This short film provides highlights from American history, focusing on George Washington's farewell to the troops to the War of 1812.

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...

The Hobbit Enigma examines one of the greatest controversies in science today: what did scientists f...

Stonehenge is an icon of prehistoric British culture, an enigma that has seduced archaeologists and ...

Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, ...

United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the nati...

It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. ...

Seekers of Oblivion explores the exciting life and adventures of Isabelle Eberhardt. Born in Geneva,...

Was the Christ Story stolen from other, older religions? Theologian Dr Robert Beckford investigates ...

Driven to maintain social order, policing in the United States has exploded in scope and scale over ...

African-American gravesites and burial grounds for enslaved persons have been lost or are disappeari...

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...
Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most c...

Every year, tens of thousands don the Red Suit for families, parties and parades, but only a handful...

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...
Pianist Richard Glazier offers a unique view of Broadway and Hollywood music using fascinating inter...

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

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

Using historically-accurate, battle-filled re-enactments and interviews with expert historians and n...

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are...