers. Over 5000 viewers applied but only three get the chance to go inside M...
S06E03 | Ambulance
S06E03 | Ambulance
Trainee 999 call handler Mackenzie is put to the test when she takes a call from a patient in labour with twins.
Episode 1 | Soldier
Episode 1 | Soldier
Fresh-faced civilians get a shock to the system at the British army's Infantry Training Centre. How many of them have what it takes to become an infantry...
18: First World Problems of an Influencer | Laugh Lessons
18: First World Problems of an Influencer | Laugh Lessons
Amber Doig-Thorne takes us through the perils of internet fame, from trolls and misconceptions to self-monetising a...
Information recovery task | Blue Peter
Information recovery task | Blue Peter
Blue Peter continues the mission to find CBBC Intelligence Officers. Over 5000 viewers applied but only three get the chance to go ins...
Code-breaker test | Blue Peter
Code-breaker test | Blue Peter
Blue Peter continues the mission to find CBBC Intelligence Officers. Over 5000 viewers applied but only three get the chance to go inside MI5'...
S06E08 | Ambulance
S06E08 | Ambulance
The Friday night shift takes its toll on crews in the capital as they deal with reports of an armed male and two stabbings.
S06E05 | Ambulance
S06E05 | Ambulance
Following ambulance crews on duty in London on Halloween. A significant incident is declared after multiple callers report a bus crash.
S06E02 | Ambulance
S06E02 | Ambulance
Joining ambulance staff caring for nine million people on a day of political protests in the capital.
Episode 2 | Commando: Britain's Ocean Warriors
Episode 2 | Commando: Britain's Ocean Warriors
In pursuit of drug smugglers in the Persian Gulf and sub-zero temperatures of the Arctic for survival training.
12: The Secret Life of an Influencer | Laugh Lessons
12: The Secret Life of an Influencer | Laugh Lessons
Hey hunnies, Manrika, Walsall’s top social media talent, wants to show you how to live your best life and smash it on so...
Project Enigma - Cracking codes in London | Blue Peter
Project Enigma - Cracking codes in London | Blue Peter
The competition winners use a replica working Enigma machine to crack their own puzzle set by GCHQ.
Project Enigma - GCHQ Tour and challenge | Blue Peter
Project Enigma - GCHQ Tour and challenge | Blue Peter
The competition winners, get their first look inside GCHQ and are given their top-secret mission to crack.
Citizenship
Episode 1 | The School That Tried to End Racism
Episode 1 | The School That Tried to End Racism
BAFTA-winning documentary series that follows a British school as it helps its students uncover and eradicate hidden racial b...
Episode 2 | The School That Tried to End Racism
Episode 2 | The School That Tried to End Racism
BAFTA-winning documentary series that follows a British school as it helps its students uncover and eradicate hidden racial b...
The Truth About Scotland and Racism | Disclosure
The Truth About Scotland and Racism | Disclosure
Scotland often prides itself on being a welcoming, open and tolerant country when it comes to racism. Jean Johansson meets t...
KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy
KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy
Documentary investigating the Ku Klux Klan. Film-maker Dan Murdoch witnesses first-hand their secretive rituals and hears why their member...
Glasgow Girls
Glasgow Girls
The compelling story of a group of teenagers with a cause in a musical drama based on the true story of the Glasgow Girls. What started as a grassroots petitio...
05: Activists | Icons
05: Activists | Icons
Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Mar...
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
After a heart attack, a 59-year-old joiner needs help from the state to receive Employment and Support Allowance. He crosses paths with a single mothe...
Episode 1 | Hugh's War on Waste
Episode 1 | Hugh's War on Waste
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall wants to find out why the UK wastes so much food. He challenges supermarkets to drastically reduce the amount of ...
My Brother the Terrorist
My Brother the Terrorist
Film-maker Robb Leech attempts to understand his stepbrother's journey from middle-class white boy to a Muslim man convicted of preparing terrorism ...
The Black American Fight for Freedom
The Black American Fight for Freedom
Fifty years on from the promise of equality and the Civil Rights Act, this documentary reveals the moments where America had the chance ...
