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Global investigations from the BBC. Gripping stories from around the world – delve into a World of Secrets.
Latest season:
DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared. The mothers and children were left without support. We join the quest for justice.
Also, previously on World of Secrets:
The Darkest Web: Two US special agents infiltrate the dark web to rescue children. With access to the elite global team who hunt down people creating and trading in child sexual abuse materials.
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.
And The Abercrombie Guys: Investigating sexual exploitation claims against the former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch.
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Recent Episodes
S12E5 Searching for Soldier Dad: 5. Answers
Cathy and Peter are now speaking with their dads. But are the new relationships all they hoped for? Lawyer James Netto has a “day in court like no other” when a father makes a shock appearance. And…
S12E4 Searching for Soldier Dad: 4. The dads
Lawyer James has an extraordinary breakthrough for teenage orphan Yvonne. Could her father be alive? Meanwhile, it’s time for the big day in court. Can the legal team convince the judge to confirm…
S12E3 Searching for Soldier Dad: 3. Ghosts
Cathy and Peter confront their demons. Their searches for their fathers take them to dark and desperate places. And back in London, it’s time to reveal the results of the DNA analysis, with…
S12E2 Searching for Soldier Dad: 2. Eureka
How did the hunt for an American serial killer inspire DNA detectives in Kenya? Growing up, Kenyan lawyer Kelvin Kubai admired the British soldiers stationed in Nanyuki. Now, he is on a mission to…
S12E1 Searching for Soldier Dad: 1. Love story
Why don’t I have a father? Cathy is 10 years old when she starts asking questions. The secret her mum Maggie is forced to reveal changes everything. Years later, when lawyers and a geneticist turn…
S12E1 Searching for Soldier Dad: Trailer
DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared, leaving the children and their mothers without support. With access to every stage of this…
S11E6 The Darkest Web: 6. My brother, the abuser
The time has come to arrest Alisa’s brother, Staton Grubert. Thirty armed agents commando crawl up a dirt track to his trailer in Texas. Staton has no idea that his time is up. Will Alisa finally get…
S11E5 The Darkest Web: 5. Buried hard drives
Pete and Greg have learnt about a paedophile calling himself “Twinkle”, who runs a website dedicated to sharing images of very young children. At first, they have no idea who he is or where he could…
S11E4 The Darkest Web: 4. Undercover
After they rescue Lucy, Greg and Pete discover the dark web community is even bigger than they thought. There are hundreds of websites each sharing different images of different kinds of child sexual…
S11E3 The Darkest Web: 3. The hidden child
US Special Agents Greg and Pete are desperate. Somewhere in America a twelve year old girl, who they have called Lucy, is being sexually abused. Her abuser has been sharing images of his abuse for…
S11E2 The Darkest Web: 2. Man with the amazing memory
US Special Agents Greg and Pete are desperate. Somewhere in America a twelve year old girl, who they have called Lucy, is being sexually abused. Her abuser has been sharing images of his abuse for…
S11E1 The Darkest Web: 1. Meeting a monster
US Special Agents Greg Squire and Pete Manning work together to track down people who sexually abuse children and share images of their abuse online. They thought they knew what they were dealing…
S11E1 The Darkest Web: Trailer
Somewhere in America, a twelve year old girl is being abused in her own home. Her abuser is sharing photographs of her with a vast community of child abusers on the ‘dark web’ — an encrypted corner…
S10E6 The Child Cancer Scam: 6. The calls
After never receiving the money raised in their children’s name, mothers are finally confronting the scammers and demanding answers. Now is the time to ask why. Where is the money? Season 10 of…
S10E5 The Child Cancer Scam: 5. The agency
The investigation into why millions of dollars promised to families with sick children never reaches them moves to Israel. There we find misleading addresses and more questions than answers. Who is…
S10E4 The Child Cancer Scam: 4. The contract
A mother from Ukraine signs a contract, hoping that it will help her young daughter. Viktoriia has a brain tumour: her story is plastered all over social media despite her family’s request that the…
S10E3 The Child Cancer Scam: 3. The recruiters
A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed. It’s part of a recruitment drive for sick children in Colombia to take part in campaigns. What does she know about the…
S10E2 The Child Cancer Scam: 2. The director
As videos of other sick children pleading for money are found online, we find out more about the man behind the camera. And it becomes clear that there’s a complex network of organisations registered…
S10E1 The Child Cancer Scam: 1. The video
Seven-year-old Khalil from the Philippines has cancer. His family hope making a campaign video might save him, because they desperately need help to pay for his treatment. But the shoot is demanding,…
S10E1 The Child Cancer Scam: Trailer
Your child is critically ill with cancer. It’s the worst news you can get. But to make the situation even more awful, you struggle to afford the care they need. So, when someone tells you a foreign…
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World of Secrets has published 93 episodes since October 2023, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
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