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.

Inside Disaster Haiti

Within 48 hours of a major natural disaster, the Red Cross is on the ground. INSIDE DISASTER follows humanitarian workers and aid recipients in life and death stories that play like fiction, but are all too real. With unprecedented access INSIDE DISASTER delivers powerful and gripping stories, told by fascinating characters caught up in a high-stakes drama.

Annie: Out Of The Ashes

Annie, the daughter of a white Irish traveller mother and a black British father, was shunned from birth by her family. At the age of just 4 weeks, Annie was found in a burning caravan and was miraculously saved by a stranger. She has never met this Good Samaritan or the family that abandoned her. In this riveting documentary, we follow Annie as she embarks on an extraordinary journey to try to uncover her past.

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.

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 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.

Salvation of Todd Bentley

Todd Bentley is not your typical preacher. He looks more like a professional wrestler than a man of the cloth. His youth was defined by drugs, alcohol and a conviction for sexual assault, before he discovered his gift for preaching Pentecostal Christianity. Bentley reached the peak of his success while leading a 136-day, Florida-based revival attended by hundreds of thousands of followers who believed Bentley could heal the sick and raise the dead. This is the story of a preacher you have to see to believe.

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.

China Quake

In 2008, China’s monster quake claimed 80,000 lives. An international team searches the rubble for vital clues and makes ground-breaking discoveries that will save lives in future quakes.

Original Kin

Original Kin follows three very different yet equally compelling stories of adult adoptees and their search for their biological parents.