A look back at a cruel conflict, the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), which changed the political geography of Europe and sowed the seeds of a deep antagonism between France and Germany that culminated in two world wars. Excerpts from the diaries of the witnesses, photographs and painted panoramas tell the truth about a forgotten war.

Go behind the scenes with the top medal contenders in men's basketball as they battle for gold and g...

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Gr...

This thought-provoking documentary series examines the harrowing consequences of the Vietnam War, fr...

Judi Dench is setting out on a trip of a lifetime to uncover the lush rainforests, magical wildlife ...

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Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she tra...

Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises t...

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Dr James Fox tells the story of three cities in three exceptional years - cities whose artists and t...

The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still ...

Recounts the largest migration movement in history in which 55 million Europeans left their home cou...

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confede...