The inspirational journey of Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th president of...

CERN, the world's largest physics laboratory, is also a society in itself. A mythological microcosm and science's answer to the Tower of Babel, with...

Almost one hundred years ago, the project to reduce the world to mathematical physics failed suddenly and completely: “One of the best-kept...

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing...

The "new roadways" of the title refer to various projects, carried out in the USA's research laboratories, that benefit mankind. These include solar...

In the first BBC documentary to be filmed entirely on smartphones, Mark Miodownik reveals the weird materials that have built our high-tech world.

New discoveries reveal the deadly secrets of the Bermuda Triangle as experts use cutting-edge science and technology to investigate the strange...

In Bolivia, the glaciers are melting. Samuel, an old ski lift operator, is looking out of a window on the rooftop of the world. Through generations...

Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather. Has Earth always been this way? Featuring footage of top geologic hot spots on every...

The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever imagine. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in:...

Based on Doug Most's acclaimed non-fiction book of the same name, The Race Underground tells the dramatic story of how Boston overcame a litany of...

Prof. Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all, the universe. Through a series of critical observations and experiments that revolutionised...

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe,...

A sweeping epic that explores the lives of two young men, a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a...

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are...

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and...

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and...

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist,...