How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are...

The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still resonates and reverberates to this day.

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

In keeping with the original project, this series seeks to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions...

See the real modern-day Amazonia through an exploration of the Amazon Basin, meeting a different group of people who live there in each episode.

A documentary series that examines controversial interpretations of American history and revisits widely debated historical events and narratives....

A look at the role of slavery in the development of wealth in the United Kingdom

The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War...

Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery is the...

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and...

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

This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and...

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.

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...

Morgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act...

Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and...

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

Award-winning actor and nervous explorer Eugene Levy steps out of his comfort zone for a whirlwind tour of the world's most beautiful and intriguing...

Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense,...

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

British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.