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...

Rick Stein has visited Spain since he was a young boy. In the past, French and Italian cooking have been seen to have more finesse, but thanks to a...

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...

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many...

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

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...

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...

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

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

MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5...

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...

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...

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

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...

Honoring service members whose courage merited the awarding of a Medal of Honor, this docudrama series re-creates their inspiring true stories.