Above the Law: Theft and Fraud on Duty
It's another day, another narcotics raid in Louisville, Kentucky. Demetrius Allison was sitting quietly at home with his three young kids when the police suddenly appeared, accusing...
Crime
Dying for Gold: The Philippines' Illegal Treasure Mines
A small seaside town located in a distant eastern province of the Philippines is home to a highly profitable and lucrative 700 million dollar a year industry: illegal gold mining....
Hard to Believe
China boasts about their status as one of the world's top sources for organ harvesting and transplantation, yet they're suspiciously silent when it comes to revealing how these organs are procured. Hard to Believe attempts to...
Supermarket Slave Trial
Prawn, or shrimp if you're American, was once a luxury and now it's an everyday pleasure. Cheap for us to buy, the human cost of their production is unbelievable. This is the story of globalized slavery and how giant...
Pirate Fishing
The precious marine resources of some of the world's poorest people are being targeted by industrial-scale pirate fishing operations, to feed the seafood hungry markets of Europe and Asia. In a special two-part investigation, People and Power sets out...
The Men Who Sell Football
Football fans were shocked to learn about a long-running, multi-million dollar "scheme" that allowed extremely rich yet convicted criminals to purchase English football clubs. A two-year undercover investigation by the Al...
The Price of Purity
Essential oils have been around for over 5,000 years. These compounds capture the "essence" of various trees, plants, and herbs, or their scent, flavor, and healing properties for use in aromatherapy, cosmetics and medicinal...
Terror in Moscow
On a drizzly Wednesday night in October several hundred people were watching a musical at the Ball-Bearing Factory Theater in Moscow. The show was a romantic love story set in Stalin's Russia. As the audience settled down to...
A Very Sicilian Justice
The quest for justice can be deadly. Just ask Antonino Di Matteo, the chief prosecutor in a high profile case involving police, politicians and notorious mafia hoods. In the heart of Palermo, Sicily, he attempts to persevere in...
Vatican Inc.
Pope Benedict's resignation shocked the Catholic Church and left the Vatican in disarray. His successor will face many challenges, from recurrent sexual scandals to concerns about financial impropriety at the Vatican's own...
The Mafia's Secret Bunkers
Italy has always been infamously known for its issues with organized crime. Until recently, Sicily's Cosa Nostra (in English, "Our Thing,") has been the only name worth knowing in connection with the Mafia. However, the past...
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain documents the fading art form and language of Russian criminal tattoos, formerly a forbidden topic in Russia. The now vanishing practice is seen as reflecting the transition of the broader Russian society. Filmed...
Banana Land: Blood, Bullets and Poison
Bananas are by far the most popular fruit in the United States, but consumers know little about the conditions in which they are produced. Banana Land provides a fascinating and...
Law and Disorder in Philadelphia and Johannesburg
Theroux seems to relish the challenge in his documentary on BBC2, Law and Disorder in Philadelphia. The endearingly weedy Theroux is seen bounding in and out of police cars, thrust into the frontline of rapid response teams. "My...