Rome was famed for the decadence of its ruling class, however, what about the ordinary citizens of these ancient cultures? How did they lead their day to day lives in an age when the average life expectancy was little more than forty? Did they believe in the Pagan Gods? What were their sex lives like? What did they do for entertainment? How ordinary Romans lived is, for the most part ...
Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about o...
Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and ...
On the eve of Memorial Day, a star-studded lineup will grace the stage for one of PBS' highest-rated...
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of buildi...
The incredible story of the Avro Lancaster, one of the finest bombers of the Second World War, which...
In 1943, in a circus tent in Burbank, CA, a bunch of revolutionary thinkers first gathered together ...
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this special presents the key events of the Allied inv...
This timely, bold set of one-on-one interviews presents two of the most venerable figures from the A...
For over 4000 years, the Sphinx has puzzled all who have laid eyes on it. What is this crouching lio...
The life and work of stage designer ADOLPHE APPIA, originator of the most profound agitations in con...
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...
The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing...
Hundreds of frozen and starved people floating on boats in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea fleei...
A riveting expose about the personalities of murderers and their motives. This 72 minute film covers...
It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now,...
Hitler's invasion of Russia was one of the landmark events of World War II. This documentary reveals...
A documentary on the dark and brutal side of the Samurai warrior clans featuring the life of peasant...
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...
Albert Fish, the horrific true story of elderly cannibal, sadomasochist, and serial killer, who lure...