Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation's "manifest destiny." Touching some of the most powerful social, economic and political currents of the time, this extraordinary narrative remains one of the most compelling and enduring episodes to come out of the West.

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...

In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-S...

The Great Northwest is a documentary film based on the re-creation of a 3,200 mile road-trip made in...

The opening of The Vasulka Effect couldn’t be more apt: Steina Vasulka addresses her husband Woody t...

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

Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the disc...

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emp...

The Prince of Guastalla falls in love with the young citizen Emilia Galotti, who is soon to marry Co...

A fascinating compilation tracing the development of British trains throughout the 20th century. Thi...
This short-form documentary focuses on the true story of Alfons Heck, who as an impressionable 10-y...

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is t...

Documentary looking at a century of cycling. Commissioned to mark the arrival of the 2014 Tour de Fr...

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...

Aaron Eliyahu, a Jewish man, travels to a small village called Mala, Kerala in search of his Jewish ...

On May 8, 1989, Sports Illustrated ran an article about Ultimate frisbee… about a team with no name ...

Professor Niall Ferguson argues that Britain's decision to enter the First World War was a catastrop...