Britain

At its pinnacle, the British Empire spanned every continent and covered one quarter of the Earth's land mass. Through the centuries, the rulers of this enormous powerhouse used extraordinary engineering feats to become an industrial and military titan, loaded with riches. Some of their many pioneering accomplishments include the world's first locomotive, a superhighway of underground sewers, the imposing and grand Westminster Palace, and the most powerful and technically advanced navy in the age of sail.

Mia and Tashion are transgender escorts in high demand. But for both their source of income is also the source of turmoil.
Cameras follow them as they embark on deeply personal journeys, grappling with their own identities and relationships as they consider whether to remove a part of their bodies that makes them money.

Fentanyl is on the rise in the UK. In this episode of Drugs Map of Britain, BBC Three explores the effect this drug has in Hull.
Fifty times stronger than heroin, the drug linked to the death of rock star Prince - but what's the reality for those addicted? It’s reported that Fentanyl has claimed the lives of at least 60 people in the last eight months. Primarily used as a pain reliever, we are introduced to those whose life it has taken control of, seeing the effects it has on users and what they will risk in order to get a hit, as well as what the authorities are doing to try and stop the circulation of the lethal drug.

In this film made before the Grenfell Tower tragedy, presenter Brenda Emmanus follows a group of emerging, diverse artists as they launch the first ever Diaspora Pavilion in a Venetian palazzo during the Venice Biennale - the so-called Olympics of modern art. One of the artists we meet is 24-year-old photographer Khadija Saye, who died on 14 June in her home. We follow Khadija and the other emerging artists as they discover new art inspiration across the city, navigate networking at VIP launch parties and, most importantly, find out what the critics' and tastemakers' verdict is on the exhibition's opening night.

From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many have vanished and the magic of the ones that survive. Royal palaces are the most magnificent buildings in our history. Often built to extraordinary levels of luxury and excess, they express the personalities of our kings and queens since 1066. From the Tower of London to Hampton Court Palace, Dan Cruickshank reveals an extraordinary story of buildings, often fortified, that cemented the monarch's claim to the throne.

In the last ten years diagnoses of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis have more than doubled.
BBC Three goes inside the consulting rooms of one of London’s busiest Sexual Health clinics to see if Brits pay enough attention to their sexual health. Diagnosing unexplained pain, HIV tests and removing genital warts are all in a day’s work for the ‘sex doctors’ and nurses at this East London clinic.

An undercover investigation into the booming business in fake passports and the security of Britain's borders. Jonathan Maitland travels to Greece to expose the trade in dodgy documents helping people break into Britain illegally, revealing some passports are up for sale for just £500. He also speaks to Home Office whistleblowers who have serious concerns about the policing of the borders.

Lachlan Goudie explores Britain's spectacular industrial landscapes and the artists and artworks inspired by them in a passionate and thought-provoking journey that challenges our national stereotypes. Travelling the length and breadth of the UK visiting an impressive range of industrial sites from shipyards to quarries, mines to abandoned wind tunnels, steelworks to space age laboratories, Goudie builds a surprising and compelling alternative picture of Britain.