The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla,...

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.

The naturalist visits uncharted territory in pursuit of new discoveries. Steve Backshall takes on physical challenges, encounters extraordinary...

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

Carla Hall travels around the world to track down the unexpected lineage and international origins of America's favorite dishes.

Using a combination of location footage, interviews, and close-ups of rare artifacts, the series explored many of the mysteries and puzzles of...

From wagon trains crossing the untamed frontier to man's first steps on the moon, this series offers a compelling look at the people, inventions and...

Svenska dialektmysterier was a Swedish television series about Swedish dialects. It was hosted by Fredrik Lindström and produced by Marcos...

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

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

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

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

James May takes a look at the 'peoples car'. Covering every form of cars for the masses - from the Beetle to the Kei Car, May looks at the many forms...

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...

Explore the explosive life of Mike Tyson — one of the most feared and fascinating figures in sports history.

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

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

Award-winning actor and nervous explorer Eugene Levy steps out of his comfort zone for a whirlwind tour of the world's most beautiful and intriguing...

Witness the stories of history's most notorious kingpins, their terrifying enforcers, and the men and women who've sworn to bring them down.

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