Take a historical journey with Jeremy Paxman as he traces the story of one the greatest empire the world has ever known: the British Empire.

Milène Larsson spends a week with three generations of women from the Chinese Mosuo tribe, one of the world’s last matriarchies.

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.

Darwin IV is a planet 6.5 light years from Earth, with two suns and 60 percent gravity. Take a futuristic mission to assess this planet for the possibility of life.

This documentary takes a look at the social history of the toilet in Britain and abroad - as well as exploring many of our cultural toilet taboos.

The universe has long captivated humanity with its immense scales of distance and time. But how big is it really? Find out through this short documentary.

A family mysteriously vanishes without a trace bewildering both friends and co-workers. As police detectives investigate, they realise the entire family of four was murdered and dumped at sea in a plot to steal their family business.

Salt: Tears of the Earth takes a look at the very ancient and back-breaking industry of salt mining.

Apocalypse: The Second World War is a six-part documentary series about the Second World War in color. The series is composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens.

Egypt Uncovered is a 5-part documentary series examining ancient Egypt. Where did this great ancient civilization's wealth come from and how did Egypt become one of the greatest empires the world had ever seen?

A Brazilian prison has come up with an original way to prepare its prisoners before re-entering society after incarceration – by holding an inmate beauty pageant.

Mexican Boom Town is a documentary focusing on the famous Mexico pyrotechnics capital - the city of Tultepec. Here life is centred on the production of hand-made fireworks.

The Madman and the Cathedral is a documentary about one mans dream to build a cathedral. In 1963, Don Justo Gallego Martinez laid the first stone of his cathedral. Today he's 92 and his life’s work is still unfinished.

On the 24th August 79 AD, the eruption of Vesuvius eradicated the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Exactly what forces did our planet unleash to kill so many people? Using modern science, the mysteries of the devastation are revealed.

Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the term 'she-wolves' was deserved.