Persons of Interest

Stalin

September 2025 •English

Three years in the making, this comprehensive study of the Soviet dictator blends documentary footage and interviews with experts and surviving witnesses.

Dvojí život jedné strany

September 2025 •Czech

Abeceda komunistických zločinů

September 2025 •Czech

Spying on the Royals

September 2025 •English

This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and the espionage operation that accompanied the investigation.

Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses

September 2025 •English

Great Australian Railway Journeys

September 2025 •English

Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw’s Handbook to the Chief Cities of the World, Michael embarks on six new railway journeys across spectacular Australia.

Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

September 2025 •French

Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

September 2025 •English

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.

Jean-Marie Le Pen : À l'extrême

September 2025 •French

The Beach

September 2025 •English

Filmmaker Warwick Thornton's international success has come at a personal cost. He has reached a crossroad in his life and something has to change. He has chosen to try giving up life in the fast lane for a while, to go it alone, on an isolated beach in one of the most beautiful yet brutal environments in the world, to see if he can transform and heal his life.

The Cuba Libre Story

September 2025 •German

Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.

Communism: History of an Illusion

September 2025 •German

It started with Lenin and ended with Gorbachev. In this three-part documentary we highlight the people and events that played key roles in the rise of a revolutionary idea and the fall of an empire. How was it possible that this idea could fascinate so many people, including hundreds of intellectuals? How did so many thousands of people put up with suppression, indignity and economic hardship and still remain true to the fundamental concepts of communism?

Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa

September 2025 •Finnish

Forensic Justice

September 2025 •English

Expert analysis and dramatic storytelling of recent crime stories.

Mémoires d'ex

September 2025 •French

The Struggles for Poland

September 2025 •English

This 9-episodes documentary series extensively examines the history of Poland in the 20th Century, telling the story through archival films, newsreels, interviews, and readings from novels and poems.

Spycraft

September 2025 •English

The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed for it have mattered as much as the spies themselves.

The Lost World of Communism

September 2025 •English

The Lost World of Communism is a three-part British documentary series which examines the legacy of Communism twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall. Produced by Peter Molloy and Lucy Hetherington, the series takes a retrospective look at life behind the Iron Curtain between 1945 and 1989, focusing on three countries in the Eastern Bloc - East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania. Through film and television footage and the personal recollections of those who lived in these countries, the series offers a glimpse of what daily life was like during the years of Communist rule. The Lost World of Communism debuted on BBC Two on Saturday 14 March 2009 at 9:00pm. There is also a book which accompanies the series.

Counter-Intelligence

September 2025 •English

A five-part documentary series that examines in-depth the influence of espionage agencies on governments and societies, both domestically and abroad.

Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

September 2025 •English

Documentary covering Stalin and the Soviet Union's war with Nazi Germany.