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During the 1970s the Middle East was a battleground for the Cold War; liberal pro-Western forces battled with pro-Soviet Arab Nationalists and ...

Our cities, transformed a mere century ago to accommodate cars, now want to rid their streets of them. Countries go to war over fuel shortages, ...

This comprehensive cinematic portrait of Europe’s second-longest river presents scenes of breathtaking beauty along the banks of the Danube ...

The slow descent into family hell. Four brothers and sisters get together for the wedding of their youngest daughter. The atmosphere, initially ...

In three poignant acts, as rigorous as a major assize trial, Rémi Lainé and Pascale Robert-Diard deliver the human truth of the Le Roux-Agnelet ...

Explores the development of photography from its beginnings to more recent times.

Tells the stories of three little-known but significant Egyptian queens, revealing how they became the standard-bearers for their sex long before ...

Eoin Warner sails a 140-year-old Galway Hooker out into the Atlantic to showcase the extraordinary wild magic of Ireland’s western islands, ...

Nature is rich in blessings but can also be harmful to human life. People across Japan have been resilient, learning their lessons and passing ...

In conversations with the children and grandchildren of the victims and perpetrators of forced labour, the series tells a story of reconciliation ...

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists.

1997. Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player of all time, faces Deep Blue, IBM’s supercomputer. Two brains, face to face; one man ...

Among the forests and ruins of Madagascar’s Berenty Reserve, four gangs of ring-tailed lemurs are locked in a feud over territory, ...

The continent of Europe at a turning point: Will European nations and industries be able to get our complex energy systems CO2-free before the ...

Dramatic events unfold in Croatia and Ukraine. The first girl drowned, the second one died from a drug overdose. The main suspect in these ...

In 1918, at the time of the First World War and the Russian Civil War, Leon Trotsky founded the Red Army. It was not only used externally, but ...

Dive into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead ...

This three-part series illuminates the rise and fall of the ancient American empires of Maya, Inca and Aztecs. These high cultures brought about ...

Shows selected bridges in the world that have a special aura, tells their history and the stories that entwine them and take place on them, today ...

A once-in-a-lifetime, action-packed adventure through Africa’s last untamed, majestic wildernesses. Massive Africa is a unique and ...

We are 40,000 BC … The planet seems to obey the laws of natural selection. Any? No: a valley still holds to evolution!

A travelogue that explores the landscapes, people and histories of North and South America.

An exploration of Scandinavian landscapes, including fjords and forests.