Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

September 1989 •English

A posthumous tribute to comedy legend Lucille Ball by her frequent co-star Bob Hope features clips from many of their sketches and tributes from George Burns, Danny Thomas, Kirk Cameron, and Betty White.

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

April 2012 •English

A special celebrating FOX's 25 years on the air. Highlights from iconic series and tributes to memorable moments, as well as celebrities honoring the network include.

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

June 2023 •English

Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot episode.

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

May 1988 •English

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

Pourquoi encore penser ? À l'heure de l'intelligence artificielle

March 2024 •French

The Wikipedia Promise

January 2021 •German

In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowledge, monopolized by the elites for centuries. But is Wikipedia really a utopia come true?

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

October 1991 •English

Freddy Krueger hosts a retrospective special/making-of "Freddy's Dead."

Sermon on the Mount

June 2019 •English

Jerrod Carmichael explores aspects of the black experience through interviews with his family in this HBO Special.

Derren Brown: Miracle

October 2016 •English

Illusionist Derren Brown reinvents the concept of "faith healing" through a series of stunts that debunk the confines of fear, pain and disbelief.

A Night to Die For

May 1995 •English

TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, and Ice-T. Aired on CBS ahead of a screening of Die Hard 2, the day before the third film was released.

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments

December 2009 •English

A countdown of 100 of the most shocking moments in music, hosted by Chris Jericho.

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

May 2022 •English

In his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way, all done in front of a camera, without an audience, and in one take. After his set, Norm's friends and fellow comics gather to salute him.

Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow (Live from Madison Square Garden)

September 2007 •English

The electrifying FutureSex/LoveShow finds Justin Timberlake stunning a sold-out crowd at New York's Madison Square Garden. Fans seeking pulse-pounding versions of "My Love," "Rock Your Body," "Cry Me a River" and "SexyBack" will not be disappointed.

Top Gear France - Coming to South Africa

November 2017 •French

For this second special, the French trio only has a budget of 5000€ to find a car that can handle the wilderness of South Africa.

Top Gear France - Moroccocorico

February 2018 •French

Yet another special where our hosts will have to go through various ambushes as they travel through the Sahara Desert in three ridiculously small and misfit cars: a Mini, a Beetle and a Simca.

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

April 2021 •English

For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.

Cyborg Society

September 2023 •English

What does the looming A.I. revolution mean for us as individuals and as a society?

A World Without Beethoven?

September 2020 •English

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, the film explores how Ludwig van Beethoven's innovations continue to have an impact far beyond the boundaries of classical music, 250 years after his birth.

The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime

July 2015 •English

Adam Pearson - who has neurofibromatosis type 1 - is on a mission to explore disability hate crime: to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar.

Concert for Diana

July 2007 •English

Live broadcast of the concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 1st 2007 to commemorate the life of Princess Diana on what would have been her 46th birthday. It was broadcast live to over 140 countries.