Newsbeat Documentaries

Meet the teenagers who chose dead bodies as a career - the world of young undertakers. Luke, Ellie and Ben reveal to Newsbeat what it's like working with the dead. In this documentary, meet 25-year-old Luke, who is one of the UK's youngest funeral home bosses. Meanwhile... 17-year-old Ellie prepares a woman who's passed away for a funeral, and Ben conducts his first ever night shift - collecting dead bodies. But how do teens and twentysomethings fit in, working in one of the world's oldest professions?

Inside the world of online vlogging couples - how do they stay in love amidst the pressure to make money while sharing everything? And what happens when it all goes wrong? As part of a former online couple himself, Newsbeat's Ben Hunte knows better than most how hard it can be. He sets four couples the task of keeping video diaries as they travel through their journey to online stardom. He also travels to Portugal to meet one YouTuber who hasn't posted since the day he broke up with his partner. Back in the UK, Ben enlists the help of Body Language Expert Judi James to find out what's really going on behind the smiles. He learns how much cash these couples can really make, with the help of influencer manager Maxim Savard. And has an awkward encounter with a vlogger who is still living with his ex. In a bid to find out whether their fate was settled before they even posted their first ever video, Ben finally catches up with his online ex Jack to discuss how it all went wrong.

The Newsbeat team looks into the issues affecting the younger generation. This special looks into the nightmare of losing your hair early.

With the rise of veganism, how hard is it for one meat lover to go meat-free for a month?

New laws will require users to prove their age with ID. But will they protect children, and will your privacy be protected? Nick Rotherham investigates. Many people don’t realise that a major change is imminent in the way pornography is consumed. There's confusion as to how the law will be enforced, and concerns that sensitive personal information may not be protected. Nick finds out how widely people will be affected, and visits porn shoots to speak to actors and producers, and meet those who have had their lives made, and ruined by porn.

M.E. sufferer Emma Donohoe investigates how young people cope with the debilitating illness, of which symptoms can include devastating fatigue, digestion issues and brain fog. It comes as current treatments for the condition are being reviewed, after years of controversy.

How is Formula E Racing helping us to make the shift towards electric cars? Idris Elba, Sienna Miller, Orlando Bloom and Sir Richard Branson have their say. Newsbeat Reporter Ellie Roper follows team DS Virgin Racing, as driver Alex Lynn takes his first year behind the wheel. Ten teams travel the world to compete on street tracks in some of the coolest cities. From Marrakesh to Montreal, it's all electric and it's all supposed to be environmentally friendly. Ellie finds out how the technological advances made on the race track, are directly being applied to the consumer vehicles we'll all soon be buying.

Meghan and Harry shone a light on interracial relationships - but, how accepted are they? Data in England and Wales suggests fewer than 7% of couples are mixed. We hear people's experiences - from unfamiliar eating habits, to meeting the family, to outright racism. This is the good, the bad, and the funny of interracial coupledom.

Trying to save rhinos and stop poachers - meet the British soldiers helping rangers in Malawi. All while criminal poaching gangs in Africa get better organised with wealthy foreign backers. Newsbeat's James Waterhouse joins the bush patrols as they look to stop a practice which has long threatened species including elephants and lions. It’s a challenge, Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, and has one of the biggest problems with HIV-Aids with a million children orphaned as a result. Set against this background some local people have historically turned to poaching themselves. For now, the rangers seem to be getting the upper hand, however with a strong deterrent comes an even stronger threat.

What's it like to go clubbing in Ibiza's iconic clubs if you’re in a wheelchair? Alex Taylor heads to Amnesia and Pacha to find out just how accessible they really are. Travelling to the White Isle Alex meets other revelers along the way and makes some surprising discoveries about some of Ibiza's most famous nightclubs.

1Xtra DJ Jamz Supernova meets six young entrepreneurs who want to do things their own way. They’re determined to turn their passions into successful businesses but have they got the hustle or is it just hot air? From running a food truck to designing clothes, Jamz follows the four businesses over several months to see if they have what it takes to make it big in the highly competitive world of business. They don’t want to be wage slaves and they don’t want to work for anyone else but can they do better by being their own boss? Increasing numbers of young people want to quit the traditional 9 to 5 and run their own businesses. These six entrepreneurs have the dream and the determination to make it happen but do they have the talent, the skills and the MONEY? Jamz introduces them to mentors who try to steer them on the right path to success. Grime photographer Keaton gets commissioned to shoot Rag'n'Bone Man but misses his flight! Zoe and Jess try and explain the food business to Gizzi Erskine who leaves a little confused… But even with all the advice – who will take it on and succeed and who will ultimately fail?

To say tensions are high between Russia and the UK at the moment would be an understatement. Russia has been accused of a lot - everything from poisoning spies to peddling fake news and trying to influence elections. But what do they think of Britain? To find out, Newsbeat reporter Will Chalk spent a week there. He meets real young Russians, from an arts collective formed around a shared love of Vladamir Putin, to a 26-year-old who makes his living by climbing high buildings without a safety harness. Are our countries enemies? And if so, how are we supposed to build bridges?

Fashion influencer Arooj Aftab's style is baggy fashion. She's thriving in an industry where looks are key - but she's hiding something under her clothes. The 22-year-old fashion blogger was nominated for a prestigious Cosmo award – she’s known for her menswear look – what her followers don’t know though is her baggy look isn't just about fashion. As she reveals on camera for the first time – it’s to hide her neurofibromatosis tumours. Around 26,000 people in the UK have the genetic condition – the tumours aren’t cancer – they’re benign – but you have to learn to live with them and what Arooj is about to find out is hers are on the smallest scale – others are a hundred times worse off than her – how do they cope?