The Canal Map of Britain (2024)
Fill in the map of Britain's beloved canal network by taking a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. It's a story where hard graft, soft cheese and fine China collide.
American Pain (2022)
American Pain 2022 American Pain traces the rise and fall of twin bodybuilders from Florida who become the kingpins of the largest oxycodone trafficking network in US history
Nova Zembla (2011)
Nova Zembla 2011 This fact based drama chronicles the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk on their search for a new passage to the Indies Due to icy waters, they are stranded on the island of Novaya Zemlya and have to spend the winter there The story is told through the eyes of G
The Last Survivors (2019)
The Last Survivors 2019 Documentary compiling the testimonies of the last remaining Holocaust survivors living in Britain, all of whom were children at the time, and following them over the course of a year as they embark upon personal and profound journ
1815 (2022)
1815 2022 During the Highland Clearances, William Chisholm sets out on a journey to seek out what was taken from him William strikes up an uneasy companionship with battle weary Andrew Gunn
The Wilderness Road (2021)
The Wilderness Road 2021 One of 12 Westerns made in 12 months during 2020, The Wilderness Road tells the story of the most notorious land pirates who stalked the Southeast during the turn of the 19th century Samuel Mason Creek Wilson, a Revolutionary War hero, turns to a life of crime and forms a da
El Conde (2023)
El Conde 2023 After living 250 years in this world, Augusto Pinochet, who is not dead but an aged vampire, decides to die once and for all
City of Gold (1957)
City of Gold 1957 The writer Pierre Berton narrates the story of his childhood hometowns history during the Klondike Gold Rush In doing so, Berton surveys the general history of the last great gold rush and what those people struggled for in that time really achieved
King A Filmed Record Montgomery to Memphis (1969)
King A Filmed Record Montgomery to Memphis 1969 Follows Martin Luther Kings life and decades long civil rights activism
The Spy (2019)
The Spy 2019 Sonja Wigert is a diva and star in Stockholm when WW2 breaks out, rapidly getting attention from the Nazi officer Josef Terboven Shes then recruited by Swedish intelligence as a spy, but Terboven makes her spy on the Swedes
June Zero (2022)
June Zero 2022 This thrilling yet, at its core, empathetic and humanist film looks at the infamous trial of Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the mass extermination of Jews during the Second World War Depicting the events preceding Eichmanns ex
On Camera Photographers at the BBC (2017)
On Camera Photographers at the BBC 2017 Drawing on the BBCs rich archive, this documentary reveals the working practices, lives and opinions of some of the greatest photographers of the last 60 years bringing into focus the key genres of photography
The Big Fisherman (1959)
The Big Fisherman 1959 Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ
Las 13 rosas (2007)
Las 13 rosas 2007 The true story of 13 totally normal young women who suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s Despite their innocence, the 13 were soon executed without even a trace of evidence of any wrongdoin
The Endurance (2000)
The Endurance 2000 A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton s ill fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914 1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition members, plus archived audio interviews with expedition members, and a generous helping o
Empire of the Air The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Empire of the Air The Men Who Made Radio 1991 The eighth documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, this one focuses on the fascinating history of American radio, which has dominated the airwaves for 50 years It also traces on the three founders of the medium Lee deforest, Edwin Howard Armstron
Homme Fatale (2019)
Homme Fatale 2019 Cute lover boy Heo Saek becomes Joseons first male gisaeng and a flower like woman named Hae Won who thinks ahead of her time, search for true love together
Conquest 1453 (2012)
Conquest 1453 2012 In 1453, the Byzantine capital of Constantinople is surrounded by Ottoman Turks The city is but a shadow of its former glory due to the empires ever receding coffers, while the Ottoman Empire continues to grow rich After years of tolerating the existance of Byzantium, the ambitiou
She Said Boom The Story of Fifth Column (2012)
She Said Boom The Story of Fifth Column 2012 She Said Boom The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties They united to use music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, and to challenge homophobia
Bhuj The Pride of India (2021)
Bhuj The Pride of India 2021 Bhuj Pride of India is a celebration of the 300 women of Madhapur in Gujarat lead by IAF squadron leader Vijay Karnik who played a pivotal part in Indias victory in the 1971 Indo Pak war Karnik with his team, with the help of these local women created history by reconstr
Speed Is Expensive Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Mot
Speed Is Expensive Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle 2023 Philip Vincent built the fastest and most glamorous motorcycles in the world yet he ended his days in poverty Some 40 years after he died, one of his machines sold for over 1 million This is his untold story
Hill of No Return (1992)
Hill of No Return 1992 Set in 1920s Taiwan under Japanese rule, two men join the Chiu Fen gold rush hoping for riches, while a widow struggles and a prostitute yearns for freedom A mine collapse traps miners as the widow leaves town
Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard (2024)
Delving into the imperial past, the story uncovers the hidden world of Roman emperors through her interpretations of ancient inscriptions and artifacts across iconic sites.
