First came an earthquake deep below the Indian Ocean. Minutes later, in the early hours of Boxing Day 2004, a 100-foot wall of water ripped through Indonesia. Then the tsunami reached Thailand, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Eye-witness accounts recall the events in this gripping d...

The first definitive series on the life of Gandhi, examining his relationship with his wife, his controversial views on race and his role on the path to Indian independence. On the world stage, Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama and a myriad of peace movements have marched in Gandhi's footsteps. ...

It was the defining moment of the 20th Century - the scientific, technological, military, and political gamble of the world's first atomic attack. This drama-documentary shows what it is like to live through a nuclear explosion, millisecond by millisecond. The action takes viewers into the room w...

A life as dramatic as her work. Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic - and with some compelling characters, uncovers carefully concealed secrets.

Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin is a dramatic and forensic examination of events that took place in August 2000, after an explosion onboard the Kursk submarine trapped a group of survivors at the bottom of the Barents Sea. Why did the Russians take so long to accept international assistance? How...

Who were the players in the “ultimate poker game” between East and West? Who really had their fingers on the trigger, and who was just bluffing? What were the stakes? This series sets to shed new light onto the history of the Cold War, not merely as a series of events, but focusing on the multi-f...

Across 13 episodes this series recounts the major events of World War Two.

Wife, monarch and much-loved public figure: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was one of the most respected members of the British Royal family. But did her image disguise something? This moving royal family documentary reveals the dramatic inside story of her life and the moments of pain and up...

Both were massively powerful and history-defining women. Both courted controversy as they devotedly ruled over a nation. But what similarities exist between Queen Elizabeth I and II? In this fascinating royal documentary, two of Britain's greatest monarchs are profiled, revealing what unites or d...

This classic series narrated by Robert Powell examines the weapons used in World War Two.

In the early 1900s, Albert Einstein developed an idea - called Relativity - that changed our understanding of reality. It explained how both space and time were flexible - and how the Universe was made of a four-dimensional fabric called space-time. This single idea gave us a new way to understan...

Real stories from World War II, examined in great detail with rich footage, maps, and graphics.

The dramatic events of three historic days in September 1939 that took Britain to war.

The people who made a major difference to the outcome of World War II, narrated by Robert Powell.

Over its history Britain's Special Air Service regiment has carried out a wide variety of clandestine missions - from deep-penetration raiding to hostage release operations - which have made it respected and feared for its professionalism and daring.

The SAS prides itself on doing its work in t...