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.

Paris, 1884. Bella Fontanges, a renowned ballerina, is married to Georges de Segar. But after just a...

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...

A group of soldiers are sentenced for the murders of key political figures in the night of October 1...

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

The biggest trial of Nazi war crimes ever: 360 witnesses in 183 days of trial - a stunning and gripp...

This documentary explores the creation of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin as designed by architect ...

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three mill...

Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Gree...

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

In his tower-block apartment in New Lodge, Joe reenacts memories from his childhood amidst the “Trou...

What if the events in a key era in our history were actually completely different than what our hist...

The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at ...

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...

Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristo...

From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and u...

No matter what your age you'll love watching this impressive and comprehensive story of the developm...

Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of t...

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...