Some people embrace ageing as a beautiful thing. Others see it as a disease. Follow those who fight ageing and find out how far scientists are from achieving eternal youth.
The Secrets of Quantum Physics is a documentary series hosted by Jim Al-Khalili. It traces the story of arguably the most important, accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.
Journey to Bohemia at the heart of Europe. Here lies a hidden mosaic of lakes and gently flowing rivers, of misty forests and mysterious peat bogs. Bohemia: A Year in the Wetlands documents each natural season passing in this majestic place, and takes an intimate look at the animals inhabiting it.
Satoyama: Japans Secret Watergarden visits the lush nature of the Japanese countryside. Join in as we explore the nature of Japan and experience the rich animal life while guided by our narrator, Sir David Attenborough.
Walking with Beasts is an epic documentary series which takes a look at the animals and nature of the Cenozoic era, a time stretching back from 66 million years ago until present day. Some of the concepts it illustrates are the evolution of whales, horses, and humans.
Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs takes a look at the Paleozoic, an era on earth existing between 541 to 252 million years ago. Through visual art and re-enactment, the documentary brings renewed life to extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles.
Filmed in 1993, The Tides of Kirawira explores the animal life in the Grumeti river in Kirawira, Serengeti Tanzania. It shows how the river plays a direct part in the Tanzanian animal kingdom's way of behaviour throughout the each natural season.
This is the story of English Queen Mary I, otherwise known as Bloody Mary. She was a devoted followed of catholicism, and was set on turning England's faith back to its catholic ways and renounce the newer emerging protestant faith. In an effort to do so however, hundreds of people burned at the stake.
Created in 1995 by Greg Grainger, Wildest Africa sets out to explore the wildlife and nature of the Africa. Experience a bit older, slower paced, nature documentary focused on the African animal kingdom and the eternal struggle to survive.
This is the saga of one of the most remarkable survival stories, The Voyage of The Endurance. Shown through archived footage, this short documentary depicts the 2-year survival trip across the south pole by some of the first Antarctic explorers, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Disappearing World is a series of anthropology inspired documentaries focusing on societies around the world, and more often than not, that of tribal people. Journey into almost forgotten cultures and live their day to day life.
This documentary offers an intimate insight into the world of the Hutterites, a Christian community who believe living communally and separate from what they call 'the world' is the route to heaven.
23 years ago a Surrey schoolgirl vanished without a trace. Two decades later, an ex-counter-terrorist cop living in the nearby town starts to investigate.
Filmed over the course of twelve months, The Amish: Shunned follows seven former members of the Amish community as they reflect on their decisions to leave one of the most closed and tightly-knit communities in the United States.
Ruled by poverty, political unrest and corruption, Togo: Tough to Survive sets out to explore societal life in Togo. Poverty dictates every day, and besides working themselves to near death - parents are forced to let their children work on manual labor to afford enough food on the table.
Britain's Slave Trade is a historical documentary taking a look at Britain's slave trade. It shows the business of slavery and how slave-trading was between complicit Africans, fuelled by the greed of African kings, and Great Britain.
The Last Paradises is a documentary series focusing on beautiful places on Earth. Each place is investigated for its breathtaking nature, rich animal life and incredible environment.
This documentary tells the tale of Henri Désiré Landru, a twisted French serial killer. He was a seemingly respectable man in France who singled women out with the sole aim of murdering them. What is his motive and what is his story? Join in as we investigate The Bluebeard Case.