World of Secrets

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

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Searching for Soldier Dad
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DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya.
13 Apr 2026,3 mins
Searching for Soldier Dad
1. Love story
Why don’t I have a father? Cathy wants answers from her mum Maggie
20 Apr 2026,34 mins
Searching for Soldier Dad
2. Eureka
How did the hunt for an American serial killer inspire DNA detectives in Kenya?
20 Apr 2026,34 mins
Searching for Soldier Dad
3. Ghosts
Cathy and Peter confront their demons, and get life changing news
20 Apr 2026,37 mins
Searching for Soldier Dad
4. The dads
Orphan Yvonne gets some shocking news. And a father speaks
20 Apr 2026,30 mins
Searching for Soldier Dad
5. Answers
A shock court appearance and we put questions to the British Army
20 Apr 2026,42 mins
The Darkest Web
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Two US special agents infiltrate the dark web to rescue children.
09 Feb 2026,4 mins
The Darkest Web
1. Meeting a monster
Two US Special Agents travel to Amsterdam to meet a prolific paedophile
16 Feb 2026,29 mins,
The Darkest Web
2. Man with the amazing memory
The agents make an incredible breakthrough in their search for the abused girl, Lucy
16 Feb 2026,25 mins,
The Darkest Web
3. The hidden child
The remarkable investigation which leads to the rescue of the girl abused for six years
23 Feb 2026,25 mins,
The Darkest Web
4. Undercover
Greg realises the only way to truly infiltrate the dark web is to go undercover
02 Mar 2026,26 mins,
The Darkest Web
5. Buried hard drives
A Portuguese paedophile goes to extreme lengths to keep his abuse hidden
09 Mar 2026,28 mins,
The Darkest Web
6. My brother, the abuser
Thirty agents commando crawl up a dirt track to arrest Staton in his trailer in Texas
16 Mar 2026,35 mins,
The Darkest Web
Coming up in 2026
Hear details of two more gripping investigations coming soon
30 Mar 2026,4 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
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Donations pour in to help kids with cancer—but families never see the money
10 Dec 2025,4 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
1. The video
Seven-year-old Khalil has cancer. Can making a campaign video save him?
15 Dec 2025,27 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
2. The director
More videos of sick children pleading for help appear. Who is the man behind the camera?
15 Dec 2025,28 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
3. The recruiters
A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed
15 Dec 2025,31 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
4. The contract
We go undercover in Ukraine to try to catch the scammers in action
15 Dec 2025,27 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
5. The agency
We go to Israel where this shape-shifting organisation is registered
15 Dec 2025,28 mins
The Child Cancer Scam
6. The calls
Mothers confront the people who scammed them - they want answers
15 Dec 2025,33 mins
Death in Dubai
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A woman falls from a high-rise tower - a clip goes viral. But nothing is as it seems
08 Sep 2025,3 mins
Death in Dubai
1. The real Mona Kizz
Monic lands her dream job in Dubai. But is life going to be as glamorous as it seems?
15 Sep 2025,34 mins,
Death in Dubai
2. Not the first to die
Unsatisfied with the police’s explanation, Monic’s relative hunts for answers
15 Sep 2025,28 mins,
Death in Dubai
3. The most powerful pimp
Two of Monic’s friends in Dubai speak out. How many others are there like Monic?
15 Sep 2025,32 mins,
Death in Dubai
4. The right hand man
An insider at the heart of the illegal prostitution ring in Dubai
15 Sep 2025,38 mins,
Death in Dubai
5. The reality of ‘Porta Potty’
The story behind the viral “Dubai Porta Potty” rumours. We follow the trail
15 Sep 2025,30 mins,
Death in Dubai
6. The deal
An undercover meeting with the man we’ve been investigating for two years
15 Sep 2025,40 mins,
The Killing Call
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Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala died in a hail of bullets. Who wanted him dead?
10 Jun 2025,3 mins
The Killing Call
1. The death of a star
Sidhu Moose Wala becomes a rap sensation but as fame grows so do threats
11 Jun 2025,35 mins