Series Directed by
| Kyoko Miyake | ... | (2 episodes, 2014-2017) |
| Leslie Woodhead | ... | (1 episode, 1998) |
| Gonzalo Arijon | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Mira Erdevicki | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Beeban Kidron | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Lindy Wilson | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Kim Hopkins | ... | (1 episode, 2013) |
| Daisy Asquith | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Doug Block | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Andreas Johnsen | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Christopher Olgiati | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Nick Ryan | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| George Carey | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Susan Lambert | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Stefan Moore | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Leslee Udwin | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Daniel Junge | ... | (1 episode, 2016) |
| Ben Lewis | ... | (1 episode, 2016) |
| Hogir Hirori | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Shinwar Kamal | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Roger Ross Williams | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Lode Desmet | ... | (1 episode, 2019) |
| Sam Hobkinson | ... | (1 episode, 2019) |
| Havana Marking | ... | (1 episode, 2019) |
| Gabe Polsky | ... | (1 episode, 2020) |
| Kristy Guevara-Flanagan | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Paul Mitchell | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Bat Dor Ojalvo | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Anastasiya Popova | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Bianca Stigter | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Ed Baranski | ... | (1 episode, 2024) |
| Adam Luria | ... | (1 episode, 2024) |
Series Writing Credits
| Ed Baranski | ... | (1 episode, 2024) |
| Doug Block | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2014) |
| Lode Desmet | ... | (1 episode, 2019) |
| Mira Erdevicki | ... | (written by) (1 episode, 2008) |
| Beeban Kidron | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Glenn Kurtz | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2023) |
| Adam Luria | ... | (1 episode, 2024) |
| Kyoko Miyake | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Gabe Polsky | ... | (1 episode, 2020) |
| Bianca Stigter | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2023) |
| Leslee Udwin | ... | (writer) (1 episode, 2015) |
| Leslie Woodhead | ... | (commentary written by) (1 episode, 2008) |
Series Cast
Series Produced by
| Nick Fraser | ... | executive producer / executive producer: BBC / executive producer: for BBC Storyville / executive producer: for The Why / series editor (7 episodes, 2008-2018) |
| Kate Townsend | ... | executive producer / executive producer: for BBC Storyville (4 episodes, 2013-2015) |
| Mette Hoffman Meyer | ... | executive producer / executive producer: for The Why (2 episodes, 2015-2018) |
| Jeffrey B. Mallian | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2005) |
| Annie Bataillard | ... | executive producer: Arte G.E.I.E. (1 episode, 2008) |
| Miriana Bojic Walter | ... | executive producer: ZETA Productions (1 episode, 2008) |
| Jo Lapping | ... | executive producer: BBC (1 episode, 2008) |
| Riitta Pihlajamäki | ... | executive producer: YLE TV1 (1 episode, 2008) |
| Marc Silvera | ... | producer (1 episode, 2008) |
| Jemma Gander | ... | assistant producer (1 episode, 2011) |
| Fran Robertson | ... | producer (1 episode, 2011) |
| Lindy Wilson | ... | producer (1 episode, 2012) |
| Kim Hopkins | ... | producer (1 episode, 2013) |
| Margaréta Szabó | ... | producer (1 episode, 2013) |
| Duane Anderson | ... | line producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Mark Atkin | ... | producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| James Barker | ... | archive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Doug Block | ... | producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Lori Cheatle | ... | producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Michael Chrisman | ... | co-producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Heather Croall | ... | producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Sigrid Dyekjær | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Jacqui Edwards | ... | archive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Thomas Guthrie | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Greg Henry | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Gill Holland | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Andreas Johnsen | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Stephanie Levy | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Laura Montoya | ... | line producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Katrine A. Sahlstrøm | ... | producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Gary Schermerhorn | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| David Shadrack Smith | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Barry Sonnenfeld | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Elizabeth J. Theis | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Vijay Vaidyanathan | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Yana Zeltser Weinstein | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Rachel Wexler | ... | producer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Lorna Auerbach | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Peggy Cafferty | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Dibang Dibang | ... | co-producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Kathleen Glynn | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Mette Heide | ... | co-producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Riddhi Jha | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Thomas A. Morgan | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Vivek Pratap | ... | line producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Jana Shea | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Anuradha Singh | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Leslee Udwin | ... | producer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Davis Coombe | ... | co-producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Ronald A. DiNicola | ... | executive producer: for K&K Promotions (1 episode, 2016) |
