Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.

By decoding ancient hieroglyphic texts, Jean-François Champollion gave voice to an enigmatic civiliz...

On September 11, 2001, the unimaginable transpired when devastating attacks on the World Trade Cente...

Most of us think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out...

A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were ...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Game...

A biographical documentary about the Belgian free-diver Fred Buyle and his art of silent diving.

The fascinating landscape formations of Iceland in the North Atlantic bear witness to the beauty and...

In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the...
Coverage of the ceremonial procession of the Queen's coffin through central London to lying-in-state...
This astounding documentary delves into the mysteries of the Tunguska event – one of the largest cos...

The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publish...

From St James's Palace in London, the historic proclamation of His Majesty the King takes place. For...

The sinking of the Titanic sent shockwaves around the world and started debates that continue to thi...

Over the past 50 years, thousands of exquisitely painted Maya vases, almost all looted from tombs, h...

David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this ...

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restor...

This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record...

The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twel...