In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

From the sweaty basement bars of 70s New York to the glittering peak of the global charts, how disco...

A fine documentary that details the sordid life of 1970s pornographic actor John Holmes, from the st...

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

The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the...

Hosted by the one and only Disco Diva, Gloria Gaynor, "Disco: Spinning the Story" takes a comprehens...

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has p...

The story, told by the survivors, of a group of young men, members of a Uruguayan rugby team, who ma...

How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create ...

Experts say over the next hundred years the "perfect storm" of population growth, resource depletion...

In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - t...

The film focuses on the exciting life journey of Swiss writer Katharina Zimmermann. She follows her ...

The career of French comic author René Goscinny was a living blend of cultures and an expression of ...

Pouvoir Oublier is a political documentary first constructed from the words of the speakers whose li...

Spain, 1968. An analysis of the political and social situation of the country, suffocated by the boo...

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronic...

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

In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep ...

Despite its Afro-American origins, the history of disco music, the soundtrack of the seventies, woul...

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Na...

'L'ultimo pugno di terra' (The Last Fistful of Land) is a 1966 documentary film directed by Fiorenzo...