Camille Pissarro was known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through these intimate and revealing letters that this gripping film reveals Pissarro’s life and work.

To understand what’s happening in the world now, we need to understand then.

Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time. Many films have dealt with his later years – the art, the affairs and the wide circle of friends. But where did this all begin? What made Picasso in the first place?

Exploring the story of Britain through the places where Britain meets the world; its beaches.

The real story of the mass gang movement that originated in Britain’s industrial cities in the 19th Century and evolved into modern gangsterism in the early 20th century, that inspired the globally famous drama. 

This series explores what the beauty look of three iconic moments in British history tell us about the era. Each episode recreates authentic products and uses them to turn 21st century models into period beauties.

Monty Python star Terry Jones presents this award-winning documentary series, featuring Ancient Inventions, the Surprising History of Sex and Love and the hidden histories of Egypt and Rome

Narrated by Brian Cox, this series investigates the lives and achievements of Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, Horatio Nelson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ulysses S. Grant and Georgi Zhukov, all acclaimed as military ‘greats’.

Borobudur in Central Java is the world's largest Buddhist temple and that deserves the title of 'eighth wonder of the world'. This documentary seeks to solve the mysteries surrounding this enigmatic temple.

It was once the grandest, most ostentatious building on earth. It was built by the most infamous emperor in history to satiate his many and various lusts. It was a building that played host to violence, sexual perversion and great beauty. Even the Romans found it too much and built the Colosseum on top of it.

When Brazil prepared to celebrate its 500th anniversary in the year 2000, it displayed to the rest of the world its most brilliant features - heady carnivals, samba, football and a bewildering ethnic diversity. But behind this glittering facade, lies a much more disturbing story...

Narrated by Brian Cox, this series details the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, this series takes a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six key men who ruled ancient Rome: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Constantine and Justinian.