| Susan Johnson | ... | archival producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Tim Kaminski | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Kelly Knievel | ... | executive producer: for K&K Promotions (1 episode, 2016) |
| Chelsea Matter | ... | co-producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Lathan McKay | ... | consulting producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Andrew Oppenheimer | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Alissa Rey | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Shanna Zablow Newton | ... | associate producer (1 episode, 2016) |
| Mila Aung-Thwin | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2017) |
| Daniel Cross | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2017) |
| Felix Matschke | ... | producer (1 episode, 2017) |
| Bob Moore | ... | producer (1 episode, 2017) |
| Amy Entelis | ... | executive producer: for CNN Films (1 episode, 2018) |
| Bruno Felix | ... | producer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Julie Goldman | ... | consultant producer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Antonio Russo Merenda | ... | producer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Charlotte Meyer | ... | producer: for The Why (1 episode, 2018) |
| Ayesha Nadarajah | ... | co-producer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Christina Roed | ... | producer: for The Why (1 episode, 2018) |
| Ilja Roomans | ... | line producer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Courtney Sexton | ... | executive producer: for CNN Films (1 episode, 2018) |
| Femke Wolting | ... | producer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Mandy Chang | ... | executive producer (1 episode, 2019) |
| Hans Everaert | ... | producer (1 episode, 2019) |
| Alex Helan | ... | producer (1 episode, 2019) |
| Andy Banks Stewart | ... | producer (1 episode, 2019) |
| Gabe Polsky | ... | producer (1 episode, 2020) |
| Mikhail Kozyrev | ... | producer (1 episode, 2023) |
| Yoav Leshem | ... | producer (1 episode, 2023) |
| Steve McQueen | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Daria Olevskaya | ... | producer (1 episode, 2023) |
| Helen Hood Scheer | ... | producer (1 episode, 2023) |
Series Music by
| Florencia Di Concilio | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Philip Miller | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Jon Foy | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Joel Goodman | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Bill Nelson | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Krsna Solo | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Mohammed Zaki | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Medhat Hanbali | ... | (1 episode, 2019) |
| Felix Erskine | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Julian Guidetti | ... | (1 episode, 2024) |
Series Cinematography by
| Beeban Kidron | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Dewald Aukema | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Cliff Bestall | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Doug Block | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Andreas Johnsen | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Tyler Measom | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Kôzô Natsumi | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Justin Weinstein | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Abhay Anand | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Harmeet Basur | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Simon Smith | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Firas Bakrmani | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Hans Bouma | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Ian Moubayed | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| RaMell Ross | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Erik Vallsten | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Harry Truman | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Joshua Bosley | ... | (1 episode, 2024) |
Series Editing by
| David Charap | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Claudio Hughes | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Samuel Lajus | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Alice Larry | ... | (1 episode, 2008) |
| Alison Carter | ... | (1 episode, 2011) |
| Catherine Meyburgh | ... | (1 episode, 2012) |
| Adam Nielsen | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Maeve O'Boyle | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Greg O'Toole | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Edward Radford | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Dragos Teglas | ... | (1 episode, 2014) |
| Denise Haslem | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Anuradha Singh | ... | (1 episode, 2015) |
| Simon Barker | ... | (1 episode, 2016) |
| Nick Fraser | ... | (1 episode, 2016) |
| Anna Price | ... | (1 episode, 2017) |
| Stig Bilde | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| J.P. Luijsterburg | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Mike Peterson | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| David Teague | ... | (1 episode, 2018) |
| Anne Alvergue | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Haukje Heuff | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
| Liz Kaar | ... | (1 episode, 2023) |
Series Production Management
