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Today · 59 min
CIA VS KGB: How Spies Really Won The Cold War
For nearly 50 years, the battle between the CIA and the KGB turned Berlin into the world's most dangerous espionage battleground. This documentary uses firsthand accounts from former agents to reveal the Cold War's closest "hand-to-hand combat." From the massive Berlin Airlift victory and the disastrous failure of the CIA's underground Spy Tunnel (Operation Gold) to the shocking use of "Romeo" spies who seduced NATO secrets, we explore the relentless psychological and ideological war. Featuring exclusive interviews and culminating in the dramatic Glenica Bridge spy swap, this is the definitive story of how information shaped the fate of the free world. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #RealStories #Spy #ColdWar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 50 min
Liam Payne: The Dark Side Of Boy Band Fame
'Liam Payne: The Price Of Fame' dives deep into the life and tragic death of former One Direction star Liam Payne. From his meteoric rise to global fame as a teenager to his struggles with substance abuse, anxiety, and the intense pressures of the music industry, this film uncovers the hidden toll celebrity took on him. Featuring expert analysis, intimate accounts, and dramatic re-enactments of his final hours in Buenos Aires, we examine the warning signs, the toxicity of the pop machine, and the devastating consequences of untreated mental health and addiction. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #LiamPayne #OneDirection #RealStories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 4 min
Take a Haunting Aerial Tour of an Abandoned Theme Park (Drones In Forbidden Zones)
Bust into creepy Camelot Theme Park, Lancashire, complete with the roller-coaster that pulled 5Gs. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Produced by Little Dot Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 36 min
How To Recognize You're In A Toxic Relationship (Before It's Too Late)
'Love Hurts' features young people bravely sharing their personal, harrowing experiences with emotional abuse, physical violence, and sexual coercion in their relationships. Hear the stories of Lily, who felt forced into intimacy to keep her boyfriend; Rose, who endured a volatile relationship fuelled by depression and self-harm; and Chris, who navigated abuse in his first secret gay relationship. Featuring vital advice on recognizing warning signs, the importance of boundaries, and why seeking support is the ultimate act of survival. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #RealStories #Love #Relationships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 5 min
Fly Through the Largest Construction Project Ever Undertaken in Europe
Get a preview of London's new Crossrail tunnel - Europe's largest hidden building site. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 56 min
What Is The REAL Secret to Victoria Beckham's Success?
Everyone thinks they know the story. A Spice Girl marries a football superstar, and "Brand Beckham" is born. But that isn't the real story. This documentary goes beyond the tabloid headlines to uncover the calculated blueprint Victoria used to build her own empire. We reveal the shrewd ambition, the quiet resilience against an industry that dismissed her, and the relentless work ethic that truly defines her success. The real secret was never about fame by association; it was about a masterful reinvention. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #victoriabeckham #davidbeckham #realstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 48 min
In The Shadow Of Feeling (Psychopath Documentary) | Real Stories
At age 14, a young Canadian boy named “Johnathan” decided to murder his friend and fellow schoolmate during a lunchtime recess. He later turned himself in, was found guilty of first degree murder, and is now serving a life sentence in a medium security prison. While on trial, “Johnathan” was labeled as a psychopath, a person with no ability to feel remorse or empathy for his actions. Psychopaths have a rich history in the media of being portrayed as mastermind serial killers and mass murderers. The real truth behind these individuals is much more frightening and serious than most people imagine. Psychopaths account for approximately 3% of society, and many of that percentage has never and will never see the inside of a prison cell. Psychopathic individuals hold many important posts in society such as business, corporate, politics and military. Although many of them will never commit actual crimes, they still leave an unmistakable mark on the people around them and a wake of broken promises and broken hearts everywhere they go. This film explores the factors that create psychopaths in society and the ways to identify these individuals. Factors such as genetics, parenting, and consumerism play vital roles in determining the interpersonal bonds that children form in the earliest years of life. Through interviews with professionals, doctors, and even a psychopath himself, the public can gain better knowledge of what causes children to develop into adult psychopaths and hopefully decide to stem these causes at their roots. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from TVF International. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Produced by KITG Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 1 hr 5 min
