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As a leader he guides his country through political turmoil in the Middle East. As a human he reconciles with his past.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy and director Jamie Welham visit the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean country famed for its pristine beaches and year-round sunshine, but where the UN has identified terrible crimes being committed against teenagers at the hands of sex tourists.

'Walk With Me' is meditative film about a community of Zen Buddhist monks and nuns who have dedicated their lives to mastering the art of mindfulness with their world-famous teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.

A terrifying sea fortress, a highway in the Amazon that suddenly vanishes, and a mysterious structure in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty are deserted engineering projects; discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

View the birthplace of civilization: the Middle East, site of the world’s first villages, towns and cities, from the hills of Turkey to the plains of Iraq. They were crucibles of invention and innovation — turbo-charging the pace of progress.

See how advances in seafaring and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.

From its source in the Tibetan plateau, the Mekong River flows into China's Yunnan Province. Even though Yunnan occupies less than 4% of China’s land, it is home to over half of its birds and mammals.- all due to its unique position between temperate East Asia and the tropical south.

Award-winning choreographer Michael Clark presents his acclaimed triptych of contemporary dance, to music by Patti Smith, Erik Satie and David Bowie.

The jewel of Northern California: the San Francisco Bay Area, home of iconic landmarks, heavy fog, dramatic history, and an amazing group of people who keep this metropolis humming. Take flight on an aerial tour above the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and Fisherman's Wharf, as well as the city's many hidden treasures.

A brilliant engineer dreams of building the biggest gun in the world, but after he becomes a criminal, he must partner with Saddam Hussein to realize his dark scheme.

Anthony Bourdain returns to Uruguay after a decade away and finds a progressive nation in the midst of social change, but with evident fragments of its colonial past, most notably in its local cuisine.

Documentary following three families each coping with a child affected by serious emotional or mental illness. The families explore treatment opportunities and grapple with the struggle of living with their child's condition.

Henry Cole presents series 7 of the programme for motorcycle enthusiasts.

Dan Cruickshank and Don McCullin travel into the heart of war-torn Syria, on a dangerous mission to document the cultural destruction wrought by so-called Islamic State, and understand what it means to the people of the nation.

The evolutionary journey of life on Earth spans millions of years – and the results are as diverse as they are jaw-dropping. Travel through time as we explore the amazing adaptations that help certain species excel within their environments.

This documentary features some of Europe's most stunning species, like the European adder, the nose-horned viper, the dice snake, the ringed snake and the Aesculapian snake.

A pioneering team of zoologists and botanists, in search of new creatures and plants, gets rare access to Brazil's highest and most isolated mountain, the Pico da Neblina.

A behind-the-scene account of the porn world and its stars as they've never been seen before - and the no-holds-barred portrait of a true giant.

A documentary film that records China's achievements in the past five years.

For 25 years, Harald Sandner, a history enthusiast, has traced the Fuhrer's itinerary from his childhood to the end of his life.