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.

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


Host Grant Jeffrey discusses how technology and government activities are changing the way our infor...

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

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

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.

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech ex...

This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer Lotus. Once famous for its ch...

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

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

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...

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