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The Ghan is an innovative three-hour documentary that takes the viewer on an immersive, visually stunning journey on Australia's most iconic passenger train. In Australia's first 'Slow TV' ...

Based on the real-life events of the Durrell family as they resettle from England to Greece.

Drama Docu, Focused on the hidden side of Europe's religious wars and the power games of the families that ruled the continent, crushing their enemies.

Today, for better or worse, the power of religion touches all of our lives, no matter what our faith. This is Morgan Freeman's journey to discover how our beliefs connect us all. This is the quest of our generation. This is the Story of God.

An inside look at the romantic and creative partnership between influential choreographer/director, Bob Fosse, and Gwen Verdon, one of the greatest Broadway dancers of all time.

Chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.

A look at the final days of the Knights Templar during the 14th century.

Fred Beckey is the legendary American "Dirtbag" mountaineer whose name is spoken in hushed tones around campfires. This rebel climber's pioneering ascents and lifestyle form an iconic legacy that continues to inspire generations.

Based on the real-life events of the Durrell family as they resettle from England to Greece.

From the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot, Mighty Trains takes audiences on a journey riding the rails around the world.

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco's Chinatown in the aftermath of the Civil War, Warrior tells the story of a young martial arts prodigy, newly arrived from China, who finds himself caught up in the bloody Chinatown Tong wars.

Archaeologists investigate Hatshepsut, one of the greatest female pharaohs in history; a discovery inside one of Hatshepsut's quarries sparks an investigation which leads to the temple of Karnak; an archaeologist excavates mummy parts.

The story of a group of very different men fighting in the American Colonies for freedom, and how they will shape the future for the United States of America. Based on true stories.

August 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most infamous, almost legendary events in modern history, one that changed the world and contemporary warfare as we know it - the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. In honour of that fateful day, Channel 5 explores its aftermath in this remarkable documentary.

A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

The Tasmanians were a distinct people, isolated from Australia and the rest of the world for 12,000 years.

In 1803, British colonisation began and in 1876, Truganini died. For a long time she was thought to have been the last full-blood and tribal Tasmanian Aboriginal.
Within her one lifetime, a whole society and culture were removed from the face of the earth.

Australia in Colour' is the history of Australia told via a unique collection of cinematic moments brought to life for the first time in stunning colour. It tells the story of how Australia came to be the nation it is today. Narrated by Hugo Weaving, it's a reflection on our nation's character, its attitudes, its politics, and its struggle to value its Indigenous and multicultural past. 'Australia in Colour' gives us a chance to relive history from a fresh perspective.

This is an impressionistic short documentary of the Helsinki morning at the end of 1930's with a poetic narration.

A documentary spanning over 30 years of the California Bay Area's punk music history with a central focus on the emergence of Berkeley's inspiring 924 Gilman Street music collective.

When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped off the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love, and loss.