We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
In this video-clip from The Greatest Story Ever Told, based on Gospel narratives and a book (of the same name) by Fulton Oursler (1893-1952), Roman so...
After the Second World War, American test pilots flew experimental planes as part of the research airplane program.
Professor Wiles has won the Abel Prize for solving Fermat's Last Theorem. How long did it take to solve it? How did he do it?
During a jaw-dropping moment in the Challenger investigation, Dr.
How was Ying Zheng, China's first emperor, able to unify seven warring states which highly valued independence?
Qin Shi Huangdi died when he was fifty years old, leaving a mixed legacy.
A prince, who was born Ying Zheng, became the First Emperor of China, who renamed himself Qin Shi Hunagdi. Who was he? How did he rule his ne...
On 18 March 1965, Aleksei Leonov was the first person to walk in space.
Kolyma, where the land is covered by permafrost for nine months and summers are insufferably hot, was once the scene of a notorious forced labor camp.
On the 1st of May, 1960, Francis Gary Powers (1929-1977) was a U-2 pilot flying an American spy plane over the Soviet Union.
This historical footage - during which Francois Pienaar discusses Nelson Mandela - sheds light on how the Springboks' captain viewed South Africa's Pr...
Galileo thought that being attached to the court in Florence was best for him, but his friends warned that he wouldnt be as safe there as he was in Tu...
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