Documentary Movies

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming o...

Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short ye...

Documentary filmed behind the scenes at London Zoo as it struggles to survive in the face of financial difficulties following the withdrawal of govern...

From the permafrost of the North to the thirty-degree heat of Adler, a train carries residents of the polar Urengoy to the Black Sea through 4,500 kil...

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint...

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical...

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years...

Rome was famed for the decadence of its ruling class, however, what about the ordinary citizens of these ancient cultures? How did they lead their day...

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they wer...

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognised and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm wa...

For more than two centuries, Marie Antoinette fans have wondered if she really had an affair with the Count of Fersen. Secret correspondence exchanged...

A short documentary that follows director Charlie Tyrell as he tries to uncover a better understanding of his deceased father through the random objec...

Documentary about the era of the first doctor, William Hartnell. It includes the pilot version of An Unearthly Child that was never broadcast. Hoste...

Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an e...

London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Galle...

Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) is both a cultural icon and a lasting source of artistic inspiration. His famous female figures, like...

In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals were so prolific th...

Dora Maar, a world-class photographer who began her artistic career in the French Surrealist scene of the 30s, lived in the shadow of Spanish painter...

Alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, Frans Hals was one of the key figures in 17th century Dutch art. But unlike his contemporaries, who tended to paint g...

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