Bohemian, playwright, and suddenly president at the end of 1989: Czech European Václav Havel played a decisive role in shaping the history of the continent in the second half of the 20th century. Andrea Sedláčková recounts Havel's almost novel-like life, drawing on a wealth of archival material. It is a story of dramatic highs and lows, and several defining moments in European history.
The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adven...
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for thei...
The views and thoughts of Canadian writer Margaret Atwood have never been more relevant than today. ...
Beloved BBC soap actress June Brown chats about her life and 67 year career.
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis ...
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean clim...
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but ...
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppress...
The life was cruel with Ivas. The landlord sent him at war, and his girlfriend – in the house of ill...
The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne rises to impr...
Documentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to maneuver his nephew and he...
Extraordinary Commissar Pyotr Kobozev arrives in Soviet Turkestan on Lenin's personal order. He will...
The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced i...
An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-ren...
A documentary on the life and work of Gene Clark, co-founder of The Byrds, whose subsequent career w...
From award-winning director Phil Grabsky comes this fresh new look at arguably the world’s favourite...
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...
After an absence of five years, six times Mr Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback a...