This is an excerpt from a film on North Korean succession, currently in production. Most of my BBC work is made as part of a team, but this clip is entirely my own: graphics, editing, scripting and voiceover, with no collaborators. The script has since evolved to improve accuracy and clarity. The finished film is due out October 2026 - please consider this clip a draft.

More than 50 years since humans were last on the moon, there’s a race to go back. The US and China are both planning missions to the lunar surface, and both want to build permanent bases. It’s a close race, and the prize is prestige and access to the moon’s resources. So why are we going back now? And why has it taken so long?

Cuba is in the spotlight as President Donald Trump has made it one of his main talking points. The United States and Cuba have a long and tense history going back over a hundred years. This film looks at key moments from independence to now, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Nuclear Missile Crisis, and fallout from the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Most of the world doesn't officially recognise Taiwan as a country. For decades Taiwan has been caught between China, its closest neighbour, and the United States, its most important security partner. Here we explain how Taiwan ended up in this unique position, why both Beijing and Washington see the island as strategically vital, and why its political status has been unresolved for so long.

Before Vladimir Putin took charge of Russia over 25 years ago, he was a virtual unknown. Today, much of what we know about his life before the Kremlin comes from stories he repeatedly tells about himself. From a childhood spent chasing rats to the twist of fate that drew him into politics, we explore his early years and what they can teach us about the man behind the leader.

What’s happening in Iran, is having an impact across the Middle East and beyond. To understand why so many countries are affected by the US-Israel war with Iran, we need to look at some maps.