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.

Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, ...

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell...

Fourty years ago, in May 1981, with François Mitterrand's election, some people were letting themsel...

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontaineble...

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

Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new gener...

What if the events in a key era in our history were actually completely different than what our hist...

A group of soldiers are sentenced for the murders of key political figures in the night of October 1...

May 10th, 1981. François Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic. The “soviet tanks” suppose...
Pianist Richard Glazier offers a unique view of Broadway and Hollywood music using fascinating inter...

Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Soli...

The Hobbit Enigma examines one of the greatest controversies in science today: what did scientists f...

Every year, tens of thousands don the Red Suit for families, parties and parades, but only a handful...

The political ad "Peace Little Girl" aired during the 1964 presidential campaign ushered in a new er...
Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most c...
The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sen...

An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops for...
The history of Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax, and the modern day controversy surrounding...
Music documentary about Billo Frómeta by director Rafael Marziano Tinoco from Venezuela.

From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and u...