The birth of the atomic bomb changed the world forever. In the years before the Manhattan project, a weapon of such power was not even remotely imaginable to most people on earth. And yet, with war comes new inventions. New ways of destroying the enemy. New machines to wipe out human life. The advent of nuclear weapons not only brought an end to the largest conflict in history, but also ushered in an atomic age and a defining era of "big science". However, with the world now gripped by nuclear weapons, we exist constantly on the edge of mankind's total destruction.

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...


Romantic art was a response to the social upheavals of the 19th century, as shown by works by its em...

Our two-hour film highlights the life and career of Dr. Schreiber with respect and clarity. Raemer, ...

The documentary of the Nuremberg War Trials of 21 Nazi dignitaries held after World War II.

From May 10, 1940, France is living one of the worst tragedies of it history. In a few weeks, the co...

Today London, tomorrow Paris, the day after New York – the life of the "jetsetter." Long before the ...

A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.

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As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mari...

The story of the Londoners recruited to be freedom fighters during the South African apartheid durin...

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...

On the eve of the publication of a biography of Claude Jutra, one of the most famous and celebrated ...

At the height of the space race, three U.S. astronauts are tapped as the first Apollo crew. With daz...

The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this cele...

Keith Garner visits historical locations, elegant chapels and bustling city centres as he discovers ...