Seawards the Great Ships

A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.

This French-Canadian co-production goes behind the scenes of the huge tobacco industry, whose economic power has been expanding for five decades at...

This short film from 1946 presents an outline of the fur trade's history and the commercial use of fur in Canada. A thirst for fur by the kings and...

Lingerie--a word that conjures up silk, seduction and sensuality, the items that can create a curve or a mood. Underwear is the first thing to touch...

A documentary about the laying of the first transatlantic telephone line.

Examines the mesmerising construction of clear crystal glass pieces created by the craftsmen of Waterford. The process from the intense heat of the...

MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his...

Created in the Victorian era to widen the mouth of the River Tees for shipping, South Gare is a man-made peninsula extending four kilometres into the...

A historical overview of Sisak, the city on three rivers, from the Roman era to the post-WWII industrialization.

The video is accompanied by a richly detailed article that adds more depth to the documentary. If there’s any question about why Hollywood is...

Surveys the role of chemistry in American life and the central role of the people, products, and plants of Monsanto.

The environmental problems caused by fracking in America have been well publicized but what's less known are the gas industry's plans for expansion...

Unconventional portrayal of mining in the Swedish Lapland ore fields, a powerful image and sound symphony that can be experienced both as a...

Britain feels under-funded and falling apart. On the eve of the election, as politicians debate the causes, economist Tim Harford looks at what the...

Short documentary on the wool industry.