The black death had devastating effects in centuries past, but what actually caused it and how many lives did it take? The world has not seen a disease outbreak like it before or since. This film tells the story of skeletons recently unearthed in a long-lost plague cemetery beneath the streets of London. Was it the Bubonic Plague, or as scientists now suspect, an Ebola-like virus?

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry ...

Actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was born in London, England, gives viewers a tour of the city, includi...

‘Voices from the Shadows’ shows the brave and sometimes heartrending stories of five ME patients and...

After a great year for grime, MC Frisco and Risky Roadz go back to its pirate radio roots. - How Pir...

Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts is an urgent wake-up call about the national threat posed by Alzhei...

Cédric is a child like millions of others. The only difference is that the little boy is seriously i...

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto...

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a clo...
Writer Broadcaster and Newsnight arts correspondent Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahea...

A backstage and on-stage look at Nicki Minaj's career during the Pink Friday Tour, festivals, and mo...

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir,...

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that...

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the co...

Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the comp...

Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible i...

His opponents accused him of being homosexual. The male favorites he gathered around him during his ...

With the world increase in spillover diseases from animals Scientists trace outbreaks such as the Zi...

A short documentary about the tea drinking culture in the UK and the industry behind it.