In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb - with little more than some brandy, beer and beef tea to keep him going...
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In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb - with little more than some brandy, beer and beef tea to keep him going - became the first man to successfully swim from England to France.
There is a centuries-old seawall in the ancient port of Akka, located on Israel’s northern coast. Today, Akka is a modern city inhabited by Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Baha’i, but…
Declassified FBI and CIA documents help director Paul Davids unravel the puzzle of Marilyn Monroe’s demise, which was officially ruled a “probable suicide,” while providing detailed evidence supporting the conclusion…
BET RAISE FOLD: The Story of Online Poker is a feature documentary that follows a new generation of Internet poker professionals during the meteoric rise and sudden crash of the…
The most expensive and specialized airplane ever built, the B2 Stealth bomber carries a price tag of more than two billion dollars. Highly effective and extremely technically advanced, it has…
In 2010 Martha Nabwire and Niki Tsappos took part in the biggest international Street Dance Competition, Juste Debout in Paris. It was the first time ever two women became World…
In the National Geographic Channel special, “George W. Bush: The 9-11 Interview,” the former President talks about the chaotic moments after the attacks and the reasoning behind decisions he made…
In the hours after the Titanic struck an iceberg 100 years ago, a team of shipbuilders and engineers raced against time to save the stricken vessel. Based on eye-witness accounts,…
Journey to South Africa’s Cradle of Mankind, where Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has found the world’s oldest graveyard — which is not human. If Lee and his team can prove that…
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
This ABC documentary special provides a detailed look into the disastrous fire that ravaged Paris’ revered Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019. Firsthand accounts of firefighters, clergy, local officials and those who…
George Rrurrambu, legendary frontman of the Warumpi Band, made an extraordinary contribution to contemporary Indigenous music and awakened the Australian consciousness of a third world in its own back yard.
