Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world, when Franklin’s ships vanished without a trace. Now, a team of explorers attempts to solve the mystery by retracing Franklin’s route in search of his long-lost tomb.
This documentary explores the events surrounding the greatest maritime tragedy in the history of the...

The battles between the ruling empires and houses of nobility that would decide the fate of the Cauc...

From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police off...

Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who wer...

The SS chief Heinrich Himmler wanted to exchange Jews against so-called German Reich abroad, against...

In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and...

Missie three years later: being a single mother after her husband Willie was shot during a poker scu...

How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui – also known as Easter Island – carved and raised, and wh...

The remarkable coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry—one of the most influential, dynamic, and unexpe...

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose ...


In the late 19th Century, Mary Breydon, a widow, and Peggy Breydon, her daughter manage a stagecoach...

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel a...

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel wh...

Between June 1940 and March 1943, the 1,200 kilometer long demarcation line broke France in two. For...

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal de...

When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A yo...

Biography of a star and figure study : This fascinating portrait is for anyone who wants to know mor...