The Century of the Self

The defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different...

1938, Soviet Russia. There were two of them, both strong and courageous. But one fateful day, Igor Petrov, the commander of a Red Army unit, is...

Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the empire's most powerful cities.

A history of the eleven years which Thatcher spent as Prime Minister of the UK.

A Christian orphan raised in a Jewish family has to face the cruel fate of Auschwitz during World War II.

Of all the remarkable events of this century perhaps the most fascinating has been the spontaneous growth, flowering and then decay of a handful of...

British historian David Olusoga, along with other historians, narrates the story of millions of Indian, African and Asian troops who fought and died...

A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.

Two-part docudrama recreating the famous investigation using reenactments and state-of-the-art CGI.

Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.

We have been colonised by the machines we have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes...

Alain de Botton's psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded.

TV series about the doctor Johan Steen who returns to Sweden after working in Somalia. He takes over his father in law's practice in the archipelago...

Tom Mathias comes to Aberystwyth having abandoned his life in London. He's a brilliant but troubled man. Despite his faults he is an excellent...

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some...

One of Spain's best talent agents in the '90s, Paquita now finds herself searching desperately for new stars after suddenly losing her biggest client.

Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

Follows the humorous musings of an itinerant humanoid pseudo-shaman and spiritual seeker named Xavier.

Individual freedom is the dream of our age. It's what our leaders promise to give us, it defines how we think of ourselves and, repeatedly, we have...