Brunei may be one of the richest nations in the world, due to its huge resources of oil, but financial problems have beset even their royal house. The sultan is one of the world's few remaining absolute monarchs and is also the supreme commander of the armed forces.

In 2008, Nepal's monarchy was ousted from power, turned out of their palaces, and so the country began a new era as a republic. Nepal's new constitutional assembly finally ended the monarchy, and formed a peace deal with Maoist guerrillas who gave up the bullet for the ballot box on the condition that the country became a secular republic.

As Asia continues to be the fastest growing economic region in the world, this series journeys to the heart of its beautiful lands to understand the relationship between the people and their monarchs. This episode looks at Bhutan, a beautiful country in the throes of a noble experiment: a move towards democracy that has been initiated by the ruling monarch himself.

As Asia continues to be the fastest growing economic region in the world, this series journeys to the heart of its beautiful lands to understand the relationship between the people and their monarchs. Episode one looks at the Japanese Imperial family, the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world, which has been mired in controversy over the last few years.

Panellists: Andrew Leigh, shadow assistant treasurer; Fiona Nash, former Nationals senator; Rebecca Huntley, social researcher and writer; Jill Sheppard, lecturer, Australian National University; and John Roskam, executive director, Institute of Public Affairs.

There are millions of dollars being made in the Australian marijuana business but these entrepreneurs and investors aren't risking jail to make their fortunes. They're betting big on the home grown medicinal marijuana industry and riding the "pot stock" boom.

Shane Smith and Simon Ostrovsky travel through the brutal Siberian wilderness to meet with labourers sent by the leader of the Hermit Kingdom. These workers toil under harsh conditions, with payment going directly to the North Korean government.

Barrie Cassidy presents Australia's most popular political program. We interview the key players, providing analysis, opinion and robust debate from the country's leading political commentators.

Biting, bite-sized comedy as Sammy J rips into the political machinations of Canberra and beyond. With an insatiable appetite for politics, Sammy blends comedy and song where he can harass and heckle the politics of the day.

On a secret mission to kidnap a Nazi ocelot rumoured to know the codes to a submarine, a team of British commandos parachute into Berlin Zoo behind enemy lions.

In 2011, though ill prepared, Kim Jong-un inherited the leadership of North Korea and through the use of propaganda and brute force, he has cemented his place on the world stage. Now, the lid is lifted on one of the most elusive leaders in the world.

Panellists: Mitch Fifield, minister for communications; Amanda Rishworth, shadow minister for veterans affairs and defence personnel; Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter; Kenneth Roth, international director of Human Rights Watch; and Grahame Morris, political strategist.

On Monday night Four Corners brings you the undercover investigation that has left social media giant Facebook reeling through the unmasking of the secretive political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and the dirty tricks they deployed. Four months in the making, this ITN investigation for Channel 4 in the UK used hidden cameras to reveal the tactics used by the UK firm Cambridge Anayltica to influence elections and undermine the democratic process in several countries. And the company's former director of research, Chris Wylie, explains how they did it.

Princess Elizabeth grew up in the Piccadilly home of her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York. The Abdication of her uncle, Edward VIII, in 1936 appeared to be a catastrophe to her family, catapulting her nervous father onto the throne as King George VI. Elizabeth became heir to the throne aged 10, and seemed to be a shy girl with a limited education. Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in British history, but she was neither born nor educated to take on that role. At the age of 10 her life was turned upside down, when her uncle Edward VIII abdicated, catapulting her into the position of heir to the greatest empire the world had ever seen. At the age of 21, she broadcast to the people of Britain and the Commonwealth that her whole life would be devoted to service - a pledge she renewed 60 years later at her diamond jubilee. As monarch she has appointed 13 prime ministers, from Sir Winston Churchill to Teresa May, and despite the best efforts of some politicians she has kept above the political fray. Her greatest achievement has been to transform the British Empire into the new Commonwealth of diverse and independent nations. During her reign she has experienced family tragedy and triumph, often having to choose between supporting her family and doing her duty as monarch. This eight-part series interviews the Queen's prime ministers, members of the royal household and closest friends, to build a uniquely personal picture of Elizabeth, the woman, the mother, the Queen.

This documentary is about the underbelly of the American dream, the hidden backyard of our society. Mark's life stands as a metaphor for the struggle of the vanishing middle class in America. But it's also a film about the relationship between New York City and one of its residents. New York is not simply a beautiful backdrop for this story. She's the antagonist that dictates the direction Mark's life is going in. The joy and pain, the love and hate, the success and denial New York is teasing him with, the hardship he is going through in order to stay in her grace and the inventiveness he comes up with to be with her are all unique.

A racially charged criminal trial and a heart-rending love story converge in this definitive documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving. The marriage of Mildred (who was part-black and part-Native American) and Richard (who was white) was declared illegal in 1958 by their home state of Virginia. They refused to leave one another and, with the help of the ACLU, relentlessly pursued their right to happiness. Their case made it all the way to the US Supreme Court where, in 1967, it struck down laws against interracial marriage in the US once and for all.

Barrie Cassidy presents Australia's most popular political program. We interview the key players, providing analysis, opinion and robust debate from the country's leading political commentators.

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When a man wakes up in the morning it starts a chain of events that leads to him going back to sleep at the end of the day. Stars Shane Crawford.

Panellists: Alan Tudge, minister for citizenship and multicultural affairs; Clare O'Neil, shadow minister for justice; Nyadol Nyuon, lawyer and community advocate; Stuart Bateson, commander, Victoria Police; and Andrew Rule, crime writer and Herald Sun columnist.

The Australia Taxation Office is a formidable enforcer with extraordinary powers. It can raid your home or business without a warrant, it can compel you to answer questions and treat you as guilty until proven innocent. While there's strong public support for a crackdown on major multinational corporations to force them to pay their fair share, there is growing concern that the ATO is targeting people a long way from the big end of town. In a major joint Four Corners-Fairfax investigation, reporter Adele Ferguson puts the actions of the ATO under the microscope, examining how it uses its extensive powers.

Barrie Cassidy speaks with key players on the big political stories of the week. Our panel of the country's leading political commentators provide analysis, opinion and robust debate.

Biting, bite-sized comedy as Sammy J rips into the political machinations of Canberra and beyond. With an insatiable appetite for politics, Sammy blends comedy and song where he can harass and heckle the politics of the day.

The story of Queen of the Desert is based on the true-life story of Gertrude Bell, who was a British political officer and archaeologist but ultimately a trailblazer on her terms. The story details the extraordinary adventures of Bell wrestling with the conflicts of love and tragedy, enemy and friend, and foreign and familiar as she sought to understand and unify people from different cultures.

A decaf soy latte with magical powers costs only 50c more than a regular one. Directed by James Cameron.

Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the US is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.

On the anniversary of his death, in this intensely moving and definitive documentary, Sir Trevor McDonald is travelling to the deep south of America to try and get closer to him.

Biting, bite-sized comedy as Sammy J rips into the political machinations of Canberra and beyond. With an insatiable appetite for politics, Sammy blends comedy and song where he can harass and heckle the politics of the day.

A documentary on 90-year-old Dagwood dog virtuoso Wayne Blacka (Francis Greenslade) and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Bartholomew (also Francis Greenslade, but in a different wig).