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Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.

Spanning 1853-56, the Crimean War unfolds as Russia clashes with a European coalition. Amid the bloody conflict rooted in long-standing tensions, Florence Nightingale emerges as a pioneering force, bringing hope to the battlefield.

The trials and horrific visions that made the most famous mystic of all time.

A journey deep into the killing fields of Kosovo, at the height of the carnage in September 1998 - months before NATO bombs fell.

A journey through the career of the British writer/director best known for his film Withnail and I. Robinson reveals how he writes, reads from his screenplays and revisits the town of his birth where his first novel The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman is set. Interviews include Andy Garcia, Richard E Grant, Ken Russell and David Puttnam.

A short documentary about the making of "Withnail and I" - a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969.

Actor Ralph Brown, who played Danny in Withnail et moi (1987), talks to fans to find out why the film is so important to them.

Looks at the story of Hideo Ebisawa, a devoted executive in a small electronics firm who committed suicide when his company was unable to pay the bills. It also looks at the recent rise in Japan's suicide rate and examines the devastating consequences it has had on society.

Magazine series looking at the world of cinema.

LBJ's hatred of Bobby Kennedy, J. Edgar Hoover's determination to destroy Martin Luther King and the US Government's deceit behind the beginning of the Vietnam War are the subjects for three in-depth, dramatized documentaries; 'Obsession', 'Playing with the truth', and 'Uncivil Liberties'. (Series nominated for EMMY Award & EMMY Nominee)

A close look at the history of show dancing, way back in the annuals of cinema, even before the nudist camp movies of the '60s.

Chronicles of gay men and the theatre in the 20th century. From Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward through Terrence Rattigan and Tennesee Williams and on to Edward Albee, Joe Orton, Tony Kushner, and Larry Kramer.

Three hundred and forty-three New York firemen died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. This documentary follows firemen from two very different fire stations as they cope with the aftermath.

San Francisco is one of the great landmarks of the world, known not only for its beauty and stunning location, but also as the world's popular place to commit suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Hillary Clinton runs for Senate, touring New York state and squaring off against Rick Lazio.