China Before China, an eight-episode documentary that tells stories of the origins and early development of Chinese civilization based on key...

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

The story of an empire: From its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was shaped by revolutionary idealism, but also by...

Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women...

Tracing Xi Jinping's defining moments, how he's exercising his power and the impact on China and relations with the U.S.

In the heart of Beijing lies the largest palace in the world, The Forbidden City. For five hundred years, it served as the home of the almighty...

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

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

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

A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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

A series of standalone documentaries powered by the unparalleled journalism and insight of The New York Times, bringing viewers close to the...

Morgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act...

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

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

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

This compelling series investigates the motives and m.o. of female murderers. While males are often driven by anger, impulse and destruction, women...

Learn how popular Disney attractions and destinations came to be, how they have changed over time, and how fans continue to obsess over them.