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Escape from Kabul Airport

With nuance and masses of historical footage, the tumultuous and notorious withdrawal from Afghanistan is examined in this shocking documentary.

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Using a wealth of previously unseen archival footage, this fascinating but chilling documentary reconstructs the infamous 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Queen Cleopatra

Adele James is captivating as Egypt’s last pharaoh, Cleopatra, in this compelling four-part docudrama hybrid.

Chasing the Rains

Traverse the often-unforgiving Kenyan landscape in this stunning nature series narrated by Bridgerton actress Adjoa Andoh.

Wild Isles

Sir David Attenborough narrates this breathtaking mini-series exploring nature in the UK and Ireland.

Matangi/Maya/M.I.A

Delve into the life of controversial, opinionated and endlessly talented rapper M.I.A in this candid documentary.

The Story of Looking

Cinephile Mark Cousins encourages us to slow down and really look at the world in this impossibly absorbing documentary.

Blur: Starshaped

Go on-the-road with Britpop band Blur in this lo-fi but up-close music documentary.

20,000 Days on Earth

Venture into the mind of musical iconoclast Nick Cave with this inventive, introspective documentary.

Inna de Yard

A harmonious love letter to reggae music and the talents who reinvented its sound.

Amy

The life and death of Amy Winehouse is reappraised in a gut-wrenching documentary from Asif Kapadia.

The Reluctant Traveler

Self-professed indoorsy type Eugene Levy ventures outside his comfort zone in this irreverent travel series.

Full Swing

A Netflix docuseries that delves into the world of competitive golf, via players such as Rory McIllroy.

Notes on Blindness

A BAFTA-nominated documentary exploring the sensation of blindness, as experienced by writer and academic John Hull

Young shirtless man looks into the distance in the rainforest

The Territory

Journey to the Amazon where a community of people fight to protect their way of life.

Black and white photo of young men, one in sunglasses, one sticking out his tongue.

Supersonic

An electric documentary about seminal rock band Oasis, their chart-topping highs and feuding lows.

The Reason I Jump

A stunning, sensory insight into the world of non-speaking autism, from award-winning filmmaker Jerry Rothwell.

Nothing Compares

Sinéad O'Connor’s rise to fame is reconsidered and recontextualised in a gorgeously intimate documentary.

Young woman in a hijab carries her baby in a sling, looking directly at the camera and against a backdrop of a demolished war-torn street

For Sama

Filmed in Aleppo, this BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated documentary is as intimate as it is imperative.

The Rescue

Daring cave divers lead a heart-pounding rescue mission in this thrilling documentary.

The Imposter

Bart Layton’s breathtaking BAFTA winner is a true-crime doc by way of a psychological thriller.

Planet Earth

Get closer than ever before to the majesty of our natural world with this wide-ranging and awe-inducing documentary series.

Blue Planet

Dive into the depths of the oceans with David Attenborough’s exploration of marine life.

Dynasties

BBC Earth and David Attenborough join forces for a ferocious and fascinating insight into five animal families.

The Green Planet

Sir David Attenborough unravels the mysteries of the plant kingdom in this astonishing docuseries.

An older man sits with his hands together in a classroom.

My Old School

Documentary meets animation in this charming and occasionally chilling tale of a Scottish scandal.

Virunga

A devastating and daring documentary about the fight to protect the mountain gorillas of the Congo’s Virunga National Park.

Cow

Andrea Arnold focuses her unflinching, socially-realist eye on a dairy cow in this defiant documentary.

White Riot

An award-winning, rabble-rousing documentary about the formation of Rock Against Racism.

Sisters with Transistors

A fascinating documentary spotlighting female pioneers in electronic music who synthesised their way beyond the glass ceiling.

Rebel Dykes

Honouring the anarchic spirit of queer and feminist activism, this is a heartfelt and consciousness-raising documentary.