How Black Baseball Players Changed The Game Forever In The US
Step onto the field where legends were made and a forgotten era of American baseball comes to life. This documentary tells the incredible story of the most talented Black players in the game who, for decades, were barred from the major leagues. Instead of giving up, they built their own leagues, traveling across the country as baseball's original nomads. From packed stadiums for their famous All-Star games to barnstorming against white major league superstars, these athletes played for the love of the game, a living, and for something more. This is a story of incredible talent, fierce rivalries, and the heartbreaking journey toward justice, revealing how a group of players and their leagues changed the sport forever. Witness the highs and lows of a life on the road and hear the powerful first-hand accounts that reveal the spirit and resilience of true sporting pioneers. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 1 hr 5 min
Jobless: Life Unemployed (Poverty Documentary) | Real Stories
As the unemployment statistics once more start to head up, BAFTA winning film-maker Brian Woods takes us behind the numbers to the people they represent. Filmed throughout 2009, and seen in part through the eyes of the children, Jobless tells the interwoven stories of several families, across the length and breadth of Britain as both husbands and wives cope with losing their jobs, in most cases for the first time in their lives. From Jobless: Life Unemployed Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 41 min
Exposing The Dark Side Of The Clean Eating Diet Trend
Vlogger and body-positive internet queen Grace Victory tries clean eating on for size. Is this the lifestyle change we all need, or another fad diet in disguise - a fad diet with potentially dangerous consequences? Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 49 min
Aileen Wuornos: America's Most Vicious Female Serial Killer
Discover the shocking true story of Aileen Wuornos, the female sex worker who became one of the world's most notorious serial killers. Between 1989 and 1990, Wuornos murdered seven men in Central Florida, marking a violent crime spree unprecedented for a female killer. This documentary details her brutal childhood, her decade-long spiral, the undercover police sting that finally tracked her down, and the full, chilling confessions that exposed her as a ruthless, cold-blooded killer. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #RealStories #TrueCrime #AileenWuornos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 56 min
Commando: On The Front Line | Episode 1 (Military Training Documentary) | Real Stories
Join acclaimed documentary maker Chris Terrill (The Cruise) as he follows a group of young commandos moving from civilian life to the front line of war. With unprecedented access to both the training and battle grounds, cameras capture the exhilaration, intensity and fear of Troop 924 of the Royal Marines as they prepare for war. After 32 weeks of intensive training, are they ready for what lies ahead in Afghanistan? Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from ITV Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 1 hr 6 min
The Hidden Lives Of Jerusalem: Beyond the Headlines
In this episode of 24 Hours Jerusalem, we go where the news cameras rarely look. As the day progresses, we track the invisible lines that divide neighborhoods and the surprising moments where those lines blur. From the intense security of the Old City checkpoints to the bustling coexistence in the markets, witness the raw reality of life in the world's most contested square mile. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 55 min
Abducted At 14: Aberash's Fight for Justice in a Male-Dominated World
14-year-old Aberash was walking home from school when a group of horsemen thundered across the plain and kidnapped her. They beat her up, forced her over the back of a horse and took her to a hut where she was raped by a 28-year-old farmer. Only afterwards did she realise that the man who had taken her virginity by force now considered himself to be her husband. In Ethiopia’s Wild South, when a man wants a bride he goes out and kidnaps one. It’s common practice for him to keep her hidden, raping her repeatedly till she’s pregnant. Then he can approach her family and arrange the marriage contract. Marriage by abduction has been going on so long that no-one can remember how it all began. When Aberash was abducted, her older sister was already married by abduction, ruining her chance to run for her country at the Olympic Games. Now she lives with her husband and four small children in a tiny hovel from which they are scraping a living selling home-brewed liquor. After she was raped Aberash thought about her older sister and made her mind up. She managed to steal a gun and escape. When her "husband" gave chase she fired in warning. He ignored her. Fearing for her future, Aberash aimed, fired and killed. She was arrested and charged with murder. Now she is on trial for her life. Aberash was the first girl to resist centuries of deeply-entrenched, male-dominated culture. The outcome of her trial will be crucial, not just for Aberash but for the future of teenage girls throughout Ethiopia. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from True Vision. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Produced by True Vision Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 53 min
