Community Life

In 2013, Michaella McCollum from Northern Ireland and Melissa Reid from Scotland were caught at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru trying to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine into Spain. The pair, also known as the `Peru Two,' were sentenced to almost seven years in one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The series provides a first-hand account from Michaella, a former club hostess in the Spanish nightlife, as she traces her journey from arriving in the foreign country for her first holiday to her downward spiral into the illicit world of drugs and excess.

Simon Reeve sets out on an epic journey around the island of Ireland - a place steeped in history, culture and belief, but with a complex past. Part 1: South Simon begins his journey in the south of Ireland, paramotoring with an Irish explorer. On the west coast, he does spot of surfing before climbing Croagh Patrick in honour of Ireland's patron saint. This leg of his journey ends in Malin Head, Ireland's most northerly point.

An intimate look inside the highs and lows of year one at LeBron James’ I Promise School, serving the most at-risk students and families in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.

Series exploring caravan life on the north, east and west coasts of Ulster, Ireland.

Barra Best sets out to uncover and explore some of Northern Ireland's lost railways.

Barra Best ventures into beautiful landscapes in search of wild species, meets some unusual ones on the way, and jumps in with the people making the most of our great outdoors.

A Brooklyn youth football program and its selfless coaches provide a safe haven for kids to compete and learn lessons that will take them far in life.

Some of Northern Ireland's most haunted buildings come under the spotlight of paranormal investigators

Examines the stories behind the unsolved murders of four women across four decades in Northern Ireland.

Discover how Singapore's architects and futurists plan to radically transform the city in response to the daunting challenges it faces.

Series exploring life in, on and around three of Northern Ireland's major rivers.

The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.

Based on Hashim Nadeem’s novel of the same name, the titular protagonist is born in unfortunate circumstances – a poor family of eleven people and dark skin. In a society obsessed with fair skin, he finds himself in start contrast with his name (lit. fairy's child)

Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.

In this heartwarming and surprise-filled musical journey hosted by Julissa Bermudez, some of the biggest names in Latin music surprise deserving members of the community with once-in-a-lifetime concerts in unexpected locations. From church fundraisers to taquerias, no place is off-limits for these pop-up performances, with real people, real stars, and real surprises.

BBC Newsline is the BBC's regional television news service for Northern Ireland. The programme is broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland from BBC Northern Ireland's headquarters in Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast. As well as being available via all multi-channel outlets in Northern Ireland, the programme can be accessed by the rest of the United Kingdom on the BBC iPlayer, or alternatively on Sky channel 973. Viewers from the Republic of Ireland with a Sky subscription can also watch on Sky channel 141. As the BBC UK regional TV on satellite service is broadcast unencrypted, it is possible to receive BBC Newsline anywhere in Europe using an appropriate receiver.

Two very different families join forces to create a new community, an us-against-the-world, cave person co-op on the most amazing farm in the history of prehistory!

Weatherman Barra Best voyages around the Northern Irish coastline

Fred Brophy is a fourth generation traveling showman and heads the last surviving tent boxing troupe in the world. To many, Fred is an outback hero. He is friend, counselor and savior to the rural unemployed and destitute. He invites drifters into his troupe and employs and mentors young people to keep them off drugs. He helps out communities and donates much of his income to local causes and charities. In 2010 Fred will embark on his final boxing tour of Queensland before retiring. An 80-year iconic Australian tradition will come to an end. But Fred wants to go out with a bang. He plans to make the last tour his best ever and an unforgettable experience for both his boxers and the audiences in the towns he visits.