6.5/10

Starring: James Purefoy

Go inside the cunning mind of a charming criminal genius as 'National Geographic' tells the dramatic story of one of history's most fearsome pirates.... Read more

8/10

Fresh, innovative, entertaining and revelatory, Bloody Britain combines strong historical research and story telling with hands-on historical experime... Read more

7.4/10

Director: Liz Garbus

In 1972, America was chess-obsessed. The Soviet Union used chess to demonstrate its intellectual superiority to the West, but along came a young, lone... Read more

8.1/10

Newsreels were a regular feature of British cinema programmes between 1910 and 1979. For the first twenty years of their existence they were silent, w... Read more

7.4/10

It's high adventure, triumph and tragedy as we journey around the world in the wake of one of the greatest explorers of all time - James Cook. A hero... Read more

7.4/10

Director: Werner Herzog

From the incomparable Werner Herzog ("Encounters at the End of the World", "Grizzly Man"), "Cave Of Forgotten Dreams" provides a breathtaking cinemati... Read more

8.1/10

Director: Various

Starring: Don Wildman

This is the stuff of fantasy: exploring secret chambers and forbidden passages beneath city streets, unlocking mysteries of the past and discovering f... Read more

8.8/10

Director: Ann Turner, Michael Gill, Peter Montagnon

Starring: Lord Kenneth Clark

In 1966 BBC Television embarked on its most ambitious documentary series to date. The eminent art historian Lord Clark was commissioned to write and p... Read more

7.1/10

Director: Serge Tigneres, Tomomi Nagasawa

This popular French production chronicles four of history's most influential ancient civilisations. Episodes include: 'China - The Wild Dragon's Herit... Read more

6.4/10

Director: Robin Bextor

Starring: HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Join HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the Queen of England's son, for a tour of some of the most famous landmarks of British history. As we travel f... Read more