Was the legendary playwright William Shakespeare really the author of his acclaimed plays? Or was he just a straw man working for a secret society? Norwegian organist and researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have a solid theory on the subject. Shakespearean scholar Robert Crumpton decides to travel to Norway to meet him.

At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area o...

Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when sh...

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Gr...

The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

Father Urbain Grandier’s unorthodox views of sex and religion make him a polarizing figure in 17th-c...

England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the count...

Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to b...

It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to t...

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that...

During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the...

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer...

A look at the River Thames, its past and present, from source to the sea. An examination of what has...
The TV dramatization of PO Hviezdoslav's epic tells of a time when the feudal system as a social for...

Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army loca...

This documentary examines how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime made use of ancient mysticism, occult...

A look at the day-to-day running of the historic Tower of London and coping with up to 16,000 visito...

A look into London's street markets and how they're suffering to compete with supermarkets.

The first of a planned trilogy. Nikola Tesla's tales as told to a female cub reporter assigned to co...