World of Secrets

By BBC

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Episodes: 102


 May 13, 2024

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Global investigations from the BBC. Gripping stories from around the world – delve into a World of Secrets.

Latest season: Dr Skin. Retinol is all over social media, beauty shelves, advertising. But its early origins were much uglier than most people know.

Previously on World of Secrets:

Catching My Teacher: When students from a network of boarding schools in Indonesia hear about a dark secret at the heart of a national institution, they set out to find the truth.

Death in Dubai: A woman falls from a tower block and her name starts trending. But behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality.

Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed - then owner of one of the most famous shops in the world - is accused of rape and attempted rape by women who worked for him.

And The Abercrombie Guys: Investigating sexual exploitation claims against the former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch.


Episode Date
Dr Skin: Trailer
Nov 02, 2026
Catching My Teacher: 5. Courage
Oct 19, 2026
Catching My Teacher: 4. Powerful enemies
Oct 12, 2026
Catching My Teacher: 3. Is this how you repay me?
Oct 05, 2026
Catching My Teacher: 2. The student detectives
Sep 28, 2026
Catching My Teacher: 1. The golden boy
Sep 21, 2026
Catching My Teacher: Trailer
Sep 17, 2026
The Abercrombie Guys: 12. Mike Jeffries to stand trial
Sep 03, 2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: 6. Update
Aug 06, 2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: 5. Answers
May 18, 2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: 4. The dads
May 11, 2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: 3. Ghosts
May 04, 2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: 2. Eureka
Apr 27, 2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: 1. Love story
Apr 20, 2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: Trailer
Apr 13, 2026
The Darkest Web: 6. My brother, the abuser
Mar 23, 2026
The Darkest Web: 5. Buried hard drives
Mar 16, 2026
The Darkest Web: 4. Undercover
Mar 09, 2026
The Darkest Web: 3. The hidden child
Mar 02, 2026
The Darkest Web: 2. Man with the amazing memory
Feb 23, 2026
The Darkest Web: 1. Meeting a monster
Feb 16, 2026
The Darkest Web: Trailer
Feb 09, 2026
The Child Cancer Scam: 6. The calls
Dec 29, 2025
The Child Cancer Scam: 5. The agency
Dec 29, 2025
The Child Cancer Scam: 4. The contract
Dec 22, 2025
The Child Cancer Scam: 3. The recruiters
Dec 22, 2025
The Child Cancer Scam: 2. The director
Dec 18, 2025
The Child Cancer Scam: 1. The video
Dec 15, 2025
The Child Cancer Scam: Trailer
Dec 10, 2025
Death in Dubai: 6. The deal
Oct 20, 2025
Death in Dubai: 5. The reality of ‘Porta Potty’
Oct 13, 2025
Death in Dubai: 4. The right hand man
Oct 06, 2025
Death in Dubai: 3. The most powerful pimp
Sep 29, 2025
Death in Dubai: 2. Not the first to die
Sep 22, 2025
Death in Dubai: 1. The real Mona Kizz
Sep 15, 2025
Death in Dubai: Trailer
Sep 08, 2025
The Killing Call: 5. The last ride
Jun 10, 2025
The Killing Call: 4. Making enemies
Jun 10, 2025
The Killing Call: 3. The gangsters
Jun 10, 2025
The Killing Call: 2. Four and a half hours
Jun 10, 2025
The Killing Call: 1. The death of a star
Jun 10, 2025
The Killing Call: Trailer
Jun 10, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 9. The exit strategy
Apr 21, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 8. The fall guy
Apr 14, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 7. Blame
Apr 07, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 6. The end of the bonanza
Mar 31, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 5. Waiting for Michael
Mar 24, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 4. Prospector of the year
Mar 17, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 3. The battle for Busang
Mar 10, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 2. The believers
Mar 03, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 1. The fall
Feb 24, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: Trailer
Feb 24, 2025
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: What’s happening next?
Feb 19, 2025
The Bad Guru: 6. The Return
Jan 13, 2025
The Bad Guru: 5. The Breakthrough
Jan 06, 2025
The Bad Guru: 4. The Guru
Dec 30, 2024
The Bad Guru: 3. The Transformation
Dec 23, 2024
The Bad Guru: 2. The Technique
Dec 16, 2024
The Bad Guru: 1. The Retreat
Dec 09, 2024
The Bad Guru: The Trailer
Dec 06, 2024
Finding Mr Fox: 6. What does the Fox say?
Nov 27, 2024
Finding Mr Fox: 5. An unexpected meeting
Nov 20, 2024
Finding Mr Fox: 4. A detective calls
Nov 13, 2024
Finding Mr Fox: 3. Highway 10
Nov 06, 2024
Finding Mr Fox: 2. In the doldrums
Oct 30, 2024
Finding Mr Fox: 1. The adventure of a lifetime
Oct 30, 2024
Finding Mr Fox: Trailer
Oct 29, 2024
The Abercrombie Guys: 11. Mike Jeffries under arrest
Oct 26, 2024
Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 6. The ripple effect
Oct 24, 2024
Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 5. Silenced no more
Sep 19, 2024
Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 4. Surveillance state
Sep 19, 2024
Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 3. Paris
Sep 19, 2024
Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 2. Executive suite
Sep 19, 2024
Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 1. Golden opportunity
Sep 19, 2024
The Abercrombie Guys: 10. Final Fantasy
Sep 13, 2024
The Abercrombie Guys: 9. The FBI is at my door
Sep 13, 2024
The Apartheid Killer: 6. Faces at the window
Aug 26, 2024
The Apartheid Killer: 5. The trial
Aug 19, 2024
The Apartheid Killer: 4. The hunter becomes the hunted
Aug 12, 2024
The Apartheid Killer: 3. The killing machine
Aug 05, 2024
The Apartheid Killer: 2. ‘We love Louis’
Jul 29, 2024
The Apartheid Killer: 1. Edward’s ghost
Jul 22, 2024
The Apartheid Killer: Trailer
Jul 17, 2024
The Disciples: Special: World of Secrets live
May 06, 2024
The Disciples: 9. Man of God
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 8. Collapse
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 7. Beware of blasphemers
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 6. Miracle machine
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 5. The maze
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 4. Daddy’s calling
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 3. The compound
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 2. The prophet
Jan 08, 2024
The Disciples: 1. Sin no more
Jan 08, 2024
The Abercrombie Guys: 8. The Fallout
Nov 21, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: 7. Do You Remember Me?
Oct 02, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: 6. Inside the Operation
Oct 02, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: 5. Midnight in Marrakesh
Oct 02, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: 4. The Mysterious Mr Smith
Oct 02, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: 3. The Marine
Oct 02, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: 2. Who is Mike Jeffries?
Oct 02, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: 1. Silenced
Oct 02, 2023
The Abercrombie Guys: The Trailer
Oct 02, 2023