The Mum Who Got Tourettes

Without warning, Elizabeth Hall developed Tourette’s shortly after her 40th birthday. In this affectionate and extremely funny special, we follow Elizabeth and her family across a year, witnessing every triumph and tribulation amplified by the unpredictable impact of her Tourette’s. A captivating, humorous and heartfelt look at a serious medical condition.

The Real Mo Farah

THE REAL MO FARAH tells a human and timeless story of strength over adversity. As one of the world’s most successful track athletes, Sir Mo seeks to discover the facts behind the secret he has kept hidden for 30 years. Born with a different name, he was brought into the UK as a nine-year-old under a fake passport and spent years in forced domestic servitude. He now returns to the streets of West London and the school where he was first spotted as a phenomenal young athlete. Sir Mo meets key people from his past, who have protected his true story for many years. He visits his family village in Somaliland to ask his mother and twin brother what they know of the traumatic childhood event that changed his life forever. Finally, he turns to the Somali community in London, hoping they can explain the mystery at the heart of his life.

Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies

Casey Anthony offers a new perspective on the untimely death of her daughter Caylee Anthony. A decade after being acquitted of murdering her daughter in a court decision that enraged millions and earned her the moniker "America's Most Hated Mom," Casey Anthony is ready to tell her story in her own words. Through a close examination of her version of events, exclusive interviews with people deeply involved in the case, including the officers who initially charged Casey, and unprecedented access to Casey herself, Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies offers a jaw-dropping new perspective on the untimely death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

Mim Shaikh: Finding Dad

Mim Shaikh is a spoken-word artist, BBC radio broadcaster & YouTube star. But Mim’s life is missing one thing. In this affecting and revelatory film, Mim is going on a deeply personal journey to track down his father. We follow Mim as he sets out to piece together the jigsaw of his identity. Armed with just a name, he’s determined to find the man who walked out of his life 26 years ago, never to be heard of again. He knows that his dad’s family comes from Pakistan and he’s ready to travel there for the first time. Will he find his dad’s relatives? Will they help him on his search? Mim's journey mirros that of young people around the world.

The Science Of Success

We used to think that success took talent, hard work and luck. Now scientists have discovered an extraordinary thing: success depends a lot less on ourselves, rather is a collective response to our performance. All those self-help books that tell you what to do are wrong because you have little to do with your own success. THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS reveals an exciting, new understanding of how society works, and offers insights into how to achieve success. These discoveries have profound implications for society as well — the outcome of elections, the products we buy, the choices we make — they are all determined by hidden principles. In the age of Big Data, where we can track achievements like a GPS tracks our movements, scientists have identified the drivers of success. And even more astoundingly, they are able to predict it.

Riders On The Storm

RIDERS ON THE STORM captures a pivotal moment in Afghan history and offers a rare and visceral look at a ruthless sports culture where champions become marked men. Khaiber Akbarzada is on the verge of being hailed as Afghanistan’s best player of Buzkashi, the ancient sport where horsemen battle for control of a headless goat. Khaiber achieves his goal of winning the tournament and being named top rider in the land, but soon learns that fame is both a gift and a curse. The line between war and sport is starting to blur, and militants are targeting influential figures, forcing Khaiber to go into hiding to avoid the same fate as his uncle, a legendary buzkashi star who was assassinated during the civil war. Ultimately, Khaiber must make a choice that will alter the course of his life.

China Circus

Meet the young recruits of China’s Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts. Pushing themselves to extremes for that perfect performance and dreaming of making it as professional elite acrobats.

Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom & Pop

INDEPENDENT AMERICA: THE TWO LANE SEARCH FOR MOM & POP follows former NBC foreign correspondents and married couple, Hanson Hosein and Heather Hughes, as they hit the road and travel 13,000 miles through 32 states, searching for an America unchained by corporate retail. Complete with interviews with economists, advocates, political leaders and even the VP of the world’s leading big box store, this compelling and controversial documentary encourages society to think more about where they spend their hard-earned dollars.

Three Mothers, Two Babies And A Scandal

Winner of the Scottish BAFTA for Best Factual Series, THREE MOTHERS, TWO BABIES AND A SCANDAL tells the complex and compelling story of the internet adoptions of twin babies, by two separate families on two different continents, and the Trans-Atlantic custody battle and media storm that ensued. Through intimate testimony, the women at the heart of what happened speak together to tell their stories for the first time. The docuseries revisits the thorny twists and turns in a custody case for twin girls, through each of the mothers’ eyes: Tranda, the birth mother, Vickie, the American adoptive mother and Judith, the Welsh adoptive mother.

Rebellion

With global temperatures continuing to rise at an alarming rate, climate change protests are growing, becoming some of the largest demonstrations in history. REBELLION reveals the moments that sparked the global climate crisis movement. From 15-year-old Greta Thunberg’s “School Strike for Climate” outside of the Swedish parliament, to Academy Award winning actress and activist Jane Fonda’s multiple arrests during some of the biggest climate change protests in US history, the people’s resistance continues to be fierce. Through the streets of Delhi, and up the steps of Congress, REBELLION is the story of a generation marching in revolt.