Documentary

  We film with US army veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq as they unpack the War on Terror. We also investigate why after trillions of...

  Once the undisputed king of global video gaming, the past two decades have seen Japanese dominance of the industry nosedive, and its glory days...

  South Korea’s most infamous murder case involving one of the country's first known serial killers. The notorious killer plagued the rural city of Hwaseong...

  Journalist Joi Lee visits her motherland of South Korea to understand what it takes to keep this country pulsating, the fallout with South Koreans...

  Japan is Asia's first industrialised economy, yet it ranks 121, below Angola on the Gender Gap Index. Journalist Yumi Araki returns to Japan to...

For years, news anchor Cheryl Marella has reported on Indonesia from the studios and seen her birth country go through dramatic change. Now, she heads...

Filipino journalist Atom Araullo has reported from some of the most extreme corners of the Philippines. This time, he heads out to find a nation...

Award-winning journalist and author Anjan Sundaram comes out of war-torn Africa and sets his sights on India. Though born in India, Anjan has not lived...

  Last year, the search for a vaccine for COVID-19 got underway worldwide, including here in Singapore at the Duke-NUS Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme. The...

  A million wildlife species are facing the threat of extinction. But why does this matter to a tiny city state like Singapore? What do...

  This documentary takes a powerful and intimate look at the people who are living at little known, mysterious borderlines between two countries, how they...

  From young recluse who shuts himself from the rest of society in Japan, to Taiwanese men buying brides overseas to Chinese men plunging for...

  Even though the world has advanced economically, there remains deep rooted and newfound issues in the world today. Forgotten Children casts its spotlight on...

  Life has gotten more digital than ever before. And the plusses of that for the environment are clear skies and clean air. But when...

  Waste is generated on an epic scale. As humans, we have adopted a linear approach to food, plastic and clothes in our daily lives....

  The skies are bluer, carbon emissions are falling, and it appears we're giving the environment a much-needed break. The thing is - have we...

  In this three-part series, we discover historical ties between communities and with some of the most critical waterways in Asia. On this journey, we...

  Magic happens when tech geeks get innovative. From shape-shifting robots to artificial smart skin, from souped-up helmets to supercharged houseplants, and much more. These...

  Dogs, cats, babies, TikTok trends... we scroll through them mindlessly. But what if viral videos are doing more to our world than we realise?...

  This is the untold story of the 2019 Mount Everest tragedy, where 11 people died trying to scale the world’s highest summit. An image...

  Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 under a promise of autonomy for 50 years. That year, 59,250 babies were born in...

  When does a number become scary? To understand that – and all the data and eyebrow-raising claims thrown at us – we have to...

  Learn about the local culture, traditions, lifestyle and attitude of the locals through the personal encounters at the markets of different countries. The host...

  What may bring the next pandemic? This 3-part series features "Disease Hunters" on the frontlines as they identify, study or kill infectious diseases, vectors...