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Montana – home to the most rigorous training grounds for the armys fighting the Axis in World War Two. The legacy of the Devil’s Brigade lives on in the Rockies to this day, with soldiers…

In El Salvador, having tattoos can be a dangerous association. Authorities have launched a systematic crackdown, arresting anyone with ink, as tattoos often signify gang affiliation. These markings can reveal not only gang membership, whether…

With most aspiring RAF pilots of the Second World War delegated the infantry after a rigorous selection process, the Bomber Boys formed squadrons of the most elite Bomber Command units across the Commonwealth. In a…

My ford crown Victoria police interceptor has seen better days. Although it has state of the art police equipment inside, there are some problems that have to be addressed. Many of the NOD Squad have…

Inspired by the mythology of the International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War, over 300 foreign volunteers chose to give up their comfortable lives and go fight ISIS in Raqqa. We filmed them there, fly-on-the-wall…

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Santa Tecla Cemetery, the final resting place for members of the notorious MS-13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha. This graveyard, one of the most dangerous in the world, stands as a chilling reminder of El…

Russia’s turbulent history shows a series of devastating wars and merciless rulers. From the rise of the Bolsheviks to Stalin’s deadly purges – power and violence shaped Russia and the Soviet Union for decades. 1917…

Enter the world of boxing’s business in this investigative documentary, providing an exclusive glimpse into its high-stakes environment. Explore the inner workings of the fight game from all angles, shedding light on its complexities from…

Following Elisabeth Fritzl’s freedom on the 27th April 2008, the world was confronted with the horrifying reality of the nightmare she had been forced to endure for 24 years. Held captive in a cellar by…

Was Erdogan’s spy agency responsible for the murder of Sakine Cansiz, co-founder of the PKK, and two other activists in Paris? Following the murders, a young Turk called Omer Guney was arrested. He is suspected…

Dragon is a human smuggler who leads North Korean defectors across borders for a living. His latest undercover trip with Sook-Ja and Yong-hee takes an unexpected turn when they are left stranded in China, putting…

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has declared war against the local Mara gangs, which have long plagued the small Central American nation. In response, the government has developed CECOT, one of the largest mega-prisons…

By 1944, as the Reich was crumbling, Hitler gave detailed orders for the destruction of Paris. He wanted the monuments and all the bridges mined and the city reduced to a “pile of rubble”. Through…

Kidnapping in Nigeria and Somalia is big business. The kidnappers see themselves as Robin Hood figures, targeting the hated oil companies who they accuse of plundering the country’s natural resources without giving anything back. They…

El Salvador’s villages are at the crossroads of the invisible borders where turf wars rage, leading to countless murders every month. This modern warzone sees people losing their lives over car thefts and extortion, while…

His job was to protect NATO’s secrets but he ended up selling them to the Kremlin. This is the astonishing account of how Herman Simm, a former soviet militia officer, rose to become amongst the…

Why would someone fall in love with a convicted killer whose only hope of leaving prison is in a coffin? Notorious murderers like ‘Night Stalker’ Richard Ramirez still receive bags of fan mail. He ended…

On the 1st August 1936, 100,000 spectators watched as Hitler and the Olympic delegates arrived at the Olympic opening ceremony in Berlin. The Olympic flags hung cheerfully side-by-side banners bearing the Nazi swastika. With the…

One of the biggest wrecks ever discovered in Spain was the ‘Triunfante’, sunk during a French siege in 1795. What’s the process of retrieving a sunken ship and preparing it for display in a museum?…

North Korea is one of the worst dictatorships in the world. A closed country, to which foreigners rarely gain entry. Every April 15th, the entire population is required to celebrate the birthday of deceased president…

We look back to the original construction of the Suez Canal, back in 1859, to show how it first came to be built, and how now, they are planning to widen it. It’s a major…

In part 2 of this episode analyses Hitler’s decisions during the Battle of Britain, which lead to the first major defeat of Nazi Germany, and Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. In…

Oxycontin. Codeine. Fentanyl. All prescription drugs to which countless patients have become addicted. As America battles an opioid crisis that sees 170 citizens die everyday, lawyers and prosecutors are trying to bring an end to…

Why would someone confess to a crime they didn’t commit? In America, nearly 30% of those exonerated by DNA tests had previously confessed. For more than half a century, the Reid technique was the favored…

We investigate three cases of deaths of Scientology members. We find incomplete police investigations, suspicious circumstances and family members who are convinced there is more to the deaths of their loved ones’ than meets the…