Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed.

Documentary about Ilyich Ramírez Sánchez, aka "Carlos the Jackal", international terrorist.

From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and u...

A young Bulgarian girl digs into her grandfather's turbulent life in an attempt to unravel the past ...

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas M...

Buddhist monks open up about the joys and challenges of living out the precepts of the Buddha as a f...
Kathy's family left on a Saturday morning in 1965. The rumble of bulldozers echoed through the neigh...

An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Roc...

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...

Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusale...

No matter what your age you'll love watching this impressive and comprehensive story of the developm...

Over the course of 10 months, a camera travels to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Hanover, Germany to me...

It is the year 2546. Corporations rule the world, and an agent is on a secret mission to explore the...

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

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, ...

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endle...

Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Dia...

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

Over the period of 25 years the director met General Võ Nguyên Giáp, a legendary hero of Vietnam’s i...

Paris, 1884. Bella Fontanges, a renowned ballerina, is married to Georges de Segar. But after just a...

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