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1974 Beirut. It's the height of the Cold War. A Yemeni politician is shot dead in his car. Almost 50 years later, his granddaughter Mai Noman, a BBC...

An animated cartoon with an anti nuclear theme made by David Stone while a student at the Royal College of Art.

Lee is a young man determined to win the heart of Claire, a young woman determined to make life difficult for him. Dancing playfully on her crutches,...

Take a trip back through the natural history archives with some of the BBC's favourite wildlife presenters, as they share a few of their most...

Distant memories of the past are recalled as fleeting fragments by a man in his eighties.

The Queen's Coronation: 60th Anniversary Service

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Thanksgiving Service - HRH Queen Elizabeth II's Arrival

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant

A look at parrots, birds with a playful nature and remarkable mimicry skills that have endeared them to pet owners worldwide. Included: the largest...

Who was the real Noah? According to the Bible, Noah was a holy man who saved humankind and all the animals in a wooden ark two-thirds the size of...

Daniel Kinahan has been named in court as the head of one of Europe's biggest drug cartels. So how has he been allowed to be involved in setting up...

The Maya Biosphere Reserve is the largest rainforest north of the Amazon and was once the heart of the Maya civilization. Amanda Ruggeri explores the...

Introversion is often misunderstood. Introverts are seen as shy and antisocial, but these are misconceptions. There is so much power in being quiet...

“Where is my son? Why don’t they give him back to me?” In 1973, a month after Pinochet seized power in Chile, a helicopter headed...

BBC documentary filmed shortly before the LA Riots of 1992 exploring the city of Los Angeles.

Chernobyl 1986. A nuclear reactor exploded, spewing out massive quantities of radiation into the atmosphere. Within days, the pollution had spread...

A BBC Documentary by Anthony de Lotbiniere