Channel 4

This episode explores the writings of Seneca, tutor and later advisor to Roman emperor Nero, especially his philosophy to overcome anger. (23 min)

As Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, theologian Robert Beckford investigates remarkable parallels to the Christ story in other faiths to reinforce a more universal message. (92 min, 10 segments)

A Channel 4 documentary showing the atrocious conditions inside North Korea. (50 min, 5 segments)

The Root of All Evil? is a television documentary, written and presented by Richard Dawkins, in which he argues that the world would be better off without religion. (48 min)

China needs Africa’s Copper and Cobalt to feed its fast growing economy. The Chinese bring work and money, but it all comes at a tragic human cost. (25 min, 3 segments)

Mongolia is sitting on a gold mine, literally. Aidan Hartley investigates the human and environmental cost of the biggest gold rush of modern times. (24 min, 3 segments)

Dalits are literally “the broken people”, previously called “the untouchables”; who are at the bottom of India’s caste system and are some of the most oppressed people on Earth. (26 min, 3 segments)

This is an excellent and rare TV documentary about West Papua. Originally broadcast in the UK screening, it still has not been broadcast in any other country. (24 min, 3 segments)