Examine how ancient civilisations built some of the most magnificent structures on the face of the Earth, many centuries before the industrial...

Through new discoveries in science and archaeology, explorers take a look at the origins of the Vikings and how they influenced history.

Written and narrated by Dr. Ali Mazrui in the early 1980s and jointly produced by the BBC and PBS (WETA, Washington) in association with the Nigerian...

The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and...

Epic History makes videos about the most dramatic and important stories from our past, from the rise and fall of empires to global conflicts and...

The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries. It depicts how they predicted and,...

A group of history experts from London's King's College has created this documentary series that tries to assess the key political figures of WWII.

Coverage of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

The Vasa was built for war but also to impress the enemy and display power. However, she sank on her maiden voyage, taking about thirty people with...

Documentary from 1976 about the Indonesian struggle for independence. Unique archive footage and interviews with former vice-president Mahammed Hatta...

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's...

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

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...

Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as...

30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events...

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

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

Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from...

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.