成人快手

Coco Chanel: French style icon

Exploring the rags to riches life story of the French fashion designer

• 44 mins

Andy Warhol: The prince of Pop Art

Exploring the life and work of artist Andy Warhol

• 44 mins

Imhotep: The man behind The Mummy

Uncovering the identity of the bandaged villain of Hollywood legend

• 44 mins

Einstein: Revolution in time and space

How one man defined the role of science and scientists in the modern age

• 44 mins

Fernando Pessoa: The man who multiplied himself

The great Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa who invented dozens of alter egos

• 44 mins

The submarine: Stealth machine

Exploring the silent and secretive world of underwater vessels

• 39 mins

Albert Camus: Embracing life’s absurdity

The Stranger and other key works of Algeria’s great humanist Albert Camus

• 44 mins

The history of opium

Opium’s journey from vital medicine to dangerously addictive drug

• 44 mins

Electric telegraph: the first worldwide web

The Morse code messaging network that changed the world forever

• 44 mins

Manuela Sáenz: South America’s revolutionary heroine

The Ecuadorian woman who fought for South American independence in the 19th Century

• 39 mins

The Cat: In from the wild

Domesticated cats have been worshipped, vilified and revered throughout history

• 44 mins

Indigo: the bluest blue

Blue Gold or Devil's Dye? The complex history of the precious blue dye

• 44 mins

John Harvey Kellogg: The ‘wellness’ pioneer

How the co-inventor of cornflakes inspired a healthy living revolution

• 44 mins

Rudolf Nureyev: Superstar Russian dancer

Exploring the life of a man who pushed the boundaries of ballet.

• 44 mins

Fridtjof Nansen: Norway's great explorer

The polar adventures of a remarkable man whose humanitarian work saved thousands of lives

• 44 mins

The Russian civil war: How the Soviets rose to power

How the events of the Russian civil war led to Lenin’s communist dictatorship

• 44 mins

The Scythians: Masters of the steppe

The nomadic warriors who ruled vast swathes of Asia and Europe and who knew how to party

• 44 mins

Cyrano de Bergerac: Big-nosed hero

The swashbuckling poet of a late 19th-century French play and his real-life inspiration

• 44 mins

Ibn Khaldun: 14th Century sage

The life and work of a pioneering social scientist and historiographer

• 44 mins

Eleanor Roosevelt: Redefining the First Lady

How the wife of US President Franklin Roosevelt became a powerful political operator

• 40 mins

A history of the restaurant

From dining in Song-dynasty China to the modern open kitchen

• 44 mins

Yiddish: A story of survival

Regenerating Yiddish – the language and culture of the European Jews

• 44 mins

Highlife: The sound of Ghana

Exploring the background to the music which has absorbed so many cultural influences

• 44 mins

A history of honey

Uncovering the rich cultural and medical history of the world's oldest sweet

• 44 mins

The amazing Dr Darwin

The life of Erasmus Darwin, one of the most remarkable minds in 18th Century Britain

• 44 mins

Nefertiti: The beguiling Egyptian Queen

The story behind the beautiful bust and the powerful woman it represents

• 38 mins

Li Bai: The revered Chinese poet

The prodigious talent and restless life of Tang dynasty's literary rebel

• 44 mins

The magic of bronze

The stories behind some of the world's greatest masterpieces in bronze

• 44 mins

Man v mosquito

How humans have waged war against the mosquito for thousands of years

• 44 mins

Emilie du Chatelet: a free-spirited physicist

The life and work of a remarkable 18th-century polymath

• 39 mins