Journey back to the rich and fantastic world of ancient Egypt - a world where animals could magically jump out of a hieroglyph and change the meaning...

The nation’s favourite travel companion, Dame Joanna Lumley, is on an adventure to three of the world’s greatest cities, Berlin, Paris...

A series that explains the history and technology of weapons at war.

The desolate and mysterious island of Fårö, Sweden, Baltic Sea, 2004. Swedish master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) looks back on...

From space, the US appears to be an immense single land mass hemmed between the planet's two greatest oceans. Look a little closer, however, and you...

Media logic investigates the difference between image and reality. Media serve as a guide to get a grip on reality. But to what extent are they a...

THE WONDERS OF EUROPE is a four-part docuseries that tells the story of the people who built some of the biggest and most unique landmarks in Europe...

The ocean floor is home to centuries' worth of sunken vessels integrated into marine habitats. Explore extraordinary wrecks around the world and...

With the 00s now firmly in our rear view mirror, the decade is ripe for re-evaluation. From 9/11 to the financial crisis, the decade shows not only a...

Documentary about the three different orders of Crusader knights from 1000 AD to 1500 AD

A detailed, and unbiased, look at the 43 men who have been the presidents of the United States of America.

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

These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.

Explore American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution.

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...

In a tumultuous era, 1971 was a year of musical innovation and rebirth fueled by the political and cultural upheaval of the time. Stars reached new...

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

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

This documentary series about plants is the first immersive portrayal of an unseen, inter-connected world, full of remarkable new behaviour,...

Explore the many lives of Martin Scorsese through intimate interviews with the man himself, access to his private archives, plus conversations with...

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and...

Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.