Select one or more of these popular tags:
-
A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad
-
BBC
The inside story of a family dynasty at the heart of one of the world's biggest problems.
- English subtitles
- 180
The inside story of a family dynasty at the heart of one of the world's biggest problems.
-
Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths
-
BBC
Documentary series in which Dr Hannah Fry explores the mystery of maths. Is it invented like a language or is it discovered and part of the fabric of the universe?
- English subtitles
- 180
Documentary series in which Dr Hannah Fry explores the mystery of maths. Is it invented like a language or is it discovered and part of the fabric of the universe?
-
Beats,Bass and Bars - The Story of Grime
-
John Williams
Documentary. British rapper Rodney P tells the story of how grime rose from the council estates of east London to become the most important British musical movement since punk.
- English subtitles
- 60
Documentary. British rapper Rodney P tells the story of how grime rose from the council estates of east London to become the most important British musical movement since punk.
-
Horizon - The Placebo Experiment: Can My Mind Cure My Body
-
Dr Michael Mosley
Could the power of fake pills be used to treat some of our most common medical complaints? To find out, Dr Michael Mosley embarks on Britain's largest ever trial to investigate the placebo effect.
- Medical Sciences
- English subtitles
- 60
Could the power of fake pills be used to treat some of our most common medical complaints? To find out, Dr Michael Mosley embarks on Britain's largest ever trial to investigate the placebo effect.
-
Can you feel it - How Dance Music Conquered the World
-
The story of the dance revolution - the beat, the clubs and the DJs that changed music culture forever.
- No subtitles
- 180
The story of the dance revolution - the beat, the clubs and the DJs that changed music culture forever.
-
The Bank That Almost Broke Britain
-
Leo Burley
Ten years on from the global financial crash, this documentary tells the extraordinary story of how a small Scottish bank briefly grew to become the biggest in the world before collapsing and triggering the largest financial bail-out in British history.
- English subtitles
- 59
Ten years on from the global financial crash, this documentary tells the extraordinary story of how a small Scottish bank briefly grew to become the biggest in the world before collapsing and triggering the largest financial bail-out in British history.
-
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
-
Barcroft Productions
The Day the Dinosaurs Died investigates the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
- English subtitles
- 60
The Day the Dinosaurs Died investigates the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet - the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
-
Ancient Invisible Cities - Series 1
-
Dr Michael Scott
Historian Michael Scott explores deep underground using the latest laser-scanning technology and virtual reality to reveal the historical secrets of great cities.
- English subtitles
- 180
Historian Michael Scott explores deep underground using the latest laser-scanning technology and virtual reality to reveal the historical secrets of great cities.
-
Saving Planet Earth: Fixing a Hole
-
Jamie Lochhead
The story of how we defeated the first great man-made threat to our planet's environment: the hole in the ozone layer
- English subtitles
- 47
The story of how we defeated the first great man-made threat to our planet's environment: the hole in the ozone layer
-
Britain's Star Men: Heroes of Astronomy
-
Alison Rose
Star Men celebrates the history of stargazing - the inventions and discoveries that have enabled us to learn so much about the universe, but more importantly to understand how much more we have yet to discover.
- English subtitles
- 60
Star Men celebrates the history of stargazing - the inventions and discoveries that have enabled us to learn so much about the universe, but more importantly to understand how much more we have yet to discover.
In the 1970s, America was one nation under a groove as an irresistible new style of music took hold of the country - funk. The music burst out of the black community at a time of self-discovery, struggle and social change.
- English subtitles
- 60
In the 1970s, America was one nation under a groove as an irresistible new style of music took hold of the country - funk. The music burst out of the black community at a time of self-discovery, struggle and social change.
-
Horizon - Jupiter Revealed
-
Professor Kaitlin Kratter
'To send a spacecraft there is a little bit insane,' says Scott Bolton when talking about Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. But that is exactly what he has done, because Scott is head of Juno, the Nasa mission designed to peer through Jupiter's swirling clouds and reveal the wonders within.
- English subtitles
- 60
'To send a spacecraft there is a little bit insane,' says Scott Bolton when talking about Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. But that is exactly what he has done, because Scott is head of Juno, the Nasa mission designed to peer through Jupiter's swirling clouds and reveal the wonders within.
-
Africa's Great Civilisations
-
Henry Louis Gates Jr
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century.
- English subtitles
- 350
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century.
-
Shankly: Nature's Fire
-
Mike Todd
Documentary looking at the life and times of Bill Shankly, Liverpool FC's legendary Scottish manager. Gaining promotion from the old English second division, Shankly forged two great sides at Liverpool, winning numerous trophies along the way. A product of his working-class roots in Ayrshire, his career in management spanned a period when football was very much the people's game.
- English subtitles
- 90
Documentary looking at the life and times of Bill Shankly, Liverpool FC's legendary Scottish manager. Gaining promotion from the old English second division, Shankly forged two great sides at Liverpool, winning numerous trophies along the way. A product of his working-class roots in Ayrshire, his career in management spanned a period when football was very much the people's game.
-
The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer
-
BBC
Following workers across the capital for three years as they race to build an enormous super sewer on time and on budget.
- Engineering
- English subtitles
- 180
Following workers across the capital for three years as they race to build an enormous super sewer on time and on budget.
-
The NHS: A People's History
-
BBC
A crowdsourced social history of the NHS, told through people's treasured mementoes, whether they be the unsung medical heroes of the staff or the experiences of the patients.
