A landmark court decision in Massachusetts allows gay people in that state to marry – forcing activists, legislators, and ordinary people to reconsider how they view same-sex relationships.

The story of the mother and daughter relationship of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

A powerful journey of an Irish mother who lost her daughter, Nicole (Coco) to suicide and her mission to change the law in Ireland and the EU to make online bullying a crime while also fighting to have the law named after her daughter.

Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It aims to lift the natural and artificial barriers between humans and other species, dissolving the distance that exists between them.

Meet the men and women who make their living cleaning our shoes. From New York to Tokyo and beyond, The Art of the Shine travels the world to give you an insider’s view of this overlooked profession. People around the world have turned to shoe shining to provide for themselves and their families. These are their stories.

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.

Själö means ‘the island of souls’, and no name could be more fitting for the island in the Baltic Sea, which for centuries was a last stop for women who were considered social outcasts – and who are today forgotten. They were forcibly placed in a closed institution to be studied, measured and weighed – exactly in the way that nature itself was starting to be examined around the same time. Today, the place is a research centre. A young female scientist collects samples on the island, while the whispering voices of the past and never-sent letters echo in the empty hallways.

A stand up and musical show by Ata Demirer.

“The Love We Make”, a film directed by Albert Maysles (“Gimme Shelter”) and Bradley Kaplan, follows Paul McCartney as he journeys through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. It also chronicles the planning and performance of the benefit concert that took place less than six months after the attacks: “The Concert For New York City”.

An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.

Researchers discover that Aliens from another world assisted in the evolution of man and were the genesis of a very real bloodline that remains intact today. The Aliens left Earth millennia ago, but the signs are growing daily.

Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in the world and is rapidly expanding, but has it hung on to its culinary roots? Rick Stein wants to find out.