A major political, historical, human and economic fact of the 20th century, the Gulag, the extremely punitive Soviet concentration camp system, remains largely unknown.

Shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi ex-policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost everything and is battling daily to keep himself and his sick daughter, Mrouj safe. But when he…

Power, terror, performance. These notions define our perception of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party at the height of the Third Reich. But behind these impressions Hitler was a rather…

A candid look at what life was really like for those living in, and under Hitler’s Swastika – at home – and abroad, a record not only of what they…

The minister, his mistress, and her lover the spy. The story of the woman at the centre of one of the 20th century’s biggest scandals – which changed Britain forever.

The incredible, true story of the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha’s efforts to support her country during World War II. After a headlong flight from the Nazis, she was forced to…

Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.

A portrait of a public woman, interweaving moments from never-before-seen 2016 campaign footage with biographical chapters of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hillary herself, Bill Clinton, friends,…

The life of Osman Bey, the son of Ertugrul Gazi and the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

The story of this fantastic period of history between 1945 and 1991, which was defined by the confrontation of two worlds and two systems. The capitalist West, dominated by the…

An ancient civilization’s relics on Earth hold dangerous powers — it’s up to ARCAM Corporation’s Spriggan agents to keep them out of the wrong hands.

The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.

During the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced in the small neutral country that stood between the East…

The dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.

In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight – Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists – reveal important new discoveries about the conflict known as the Troubles, in the 50th anniversary…

Dynamic reenactments and expert commentaries bring to life the tumultuous history and power struggles of a warring 16th-century feudal Japan.

One family’s fight for survival in a future dystopian Madrid illustrates the disparity between two worlds separated by a fence — and so much more.

Remote sensing techniques tell the stories of WWII battles and campaigns, the details of which have been lost in the fog of war, misinterpreted or overtaken by the landscape.

National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. Meanwhile Sulle, a teenage girl in Stockholm, gets interested in her student…

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.

When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty.

The day before Almedal Week begins, Minister of Business Affairs David Ehrling receives a call from Prime Minister Elvira Kropp. She explains that she intends to resign and that in…

Nazi diehard and fanatics fight to the last man to stop Allied forces from freeing Europe, keeping an unrelenting grip on the naval bases, citadels and fortresses of occupied Europe.

The remarkable story of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1922) which resulted in the formation of the Irish Free State and became the model for other British colonies to gain…

Witness iconic assaults, intense battles, and intimate moments of the Pacific War, in color.

In the forgotten margins of the segregated communities of a dystopian future, a woman searches for the daughter that she lost upon her arrest years ago.

With the aid of rare archives, this film retraces the bloody history of the SS, some of whose members are still alive and have accepted to speak.

For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of…

Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts,…

In 1994, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio’s assassination sends his dying widow racing to uncover who did it.

As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists…

1945 London. Feef is seduced by a rogue American spy into spying on her own country. Her task? To uncover a Russian agent in the heart of the British Government.

This follow up to the Rebellion miniseries unfolds at the height of what became known as Ireland’s War of Independence, and follows the lives of those caught up in the…

Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.

Special series looking at the defining moments of the last century, caught on camera. Hear the stories behind world-changing photos from photographers, eyewitnesses, reporters, historians and more.

The Kim family’s dark and surreal story provides a fresh perspective on North Korea.

The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war…

Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico’s Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he’ll have to manipulate, betray, and…

A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.