The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.

Follow Gustav Vasa on his journey from rebel to absolute monarch.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, is remembered as the instigator of the October Revol...

Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara S...

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...

Since the invention of the automobile, women have distinguished themselves by their daring: the hist...

In late nineteenth century Alfred Dreyfus, a French army officer of Jewish heritage, is falsely accu...

The shocking story of Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 1...
This documentary brings alive a remarkable artist’s passionate journey through a turbulent century. ...

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis ...

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean clim...

Francisco Brennand is an eighty-five year odl, painter, sculptor and ceramist from Brazil. He lives ...

The life was cruel with Ivas. The landlord sent him at war, and his girlfriend – in the house of ill...

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Pr...

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but ...