Bbc Documentary 2024

A shocking BBC investigation into serious sexual abuse allegations by Mohamed al Fayed, the former owner of luxury department store Harrods. The Egyptian billionaire businessman, who died last year aged 94, is accused of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape by the women who worked for him. At the time of many of the alleged attacks, Al Fayed was the owner of London’s luxury department store Harrods, the iconic Ritz Paris hotel and English football club Fulham FC. The BBC has heard testimony from over 20 survivors, with 13 featured in the film. With horrifying accounts of abuse that spanned Al Fayed’s 25-year reign at Harrods, for the first time the scale and seriousness of these allegations are exposed, as well as the system that helped cover it up. A web of corruption and fear that extended from the shop floors to the highest levels of the organization is revealed. Brave survivors now break their silence.

Silva Screen Records has released the soundtrack for the series ASIA, dedicated to the planet's largest continent. This seven-part BBC documentary, filmed over nearly four years, explores Asia's diverse landscapes and wildlife—from the Gobi Desert and the jungles of Borneo to Siberia and the coral seas of the Indian Ocean. The series is hosted by Sir David Attenborough.imal.

Hamas’s 7 October murderous rampage through southern Israel provoked a major hostage crisis and a devastating war. More than 32,000 Palestinians are reported to have been killed so far in Israel’s retaliatory attacks, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israeli operations, intended to root out Hamas, have left much of the territory in ruins.

Ten years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 passengers and crew on board on 8 March 2014, this documentary looks at whether new radio technology may finally help locate the missing aircraft and asks what lessons can be learned to make aviation safer.

Having narrowly lost the state of Georgia by 11,780 votes, this documentary follows Donald Trump's increasingly audacious attempts to allegedly overturn the result of the 2020 US election and how they led to his arrest and impending criminal trial.

Documentary profile paying homage to the world’s most performed living composer, Sir Karl Jenkins, who turned 80 in 2024. His work has touched the hearts of millions globally, transcending traditional genre boundaries. The film incorporates footage from throughout his career to give a complete insight into the many influences on his music: from
the Methodist hymn-singing of his Welsh chapel upbringing to his recent commission of a saxophone concerto for Jess Gillam, which is being performed at this year’s BBC Proms.

Forty years after the miners' strike, this documentary tells the story of Polmaise Colliery, whose workers were the first to walk out and the last to go back to work. Hearing from miners who were on the frontline, and family members and journalists who covered the strike, this documentary reveals the inside story of the miners who went on strike for 56 weeks to save the last village pit in Scotland.

Tahera, Rubina and Ghazala are charming, opinionated and determined ladies from Yorkshire, with one major thing in common – they're all Asian aunties, women who use their lifetimes of experience to impart wisdom, pass judgement and glue their communities together.

Using fascinating archive from Andy Murray's life and career, this programme is an in-depth exploration of his incredible journey from Dunblane to becoming a sporting legend. Andy, his family and a number of all-time tennis greats recall the highs and lows which have forged his ferocious 'will to win', something that drove him to finally end a 77-year wait for a British men's Wimbledon champion in 2013.