World of Secrets
4.5/5
Critic Rating
Global investigations from the BBC. Uncovering stories around the world and telling them, episode by episode, with gripping storytelling. Delve into a World of Secrets.Latest season: The Killing Call. The murder of Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala sent shock waves around the world. He was one of India’s biggest stars - a rebel who refused to be silenced. Sidhu Moose Wala was gunned down in rural Punjab, at the height of his success. Who wanted him killed? This is the hunt for answers in a murder that won’t be forgotten. A two-year-long investigation that exposes a tang...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Alexi Duggins • The Guardian • Oct 3, 2024
"...it’s horrific listening – and a testimony to the bravery of those speaking out."
Score: 3
Edward Wickham • Church Times • Aug 30, 2024
"If such flippancy seems inappropriate in a case that involved at least 19 murders, then I might redirect your censorious finger to the programme itself. It comes with all the schlocky clichés of the genre. And it is with such rhetorical thuds that the story is marked, its pacing constrained by an addiction to the regular dramatic fix. The result fails to disrupt our accustomed mode of listening enough to comprehend true crimes."
Score: 5
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Jul 27, 2024
"(Series: The Apartheid Killer) This is one of the few investigative shows that actually interviews the killer. A fascinating story, but, God, a terrible tale."
Score: 5
Edward Wickham • Church Times • Jan 26, 2024
"(Series: The disciples) The accusations that this documentary makes against the late Joshua and the Church are as predictable as they are horrific. The reporters Yemisi Adegoke and Charlie Northcott have been tenacious in their inquiries, and tell a riveting story..."
