Raul Sacristan

Drama documentary uncovering what life was really like in the Roman Empire through the microcosm of its bloodiest arena. Each episode tells the true story of a single character whose fate was inextricably bound to the Colosseum. From the savage reality of a gladiator’s life of slavery to the dizzy height of the Emperor’s absolute power, all characters represent a crucial cog in the grinding machinery of the ancient world’s most remorselessly successful empire.

A massive leak of financial documents reveals hidden assets and deals of the world’s wealthy and powerful. With the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and The Washington Post, Frontline examines secret finance overseas and in the U.S.

This historical drama portrays the rise and fall of the eponymous early 18th century pirate republic based in Nassau, Bahamas. The series begins in 1715, shortly after the close of the war of the Spanish succession, which pitted England against Spain. England had waged war on the cheap, resorting to the use of privateers rather than incurring the expense of fully funding the Royal Navy.

A team of international scientists seek out well-preserved remains of woolly mammoths, woolly rhino, wolves and cave lions that once roamed Siberia. Working in tunnels dug by locals on the hunt for valuable giant mammoth tusks, this documentary reveals extraordinary new evidence that could lead us closer to answering one of the biggest mysteries of the ice age – what caused the woolly mammoth to go extinct?

The untold story of Diego Maradona’s extraordinary life. Interviews with those close to the talented footballer reveal the different factors which may have contributed to his untimely death at 60.

This series follows some of the world’s most extraordinary railway journeys from above and on the ground, taking the audience on an adventure of a lifetime.

This series explores how cutting-edge science is changing the way we think about the ancient past – restoring the environment to its place as a key driver of human history.

On 23 June, Britain was hit by a political earthquake. Within hours of the EU referendum result, the prime minister had resigned, the pound was falling and Westminster was reeling. So how and why did this political revolution happen, and how does it stand to reshape Britain’s politics? In this Current Affairs Doc, the BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg tells the inside story of how David Cameron’s referendum plan backfired, and Vote Leave won. 

Short Documentary about The Sykes–Picot Agreement.

This current affairs doc exposes how some children were over-treated with potentially harmful drugs, interviews families about their child’s treatment and asks whether the hospital could have revealed more to former and current patients about a series of critical reviews.

A small story from the park.

BFI Future Film Finalist

The battle for Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and once home to over two million people, is in its fourth year of civil war. Divided between opposition-held east and government-controlled west, ordinary civilians are suffering on both sides. This current affairs doc is an intimate portrait of ordinary people struggling to stay alive, including a civil-defence volunteer who risks death to save his fellow citizens.

Specialist factual documentary examining the decline of great historical leaders and ancient civilisations touching on Alexander The Great, Cleopatra and Octavio.

In this documentary Marcel Theroux meets people, including children, who have fallen foul of Pakistan’s strict blasphemy laws, and the lawyers and activists who are determined to see them sentenced to death.

Reporter Seyi Rhodes explores the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian’s rampage through the Bahamas.

Seyi Rhodes meets miners who are risking their lives deep underground in South Africa’s abandoned gold mines, which are controlled by violent gangs and surrounded by lawless settlements.

Papua New Guinea has been described as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women. Some estimates say that 70% of women in PNG will be raped in their lifetime.

Monterrey is home to Mexico’s most passionate derby between Tigres and Monterrey, In this derby, Monterrey and Tigres were level at 105 wins, going into their 106th. With Monterrey playing their first derby in a new ground, the stakes were higher than ever..