The Century of the Self

Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three...

Weaving together dramatic first-hand accounts from the last surviving members of LBJ’s inner circle, never-before-broadcast archival material...

Explore the wonders of one of the last untouched places on earth, the far-off land of Patagonia in South America.

The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and...

Soda Stereo, Café Tacvba, Aterciopelados and others figure in this 50-year history of Latin American rock through dictatorships, disasters and...

The series shows how meditation can help in your daily life. From tackling stress to embracing gratitude, each episode first teaches the basics and...

John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.

A reassessment of the role Albert Speer played in the Third Reich. Speer, who was ultimately convicted at the Nuremburg trials and served a 20-year...

Tracing a century of movie and TV history, these four documentary specials explore the unparalleled global impact of Warner Bros. on art, commerce,...

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...

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...

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...

This series investigated the way that history and memory have been used by politicians and others.

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

An anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.

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

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...

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...