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A vivid and fast-moving portrait of the United States Air Force, which went from the ruins of World War II demobilization to become the principal weapon of the world's only Superpower, rendered through archival film and interviews with key figures in Air Force history.

The Horror Hall of Fame was an annual Oscars-style award show hosted by Robert Englund which honored the best horror films, television series, actors, producers and special-effects designers.

Veteran war correspondent Murray Sayle journeys west across Canada at a time when sections of the country’s “national dream” — its vast transcontinental railroad — faced extinction. In his 7,000-mile adventure, Sayle discovers mounties, moose, and a colorful assortment of railroad men and women. He also shares glimpses of a lesser-known Canada - Fishermen of the Maritime provinces, Indian settlements on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, polar bears frolicking, cowboys in the prairies - all loosely linked by the now resurgent transcontinental railway. Take the LAST TRAIN ACROSS CANADA for an unforgettable rail adventure, one filled with romance and extraordinary beauty.

An insight into the world of Fred Dibnah. In this documentary, you'll get to see him climb a 100-foot chimney that he's preparing for demolition. further exploits see Fred behind the wheel of a road roller and fixing a steam engine.

Russian television show about the unexplained

Human, All Too Human is a three-part 1999 documentary television series co-produced by the BBC and RM Arts. It follows the lives of three prominent European philosophers: Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre. The theme revolves heavily around the school of philosophical thought known as Existentialism, although the term had not been coined at the time of Nietzsche's writing and Heidegger declaimed the label. The documentary is named after the 1878 book written by Nietzsche, titled Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits.

Whenever people today see wonders of the ancient world, like Stonehenge or the Pyramids, the question that always comes up is "how'd they do that? These are the questions that this documentary series tries to answer, and one thing is clear ? it wasn't easy!

A chronicle of four years in the life of Malcolm and Barbara Pointon, charting Malcolm's descent into Alzheimer's dementia and Barbara's tireless care for a once-loving husband who now scarcely recognizes her.

Meet the Josephs, one big happy family. Like most families, they juggle the everyday issues of work, child care, making ends meet, and finding time to sit down to dinner together. They are your stereotypical family unit with one major exception -- one husband, many wifes.

David Suchet narrates the BBC series featuring the Royal Navy's Hunter-Killer submarine, the HMC Splendid, on a top secret three-month mission. After travelling from its Farlane base to San Diego, the sub is charged with testing the first Tomahawk cruise missile, and the crew is followed every step of the way. Also included is a feature on the sub's new Lieutenant Commander as he undergoes the 'Perisher' selection course.

In this three part series, our presenter Colin White follows in the footsteps of Horatio Nelson in his native Britain, to explore the influences which shaped his character and formed his genius. In the opening episode Colin White goes to where Nelson was born. In episode 2 we discover the problems that he experienced in his personal life. But his naval career went from strength to strength. In the last episode Colin describes the last few hours of Nelson's life.

Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhinoceros - for centuries the most sought after and dangerous of the world's big game. These five species gripped the imagination of hunters and sportsman who were drawn to Africa from around the world to experience the blood-pounding thrill of hunting "The Big Five." Often misunderstanding, and always persecuted, The Big Five of Africa have tenuously survived the depredations of man and now coexist in pockets of well protected conservation land. Today the excitement of the hunt is still there, but the trophies taken home are photographs and memories of these fascinating animals in their natural habitat. This film is a close and gripping look at the lore, the legend, and the private lives of each of the Big Five. Experience the tenderness of family life in an African elephant herd, the drama of lions hunting cape buffalo, the thrill of tracking leopard through the African night and the struggle of the rhinoceros for its survival as a species.

The experience of a celebrity touring some region of the planet and tasting its food, culture and nightlife, in exotic destinations such as Rio de Janeiro, Cancun, Las Vegas, Australia, Miami and Milan.

This series highlights the great waterways of America.

This documentary on the history of East Germany is told from the point of view of its people, using authentic historical footage and documents. It covers cultural, economic, and political developments from the founding of the GDR in 1949, to German unification on October 3, 1990. Highlighted are: the 1953 uprising, the Prague Spring, Bitterfelder Weg, the building of the Wall, the cultural repression of the 1960’s, economic stagnation, Stasi activity, and the East German civic movement and popular upheavals that finally brought down the state.

In World War II, Lethal German U-Boats sailed all over the world wreaking havoc and destruction. This unique documentary series charts the true close-run fight that took place. With rare, original footage of actual battle scenes and interviews with U-boat commanders and crew members from both Allied and Axis naval forces. These three episodes give the viewers an inside look at the destructive nature of these deadly "Iron Coffins"

A documentary series with an incredible claim as its central thread: that UFOs and alien civilizations have played a crucial role in the development of humanity throughout history.

The series reveals how the success of peoples and nations of Europe was controlled by the natural mineral resources of the land: from Stone Age flints to the uranium of the Nuclear Age.

Six programmes that show how science has changed the way in which wars are fought.

There can be nothing in the world more fascinating than the search for the truth behind the most extraordinary mysteries and myths of the 20th Century. This is a unique collection of stories with hidden depths, dark secrets, tragedies, extraordinary courage, misfortune or unbelievable luck.

This critically acclaimed television and video series from the National Museum of American History is a sweeping and compelling look at the war's military, political and social history. Each episode features dramatic reenactments of important campaigns; first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses and participants read by distinguished actors; period photographs, paintings and artifacts; intriguing expert challenges to traditional historical thinking; original contemporary illustrations; computer enhanced maps; and music of the time.

Series exploring the birth, development and future of the World Wide Web, asking what it holds for its users.