Long before the French and British sailed to Canada to cut down the wood and inhabit the land there were of course indigenous people living there. Europeans called these people Indians, modern-day Canadians use the respectful term First Nations but does respectful language also mean respectful treatments?In this VPRO special we see Dutch reporter Emy Koopman travel to the town of Smithers, in
From the terror of hired killers trained by the cartels to the war on drugs in the remote jungles of Peru, this is a series about the new cartel wars and the legacy left behind by Pablo Escobar.Pablo Escobar was the mastermind of drug trafficking and narco terrorism in Colombia during the 1980s. He converted the city of Medellin into the cocaine capital of the world, pioneered a model that alm
Right now in America it seems as though the majority of people don't trust law enforcement, this is more so the case in the poorer areas such as Watts in Los Angeles, California. Here there it is in their very culture.In 1965 Watts saw riots so bad that the police force required the help of nearly 4,000 members of the California Army National Guard to quell the situation. The riots themselves
Jason Coghlan was once considered to be the most dangerous man in Britain and this is the story of how he managed to turn his life around. Coghlan spent 16 years behind bars, whilst locked up he took an interest in studying law, it was this pastime which ultimately aided in his release.After having served his time Coghlan moved to Marbella, Spain and set up a law firm called Jacoglaw, his main
Barely out of their teens, Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel, laughed their way through their trial for multiple murder. Did cult tactics make them kill?Some thirty years on, Charles Manson and his infamous ‘family’ still repel and fascinate us. We can't seem to forget the trio of hippie girls who laughed their way through their death penalty trial-and offered up bizarre di
In this film, we see British television presenter and journalist Stacey Dooley travel to Iowa where she pays a visit to one of the most radical women’s prisons in the United States. This new correctional institute for women cost around 110 million dollars to build and houses over 700 female prisoners, everything from drunk drivers to vicious murders. For the last three years the warden Sheryl Dah
The West Midlands region of the UK has long been plagued by high levels of knife and gun crime on its streets. In this documentary, we delve into the heart of this issue, exploring the causes and consequences of this epidemic.We begin by introducing some of the victims of these crimes, highlighting the devastating impact that such violence can have on families, friends, and communities. We al
Back in 2006 there were many allegations made with regards to corruption in British football, these allegations were made by sources both inside and outside of the game. As a result the BBC funded a Panorama special which set out to investigate.Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets wastes no time in diving straight into the deep end of a murky world of football. Through t
The Gabby Petito Story is one that has shocked a nation, it's a story that is filled with twists and turns at every junction along the way. Two young people set out on a trip of a lifetime but only one would return. Gabby would tragically never make it home but her fiance, Brian Laundrie, the man who claimed to love her but likely killed her would turn up at his home in Florida, in Gabby's van on