May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to take his last breath. The son of a Corsican family, he has been close to death on many occasions since, as a young captain in the revolutionary army, he seized Toulon from the royalists in 1793.

The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perh...

The poet and playwright Lope de Vega is already a priest officially. The love affairs of the Spanish...

Benjamina Miyar Díaz (1888-1961) led an unusual life in her house on calle del Agua in Corao, Asturi...

To mark Beethoven's 250th birthday, the documentary sheds light on the composer's private side, link...

A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed bet...

The epic story of Thomas Edward Lawrence the First World War military officer who united the tribes ...

Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his grea...

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entert...

A Feature Documentary, featuring David Icke The 'mad man' who has been proved right again and again ...

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have prog...

Conversations with four people — an artist, a woman struggling with her identity as a high achiever,...

The trajectory of the five irreverent boys who conquered Brazil with hits like Pelados em Santos and...

In 1763, Britain defeated France in the worldwide Seven Years War - referred to in the American Colo...

The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated in a new Arena film, featuring unseen ph...

The incredible story of Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), daughter of Pope Alexander VI (1431-1503), deli...

From his humble beginnings in Canada to becoming one of Hollywood's most beloved and successful star...