The perilous catastrophes of one of history's most epic adventures - the lost voyage of Columbus. The thrilling stories of men like Hudson, Ribault and Bering who stopped at nothing to conquer an unknown land and its peoples. The 20-year journey of Marco Polo through China, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. An in-depth portrait of Lewis and Clark and their journey from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean. The riveting story of soldier, adventurer, explorer and the first Conquistador Ponce de Leon. A journey into the vast continent of Africa with Henry Stanley and David Livingstone. Take a ride along the greatest ships of the Old World and an expedition with John Wesley Powell into the last unknown territory of the U.S - the Grand Canyon. Join a team of explorers in the hunt for Magellan's lost fleet. Follow a team of historical detectives as they examine the raiding and plundering of the Vikings. And journey to the bottom of the earth to learn the frozen history of Antarctica.

Take to the sky and come face-to-face with Washington states majestic mountains, including one of th...

Documentary about Ilyich Ramírez Sánchez, aka "Carlos the Jackal", international terrorist.

Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep com...

James May presents a celebration of the toys which have survived across the decades, including Mecca...

REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software mo...

Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that f...

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his ten-man crew sailed their reed boat, the Tigris, over routes he beli...

16th century ruler King Philip II of Spain maneuvers within a court of deceit and betrayal

A short documentary about the making of "The Great Dictator."

The New Horizons team examines the latest findings and imagery from Pluto and the fringes of our sol...

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...

Why has letterpress printing survived? Irreplaceable knowledge of the historic craft is in danger of...

Following the death of Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980), one city in each of the six republics and two au...

A BFA Educational media production on western expansion via railroads and the role they played in th...

The Institute of National Remembrance, Fish Ladder and Juice present “The Unconquered” – an animated...

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relation...

Shot during three seasons, Kenuajuak's documentary tenderly portrays village life and the elements t...
A Documentary on the railways and their role in supporting the United States