This series explores the facts and investigates the truth behind the British Redcoat Army's campaign in Zululand during 1879. The war was started by...

The adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe.

Series using the Rank Organisation's "Look at Life" documentary shorts to examine British society during the 1960s.

Crash Course World History is a video course hosted by John Green that teaches world history from growing the first crops in the First Agricultural...

Documents the creation and launch of the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside North America, a pan-African professional basketball...

Tutored by Aristotle, helpless witness to his father's assassination, and a brilliant, pioneering tactician, Alexander the Great had conquered the...

Africa is a land sculpted by time where animals have evolved complex weapons to arm them in the battle to live another day. An elephant's tusks can...

Rageh Omaar visits Spain, Sicily and France to discover the history of Islam in Europe

Explorer Levison Wood sets out on a nine-month walk along the length of the River Nile, visiting rainforests, deserts, cities and war zones, and...

How To Survive the End of the World examines terrifying and scientifically plausible doomsday scenarios by exploring distinct, world-threatening...

The Congo: more powerful and dangerous than any other river, yet a sanctuary and home for some of the most wonderful creatures on our Earth.

Engineering from Above soars over the planet to reveal the world's most jaw-dropping feats of engineering—spectacular icons, hidden gems, and...

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.

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

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...

An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of...

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

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

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million...

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...