The Real Spies Among Friends

The real story behind hit drama series A Spy Among Friends. This documentary on Kim Philby, and his fellow Cambridge traitors, reveals the worst spy ring in history. From Cold War Washington to contemporary Moscow, Beirut backstreets to Buckingham Palace, the story is as gripping as any espionage thriller. The treachery of the privileged Philby, Burgess, Maclean, and Blunt shows how old school ties blinded the British establishment. Contributors include ex-officers from MI5, CIA and KGB who lift the lid on their secret tradecraft, and shed light on the ongoing threat from espionage. Ben Macintyre, author of the book behind the drama, is lead contributor.

Guitar Picks

Guitars are modern instruments of design and beauty, possessing an art-like quality that is both classic and elegant. In this 12-part series hosted by guitar icon Kim Mitchell, we meet guitarists both professional and amateur, along with many manufacturers and collectors. Profiling veteran guitar players like Keith Scott, Chad Kroeger and Jay Jay French to manufacturers like Gibson, Fender, Santa Cruz and Godin, GUITAR PICKS features stories from an amazing group of individuals and reveals their passion for all things guitar!

The Lost Voyage Of 499

Discover the story of the steamship SS Ventnor, which, in 1902, sank off Hokianga, North Island, with the remains of 499 Chinese gold miners on board

The Weapon Hunter

Meet Paul Shull. Rock n’ roll promoter and expert swordsman. Backed by a crack team of experts with years of experience in tracking down the finest military specimens, he’s in pursuit of North America’s most collectible artifacts. Hellbent on finding them, and telling their remarkable stories.

Passage

PASSAGE charts the fatal true story of John Rae (1813-1893), The Hudson’s Bay Company doctor, who solved the two great mysteries of the 19th Century: the fate of the doomed Sir John Franklin expedition, and the location of the last navigable link in the North West Passage. Rae’s findings included the tragic news that the Franklin crew had resorted to cannibalism, and it was this truth that was his undoing.

Trains That Changed The World

In this series, we reveal how four iconic trains revolutionised rail travel – and inspired incredible railway projects the world over. For over 200 years, trains have transformed our lives. They have changed the way we travel, the way we work…even the way we holiday. In this series, we reveal how four iconic trains revolutionised rail travel – and inspired incredible railway projects the world over. We’ll journey aboard legendary railway engines such as The Flying Scotsman and Stephenson’s Rocket. Each episode will explore an area of life that saw dramatic transformation thanks to the train. We’ll learn how trains made us go faster; how they transformed our cities; how they powered industry and how they helped us to get away.

The Spoils

THE SPOILS explores the ongoing battle over the restitution of Nazi-looted art, set against the rise of the far-right in Germany and the resurgence of post-WW2 art collections on the global market. The film focuses on the struggle over ownership, history, and morality, centered around failed efforts in Düsseldorf to honor German-Jewish art dealer Max Stern. Stern, who escaped the war, became Canada’s most successful art dealer. Through exclusive interviews and rare archival footage, THE SPOILS uncovers the tragic, ironic, and often contentious journey of reclaiming stolen cultural treasures.

The Dambusters

The story begins in Spring 1943 as squadron leader Guy Gibson assembles and trains a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb. If successful they’ll deal a hammer blow to the Nazi war effort. Pushing human skill and engineering capabilities to limit, this is the story of the single mission that can change the course of the Second World War. Over the course of three episodes, historian Dan Snow relives the nail-biting countdown to the most daring and ingenious bombing raids in history.

Hell Below

HELL BELOW is an event-based series charting the stealth game of subsea warfare from contact to attack of the greatest submarine patrols of World War II. From the rise of the Wolfpack to the drive for victory in the Pacific, meet the masterminds who brought together the strategy, technology and tactics to make every sailor’s worst nightmare to come to life.

Last Day Of The Dinosaurs

Take a seat for the story of the most dramatic event in Earth’s history; a fully immersive thrill-ride of mega-tsunamis, terrifying meteor showers, off-the scale earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, firestorms, bitter acid rain and a chilling nuclear winter. For these are the last days of the dinosaurs, and you are eyewitness to every beat.