Archive programmes depicting British life and politics in 1959, including the issues leading the debate ahead of the General Election of October 1959.

Alice embarks on her most ambitious journey to date, in search of the Roman Empire, travelling 1300 miles through Italy, France and Spain to discover...

It is said to be one of the oldest books in the world. Has it been altered? If yes why? A remarkable journey back in time to see what the Old...

Alberto Angela leads the dissemination program dedicated to history, art and culture. A historical, archaeological, informative story, with the...

Strictly stars and best friends Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice are livin’ la vida loca as they head to Spain on an epic adventure across...

Through the birth of cinema and the first images recorded in Spain, this series takes viewers on a journey from the late 19th century to the 1970s...

Drug trafficking was invented by a state: the United Kingdom. In the 19th century, the British Crown flooded China with opium to replenish its...

Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and comedian Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by.

Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War...

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's...

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and...

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5...

Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from...

This gripping four-part documentary series explores the explosive life of Mike Tyson — one of the most feared and fascinating figures in sports...

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and...

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...