Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who...

For seven decades after its tragic sinking, the Titanic lay undiscovered on the ocean floor. This compelling two-part documentary tracks the search...

The history of mankind is a never-ending story of change, revolution, and evolution, but surely no span of a hundred years can claim to have changed...

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...

A deep dive into the underbelly of the Prohibition era, which was characterized as much by jazz, illegal booze and female liberation as it was by...

A new "treasure map" of the Maya world is transforming what we thought we knew of one of the world most mysterious ancient civilizations.

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

From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or misrepresented in the history books. Duels...

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...

The story of the ill-fated ocean liner and the sinking that made it infamous.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Witness the stories of history's most notorious kingpins, their terrifying enforcers, and the men and women who've sworn to bring them down.

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

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

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

Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older...

Learn how popular Disney attractions and destinations came to be, how they have changed over time, and how fans continue to obsess over them.

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