Britain's Greatest Invention

Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all acros...

Shown as part of the BBC's Modern Times series. Think of England shows Parr talking to the many peop...

Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of...

Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin is far from being a household name, yet he designed the iconic clock...

War - Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe B...

This short satirical film, created entirely from archival footage, is about the British Empire—on wh...

This BBC Three film follows the first all Asian girls’ cricket team over the summer holidays as they...

This short film celebrates the hard work, tenacity, and ingenuity of inventors. Highlighted are some...

At the demise of empire, City of London financial interests created a web of offshore secrecy jurisd...

Professor Alice Roberts discovers which are Britain's most popular fresh foods and uses the latest s...

Having been granted special permission to film inside one of the most secretive countries in the wor...

Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the s...

The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perh...

The alarm clock. The personal computer. The smartphone. The radio. You know the greatest gadgets of...

Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most c...

An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980...

Chronicles the musical career of British post-punk art rockers Wire.