Odyssey

A unique, fascinating animated biopic about the legendary French Emperor Napoleon, and his mission to defy death. From the enemy bullets from the Pont D’Arcole to the poison of a suicide attempt, Napoleon forged the image of an invincible being. The final battle against death, on St. Helena, will be the pinnacle of his glory. […]

Archaeologists have uncovered a mystery in the heart of London. Unearthed during the excavations of Europe’s biggest building project, the new Crossrail train network, are dozens of skulls from the days of Roman London, found in clusters under the city’s surface. Show More

For three and a half years, Ruth Jeffrey was subjected to emotional and mental abuse at the hands of an unknown social media stalker who distributed naked photos of her. When the stalker was finally caught, the man’s identify proved as traumatic as what she had already endured Show More

Newlywed Anni Dewani had just begun her honeymoon in Cape Town when she was abruptly kidnapped and murdered. Show More

It’s a rainy autumn night in April 1970 in the affluent suburb of Constantia, Cape Town. A small desk is set for dinner in the large well-appointed study of a palatial mansion. There are signs of a meal interrupted, a chair overturned, and the outstretched body of a beautiful young woman, Susan Cohen, laying outstretched […]

A special U.S. Air Force squadron volunteered for one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous air missions. Their assignment was to search for enemy supply transports and antiaircraft installations concealed within the web of trail paths and waterways known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The activities of Operation Commando Sabre, the official name of […]

In the heart of the French region of Burgundy lies a hidden city that’s been dormant for 2,000 years. It’s called Bibracte. Thanks to topographic maps using LIDAR technology as well as spectacular computer-generated imagery, you’re about to discover the evidence of galloping Romanization, notably through a sophisticated hydraulic system, a forum, and a basilica. […]

This is the story of a pride of lionesses and a group of elephants that both travel to the Chobe River in the remote northern reaches of Botswana. Teaching for water and sustenance, they are faced with extraordinary challenges. As these old adversaries embark on a journey into the unknown, they struggle for basic survival. […]

The Founding Fathers yearned for a nation of individual liberty. However, the origins of America were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. It’s ironic how America’s Founding Fathers established a nation of individual liberty while many owned slaves. Show More

The 31st president, Herbert Hoover, was an Iowa native who had the misfortune to be in the White House when the stock market crashed in 1929. He presided over the Great Depression’s early years before losing his reelection bid to FDR in 1932. An engineer by profession, Hoover directed WWI-era humanitarian aid to Europe and […]