An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.
During the Heian period, Seimei Abe trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration with H...
The misty forests above North Vancouver, British Columbia are hallowed ground for mountain biking, a...
Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his m...
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the ...
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
Paris, 1894. Who is Fanni, who claims to be voluntarily locked up in a women-only mental institution...
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieute...
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal ...
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their J...
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord...
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fou...
Artist Taylor Denise sets out to make her first painting, which also happens to be her largest work ...
Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shap...
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against ...
Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during...