| Samir Hrkovic | ... | unit manager (1 episode, 2008) |
| Katie Brewer | ... | production executive (1 episode, 2014) |
| Diane Cherry | ... | production manager (1 episode, 2014) |
| Anna Maltese | ... | production manager (1 episode, 2014) |
| Jonna McLaughlin | ... | production manager (1 episode, 2014) |
| Verity Wislocki | ... | post-production supervisor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Ramit Anchal | ... | post-production manager (1 episode, 2016) |
| Sasja Opdam | ... | production manager: Netherlands (1 episode, 2018) |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tomislav Zaja | ... | second unit director (1 episode, 2008) |
| Singhal Louis | ... | assistant director (1 episode, 2015) |
Series Art Department
| Rasti Hirori | ... | graphic designer (1 episode, 2018) |
Series Sound Department
| Viktor Ekrt | ... | sound (1 episode, 2008) |
| Václav Flegl | ... | additional sound (1 episode, 2008) |
| Danko Galik | ... | additional sound (1 episode, 2008) |
| Georges Lafitte | ... | dubbing mixer (1 episode, 2008) |
| Zoran Prodanovic | ... | additional sound (1 episode, 2008) |
| Nenad Vukadinovic | ... | additional sound (1 episode, 2008) |
| Ben Baird | ... | dubbing mixer (1 episode, 2011) |
| Sebastian Dunn | ... | sound recordist (1 episode, 2012) |
| Alan Johannes | ... | sound recordist (1 episode, 2012) |
| Sue Malpass | ... | sound recordist (1 episode, 2012) |
| Juli Vandenberg | ... | sound editor (1 episode, 2012) |
| Phitz Hearne | ... | head of audio (1 episode, 2014) |
| Tom Paul | ... | sound editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Greg Smith | ... | sound designer/mix (1 episode, 2014) |
| Rasmus Winther Jensen | ... | sound designer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Sampath Alwar | ... | sound editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Nicholas Ashe | ... | re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Sajjan Choudhary | ... | foley artist (1 episode, 2015) |
| Amrit Pritam Dutta | ... | supervising sound editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | sound designer / sound editor / sound mixer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Boney M. Joy | ... | assistant re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Dhiman Karmakar | ... | sound recordist (1 episode, 2015) |
| Vijay Kumar | ... | foley editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Resul Pookutty | ... | supervising sound editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Brandon Proctor | ... | additional re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Sainathan | ... | assistant re recording mixer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Karnail Singh | ... | foley artist (1 episode, 2015) |
| Aravind Vijayakumar | ... | adr engineer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Bonnie Wild | ... | assistant re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2015) |
| Ian Windsor | ... | sound recordist: UK film crew (1 episode, 2015) |
| Graham Wyse | ... | sound (1 episode, 2015) |
| Lawrence Everson | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor (1 episode, 2016) |
| Jack Lewis | ... | audio assistant (1 episode, 2016) |
| Jens Kihlen | ... | sound designer / sound mixer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Jaim Sahuleka | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer (1 episode, 2018) |
| Jaap Sijben | ... | sound recordist (1 episode, 2018) |
| Lode Desmet | ... | sound (1 episode, 2019) |
| Steve Boeddeker | ... | re-recording mixer / sound: design (1 episode, 2020) |
| E.J. Holowicki | ... | supervising sound editor (1 episode, 2020) |
| Gary Kelly | ... | re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2023) |
| Scott Levine | ... | digital editorial services (uncredited) (1 episode, 2015) |
Series Special Effects by
| Manish Joshi | ... | Special Effects, Graphics and Titles (1 episode, 2015) |
Series Stunts
| William Morts | ... | utility stunts (1 episode, 2002) |
Series Camera and Electrical Department
| Nebojsa Basic | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2008) |
| César Charlone | ... | Director of Photography (1 episode, 2008) |
| Vojkan Gostiljac | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2008) |
| Marek Jicha | ... | camera (1 episode, 2008) |
| Boris Kavic | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2008) |
| Dirk Nel | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2008) |
| Pablo Zubizarreta | ... | Director of Photography (1 episode, 2008) |
| Greg Bernstein | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Dominic Dorin | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Adam Moffat | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Peter Murtaugh | ... | camera operator (1 episode, 2014) |
| Edward Radford | ... | cinematographer (1 episode, 2014) |
| Paul Reuter | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Daniel Schade | ... | assistant camera (1 episode, 2014) |
| Drew Sugimoto | ... | assistant camera (1 episode, 2014) |
| Colin Trenbeath | ... | assistant camera (1 episode, 2014) |
| Gary Turnier | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Yana Zeltser Weinstein | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Tristan Whitman | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Bryan Young | ... | additional cinematography (1 episode, 2014) |
| Will Akbar | ... | vt operator (1 episode, 2015) |
| Anuradha Singh | ... | camera operator (1 episode, 2015) |
| Matthew Stacey | ... | camera operator: UK film crew (1 episode, 2015) |
| Jason Burlage | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2016) |
| Jasper Gray | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2016) |
| Ash Kreis | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2016) |
| Peter Mychaelcewycz | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2016) |
| Frank Pickell | ... | additional camera (1 episode, 2016) |
| Sherzad Beliti | ... | additional photography (1 episode, 2018) |
