China’s Artful Dissident
Follows a Chinese political artist in exile, on a personal challenge to stop the Communist regime’s whitewashing of history and abuse of human rights – and in the process, risking his family’s freedom.
Sicily Jass: The World’s First Man in Jazz
2017 will mark a century from the recording of what is historically considered the first Jazz record, but very few know that it was recorded by a Sicilian emigrant to…
KSI: Can’t Lose
Millions tuned in to see KSI beat Joe Weller in the biggest amateur boxing match of all time. But what didn’t they see? The blood, sweat and determination underpinning KSI’s…
Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen
In many ways it was the perfect match: Ernest Hemingway whose heroes personified his definition of courage – “grace under pressure” – and Gary Cooper, the man who often portrayed…
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
A musical documentary about the life and work of composer Charles Fox, known for pop hits such as ‘Killing Me Softly with His Song’, ‘I Got a Name’, ‘Ready to…
Lower House
During 2016, a film crew embeds inside the Brazilian Congress while lawmakers plot to overthrow the country’s elected president, Dilma Rousseff.
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with…
Father of the Cyborgs
Phil Kennedy made history and headlines when he connected the brain of a paralysed man to a computer in the 1990s. He became known as The Father of the Cyborgs…
House of Grucci
An illuminating look inside the lives of the Grucci family, whose Long Island-based fireworks business has been lighting up night skies around the world with spectacular displays since the 1800s.
The Brain That Changes Itself
The discovery of neuroplasticity, the fact that thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains, even into old age, is one of the most important breakthroughs in our…
101 Near Misses
From heart-stopping close shaves and averted disasters to incredible brushes with danger, this show counts up from 1 to 101 to feature some of the most unbelievable near misses of…
Zero Weeks
What do the United States and Papua New Guinea have in common? They are the only countries in the world without paid family leave. American families are often forced to…
Picturing the Presidents
We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.
