David Dimbleby goes behind the scenes to investigate major controversies that have affected the BBC and its viewers over the last sixty years.

Returning to their hometowns, Texas filmmakers Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa chronicle the complex history of each city, while...

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air...

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many...

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

A shocking murder in rural Ireland sets off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders.

An astonishing and wide-ranging account of Joe Francis, whose impact on American culture cannot be overstated, whose alleged sins are numerous, and...

In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series takes viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of...

An Elvis impersonator's conspiracy theory sets off a feud that spirals into an attempted presidential assassination.

Explore the tragic death of Princess Diana on the 30th anniversary of that paparazzi car chase through a Parisian motorway tunnel.

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

Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It...

Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into...

Featuring rare footage and interviews with CIA insiders, this edge-of-your-seat documentary series traces the epic hunt for Osama bin Laden.

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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

A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual...

WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History...

Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online...

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of...

Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each...

This intimate docuseries follows Arnold Schwarzenegger's multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.