Documentary

TV tonight: David Harewood’s great US tour of Black pop culture

In the first of a two-parter, the actor shines a light on Sammy Davis Jr and Gloria Hendry. Plus, the return of Taskmaster. Here’s what to watch this evening

Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale, Ellen E Jones, Phil Harrison and Simon Wardell

30, Mar, 2023 @5:20 AM

TV tonight: Taiwan’s battle with China to hold on to independence

Could tensions between Taiwan and China lead to war? Plus, the last two contestants go head to head in the Apprentice final. Here’s what to watch today

Hollie Richardson, Graeme Virtue, Danielle De Wolfe, Ellen E Jones, Alexi Duggins Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell

23, Mar, 2023 @6:20 AM

Waco: American Apocalypse review – gunfights, dying FBI agents … and zero analysis

This three-part Netflix documentary tells the tale of the infamous 51-day siege pitting the FBI against a self-proclaimed messiah. Sadly, it settles for spectacle over insight

Lucy Mangan

22, Mar, 2023 @10:45 AM

‘Led to the edge of the apocalypse’: 30 years on from the Waco massacre

A new Netflix docuseries looks back at the siege that saw a cult standoff lead to the deaths of 86 people

Lauren Mechling

21, Mar, 2023 @6:17 AM

The Gold: The Inside Story review – follow that smelter in the Rolls-Royce!

As a companion to the superb drama, this documentary confirms, and occasionally corrects, the astonishing details of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery. But there are just too many nuggets to fit in

Jack Seale

20, Mar, 2023 @10:00 PM

The week in TV: Wild Isles; Match of the Day; Extrapolations; Nazanin; Paula – review

The BBC scored the ultimate own goal and took aim at David Attenborough’s last voyage, while a megawatt cast powered a preachy climate drama. Plus, the poles-apart struggles of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Paula Yates

Barbara Ellen

19, Mar, 2023 @9:30 AM

The poison umbrella: film sheds new light on infamous cold war killing

Documentary questions why prime suspect was never arrested for 1978 murder in London

Shaun Walker

17, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM

The Swap uses kids in a ‘bold social experiment’. But it’s simplistic at best and harmful at worst | Mostafa Rachwani

Swapping students from an Islamic school with those from Catholic and public schools, SBS’s new show is a ham-fisted attempt to build bridges that could end up doing the opposite

Mostafa Rachwani

17, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

Paula Yates was the other Diana: hounded by the press for being herself | Zoe Williams

A new documentary reveals how the tabloids turned on their one-time darling – for daring to be a woman who didn’t shun the spotlight, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Zoe Williams

15, Mar, 2023 @5:08 PM

Wild Isles review – David Attenborough’s last hurrah makes for unmissable TV

The broadcasting legend takes a lovely, unparalleled look at the majestic wildlife of the UK and Ireland. If anyone can stop its terrifying destruction, it’s him

Rebecca Nicholson

12, Mar, 2023 @8:00 PM

It’s a golden age for documentaries – but at what price for people whose lives are laid bare? | Camilla Hall

The Staircase gripped millions of viewers, but it wasn’t until I met Margie Ratliff that I began to question the human toll, says film-maker Camilla Hall

Camilla Hall

12, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM

The week in TV: George Michael: Outed; The Bay; The Last of Us; Kathy Burke: Growing Up; Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers – review

The late singer is elusive yet captivating in a two-part documentary; the zombie thriller hits another high; Kathy Burke gets older disgracefully; and Paul Whitehouse is on a serious mission