Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.

Set in the island Kinmen, often seen as the most dangerous military base because it’s geographically...

A rare 1979 BBC Arena documentary on the Albion Band, Ashley Hutchings and the development of Englis...

The story, told by the survivors, of a group of young men, members of a Uruguayan rugby team, who ma...

U.S. nuclear tests in space, and the development of the military intercontinental ballistic missile ...

End of the 1970s in East Germany: Fred and Jonas are close friends. The 10-year-olds live near at th...

Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dir...

North Sudan, summer 1923. King Alfonso XIII of Spain captures an enormous African elephant, an appar...

Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in...

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...

“Tucaneira: Wooden Hands” is a captivating mini-documentary that takes us on a fascinating journey t...
In 1970, ‘The Wall of Early Morning Light’ was an unthinkable climb. For larger-than-life climbing l...

The 1920s saw a revolution in technology, the advent of the recording industry, that created the fir...

Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to su...

The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during co...
The final episode in our Mini-Docs series comes from musician and writer Jake Anderson, who explores...

A group of young women from Ouagadougou study at a girl school to become auto mechanics. The classma...

Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and f...

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The ...