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A BBC Eye investigation into three K-pop stars who were sharing evidence of sexual crimes in secret chat groups.

A huge collection of Russian modernist paintings enters the art market and European and American museums. Is it fake or real? And who is the mysterious man behind it?

Each year, people around the world lose millions of dollars to a highly sophisticated scam known as 'the pig butchering romance scam'. It takes its name from the victims, who scammers call 'pigs' - those they can 'fatten' before 'butchering'. Scammers target individuals on dating sites and social media, posing as attractive, successful professionals. They seduce and manipulate their victims, winning their trust before luring them to invest on sham crypto currency platforms. But behind the fake online profiles is a much darker reality. Those conducting the scams often do so against their will, trafficked to huge, walled compounds in south east Asia. A new investigation by the BBC World Service's investigations team BBC Eye takes you inside one of these scam compounds in Cambodia, where people from all over the world are locked up, beaten, starved and forced to scam - all at the hands of criminal gangs. We tell the story of Didi, a trafficked victim who was secretly filming his experience from inside the notorious Huang Le compound. He started sharing his videos with the BBC and The Global Anti-Scam Organisation (Gaso), a volunteer-run group who help rescue and support trafficked victims. We follow his incredible journey as he escapes and makes his way back home to China. We meet two scam victims, one in the US and the other in China, who lost millions of dollars and had their lives turned upside down. And there is exclusive access to a former scam boss, whose company stole millions of US dollars over the years from victims using a manual he designed.

For almost 40 years, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh was a mysterious character in the Iranian revolution. He was a supporter and close aide of Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader, during his exile. Ghotbzadeh became the first head of Iranian national radio and television after the victory. During the Iran hostage crisis, he became the foreign minister. In 1982, he was executed for plotting a coup to overthrow the Islamic Republic for so long he helped create. This biopic documentary trilogy tells his story by talking to many of his close friends and people who knew him. The first episode: Full Time Revolutionary, is about Ghotbzadeh's activity in exile until he went back to Iran in 1979 with the Ayatollah. The second episode: Maverick, is about his time in the new revolutionary government after the victory. The third episode: Fallen Man, is the story of isolation and defiance and his path towards the death penalty.

The Lazarus Heist is a true crime news podcast that investigates the 2014 Sony Pictures hack. The program is hosted by Geoff White and Jean Lee who discuss the circumstances behind the hack and the investigation that seemed to point the finger at North Korea though Pyongyang denies involvement.

Your phone is private. Or is it? A BBC investigation exposes the blackmail scam causing misery in India.

History as told by the people who were there.

September 2024 marks the 44th anniversary of the start of Iran-Iraq War. One key aspect of the conflict was the use of teenagers and even children by the Islamic Republic of Iran in front-line operations. Iranian leaders not only acknowledged their presence but often took pride in it. Due to international sanctions and internal inefficiencies, Iran adopted a human wave strategy, with a significant portion of its fighting force being young soldiers. This documentary, created by Iranian filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani for BBC Persian, delves into the untold stories of these child soldiers, featuring unseen footage and interviews.

Iranian film director Amir Naderi talks to Zar Amir Ebrahimi about his career in this documentary directed and produced by Ebrahimi and broadcast by BBC World Service and BBC Persian.

A window into the world - investigating, exploring and telling stories from everywhere. Original BBC documentary storytelling, bringing the globe to your ears.

In Conversation is a series of intimate in-depth conversations with high profile women, men and non-binary people, about identity, representation, pain and success.

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean soldiers fought alongside the Americans in Vietnam, but the story of South Korea's involvement in the conflict is largely untold. More than fifty years later, a victim of Korean atrocities travels to the capital Seoul in search of justice.

The BBC traveled to Honduras - the world's most restrictive country for female reproductive rights, where even the emergency contraception pill is outlawed - to take a look at the rise in the sale and use of black market 'abortion pills'.

In 2008, Australian artist Barbara Bolt was selected by the BBC World Service & The Slade School of Fine Art to document her artistic process in a twelve-minute film. What began as a simple exploration of her work soon took on a far more personal tone as filmmakers Chris Pahlow & David Shiyang Liu learnt of Barbara's emotional struggles, feelings of isolation & alienation, and her obsession with light. Light, and in particular neon blue, underpins Barbara's work. This short documentary charts Barbara's love of neon blue and explores its relevance to her life - both personal and artistic.

Namak Khoshnaw meets refugee families whose only means of survival is to scavenge in the rubbish dump which serves Erbil in Northern Iraq.

Behind every catfish, there's the bait. Who is Janessa Brazil? Stolen images of an adult entertainment star are being used to con victims out of thousands of dollars, breaking hearts in the process. Journalist Hannah Ajala embarks on a quest to find Janessa, in this 7-part true crime series. And who is responsible for catfishing scams?