Professor Alice Roberts journeys 40,000 years back in time on the trail of the great beasts of the Ice Age. This was the last time that giants like mammoths, woolly rhinos, and sabre-tooth cats ruled the Earth and Alice attempts to reconstruct their lives in incredible detail.
Father and son historians Peter and Dan Snow go through every major battle fought on British land, sea, and air from the ancient Romans to the Battle of Britain using state-of-the-art graphics.
The series takes viewers inside some of the key port control centres to meet frontline staff and shine a light on the teamwork, expertise, operational challenges, and crucial minute-by-minute decisions that impact millions around the UK to reveal some of the huge 24/7 operation that keeps the nation's most important transport hub open for business. From the terminal and port control teams to the Port of Dover Police and the ferry and cruise companies, viewers will get to know the individuals keeping the port moving around the clock.
A series of five hour-long documentaries, made for C4, which tells the story of the British labour movement, through the voices of men and women who have played an active role in its history.
A voyage of discovery as we follow the most astounding freight trains in the world, carrying extraordinary loads on a daily basis. From the deserts of Mauritania to the the freezing mountains of Canada we reveal the daily lives of the train crews as they battle to bring their loads in on time.
Street Customs was a reality series about West Coast Customs that aired on TLC and Discovery Channel. Starting with season 3, the program was renamed Inside West Coast Customs and moved to Discovery HD Theater/Velocity in 2010, with two seasons under the new title as of December 2011.
Time Was... is a documentary television series that premiered on Home Box Office on November 11, 1979. It was hosted by Dick Cavett with each program looking at one decade from the past starting from the 1920s up to the 1970s. The historical program looked at the lifestyles and society during the various periods of time. The series was followed up with two other HBO documentary series hosted by Cavett, Remember When and Yesteryear.
A hunt for clues as detectives relentlessly pursue critical evidence that cracks the case. Each investigation is packed with twists-false leads, wrong suspects, dead ends-until police finally uncover the smoking gun and arrive at justice.
Freddie returns to his home town for the sporting challenge of a lifetime. Can he inspire some unlikely teens to give cricket a chance - or has he bitten off more than he can chew?
Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.