The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.

How did the Soviet Union impose its communist ideology on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after World War II? The story of how, from 1945...

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the...

From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands...

This is the story of one of Europe's biggest migrations; one of people fleeing poverty or persecution and hoping for a better life. German-speaking...

Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?

Explores the Third Reich from a contemporary perspective to investigate how the Nazis managed to conquer Germany and then half of Europe in the wake...

The definitive story of the deadly 2004 tsunami as it travels from country to country, with unseen archive video and untold stories of survival.

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla,...

Track the main events of World War II with the help of remarkable archive footage and see exactly what happened, and when. Learn about Pearl Harbor,...

A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers,...

Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally...

Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each...

A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual...

Journeying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's most amazing species, telling extraordinary stories...

A rare look at warring animal clans battling for survival in a remote region of Africa, which is drying up after years of flood-soaked abundance.

Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust creating seven extraordinary continents. This documentary series...

Filmed across six continents, this docuseries uses cutting-edge camera technology to capture animals' nocturnal lives, revealing new behaviours...

Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new...

A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still...

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.