Antisemitism: Why British Jews Are Afraid | Panorama
Antisemitism: Why British Jews Are Afraid | Panorama
Judith Moritz examines how abuse, intimidation and violence aimed at Jewish communities has become more widespread, leav...
Is Britain Racist?
Is Britain Racist?
Mona Chalabi investigates the reality of racism in Britain. Three reporters are sent undercover to reveal how much prejudice there is on the streets of Br...
03: Animal Rights | Generation Activism
03: Animal Rights | Generation Activism
Phoebe and Bella are both animal rights campaigners. Phoebe campaigns against animal farming and Bella fights to protect endangered s...
Home (2016)
Home (2016)
Bafta Award-winning short film telling the story of millions of modern-day refugees - in reverse. A British family leave their home for what at first appears to ...
02: Climate Change | Generation Activism
02: Climate Change | Generation Activism
Robin is passionate about protecting the environment and has dedicated his life to fighting climate change. He films himself over th...
Social Care | Bitesize Secondary
Social Care | Bitesize Secondary
A selection of clips taken from BBC programmes to support the area of social care for the 14 - 19 Diploma in Society Health and Development.
01: The Fight for a Question | Yes/No: Inside the Indyref
01: The Fight for a Question | Yes/No: Inside the Indyref
The inside story of the early days of the 2014 Scottish referendum campaign from the SNP's victory in 2007 to the f...
01: Brexit | Generation Activism
01: Brexit | Generation Activism
A pro-Brexit and an anti-Brexit campaigner film their lives. Both are dedicated and passionate, but what does it take to fight their corner?
Youth Justice | Bitesize Secondary
Youth Justice | Bitesize Secondary
A selection of clips taken from BBC programmes to support the area of social care for the 14 - 19 Diploma in Society Health and Development.
S02E03: US Prison Guard | The Insider: Reggie Yates
S02E03: US Prison Guard | The Insider: Reggie Yates
Reggie Yates spends time working as a guard at Guilford County Jail in North Carolina, helping to guard nearly a thousand...
Financial literacy
Killed by My Debt
Killed by My Debt
Docudrama about 19-year-old Jerome Rogers, who found himself under a crushing debt and who eventually took his own life as a consequence.
Scam Stories: The Money Drop
Scam Stories: The Money Drop
Scam Stories tells the shocking tales of Ofunne, Victoria and Zachary, 3 young people who have fallen prey to social media scammers.
S01E01 | Skint
S01E01 | Skint
Documentary series that shows how people survive without work. Dean used to work at Scunthorpe's steelworks, but now he, his wife and their seven children exi...
Buy Now, Pay Later: The New Debt Crisis? | Panorama
Buy Now, Pay Later: The New Debt Crisis? | Panorama
Ellie Flynn investigates the Buy Now Pay Later market's close relationship with retailers and asks if enough is being don...
Young, British and Broke: The Truth about Payday Loans
Young, British and Broke: The Truth about Payday Loans
Miquita Oliver goes undercover to find out the truth about payday loans and meets people whose loans have spiralled ou...
Gangs
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets to the system - in a quest to uncover ...
Teenage Knife Wars
Teenage Knife Wars
Documentary in which former footballer Jermaine Jenas visits Nottingham to investigate a spike in knife crime, meeting with young gang members to find out...
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
Every day in Britain, boys as young as 10 are being drawn into criminal gangs. School exclusion, prison and even death can be the result. Is the system failing...
County Lines
County Lines
14-year-old Tyler is picked on at school. One day, he is approached by a young man who appears to offer him protection, but this is in fact the start of Tyler b...
01: Segun's Story | Gang Life
01: Segun's Story | Gang Life
Chronicles the toll of gang affiliation, hearing from those who feel pressured to join, former gang members and the police.
S01E04: Gangs | David Wilson's Crime Files
S01E04: Gangs | David Wilson's Crime Files
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the origins of Glasgow's alternative motto 'the no mean city', looking at gang culture pas...
The Left Behind
The Left Behind
Support for the far right is growing in Britain's post-industrial towns and cities. This factual drama tells the story of a young man who gets drawn into a f...
Untold: Jailed Over a Group Chat
Untold: Jailed Over a Group Chat
Abayomi Oderinde explores the reasons why his friend Ade, a head boy who was set to study law at university, is now serving an eight-year pr...
