The port of Hamburg has experienced and survived many things: epidemics, fires and floods, wars and destruction - but always also reconstruction. This documentary tells the story of how a small jetty on the Elbe became the global port we know today over the course of eight centuries. It is the story of one of Europe's largest ports, its people and their ideas.

The long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to resist the U.S. government's pro...

A documentary about the history of settler groups that came to New Zealand from Europe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The NFL has staged 48 Super Bowls. Four photographers have taken pictures at every one of them. In K...

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of...

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

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along...

July 1969. America made history and sent the first humans to the moon. High-quality NASA footage and...

Featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Diana Vreeland, La Belle Epoque evokes "the beautiful era" of 18...

The Black Panther star uncovers the astounding true story of the Agoji, Benin’s female army – or as ...

Looking for Angelina is based on one of the most important murder trials in Canada. Angelina Napolit...

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known...

In 1928, Lady Heath became the first person to fly solo from Cape Town to London. Eighty-five years ...

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

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