Biography

Bettany Hughes sets out to understand and analyze Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis.

Kim Peek: The Real Rain Man is a biographical documentary which takes a look at the megasavant Kim Peek.

Experience the wonders of Italian Renaissance art, as we embark on a quest with our host Andrew Graham-Dixon to follow the footsteps of art historian Giorgio Vasari´s book: Lives of the Artists.

Dynasties is a four-part documentary series taking a look at some of the word's most influential and powerful families across modern times.

The Secret World Of Lewis Carroll tells the story behind Alice in Wonderland's author, Lewis Carroll.

History Makers: Richard The Lionheart dives into the life and history of Richard The Lionheart, an English King from the 12th. century.

Who was Jack the Ripper? A retired detective investigates the murder trail and believes he might have found out who the serial killer was.

Fly Colt Fly: Legend of the Barefoot Bandit details the story about Colton Harris-Moore and his seemingly superhuman ability to repeatedly escape capture.

Tony Robinson sets out to sift the fact from the fiction on whether Robin Hood, the legendary dispossessed nobleman hiding out in Sherwood Forest did actually exist.

Never Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki is an intimate look into legendary illustrator Hayao Miyazaki's life as he ventures through his new interest in digital animation, and his constant attempts to outdo himself.

The Lobotomist is a biographical-styled documentary film which follows the story of Walter J. Freeman, a neurologist who fathered the lobotomy - a surgical procedure which usually ended in tragedy.

This documentary charts the career of legendary French comic book artist and movie visionary, Moebius.

Geologist Iain Stewart retraces the lives of scientist and geologists who reshaped our geological world view.

A biographical documentary taking a look at Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and how he lead troops at Fredericksburg, both battles at Bull Run, and Chancellorsville.

Rupert Everett travels in the footsteps of Lord Byron – sex explorer, celebrity, and the original ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’ hero of the Romantic movement.