Brits Who Made The Modern World - Season 1 Episode 3

Investigating mankind's insatiable necessity to move faster and further; for pleasure, for work, to explore, to survive.

What propelled the construction of higher and higher buildings? Which technologies made the discovery of the oceans possible? How are gravity defying...

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

Mega Manufacturing takes the viewer behind the scenes of the biggest or the most advanced factories in the world, focusing on the creation of...

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science,...

Swapping spatulas for spanners, the Hairy Bikers restore amazing relics of Britain's past.

The fascinating and dramatic stories behind some of the grandest designs never built.

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery...

The triumphs and failures of the men and women who created the world's first atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. This the...

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and...