Byzance uses a text by Stefan Zweig to describe the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453. Before he turned to feature filmmaking in 1968 with Naked Childhood, Pialat worked on a series of short films, many of them financed by French television. Byzance is one of Pialat’s six Turkish shorts.

Was the Christ Story stolen from other, older religions? Theologian Dr Robert Beckford investigates ...

Discover the untold stories of D-Day from the men, women and children who lived through German occup...

The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at ...
Documentary film with play scenes about the rise and fall of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republi...

The Black Panther star uncovers the astounding true story of the Agoji, Benin’s female army – or as ...

Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about o...

In 1928, Lady Heath became the first person to fly solo from Cape Town to London. Eighty-five years ...

Seekers of Oblivion explores the exciting life and adventures of Isabelle Eberhardt. Born in Geneva,...

Featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Diana Vreeland, La Belle Epoque evokes "the beautiful era" of 18...

It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform...

Are we alone in the universe? This question has been preoccupying humanity for decades. Today, peopl...

Before ending World War II, Nazi Germany, realizing it was going to lose the war, planned an escape ...

Dr. Mark Fairchild, world-renowned archaeologist, traces the hidden years of Saint Paul's life in th...
Documentary tracing the remarkable career of one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful comedia...

Mother India is home to many castes, tribes and religions and one common factor that brings this div...

A Documentary film exploring the history and evolution of vinyl records. Featuring Interviews with t...