Documentaries

David Baddiel sitting on the floor with his back against a violet-coloured wall, and a small grey kitten on his lap and another curled up next to him.

David Baddiel explains why he's pushing back on cat stereotypes in new show with Ricky Gervais and Jonathan Ross. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dave Myers and Si King sat on a bench, turned around and smiling.

Si King reaffirms end of The Hairy Bikers as he grieves late Dave Myers: "There's no Hairy Bikers without my mate". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dean Strang from Making a Murderer wearing a suit and tie in a courtroom

"I'm the Making a Murderer lawyer – what you didn't see changed my life". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Joe Wicks smiling in room, with an RT Comment label in the corner.

Joe WicksMy top tips for a healthy year ahead – with delicious and nutritious recipes

The band Take That, all smiling ahead as they pose for a photo in their early days.

Netflix confirms release date and shares first look at Take That documentary

Three closely cropped studio portraits arranged side by side: a serious-looking Freddie Flintoff in low light, Cynthia Erivo wearing hoop earrings and a nose ring gazing upward, and Christina Flack, older white woman with blonde hair and fringe looking thoughtfully into the distance.

2025’s 25 best documentaries - from Flintoff to Grenfell: Uncovered

David Tennant stars in The Assembly gathered with a group of people

12 underrated TV gems from 2025 – from The Assembly to Worlds Apart. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Week 52 Christmas Sofa / Mary Berry

Dame Mary Berry reveals her dos and don'ts for the perfect Christmas dinner. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders smiling and sitting on armchairs.

Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and more feature in moving documentary for late comedy legend Victoria Wood

Davina and Nicky for Long Lost Family.

Long Lost Family confirms return date with emotional new episodes with Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell

An image of a person in a woodland area, looking around.

What happened to Morgan Duncan? True story behind Netflix's Missing: Dead or Alive

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock in a blue space-themed set reaching out and touching a star.

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock speaks on space travel future and aliens: "I'm not sure about alien abduction". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Legendary photographer Martin Parr looks back on his work and recalls the way we were

Dame Judi Dench opens up on her declining eyesight, family history, and having a temper: "Oh yes, I’m sometimes very cross". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Front-facing portrait of Cardinal Vincent Nichols in bright red vestments and biretta, wearing a gold crucifix, standing in a softly lit church with statues blurred behind him.

Meet the man who inspired Ralph Fiennes’s Conclave character - and learn the true secrets of selecting a Pope. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hugh Bonneville smiling ahead, wearing a black suit and a blue tie.

Downton Abbey icon's "intimate and emotional" new wildlife series gets first look trailer

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in The Salt Path, walking along a shore. There is an RT Comment label in the corner.

Chloe HadjimatheouHow I discovered The Real Salt Path from my investigation into Raynor Winn's hit memoir. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sean Combs wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts, looking ahead.

Sean Combs: The Reckoning on Netflix - where is Sean 'Diddy' Combs now?

Sean 'Diddy' Combs wearing an all black outfit and glasses.

P Diddy documentary on Netflix - When is Sean Combs: The Reckoning released?

David Dimbleby for What's the Monarchy For?, stood in a grand room with a table and a portrait behind him. There's a badge in the corner which reads RT Comment.

David Dimbleby reveals why he’s investigating the monarchy as royal institution must "adapt or die". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Megaloceros, an Ice Age giant deer with large antlers, at the entrance of a cave.

7 reasons to watch Tom Hiddleston's new documentary series Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley in Downton Abbey. He is wearing a black tuxedo and is holding a drink in an orange-lit room.

Downton Abbey legend confirmed for "picturesque" Christmas TV journey through "captivating" Norway

Olaide Sadiq against a white backdrop with a house cut-out, wearing a green skirt and black top.

Grenfell: Uncovered's Olaide Sadiq – "I wanted to honour the victims but also make people angry"

Judi Dench sitting on a green chair, leaning over to one direction, resting her head on her hand.

Judi Dench "wants to carry on" amid sight issues as British acting legend investigates her family history with Shakespeare. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nathan Harman and John Chakalos in a side by side image.

What happened to Nathan Carman and did he kill Linda Carman and John Chakalos?

Caroline Flack smiles at a media event in November 2019

Five vital issues raised in Disney+ documentary Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth

Caroline Flack wearing a black dress, looking ahead.

Caroline Flack had plans to work on a documentary of her own just days before her death

Caroline Flack wearing a stripy top in front of a plain background. There is an RT Comment label in the corner.

Christine FlackMy biggest regret about my daughter Caroline Flack's difficult final days

Black-and-white image of Richard Burton in a suit in front of a plain background. There is a blue RT Comment label in the corner.

Caroline FrostWhy ‘hellraisers’ like Richard Burton, Oliver Reed and Peter O’Toole will always bewitch us

King Charles wearing a pale suit with a pink tie clasping his hands. He is standing outside with greenery in the background

British acting royalty confirmed to join King Charles III's 'landmark' new documentary project