How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public relations, knew the answer to such a key question. The amazing story of the master of manipulation and the creation of the engineering of consent; a frightening true story about advertising, lies and charlatans.

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of...

Iran, January 16th, 1979. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees after being overthrown. Ayatollah Khomein...

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for thei...
The programme offers unique access to Julia Donaldson, her family, her rich archives and home movies...

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she ...

French pop diva Dalida candidly discusses a number of the songs that made her a phenomenal success a...

When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her p...

The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, from his childhood in Romania to his exile in pursuit ...

Elizabeth Bagshaw was a forerunner of the women's movement. As one of the first women to practise me...

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Stev...

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

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei R...

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise co...

During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the div...

In 1933 Oregon, Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clanc...

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis ...

Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Par...

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his stran...