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  • 2010
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    The Secret Life of Chaos

    The Secret Life of Chaos

    6.91 2010 HD

    Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and...

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  • 2017
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    The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

    The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

    6.80 2017 HD

    This is the story of an unsung hero of photography: Harry Burton, the man whose images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in...

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  • 2005
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    The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

    The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

    8.00 2005 HD

    On October 5th 1962, the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. It was a moment that changed music history and popular culture forever. It...

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  • 2019
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    Bauhaus 100

    Bauhaus 100

    6.50 2019 HD

    In 1919 an art school opened in Germany that would change the world forever. It was called the Bauhaus. A century later, its radical thinking still...

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  • 2006
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    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    6.20 2006 HD

    Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome...

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  • 2014
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    TB: Return of the Plague

    TB: Return of the Plague

    4.00 2014 HD

    TB is the most deadly infectious disease in history - it has killed over a billion people in the last 200 years. Multi-BAFTA winning film-maker,...

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  • 2022
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    Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry

    Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry

    7.00 2022 HD

    The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable and unique work of art that has survived for almost 1,000 years. Made in the 11th century, it tells the story of...

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  • 2018
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    The Joy of AI

    The Joy of AI

    7.00 2018 HD

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at how we have created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why we shouldn't...

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  • 2014
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    Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

    Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

    7.40 2014 HD

    Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100...

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  • 2019
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    Cyprus Avenue

    Cyprus Avenue

    9.00 2019 HD

    David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a Belfast loyalist, mistakes his five-week-old...

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  • 2022
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    Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster

    Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster

    1 2022 HD

    Follows six talented performers who interpret Mary Shelley’s classic novel from their own perspective; as young people growing up in...

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  • 2016
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    Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon

    Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon

    1 2016 HD

    Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus, one of the most celebrated paintings in western art. A...

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  • 2012
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    Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

    Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

    1 2012 HD

    Documentary following English folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention as they celebrate their 45th anniversary in 2012. Fairport's iconic 1969 album...

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  • 2003
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    Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

    Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well

    1 2003 HD

    Profile of veteran country singer Emmylou Harris, witnessing the heady success of her career while also discussing her late flowering of intensely...

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  • 2019
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    Martin's Close

    Martin's Close

    5.63 2019 HD

    A young squire accused of murdering a young girl that did not return his feelings of love reveals a supernatural secret at his trial.

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  • 2010
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    Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up

    Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up

    1 2010 HD

    Despite the mantra of 'live fast, die young', Britain's first rock 'n' roll generations are now enjoying old age. What was once about youth and...

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  • 2008
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    Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

    4.90 2008 HD

    Drama which tells the story of comedian Tony Hancock's love affair with his friend's wife, and her fight to save the man and his career.

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  • 2014
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    Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

    6.05 2014 HD

    An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with...

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  • 2004
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    The Making of King Arthur

    The Making of King Arthur

    8.70 2004 HD

    Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

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  • 2015
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    The Clash: New Year's Day '77

    The Clash: New Year's Day '77

    8.00 2015 HD

    Built around the earliest, until now unseen, footage of the Clash in concert, filmed by Julien Temple as they opened the infamous Roxy club in a...

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