BBC World Service Movie Trailers

Million Dollar Babies: The Big Business Behind Eel Trafficking Trailer (2026)

24 March 2026

Across rivers, national borders and black markets, this documentary delves into the billion-dollar world of glass eel smuggling.

The Darkest Web Trailer (2026)

17 February 2026

For US agent Greg Squire and a dedicated network of specialist undercover investigators around the world, the mission is clear: track and catch serial paedophiles who operate across the dark web with the same sophistication and secrecy as international organised crime syndicates.

Life and Death in Gaza Trailer (2024)

15 October 2024

A film made by four Palestinians living through extraordinary times. Filming from the first days of the war, Khalid, Aya, Adam and Aseel document their own lives as they endure bombing raids, multiple evacuations, family separations and reunions, deaths, and even the birth of a new life amidst the chaos.

Queer Egypt Under Attack Trailer (2023)

31 January 2023

A BBC News investigation has revealed how violent criminal gangs are finding, abusing and extorting people from the LGBT community they meet online in Egypt.

The Battle for Bangladesh Trailer (2025)

09 July 2025

BBC Eye investigates the popular uprising that led to the downfall of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5 2024.

The Killing Call Trailer (2025)

11 June 2025

It was a killing that shocked India: Punjabi hip-hop legend Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead by hired hitmen in the pay of gangsters.

Life at 50C: The Battle of Doongmabulla Springs Trailer (2025)

19 June 2025

In Australia’s coal country, the inside story of one Aboriginal family fighting to stop a mine on their traditional land.

The Midwife’s Confession Trailer (2024)

11 September 2024

Using archive footage that has never been seen before, this BBC documentary "The Midwife's Confession" explores the disturbing subject of infanticide in rural India – and tells the moving story of one woman’s campaign to save girls’ lives.