Boy Who Plays On The Buddhas Of Bamiyan, The

A unique portrait of everyday life in modern Afghanistan centered around an eight-year-old boy and his family who live among the ruins of the 'Buddhas of Bamiyan', one of the tallest stone statues of the world destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.

Brazil - An Inconvenient History

Award-winning documentarian Phil Grabsky takes a look at the darker side of Brazil's colonial past, specifically its involvement in the slave trade.

Escape From Luanda

A documentary following a year in the lives of three music students in Angola's capital, Luanda.

Great Artists

What was it like to be an artist in centuries past? What makes a painting or an artist 'great'? Tim Marlow presents this fascinating introduction to the works of the Old Masters as displayed in over fifty museums, churches, and palaces throughout...

Great Commanders - The Collection, The

The complete Channel 4 series which looks at the lives of six military leaders: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Horatio Nelson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ulysses S. Grant, and Georgi Zhukov.

Heavy Water - A Film For Chernobyl

On 26th April 1986, a reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded sending an enormous radioactive cloud over Northern Ukraine and its neighbouring Belarus. Unaware of the danger, locals went about their business as usual, breathing in the all...

I, Caesar - The Collection

The complete BBC series which looks at the lives of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Constantine and Justinian.

Impressionists With Tim Marlow - The Collection, The

Documentary exploring one of the most important and intriguing movements in art history: Impressionism. Like the ripples in a Monet painting, the influence of The Impressionists continues to be felt today. Manet, Renoir, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, of...

In Search Of Beethoven

Lost Temple of Java, The

Phil Grabsky investigates the ruins of an ancient temple located in the heart of Java. Dubbed 'the eighth wonder of the world', this ornate, pyramid-shaped structure lay dormant for over 1000 years until its rediscovery in 1814. This documentary a...

Nero's Golden House

As emperor of the Roman Empire, Nero had a reputation for tyranny and extravagance. Nowhere was this more evident than in his Golden House, the most opulent villa in all of ancient Rome and part of a vast complex of palaces, pavilions, and temples...

Terry Jones Collection, The

Award-winning historical documentary series presented by MONTY PYTHON's Terry Jones. Three episodes are dedicated to ancient inventions in the areas of war and conflict, sex and love, and city life. Changing attitudes towards sex and love is the of...

Tim Marlow - Great Artists Vol.1

What was it like to be an artist in centuries past? What makes a painting or an artist 'great'? Tim Marlow presents this fascinating introduction to the works of the Old Masters as displayed in over fifty museums, churches, and palaces throughout...

Tim Marlow - Great Artists Vol.2

What was it like to be an artist in centuries past? What makes a painting or an artist 'great'? Tim Marlow presents this fascinating introduction to the works of the Old Masters as displayed in over fifty museums, churches, and palaces throughout...

Tim Marlow On... Carsten Holler At Tate Modern

Art connoisseur Tim Marlow takes a behind-the-scenes look at Carsten Holler's 'Test Site' installation at the Tate Modern. Described as an 'oversized, rather menacing playground' comprising five moving stainless steel slides, 'Test Site' is a that...