History

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

Boys Don't Cry

Young transgender Brandon Teena leaves his hometown under threat when his ex-girlfriend's brother discovers that he's biologically female.

Britain's Most Historic Towns

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns.

Brothers on the Line

At the height of the Great Depression, the Reuthers are among a small band of trade unionists that take a stand against oppressive working conditions in the auto factories.

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the audiotape won't die.

Challenger: The Final Flight

Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.

Chernobyl

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.

Chichinette - The Accidental Spy

Marthe Cohn tells the story of how she became a spy in Nazi Germany. She never used to speak about this after the war had ended, but now she travels the globe to share her story.

Citizen Ashe

Filmmakers Rex Miller and Sam Pollard chronicle Arthur Ashe's many contributions to the sport of tennis and his human rights activism.

Colette

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

Copa 71

The pioneering footballers of the 1971 Women's World Cup tell their story, giving insight into a tournament that witnessed record crowds but is written out of sporting history.

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, igniting a landmark movement.

The Crown

As Queen Elizabeth II faces a rapidly changing Britain, her family continues to struggle against the needs of the monarchy and the wants of their fracturing personal lives.

Dallas Buyers Club

Ron, a rodeo cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, discovers a banned drug that can help patients survive longer. He forms a club to smuggle the medicine to those in need.

Dark Side of the 90s

A look at the most captivating pop-culture moments, trends and personalities of the decade through interviews with people who studied the time period.

Darkest Hour

The fate of World War II hangs on Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

The Death of Stalin

After being in power for nearly thirty years, Soviet dictator Stalin takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.

Detroit

In the heat of the 12th Street uprising, a task-force raids The Algiers Motel searching for a sniper. When they fail to find him, the guests are subjected racism and violence.

Diana: In Her Own Words

Diana, Princess of Wales, participated in a series of secret interviews, recorded with her permission by a close friend on behalf of journalist Andrew Morton.

Diego Maradona

Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centres on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona.

Disclosure

An eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender.

The Duchess

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Eddie the Eagle

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Ella Fitzgerald - Just One of Those Things

From a 1934 talent contest at the Apollo theatre in Harlem, the film follows Ella's extraordinary journey across five decades.