Commando: On The Front Line | Episode 5 (Military Training Documentary) | Real Stories
Join acclaimed documentary maker Chris Terrill (The Cruise) as he follows a group of young commandos moving from civilian life to the front line of war. With unprecedented access to both the training and battle grounds, cameras capture the exhilaration, intensity and fear of Troop 924 of the Royal Marines as they prepare for war. After 32 weeks of intensive training, are they ready for what lies ahead in Afghanistan? Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from ITV Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 48 min
The Fog of War: The Trauma Of Friendly Fire
They call it the fog of war - when brothers in arms accidentally kill each other. Two parallel stories, in Afghanistan and in France set 60 years apart, explore the emotional wake of these military tragedies. Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 53 min
Trawlermen's Lives (Extreme Jobs Documentary) | Authentic Stories
On the dark, desolate seas for months & months, trawlermen have one of the toughest jobs in the world. Ben Fogle joins a crew to test his mettle to see if he can stand the test of the high seas. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from ITV. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today · 53 min
The Brutal Murder Of The Chohan Family | Real Stories True Crime Documentary
Mr Chohan had a successful business worth £5m. Kenneth Regan was known as Captain Cash from his drug dealing days, and along with his two henchmen, they hatched a plot to take over the Chohan’s business and use it to front their drug smuggling ring. Mr Chohan, his young wife, her mother, and the couple’s their two baby sons were lured into a trap and brutally murdered, covered up as an innocent but tragic sudden disappearance. The plot was only foiled by a family murder in New Zealand, refusing to believe that they would all vanish, as a result of tax avoidance or a business agreement gone sour. The bodies of the three adults washed up along the coasts of the UK, but the two babies were never found. This documentary, made for Channel 4 strand ‘Dispatches’ explores the heinous crimes and the investigation. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesC... Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Real Stories Tapes: True Crime is a brand new podcast hosted by Emmy-nominated TV host and true-crime obsessive Stephanie Bauer (Searching For...). It takes some of the most popular true-crime documentaries on your Real Stories channel and transforms them into riveting audio, meaning you can enjoy them wherever you listen to your podcasts. https://podfollow.com/real-stories-tapes-true-crime Content licensed from Espresso Media. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Produced by Chameleon TV The Plot To Make A Family Vanish (Crime Documentary) - Real Stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 1 hr 24 min
Slavery: A Global Investigation
Slavery is officially banned internationally by all countries, yet despite this, in the world today there are more slaves now than ever before. In the four hundred years of the slave trade around 13 million people were shipped from Africa. Today there are an estimated 27 million slaves - people paid no money, locked away and controlled by violence. Multi-Award winning documentary makers Kate Blewett and Brian Woods - who produced the groundbreaking films The Dying Rooms, Innocents Lost and Eyes of a Child, saw this terrible exploitation with their own eyes. The result is an utterly devastating film. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from Digital Rights Group (DRG). Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Produced by True Vision Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 56 min
The Murderous Poet: A Killer in the Literary World
Nobody would have guessed that Pierre- François Lacenaire would become a murderer; he was born into a well-to-do family and was a brilliant student. Early on he found he had a passion for letters and poetry. But he will end up on fringes of society. His violent crimes lead to his journey towards what he used to call his fiancee, "guillotine". On December the 14th 1834, Mrs Chardon and her son were found dead, victims of an extremely violent crime. Mrs Chardon is found in her bed whilst her son has been attacked with an axe. Their flat has been turned upside down so it appears that the main motive for the crime was robbery... Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu Follow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Content licensed from Java Films. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Produced by Pallas Television Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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