Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton’s General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.
All Episodes
You May Also Like
Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior, and pedophilia. Despite damning evidence and multiple witnesses, to date, none of these accusations have seemingly affected him. For the first time ever, survivors and people from R. Kelly’s inner circle, are coming forward with new allegations about his sexual, mental, and physical abuse. They are now finally ready to share their full story and shed light on the secret life the public has never seen.
Princess Diana’s life and legacy is explored through interviews with those who knew her best, as well as the world’s leading experts on her.
Forfivelongweekseverysummer,aneliteboardingschoolnearLeedsistransformedintothebaseforauniquesummercampforteenagerswithobesity.Formostofthecampersit’salastresortintheirbattleforhealth.
Survivors and first responders share personal stories of anguish, kindness and bravery that unfolded amid the Paris terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015.
Documentaryseriesexaminingtheimpactofimmigrationuponasinglecommunity,PageHallinSheffield.Eacheditionfocusesonadifferentcommunityinthearea.
Through census data, surveys and studies, we now know more about ourselves than ever before. But what’s the story behind the stats? In our diverse modern world, is there still such a thing as “average?”
The Stats of Life is a fun, factual entertainment series that layers graphics of statistics over intimate stories of real people.
ArthistorianTimMarlowhostsadocumentaryseriesaboutthelifeandartofgreatestartistsfromhistory.SomeepisodeswereoriginallypartofthetheatricalartdocumentaryseriescalledExhibitiononScreen.
JoeAccardosetshissightsonLasVegas,butwhenSamGiancanaincursthewrathofyoungattorneyRobertF.Kennedy,TheOutfitisthreatened.
In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.
Boyz II Men singer Nathan Morris renovates a dilapidated country club estate into a multi-million dollar dream home.
