documentary television programs

Tells the story of a solitary, unarmed man who stood before a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989, documents the filmmaker's attempt to uncover the identity of the demonstrator, and provides insight into capitalism in China.

Naturalist, writer, and filmmaker David Attenborough hosts a study of mammal species found throughout the world, describing their lifestyles, habitats, physical characteristics, and distribution.

Explores the functions of art in society from early civilization through the start of the twenty-first century, looking at global trends, politics, life and death, and imagery.

This film shows step by step how the Allies achieved victory on June 6, 1944. Where the invaders failed, the film investigates how and why this happened.

The legend of the Amazons, beautiful and bloodthirsty warrior women has been the focus of speculation for over a thousand years. They are mentioned in the Greek myths and in the historical writings of Herodotus who gives their last known location as the steppes of Southern Russia. For centuries no archaeological evidence could be found to prove they existed. Recently archaeologists unearthed the 2,500-year-old remains of nomadic women buried with weapons and other articles of war in burial mounds located near the Russian town of Pokrovka. This program documents the work of archaeologist Jeannine Davis-Kimball who has led a 10-year investigation into whether any of these long-dead nomads could be the Amazons of legend.

Explores the life and career of Sidney Poitier through his body of work and through the words of his colleagues and admirers.

Patients and medical professionals overcome taboos to discuss the end of life, demonstrating that dying can be a rich experience for both the terminally ill and their loved ones.

Examines cases of genocide, large-scale mass murder, and ethnic cleansing by following the travels, discussions, and ideas of "Worse Than War" author Daniel Goldhagen as he speaks with perpetrators, victims, politicians, humanitarian aid workers, and others in order to understand the dynamics of the problem.

Documents the artistic and architectural marvels of Gothic cathedrals, which consumed the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, and crafted from just hand tools and stone.

Documents the efforts of scientists to discover clues about rising sea levels through a project in Antarctica that uses a state-of-the-art drilling probe known as ANDRILL.