Who was Homer, and what is the meaning of The Odyssey? In this documentary we follow the footsteps of Ulysses, also known by his Greek name...

A journey that tells the thought of the greatest protagonists of Western philosophy, from its origins to the great thinkers of the twentieth...

Where does the impulse that leads us to create come from and how does it transform us? At what point does the artist begin to be built by the...

David Reynolds traces the legacy of the Great War across 100 years and 10 different countries, examining how the war haunted a generation and...

Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores both what it means to be English and what has shaped English identity, from the Dark Ages, through the...

Horrors of World War I are relived as last survivors tell their tales in this new series. A unique and harrowing six-part documentary series...

Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya. Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held...

Glee's cast and crew reveal surprising truths behind making the series and recount the meteoric rise of a Hollywood hit as well as the tragedies of...

Following comedian Frank Skinner and Scottish crime writer Denise Mina as they team up to recreate James Boswell's and Dr Johnson's 18th century...

Sex Change Hospital is an American six-part documentary series following trans men and women having genital reassignment surgeries. Dr. Marci...

A chronicle of the growth of comic books as a new American art form exploring the decades-long relationship and rivalry between Marvel and DC Comics.

This 9-episodes documentary series extensively examines the history of Poland in the 20th Century, telling the story through archival films...

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain is a 2009 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British...

HISTORY is proud to present the definitive collection of documentary programs on World War One. Experience the world-changing events from the birth...

In a landmark history series, Jeremy Paxman describes how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people, and helped shape modern...

Simon Schama celebrates the life and work of one of Britain's greatest love poets, John Donne.

Through graphics, archive, oral history and travels across the scenes of past battles, Neil Pigot and Dr Peter Pedersen explain where, why and how...

Explore the hidden truths behind the fable and philosophy of the Playboy empire through a modern-day lens. The documentary series delves into the...

It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War...