The first transatlantic communications cable, traversing the ocean floor from Valentia Island, County Kerry, to Newfoundland, Canada, 165 years ago was an 8 year endeavor that helped lay the foundation of the modern technology industry and explains the fragility of undersea cables today.

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

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

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and ...

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

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

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently decla...

The story of the Trojan war is one of history's most enduring legends. A beautiful queen elopes with...

By combining actual footage with reenactments, this film offers both a documentary and fictional acc...

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigat...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...

More than 2.000 years ago, Narbonne in today's Département Aude was the capital of a huge Roman prov...

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

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinemati...