In each episode, geologist Iain Stewart describes how a certain geological force played a determinant part in human history. Culture may render people less dependent on nature, it still interacts with it, and actually increases the importance of such natural resources as minerals and fossil fuels.

The first months of an animal's life are crucial - if they lose their mothers, they'll need help. Me...

Professor Alice Roberts journeys 40,000 years back in time on the trail of the great beasts of the I...

Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flande...

Explore wild, wondrous Vancouver Island, where the ocean nurtures all life, from bald eagles who go ...

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary seri...

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel...

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole...

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin....

The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roo...

Bill Pullman introduces and narrates this four-part documentary on the world's first national park, ...

Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the p...

Hustlers Gamblers Crooks features true stories of high-flying hustlers, gamblers and con artists, to...

The tropical islands that lie between Asia and Australia are among the biologically richest on earth...

The seven episodes explore North America: where civilization collides with untamed wilderness. Just ...

Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life of it...

The Earth’s continents are instantly recognizable. These iconic landmasses seem permanent and uncha...

Louis Theroux’s LA Stories - three new films putting Los Angeles under the microscope.

Islands can be home to the most extreme examples of life and the some of the most dramatic landscape...

A docu-fiction about the present starting from the future: with an optimistic attitude and a sci-fi ...