The exciting story of the splitting of the atom, a scientific breakthrough of incalculable importance that ushered in the nuclear age, has a dark side: the many events in which people were exposed to radiation, both intentionally and by accident.

On May 8, 1989, Sports Illustrated ran an article about Ultimate frisbee… about a team with no name ...

The NFL has staged 48 Super Bowls. Four photographers have taken pictures at every one of them. In K...

Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save u...

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantl...

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

Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Gree...

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

This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provi...

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...
Documentary tracing the remarkable career of one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful comedia...

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

Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of t...

The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at ...
The definitive account of Japan’s struggle as it faced a nuclear catastrophe while still reeling fro...

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adven...

The Feminist Library: A Short Film was made in support of the Save the Feminist Library Campaign, do...

Professor Niall Ferguson argues that Britain's decision to enter the First World War was a catastrop...

Eerie images of landscapes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster shot on black and white 8mm.

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the g...