A fascinating insight into the role of the bicycle in the First World War - from reconnaissance to transporting ammunition, historian and cycling enthusiast Jeremy Banning explores stories from the battlefield. Ollie Bridgewood discovers the role cycle scouts played in the Army Cycling Corp and rides the original bikes used in the conflict. Mark Beaumont meets the grandson of a WW1 soldier who rode for the Highland Cyclist Battalion and survived brutal combat on the front line.

An in-depth portrait of British composer, pianist and singer Elton John, pop star and myth of modern...

102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger (Swedish: 102 år i hjärtat av Europa) i...

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, is remembered as the instigator of the October Revol...

Hosted by actor and historian Sir Tony Robinson, this one-off special tells the powerful and moving ...

Andy Schleck & Alberto Contador. A pro cycling rivalry that ignited the Tour de France in 2009 and 2...

Talented and obedient Red Cross dogs prepare to rescue Berlin's wounded from the Front.

The last shots had been fired in the First World War — but peace had yet to be made. Inspired by Mar...

Combining footage unseen since WWI with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of N...
When the heavy scent of autumn starts filling the air, the falling leaves and inevitable showers ann...

Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a st...

Now a successful filmmaker, Lorna Tucker was once a teenage runaway sleeping rough on the streets of...

Between January 1st and 31 December 2017, 768 people died as a result of murder or manslaughter in B...

Documentary concerning the battle of Verdun which, with its weapons of mass destruction, marked the ...

On April 18th, 1906, San Francisco witnessed its most devastating natural disaster – an earthquake t...

Documentary looking at a century of cycling. Commissioned to mark the arrival of the 2014 Tour de Fr...

Not everything has been told about World War One. This documentary tries to explain how tens of mill...

In the heart of Yogyakarta, a tall bike enthusiast takes a stand against the city's lacklustre cycli...

Documentary on American troops in France in the First World War.

Professor Niall Ferguson argues that Britain's decision to enter the First World War was a catastrop...

Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusale...