Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the...

The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest...

Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through...

Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways, including the ambitious Welsh Highland Railway in Snowdonia.

From the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn explore the science behind the world's busiest railway....

More than 150 of Britain’s railway stations are request stops. You have to put out your arm to get the train to stop at the platform. In this...

Railway program focused on riding experience. Cameras fixed on a train show surroundings in three directions while the train is moving. On its way,...

Following three iconic train journeys from the air and on the ground, we discover the iconic landscapes of New Zealand, a country with the geographic...

Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton's Guidebook.

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway...

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and...

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...

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

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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

Hosts Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood embark on adventures as they test cars in extreme stunts, intense challenges and first-person...

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

Film historian and prop collector Dan Lanigan reunites iconic Disney movie props with the filmmakers, actors, and crew who created and used them in...

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

Explore Marvel’s rich legacy of pioneering characters, creators and storytelling to reflect the world outside your window. Each documentary,...

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

A look at the life and work of legendary comedian George Carlin.