France in Focus: Are civil liberties under threat?
The fourth in a four-part series examining France’s struggle to live up to its founding ideals.
The Big Picture
About the show
The Big Picture documents the full story behind the most pressing issues of our times. With a unique format, seamlessly mixing documentary filmmaking with informed panel discussion, we combine the best of strong, interview-based storytelling and incisive investigation to offer unparalleled analysis. From the birth of European integration and the rise of Europe’s far right, to the surge of populism in the US, The Big Picture sheds new light on the major issues of the present.
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What is China? How ancient Chinese principles help explain the preservation, power and problems of modern China.
Video Duration 48 minutes 53 seconds
How will Artificial Intelligence be used in the future? Who will it be used by and who will it be used against?
Video Duration 47 minutes 33 seconds
What led to Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall and the break-up of Libya?
Video Duration 10 minutes 51 seconds
The legacy of the life and death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Video Duration 01 hours 34 minutes 05 seconds
What led to the economic collapse of Latin America’s richest country?
Video Duration 10 minutes 14 seconds
The Big Picture examines the present-day crisis in Venezuela by exploring the divisions rooted in its past.
Video Duration 48 minutes 55 seconds
How Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez survived a coup in 2002.
Video Duration 09 minutes 34 seconds
Is far-right politics a threat to the European Union, and is the American dream a myth?
We explore the construction of the American Dream and uncover the reality of exclusion and denial.
Video Duration 47 minutes 33 seconds
We analyse how populist far-right movements are challenging the promise of an integrated union.
Video Duration 47 minutes 30 seconds
