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In November 2015, when gunmen attacked Paris, France declared war on the Islamic State. But that war - and France's 'year of terror' - began a year ago with the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. With unprecedented access to the French authorities and previously unseen footage, five-time Bafta-winning director Dan Reed reveals the untold story of the massacre and of the first Islamic State strike in Paris at a kosher grocery store. Key witnesses, police officers and survivors - many speaking for the first time - piece together the dramatic attacks and the unprecedented manhunt that gripped the world for three extraordinary and terrifying days.

Ex-members and family speak out about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby and the troubling inner workings of Faith Temple Pentecostal Church.

A four-part docuseries investigating the 1995 death of Argentine president Carlos Menem's son — and a mother's decades-long quest for justice.

It follows a group of investigators as they return to the nuclear zone in Fukushima to uncover the secrets behind the wildlife that has claimed the toxic environment as its own.

There’s a growing population of aggressive white sharks in an unlikely location, Canada. Andy Casagrande heads out on an expedition along Nova Scotia’s coast to determine if this new population could be the largest in the world.

Interviews with those close to the talented footballer reveal the different factors which may have contributed to his untimely end.

Twenty-five years of contempt, controversy and conspiracy lead to one question -- who killed Biggie and Tupac? With exclusive interviews and unique insight into both shootings, hear the riveting answers from key players. Who is telling the truth?

On the night of Oct. 2, 2005, Hart and Dana Perry's 15-year-old son Evan jumped to his death from his New York City bedroom window. This moving film is the story, told by his filmmaker parents and others who knew him, of Evan’s life and death, and his life-long struggle with bipolar disorder. It delves into the complexity of Evan's disease, sharing his family's journey through the maze of mental illness. In showing how one family deals with generations of loss and grief, the film defies the stigma related to mental illness and suicide and tells a human story that touches everyone.

In April 1986, the cause of a catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is mysteriously shrouded in a veil of secrecy; now, experts examine declassified documents to uncover the true story behind the worst nuclear disaster in history.

Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.

Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.

A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith.

HBO Documentary Films Presents the story of the effort to save the 895th surviving oiled pelican in Louisiana, showing how conservationists, government agencies and wildlife activists joined forces to preserve this one life.

The Oscar®-nominated documentary about a promising young actress who left Hollywood to become a nun.

Co-produced by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Research Institute, this Academy Award-winning documentary relates the harrowing story of Gerda Weissmann Klein and her journey of survival and remembering both before and after the war.

For a generation of young activists, the reality of war, imperialism, racism and the growing fragility of democratic liberalism was too much to handle. Force became a means to wrestle with this tension. As the discourse of a “country torn” finds its way into mainstream political analyses (for many the deep divisions in this country are not a new political reality), we should reflect on the writings of political dissidents and radicals. We should recognize the diversity of political analysis that is very much alive. The histories of armed struggle, if taken seriously, provide us with a means to think more critically about the center, and complicate its claims of moral and political right.

An installment of HBO's 'Habla' specials that feature anecdotes and real-life accounts of what it means to be Latino in the U.S.

In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year-old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. Up against much older students, these youngsters have committed the 600 pages of the Koran to memory, and will put their skills to the test before the elite of the world’s Muslim community in Cairo, Egypt. In the midst of this intense international competition, the three young competitors –two boys from Senegal and Tajikistan, and one girl from the Maldives – face uncertain futures at home, as they are caught between fundamentalist and moderate visions of Islam. The children discuss their recitation techniques – with accompanying, completely improvised melodies – and talk about their nerves and excitement as they finally compete before a panel of judges.

Tummy tuck. Nose job. Lipo. Millions of people routinely undergo these cosmetic surgeries each year, hoping the results will help them look and feel better. But when something goes wrong, the consequences can be devastating. This HBO Documentary Films presentation exposes the dark side of plastic surgery with a look at three cases of procedures that went horrifically wrong.

The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.

The world's most haunted house is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where two grieving first ladies may have unwittingly invited evil into their temporary home. This spirit could still be tormenting America's presidents, their families and their advisors.

Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

It’s an epic landscape where Wild West traditions of vengeance and lawlessness live on. When murders occur, investigators sometimes need old school methods to hunt down the killer.

A literal race to the clouds, Pikes Peak: On the Edge is an exclusive, fast-paced retelling of the world's most thrilling race. No guardrails. No bias. The real story of Pikes Peak that no one has ever seen.

Inspiring celebrities and influential Latinos come together to "speak loudly" and share their stories of being Latinos in the U.S.

Get up close and personal with the most exposed offenders ever caught on camera. Witnesses and police share the inside stories of dangerous crimes committed totally naked. From burglaries in the buff to nude DUIs, these lawbreakers let it all hang out.

Legends swirl around El Demonio Negro, a 50-foot shark in Mexico that has terrorised fishermen and tourists for generations. Is this an undiscovered predator? Forrest Galante hunts for answers in the most rugged and remote parts of the Baja Peninsula.

Chef Erin French heads out on a cross-country road trip to find new ingredients and inspiration for another season of cooking at The Lost Kitchen.

Investigator of the unexplained Jessica Chobot, along with law enforcement official Robert Collier, take a fresh look at one of the most bizarre unsolved missing persons cases in modern history, the disappearance of teenager Theresa Bier.

Baker Bryan Ford explores the techniques and traditions behind New York City's best baked goods, and how the city's diverse cultures put their own twists on simple ingredients to bring family and friends together, every time.

Delve into the psyche of America's most notorious serial killers.

Can you really make an EV supercar, or an electric racing series, or simply head out into the wilderness for days on end with no charging points in sight? Tom Ford is on a mission to drive the performance EVs that matter.

Crime experts explore the motives and modus operandi of female killers. While males are often driven by anger, impulse and destruction, women usually have more complex, long-term reasons to kill.

Pedro Andrade takes a journey around the world to explore how different situations and cultures influence the formation of a family, while sharing his personal experience of becoming a father with his husband, Ben.

Dr. Tiara Moore has discovered bull sharks thriving in polluted, algae-filled lagoons. Teaming up with Dr. Craig O'Connell, they study why pregnant females still migrate there and how their pups survive in a seemingly hostile environment.