Real Stories

A documentary following two filmmakers in the pursuit of understanding happiness as they set off and travel around the world. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year the US Army, operating in 146 countries around the world, has to convince 80,000 young people to join its ranks. In order to recruit, in the absence of military service, it has set up a very sophisticated program in schools to enroll thousands of teenagers: the JROTC or junior military reserves. This program concerns more than 3000 public schools, and nearly 500,000 children aged betwee...

Meet Ian and Sue Povey, married for 25 years, living in a quiet cul-de-sac and parents to their fifteen children and grandparents to two grandchildren. The cul-de-sac may be quiet but number 22 certainly isn't. This is a look at Britain's biggest family, from the daily routine to going on holiday, nothing is easy when you have 15 kids. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http...

Imagine riding your motorcycle through the quiet Yorkshire countryside only to have the world stop as you lock eyes with a humanoid figure standing next to a silent, black craft. For many, these stories belong in cinema, but for Phil, Colin, and Sacha, this is a reality they carry every day. This documentary explores the chilling accounts of ordinary people in England who came face to face with th...

Since announcing his candidacy, Donald Trump is everywhere. To him, it seems that nothing is taboo and no policy too outlandish to embrace. Somehow, this billionaire candidate has become the champion of ordinary America, with supporters travelling hundreds of miles just to see him. To understand this phenomenon, we followed his campaign across the country for 200 days. In the beginning, he met his...

In recent years the nuclear threat of North Korea has grown exponentially. The secretive nation, closed off to the outside world proceeds with internationally banned weapons tests as it grows its nuclear arsenal. However they didn't build these weapons on their own, they had help from the outside world. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios...

A one-off special that documents a mother's struggle to recover her daughters after their father abducted the pair, exposing them to sexual practices and holding them as 'Stolen Brides'.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @r...

Manchester is known for its vibrant nightlife and welcoming spirit, but for ten years, a predator used that very kindness to hunt in the shadows. Reynhard Sinaga moved to the UK appearing to be a studious, mild-mannered PhD candidate. He lived in the heart of the city's clubbing district, where he waited for vulnerable young men to cross his path. By offering a place to charge a phone or wait for...

In 2014, the Yezidis, a persecuted minority in Iraq, were driven from their ancestral land by ISIS during a campaign of genocide in which more than 3,000 women and children were kidnapped. Caught in raw, sweeping cinematography, Shingal: Where are You weaves together the dramatic stories of the remaining young boys and their families, relegated to an abandoned coal mine on the Turkish border and l...

A remarkably intimate and moving film that offers an insight into the extreme Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Hugh is trapped in a world of endless order and repetition, where each day is spent with the same ritual placing of objects and counting in 12s. His condition places a huge strain on Hugh and his family. With the help of a leading psychiatric authority on OCD, Hugh is challenged to face the...

When the war ends, the real battle begins. From War to Wisdom is an unflinching look into the lives of veterans both on and off the battlefield. It takes the viewer on a beautiful and terrible journey, from war to wisdom. This is not an anti-war or pro-war film, it is a pro-soldier film, It distills the experiences of combat veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars - from the violence of engageme...

Idomeni is a place that is suspended in time. When Nadia, Nawaf and their children arrive to the border between Greece and North Macedonia it is closed. They cannot get further and they cannot go back. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gripping true crime documentary about a woman fighting to prove her daughter-in-law was responsible for her son's death. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuTwitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsProduced by ITV Studios. Content licensed from ITV Global. Any queries, pl...

A one-off documentary that examines ethical issues and questions in the light of revelations by scientists that, thanks to fertility treatment, a women can now have children right up into her eighties. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsInstagram - @realstoriesdocsProduced by Granada TV.C...

An examination of the homeless crisis of Atlanta, GA since the 1996 Olympics, through the Super Bowl LI, and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A powerful film showing the true plight of victims forced into marriage. With unprecedented access to the Manchester Police Force, this documentary investigates the biggest cases of forced marriage in the UK. In June 2014 it became illegal for someone to force a person to get married, the problem is how difficult this is to police to track and investigate these cases. Want to watch more full-lengt...

In 1990, Gregory Smart was shot and killed inside his home, setting off a case that would grip the nation. His wife, Pamela Smart, quickly became the prime suspect, accused of manipulating three teenage boys into carrying out the murder. What followed was not just a criminal investigation, but one of the first fully televised murder trials, turning a real-life tragedy into a public spectacle. Inst...

In 2003 the world held its breath as two remarkable twins, conjoined at the head since birth, went through a pioneering surgical separation. Ladan and Laleh Bijani didn't survive the procedure, but Dying to Be Apart talks exclusively to the key players in the remarkable drama that ended in their tragic deaths. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us...

Drawing from over 250 hours of exclusive footage and video diaries filmed on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: Moonrise on the ISS is a documentary inspired by Felix & Paul Studios’ Emmy award-winning virtual reality series, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, the largest production ever filmed in space. Later this decade, the Artemis program will send people to the Moon for the f...

Entering the lives of the uber wealthy Russians who have made London their home. From multi-millionaire wine merchants and uncompromising art-loving oligarchs to tsarist princesses and beautiful supermodels. Rich Russians takes us into the lives of the uber-wealthy who have made London their home. How do they see themselves, how do they see others, what does money mean to them? Want to watch more...

In a world-first experiment, British cab driver Alan Bilis—diagnosed with terminal cancer—volunteers his body to solve a 3,000-year-old mystery: the "secret art" of mummification. For years, historians believed the Egyptians used simple dry salt to preserve their Pharaohs, but Dr. Stephen Buckley and Dr. Jo Fletcher have a radical new theory. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact...

Want to watch more History Documentaries? Go to our dedicated history documentary channel called Timeline - https://goo.gl/WHJFhhFor the first time in 42 years, a camera enters Southern Libya in what was forbidden territory under the Gaddafi regime. Shortly after Gaddafi’s demise, we accompany members of the disgraced Tabu tribe along the road to their impoverished desert territory near the Algeri...

Karl Lagerfeld, a renowned German designer, is often depicted as immortal and immortal, with his iconic ponytail and sunglasses. His self-stylized image, involving secrecy, positioned him alongside icons like Andy Warhol and Jean Cocteau. This intimate portrait breaks through the glass wall, revealing the person behind the iconic facade. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us a...

Behind Closed Doors (BAFTA AWARD NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY) | Real StoriesWith unprecedented access to the Thames Valley Police Domestic Abuse Teams, and the victims of violence they are helping, Behind Closed Doors gives an extraordinary insight into the most common violent crime to take place in the home. Shot over 12 months, and starting from the moment an emergency call is received, the film follo...

Witnessing the experience of children who grow up in the refugee camps. The South Sudanese Civil War has displaced over 1.5 million people. South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, is now facing a famine which, it is predicted, could result in the deaths of over 50,000 children. This documentary follows the lives of children living in temporary camps in South Sudan and refugee camps just ac...