- English subtitles
- 180
A crowdsourced social history of the NHS, told through people's treasured mementoes, whether they be the unsung medical heroes of the staff or the experiences of the patients.
-
Reporting Trump's First Year: The Fourth Estate
-
Liz Garbus
Following the inner workings of The New York Times, one of the most prolific American media outlets, during the first 12 months of Donald Trump's presidency.
- English subtitles
- 240
Following the inner workings of The New York Times, one of the most prolific American media outlets, during the first 12 months of Donald Trump's presidency.
Time travel is not forbidden by the laws of nature, but to build a time machine, we would need to understand more about those laws and how to subvert them than we do now. And every day, science does learn more.
- Physics
- English subtitles
- 60
Time travel is not forbidden by the laws of nature, but to build a time machine, we would need to understand more about those laws and how to subvert them than we do now. And every day, science does learn more.
-
Inside the American Embassy
-
Channel 4
Observational documentary series with unprecedented access to the American embassy, providing a behind-the-scenes view of diplomacy in the age of Trump
- Government
- English subtitles
- 147
Observational documentary series with unprecedented access to the American embassy, providing a behind-the-scenes view of diplomacy in the age of Trump
-
The NHS: To Provide All People
-
Owen Sheers
To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the birthing of Nye Bevan's vision of free healthcare for all people with personal stories of the NHS in British society today.
- English subtitles
- 59
To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the birthing of Nye Bevan's vision of free healthcare for all people with personal stories of the NHS in British society today.
When Grenfell Tower caught fire in June 2017, the disaster revealed a deep division between rich and poor in this part of west London. Now, residents of the community around the tower tell the extraordinary story, 150 years in the making, of how their borough became the most unequal place in Britain.
- English subtitles
- 60
When Grenfell Tower caught fire in June 2017, the disaster revealed a deep division between rich and poor in this part of west London. Now, residents of the community around the tower tell the extraordinary story, 150 years in the making, of how their borough became the most unequal place in Britain.
-
Grenfell
-
Ben Anthony
This documentary from Bafta-winning director Ben Anthony brings together multiple stories from the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy - the most devastating tower block fire in British history, and is made over the course of one year, with filming starting on the day after the fire.
- English subtitles
- 90
This documentary from Bafta-winning director Ben Anthony brings together multiple stories from the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy - the most devastating tower block fire in British history, and is made over the course of one year, with filming starting on the day after the fire.
-
Kenny
-
Stewart Sugg
The unique story of a man whose life and career have become entwined with the fortunes of his adopted city of Liverpool. Known as 'The King', Kenny Dalglish was revered by fans during his time at Liverpool FC, where as a player and manager he won 27 major trophies.
- Sport
- English subtitles
- 86
The unique story of a man whose life and career have become entwined with the fortunes of his adopted city of Liverpool. Known as 'The King', Kenny Dalglish was revered by fans during his time at Liverpool FC, where as a player and manager he won 27 major trophies.
-
Marley
-
Kevin Macdonald
Kevin Macdonald's documentary explores the life, cultural influence and legacy of Bob Marley, the Jamaican singer/songwriter who, more than any other, brought reggae music to global attention
- Music
- English subtitles
- 144
Kevin Macdonald's documentary explores the life, cultural influence and legacy of Bob Marley, the Jamaican singer/songwriter who, more than any other, brought reggae music to global attention
2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. The fight for the vote was about much more than just the Pankhurst family or Emily Davidson's fateful collision with the king's horse. In this film, Lucy is at the heart of the drama, alongside a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that Edwardian society had about them.
- English subtitles
- 89
2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. The fight for the vote was about much more than just the Pankhurst family or Emily Davidson's fateful collision with the king's horse. In this film, Lucy is at the heart of the drama, alongside a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that Edwardian society had about them.
-
Mo Salah: A Football Fairy Tale
-
Paul King
This compelling documentary charts Liverpool footballer Mo Salah's rise from humble origins in Egypt to shooting to world stardom in the English Premier League and the Champions League
- Sport
- English subtitles
- 46
This compelling documentary charts Liverpool footballer Mo Salah's rise from humble origins in Egypt to shooting to world stardom in the English Premier League and the Champions League
-
Syria: The World's War
-
Lyse Doucet
Lyse Doucet tells the story of the Syrian war through extraordinary testimony from those who have lived through it on the ground as well as politicians who tried to shape events.
- No subtitles
- 120
Lyse Doucet tells the story of the Syrian war through extraordinary testimony from those who have lived through it on the ground as well as politicians who tried to shape events.
-
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
-
Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during the age of the Vikings.
- History
- English subtitles
- 180
Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during the age of the Vikings.
-
Civilisations - Series 1
-
BBC
Civilisations is an epic new series spanning 31 countries on six continents, and covering more than 500 works of art.
- English subtitles
- 780
Civilisations is an epic new series spanning 31 countries on six continents, and covering more than 500 works of art.
For the first time, the UK's biggest employers are having to reveal the average wages they pay men and women. At the same time, the BBC and many other organisations find themselves in battles over equal pay. Almost 50 years after the passing of the Equal Pay Act, why are women still not being paid as much as men?
- No subtitles
- 30
For the first time, the UK's biggest employers are having to reveal the average wages they pay men and women. At the same time, the BBC and many other organisations find themselves in battles over equal pay. Almost 50 years after the passing of the Equal Pay Act, why are women still not being paid as much as men?