| Mehvan Berwari | ... | additional photography (1 episode, 2018) |
| Ghazi Ibrahim | ... | additional photography (1 episode, 2018) |
| Bryar Kemal | ... | additional photography (1 episode, 2018) |
| Loqman Mihemed | ... | additional photography (1 episode, 2018) |
| Hewar Xazi | ... | additional photography (1 episode, 2018) |
| Rashid Yehia | ... | additional photography (1 episode, 2018) |
Series Editorial Department
| Lucie Kon | ... | Executive Producer (3 episodes, 2023) |
| Guillermo Fernandez | ... | colourist (1 episode, 2008) |
| Stéphane Gallet | ... | on-line editor (1 episode, 2008) |
| Danny Davis | ... | on-line editor (1 episode, 2011) |
| Cassie Raine | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2011) |
| Lee B. Thomas | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2011) |
| Yoav Dagan | ... | colourist / on-line editor (1 episode, 2012) |
| Gabré Ramaokgadi Ngoasheng | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2012) |
| Skye Emerson | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Alex Gascoigne | ... | colourist (1 episode, 2014) |
| Kristina Motwani | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Ronnie Newman | ... | on-line editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Mark Nott | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Junior Nunez | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Keith Overton | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Steve Pequignot | ... | colorist / on-line editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Craig Rinkerman | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Ben Sidoti | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2014) |
| Nikunj Hota | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Sean McMorris | ... | post-production manager: Molinare (1 episode, 2015) |
| Chetan Motiwaras | ... | uncredited (1 episode, 2015) |
| Jateen Patel | ... | colourist (1 episode, 2015) |
| Vivek Pratap | ... | additional editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Tom Rogers | ... | sales executive: Molinare (1 episode, 2015) |
| Prakash Chandra Sahoo | ... | first assistant editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Sachin Kumar Srivastava | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2015) |
| Tiffany Hauck | ... | additional editing (1 episode, 2016) |
| Patrick Huber | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2016) |
| Tim Kaminski | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2016) |
| Joel Sahuleka | ... | colorist (1 episode, 2018) |
| Chris Zacarias | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2018) |
| Jonathan Cronin | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2019) |
| Baya Cat | ... | assistant editor (1 episode, 2023) |
| Sara Hardy | ... | Director (1 episode, 2023) |
Series Music Department
| Wilbert Schubel | ... | final mix (1 episode, 2012) |
| Judith Abbot | ... | musician: additional performance (1 episode, 2014) |
| Darren Hammer | ... | musician: additional performance (1 episode, 2014) |
| Bill Nelson | ... | music performer / music recordist (1 episode, 2014) |
| Alice Nutter | ... | musician: additional performance (1 episode, 2014) |
| Boff Whalley | ... | musician: additional performance (1 episode, 2014) |
| Pritesh Mehta | ... | music programmer and arranger (1 episode, 2015) |
| Antony Partos | ... | composer: additional music (1 episode, 2015) |
Series Additional Crew
| Pauline Augrain | ... | production team (1 episode, 2008) |
| Ivo Banac | ... | historical consultant (1 episode, 2008) |
| Sonja Ciric | ... | researcher (1 episode, 2008) |
| Adeline Dos Santos | ... | production team (1 episode, 2008) |
| Mathieu Fort | ... | production team (1 episode, 2008) |
| Véronique Hallot | ... | production accountant (1 episode, 2008) |
| Todor Kuljic | ... | historical consultant (1 episode, 2008) |
| Marine Mary | ... | production team (1 episode, 2008) |
| Svetlana Vasovic Mekina | ... | researcher (1 episode, 2008) |
| Latinka Perovic | ... | historical consultant (1 episode, 2008) |
| Branka Prpa | ... | historical consultant (1 episode, 2008) |
| Dalibor Samac | ... | production team (1 episode, 2008) |
| Ivan Supek | ... | historical consultant (1 episode, 2008) |
| Vladimir Tupanjac | ... | researcher (1 episode, 2008) |
| Ugo Vlaisavljevic | ... | historical consultant (1 episode, 2008) |
| Matt Curtis | ... | title designer (1 episode, 2011) |
| Arathy Gowda | ... | production coordinator: India (1 episode, 2011) |
| Roderic Raj | ... | translator (1 episode, 2011) |
| Vivek Sathyakeerthy | ... | translator (1 episode, 2011) |
| Shanida Scotland | ... | production coordinator: BBC (1 episode, 2011) |
| Sriganth Sridhar | ... | translator (1 episode, 2011) |
| Lucy Whitton | ... | archive researcher (1 episode, 2011) |
| Fiona Burtt | ... | researcher (1 episode, 2012) |
| Thembisa Cochrane | ... | researcher (1 episode, 2012) |
| Juliet Wrightson | ... | researcher (1 episode, 2012) |
| Charlotte Brownlee | ... | assistant to executive producers (1 episode, 2014) |
| Daniel Satorius | ... | legal services (1 episode, 2014) |
| Aakanksha Agarwal | ... | production assistant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Prerna Chatwal | ... | production assistant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Neha Dhawan | ... | production assistant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Sharon Barir Jensen | ... | production assistant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Amulya Malladi | ... | production assistant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Sandra Preciados | ... | production assistant (1 episode, 2015) |
| Surbhi | ... | transcriber (1 episode, 2015) |
| Mitch Swan | ... | publicist (1 episode, 2015) |
| Lathan McKay | ... | archival material (1 episode, 2016) |
Series Thanks
| Ryan Harrington | ... | special thanks (2 episodes, 2014-2015) |
| Jordan Montminy | ... | special thanks (1 episode, 2014) |