02: Ceejay's Story | Gang Life
02: Ceejay's Story | Gang Life
Seventeen-year-old Ceejay continues on her journey to be free of a gang-affiliated past. The programme captures Ceejay at a critical point in ...
Online safety
Can We Live Without Our Phones? | Panorama
Can We Live Without Our Phones? | Panorama
What happens when smartphones are taken away from kids for a week? With the help of two families and lots of remote cameras, Pano...
Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar
Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar
Docudrama telling the true story of Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old schoolboy who was lured to his death after being groomed onl...
04: I Received Online Death Threats and the Premier League Caught My Troll | Why Do You Hate Me?
04: I Received Online Death Threats and the Premier League Caught My Troll | Why Do You Hate Me?
How a Premier League unit tracked down the troll who threatened the player a...
Smartphones: The Dark Side | Panorama
Smartphones: The Dark Side | Panorama
Hilary Andersson tracks down tech insiders who reveal how social-media companies have deliberately developed habit-forming technology t...
Is TikTok Safe? | Panorama
Is TikTok Safe? | Panorama
Tina Daheley investigates whether TikTok, the social media sensation of lockdown, is safe for the millions of young people who have signed up.
Emily Atack: Asking for It?
Emily Atack: Asking for It?
Actress Emily Atack explores why she is sexually harassed online on a daily basis and seeks to understand why the blame for unwanted sexual atten...
Scam Stories: The Money Drop
Scam Stories: The Money Drop
Scam Stories tells the shocking tales of Ofunne, Victoria and Zachary, 3 young people who have fallen prey to social media scammers.
Hunting the Internet Bullies | Panorama
Hunting the Internet Bullies | Panorama
With online bullying rapidly growing in size and intensity, Declan Lawn meets X Factor star Cher Lloyd, who describes how cyber attac...
07: Who's Watching the Kids? | Discolsure
07: Who's Watching the Kids? | Discolsure
Social media companies collect huge amounts of personal data from children in order to target content at them. How is this affectin...
The Instagram Effect
The Instagram Effect
The story of how Instagram became the dominant force it is today, told by former staff and insiders and through powerful testimony from users who have b...
Jesy Nelson: 'Odd One Out'
Jesy Nelson: 'Odd One Out'
Little Mix star Jesy Nelson goes on a journey of rehabilitation as she opens up about abuse she has suffered at the hands of cyberbullies and its ...
03: UFOs | Conspiracy Road Trip
03: UFOs | Conspiracy Road Trip
Comedian Andrew Maxwell takes five UFO believers on an American road trip to meet experts, eyewitnesses and journalists and see if he can dis...
Make Me Famous
Make Me Famous
Drama by Reggie Yates exploring the impact of fame on reality TV participants and those close to them. A year after stardom, can Billy escape the reputation t...
The Left Behind
The Left Behind
Support for the far right is growing in Britain's post-industrial towns and cities. This factual drama tells the story of a young man who gets drawn into a f...
18: First World Problems of an Influencer | Laugh Lessons
18: First World Problems of an Influencer | Laugh Lessons
Amber Doig-Thorne takes us through the perils of internet fame, from trolls and misconceptions to self-monetising a...
01: Toxic Ting | Laugh Lessons
01: Toxic Ting | Laugh Lessons
Ehiz, one of the UK's biggest social media stars, breaks down his own experiences of toxic masculinity in this sick grime track.
The Shamima Begum Story
The Shamima Begum Story
At 15, Shamima Begum left London to join the terror group Islamic State. For the first time, her account of what happened is investigated to find the...
Dating Apps: The Inside Story
Dating Apps: The Inside Story
Documentary exploring how Match Group and dating apps reshaped love, asking serious questions about safety, profit and whether we've been trapp...
TikTok Queen at 16
TikTok Queen at 16
Documentary following TikTok sensation Kristen Scott. Kristen has just turned 16 and is now legally allowed to leave school to pursue her social media inf...
Hacking: Power, Corruption and Lies | Panorama
Hacking: Power, Corruption and Lies | Panorama
Panorama Special in which Robert Peston investigates the questions behind the phone hacking trial which saw David Cameron's fo...