The history of the potato through the ages—with a focus on European history and a twinkle in its eye
British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in...
For over 1,000 years, chariots were indispensable weapons in ancient China. The art of chariot drivi...
This film examines Trotsky, the revolutionary; venerated and reviled, loved, hated, feared. Archive ...
Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical. To g...
Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of...
Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in th...
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming c...
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980...
Documentary of the legendary 1985 music festival in Brazil.
In 1899, a photographer at American Mutoscope & Biograph mounted his camera on the front of a trolle...
To celebrate the centenary of the Royal Air Force, Ewan and Colin McGregor take to the skies in some...
Morro do Castelo was chosen by the Portuguese to found Rio de Janeiro city. It was an important hist...
Take the ultimate guided tour of the most famous plane in the world, and meet the tireless crew char...
This provocative documentary uncovers a lost chapter in Canadian military history: how the Armed For...
In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A dist...
What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Speci...
In 1914, the suffragette Mary Richardson attacked the Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery in London...
First Stop...the Tar Pits, as Gary and Eric investigate the incredible creatures that came after the...
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, da...