Programs

Filmmaker Hubert Davis, son of former Harlem Globe Trotter Mel Davis, explores the role his father's absence played in his life as he seeks to understand the decisions his father made.

HARVEST QUEENS - Each year, farming communities across Canada celebrate the harvest with a traditional fall fair. In the northern Ontario town of New Liskeard, nothing packs a crowd like the Harvest Queen pageant-ritual that's been attracting town

An exploration of the premature ageing disease Progeria - through the story of Hayley Okines.

Mini-documentaries showcasing innovative practices in health care delivery.

In the quaint prairie town of Herbert, Saskatchewan, John Gerbrandt, a WWII veteran, has been singlehandedly building a 7,000-square-foot house over the past three decades with nothing more than his pension and salvaged materials. With no formal trai

Created in 1957 by a little-known Swiss designer, the Helvetica font led to a design revolution that embodied the idealism of post-WWII reconstruction and social democracy. Filmmaker Gary Hustwit examines the spread of the ubiquitous typeface and how

"Herb and Dorothy" tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means.

Each day, five talented hosts inspire learning about an aspect of the world by exploring it through shapes, patterns, music, word play, movement and sharing stories.

Hippothesis is an animated short format science series.

Scottish identity was reinvigorated in the 20th century with a new vision of Scotland run by its own parliament.

"The Holier It Gets" documents the trek of four siblings into the Indian Himalayas in order to sprinkle the ashes of their deceased father at the sacred source of the Ganges River.

Actor and horse lover Martin Clunes travels the world to unlock the secrets of a partnership which shaped the world. Dec 8 and 15 at 10pm (ET); Repeats Dec 11 and 18 at 7pm (ET).

In 1939, Nella Last, aged 49, joined a project aimed at recording the lives of ordinary people. Her journals show how a repressed housewife in Barrow-in-Furness found confidence, companionship and a sense of purpose through her determination to help

Our memories are our most precious possession. But memory is not an ordered factual record but a chaotic web, warped and riddled with flaws. Take a journey through a lifetime of memory: from the womb when first memories are formed, right up to old ag

How many people can the earth support?

How have the natural forces of the planet have shaped everything from the birth of agriculture to the industrial revolution? Geologist Iain Stewart explores how geology, geography and climate have had a far more powerful influence on humankind than h

Stephen Wiltshire is one of Britain's most prolific and talented young artists. He is also autistic. We follow Stephen as he prepares to draw - from memory - the largest ever panoramic view of London to be put on public display.