The Prince of Guastalla falls in love with the young citizen Emilia Galotti, who is soon to marry Count Appiani. In order to win Emilia, the prince tries to send the count on an "honorable" journey on his behalf with the help of his chamberlain Marinelli. However, after the Count refuses this offer, Marinelli decides to have the wedding carriage robbed on his own initiative in order to have Emilia abducted to the Prince's nearby pleasure palace. But he has not thought of the prince's mistress, Countess Orsina, and Emilia's shaken father Odoardo, both of whom soon arrive at the castle, one to meet the prince, the other to look after his daughter...

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...

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

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capita...

Sulan, who works in a factory in the summer of 1978, begins learning photos with other female worker...

In 1980, the first march of gays, lesbians and transvestites took place in Brazil in protest against...

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his br...

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adven...

A young Bulgarian girl digs into her grandfather's turbulent life in an attempt to unravel the past ...

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

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 ...

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in purs...

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

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

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

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rou...

Using historically-accurate, battle-filled re-enactments and interviews with expert historians and n...

It is the year 2546. Corporations rule the world, and an agent is on a secret mission to explore the...

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