"The king, the squirrel and the grass snake" is a two‑part French historical drama set in 17th‑century Paris, following the intense rivalry...

A young and impoverished Barney Barnato emigrated from England to South Africa in 1870. There he first works at a circus and falls in love with and...

Ana de Mendoza y de Silva, Princess of Éboli, is accused of treason and imprisoned in 16th Century Spain.

Pretenders was a 13 episode British television series produced by Harlech Television in the UK in February 1972 on ITV. Pretenders was filmed in...

The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship—and so solve...

Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity – as seen through the eyes of remarkable people doing extraordinary things.

Norsemen is an epic and humorous drama series set in the Viking Age. The residents of an 8th-century Viking village experience political rivalry,...

Spanning 1938 to 1953, theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer leads the effort to develop the atom bomb during the Second World War. When revealed,...

A dramatisation of the life of famed playwright William Shakespeare from 1590 to 1607.

Years after Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia betrayed her people and broke her heart, indigenous woman Catalina reenters his life to get revenge.

Investigates a wide range of historically compelling topics and the mysteries surrounding each including the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell, John...

Eerie encounters, bizarre disappearances, haunting events and more perplexing phenomena are explored in this chilling investigative docuseries.

Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings...

Rescue 911 is an informational reality-based television series that premiered on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted...

This illuminating docudrama series chronicles Moses' remarkable life as a prince, prophet and more with insights from theologians and historians.

Travel around the world with author Dan Buettner to discover five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives.

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

A historical exploration about the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the preserved Roman city it left behind.

The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The...

This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.

Explore what it will be like to be human one million years into the future. Today’s brightest futurists, scientists, scholars and notable...

This series reveals recent natural disasters as they happened in real-time through footage captured by eyewitnesses who found themselves in the wrong...