LOC Kargil (2003)
LOC Kargil 2003 LOC KARGIL is the story of Indian soldiers fighting in Kargil and being remembered by their family There is Vikram Batra Abhishek Bachchan, a daredevil soldier who won Param Vir Chakra for his bravery Manoj Pandey Ajay Devgan, a poet by nature laid his live and was served with Param
Fake News A True History (2019)
Fake News A True History 2019 Ian Hislops sharp, provocative take on 200 years of fake news and its consequences from Victorians on the moon to 21st century deepfake, and Hislop as never seen before
The Real Peaky Blinders (2022)
The Real Peaky Blinders 2022 A historical presentation of the gang movements and organized crime from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century in England
Che Part Two (2008)
Che Part Two 2008 In 1965, Ernesto Che Guevara resigns from his Cuban government posts to secretly make his latest attempt to spread the revolution in Bolivia After arriving in La Paz, Bolivia late in 1966, by 1967, Che with several Cuban volunteers, have raised a small guerrilla army to take on the
Sometimes in April (2005)
Sometimes in April 2005 When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000
Leopardi (2014)
Leopardi 2014 Based upon the short but fruitful life of illness racked Italian poet and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi
Ancient Armageddon (2023)
Ancient Armageddon 2023 This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end
The Savage Peace (2015)
The Savage Peace 2015 When the Second World War ended, the people of liberated Europe celebrated their freedom from Nazi tyranny Their years of suffering had ended, but for millions of Germans, the end of the conflict opened a new and terrible chapter
Paltan (2018)
Paltan 2018 An action war drama based on the 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes along the Sikkim border after 1962 Sino Indian War
Blockade (2006)
Blockade 2006 The city of Leningrad and the blockade during the Second World War No words No music Only sounds and black and white images of a dying city
Italiani brava gente (1964)
Italiani brava gente 1964 During the summer of 1941, Germany and its European allies invade the Soviet Union Fascist Italy participates at the invasion The first trains carrying Italian soldiers arrive in the Soviet Union during grain harvest season The Soviet Army withdrew during the initial German
Children of Shatila (1998)
Children of Shatila 1998 Living in Beiruts Palestinian Shatila refugee camp, two streetwise children, Farah and Issa, use their imagination and creativity to come to terms with the realities of growing up in a refugee camp that has survived massacre, siege, and starvation
Forbidden Territory Stanleys Search for Livingstone (1997)
Forbidden Territory Stanleys Search for Livingstone 1997 One mans quest for a lost missionary in the African jungle becomes a journey of his own self discovery
Sharpes Peril (2008)
Sharpes Peril 2008 Our story begins at the end of Sharpes Challenge Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the area, strikes fear in the members of the
Henry VIIIs Enforcer The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell (2
Henry VIIIs Enforcer The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell 2016 The reputation of Thomas Cromwell is as a notorious thug who became Henry VIIIs Chief Minister yet this documentary reveals another side to him as a principled statesman and pioneering law maker who laid the foundations of the mo
I grandi condottieri (1965)
I grandi condottieri 1965 The stories of Gideon and Samson from chapters 6 8 and 13 16 of The Book of Judges
Barroco (1989)
Barroco 1989 A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexicos history, without any narrative sequence The film spins constantly round the question Where are the singers from De donde son los cantantes in spanish the title of a popular cuban song
Blackadder The Cavalier Years (1988)
Blackadder The Cavalier Years 1988 In 1648, Sir Edmund Blackadder, descendant of Prince Edmund Plantagent and currently the sole member of the noble dynasty, is one of two people who stayed loyal to King Charles I after Oliver Cromwells threat, the other being Baldrick, descendant of a pig farmer an
Machuca (2004)
Machuca 2004 Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious collegio Catholic prep school St Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian
Flying Objects A State Secret (2020)
Flying Objects A State Secret 2020 Explore new, fascinating data gathered by military, government, and private organizations in key geopolitical countries, leading many to believe that a unified human effort should be undertaken to study extraterrestrial phenomena
Stauffenberg (2004)
Stauffenberg 2004 In 1944, in fear of a complete German defeat in the World War II, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg Sebastian Koch, goes to a meeting with the Fuhrer in charge of exploding the place However, Hitl
The Great Plague (2020–)
The Great Plague 2020 355 years before Covid 19, another pandemic swept through Britain The Great Plague of 1665 killed 100 000 in London a horrifying 25 of the population and a further 100 000 in the rest of the country Medic Xand van Tulleken, archaeologist Raksha Dave and journalist John Sergeant
Hey Ram (2000)
Hey Ram 2000 The film starts with Saketh Ram as a very old man and almost immediately goes into flashback As a young man he is among his friends, in conviviality He has taken a Bengali wife, Aparna, and everything is wonderful in his life, However the year is 1946, and the imminent independence of I
The Chess Players (1977)
The Chess Players 1977 Wazed Ali Shah was the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India The British, intent on controlling this rich country, had sent General Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation While pressure was mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuver