World Sociology

S1E2: The First Black Brummies | A Very British History

Poet Sue Brown looks at what life was like in the postwar years for Birmingham's Caribbean community as they asked qu...

The Black Christian Population in Britain | Black Messiah

An exploration of the role of the fast-growing black Christian population in Britain. A historical look at experien...

Episode 1 | Britain My Britain

Series on how people from other countries adapt to living in Britain. Including young Kurds living in the shadow of armed gangs in North Londo...

The Art of Habit | Archive On 4

Author and journalist Lynsey Hanley tells the story of the rise of sociology, which explored the hidden patterns of our everyday lives and of...

Black Messiah

A took at how African and African-Caribbean congregations are thriving while church attendance in Britain as a whole is in decline.

Episode 2 | How Facebook Changed the World: The Arab Spring

Mishal Husain meets those who spread the revolt to Libya and Bahrain, and those who are still fighting the Syrian...

Episode 1 | How Facebook Changed the World: The Arab Spring

The story of how the Arab world erupted in revolution. Mishal Husain charts events in Tunisia and Egypt, meets le...

S2E4: Whatever Happened to the Boat People? | A Very British History

Therapist Rachel Nguyen tells the story of the Vietnamese Boat People who came to Britain in the 70s and...

S2E3: The British Chinese | A Very British History

British-born Chinese vlogger Shu Lin explores the history of the Chinese community in the UK from the 1950s through to the...

S2E2: British Bangladeshis | A Very British History

Dr Aminul Hoque tells the story of the thousands of Bangladeshi families who settled in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

S2E1: Birmingham Irish I am | A Very British History

Angela Moran, whose grandparents were amongst thousands of Irish to move to the second city in the 1950s, tells the stor...

S1E4: Ugandan Asians | A Very British History

Food writer Meera Sodha tells the story of the 1972 refugee crisis when thousands of Asian people arrived in Britain after bein...

S1E3: The Jews of Leeds | A Very British History

Film-maker Simon Glass explores his family history and tells the story of the Yorkshire Jews in the early 20th century.

S1E1: Romany Gypsies | A Very British History

Writer Damian Le Bas explores how Gypsy people in the 1960s were forced to abandon their nomadic way of life for a more settled...

South Africa: 3: The Millionaire Preacher | Reggie Yates' Extreme

In 2013 Reggie Yates spent a week with Prophet Mboro, a controversial self-styled prophet, who is adored by...

S2E2: Hamar | Tribe

Documentary series with explorer Bruce Parry. He continues his three-month expedition through a remote African valley, staying with a tribe whose young m...

The Morality Of Multiculturalism | Moral Maze

The morality of multiculturalism. Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.

The Cattle Jumping Ritual of the Hamar Tribe | Tribe

A short clip showing the cattle jumping ritual of the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia.

Rituals of the Hamar Tribe | Tribe

A longer clip that describes the cattle jumping and whipping rituals of the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia. It also explores how some members are...

Mega Churches | Reggie Yates' Extreme

The church of incredible happenings in Johannesburg in South Africa.

My Scientology Movie (2015)

Documentary investigating the Church of Scientology. To find out more about the mysterious organisation, Louis Theroux meets with former members ...

America: Faith on the Front Line

On the eve of the midterm elections, Barbara Plett Usher explores the impact of a new battle for the soul of America, driven by conservative...

Radicalised young men | Secrets Of An Isis Smartphone

An exploration of what turns someone into a violent extremist. <br><br><strong>(Topics of radicalisation, extremism, gr...

Blasian Love in South Africa | Our World

Few events are more nerve wracking than meeting the parents of someone you love. For black and Asian couples in South Africa, it's e...

Saving The Awa Tribe With Justin Rowlatt | Our World

The Awa are believed to be one of the most endangered tribes on the planet as their traditional lifestyle is under threa...

Episode 4 | Black Is The New Black

In the final episode, our cast of extraordinary black Britons are facing today and the future.

Episode 2 | Black Is The New Black

Our cast of extraordinary black Britons talk about school days, 'playing the game' and negotiating the working world.

Black Is The New Black

Episode one explores both arriving and growing up in Britain through intimate interviews with prominent black Britons.

Can Ethics Survive The Death Of Religion? | Moral Maze

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.

Episode 3 | Black Is The New Black

Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. Our cast of black Britons talk about making it, but making it with a difference.

Poisoned City: Bhopal | Real Lives

A look at the aftermath of the gas leak at the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal which resulted in the death of 2,500 people.

Think Of England | First Sight

Billy Bragg presents program which examines the multicultural evolution of London society since the end of the Second World War, and looks at ...

People of talent, people of vision, people of passion | Black Is the New Black

Inspirational Black Britons describe what it is like to be Black and British today.