Documentary about American composer Cole Porter. Bass-baritone and Porter historian Wilfried Van den Brande charts the key events of Porter's life and career by tracing his footsteps and visiting places including his birthplace of Peru, Indiana, his university at Yale and many of the cities he lived in such as Paris, New York and Venice.

Documentary examining the debilitating addictions of the American working class. Irish film-maker Tony Monaghan, who himself came from a poor family and had little education, examines the addiction issues of American construction workers in St. Louis, Missouri, where he runs his own building business. Through interviews with some of the hard workers of the American Midwest, Tony tries to gain an insight into their lives, why they turned to drink and drugs, and how they manage to remain functional in everyday life.

Selina Scott presents this documentary which takes a look at one of Britain's stately homes, Boughton House. The mansion is currently owned by Richard Scott, Tenth Duke of Buccleuch, and holds a collection of treasures including paintings by van Dyck and cabinets by André-Charles Boulle.

Tony Robinson presents this television series in which he journeys by foot across historical landscapes around Britain. He visits places including West Yorkshire, the Cairngorms National Park and the Channel Islands and along the way makes discoveries about each location's past. The episodes are: 'Bronte Country', 'Victoria and Albert's Highland Fling', 'The Norman Conquest of Pembrokeshire', 'Nazi Occupation: The Channel Islands', 'King John's Ruin: The Peak District' and 'England's Last Battle: The West Country'.

All eight episodes of the TV series in which presenter Guy Martin embarks on a number of speed oriented challenges. Throughout the show, the motorbike racing mechanic tries to break the national record for the fastest bicycle with the help of Olympian Laura Trott, fly using only his muscle power and win the American Pike's Peak International Hill Climb. Series 1 episodes are: 'Britain's Fastest Cyclist', 'Hydroplaning Bike', 'Human Powered Aircraft' and 'World's Fastest Toboggan'. Series 2 episodes are: 'Tandem', 'Pike's Peak', 'Hovercraft' and 'Gravity Racer'.

BBC miniseries focusing on Queen Victoria's family members and descendants including the three ruling cousins Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England. Tamsin Greig presents this documentary which examines the role that the three cousins and their interrelated houses, who reigned over Europe's most powerful countries, played in the outbreak of the First World War.

Dramatic reconstruction of two key naval battles fought in the early days of the First World War. During the Battle of Coronel in November 1914, gunfire between the two nations resulted in the Germans sinking two British ships, HMS Monmouth and HMS Good Hope, causing the fatalities of 1600 sailors. To enact their revenge, a month later Britain sent two battle cruisers, Inflexible and Invincible, to engage the Geman fleet in the Battle of the Falkland Islands. Led by Vice Admiral Sturdee (Craighall Sherry), this time they were victorious and sank the German cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau. The feature also includes an original score composed by Simon Dobson and performed by 24 members of the Royal Marines Band Service.

Documentary about cyclist Lance Armstrong, the man behind one of the biggest cases of fraud in sporting history. When news broke that the seven-time Tour de France champion had been found guilty of doping offences, the world of sport fell into a state of mourning followed by severe anger at his deceit. In this documentary, director Alex Holmes delves deeper into the story and seeks to find the truth behind the allegations.

All episodes from the 17th series of the Channel Four archaeology programme presented by Tony Robinson, exploring the history of Britain through digs and the artefacts uncovered. The episodes are: 'Corridors of Power', 'A Saintly Site', 'Bridge Over the River Tees', 'In the Halls of a Saxon King', 'The Massacre in the Cellar', 'Potted History', 'Death and Dominoes: The First POW Camp', 'Something for the Weekend', 'Governor's Green', 'Priory Engagement', 'There's a Villa Here Somewhere', 'Commanding Heights' and 'Rooting for the Romans'.

Tony Robinson presents this television series in which he journeys by foot across historical landscapes around Britain. He visits places including the Cornish coast, the Lake District and Stonehenge and along the way makes discoveries about each location's past.

Academy Award-nominated documentary detailing the horrors of the Cambodian genocide which occurred under the Pol Pot dictatorship of the late-1970s. Using clay animation as a way of illustrating the undocumented experience of the common people, film-maker Rithy Panh tells the story of how he and his family were taken from their home in the city and forced to work in rural labour camps as part of the Khmer Rouge's social engineering policies. Not only did Panh witness first-hand a number of atrocities, including routine executions and widespread malnutrition, as a result, his own father starved himself to death as a way of protesting against the regime. The movie received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

Film-maker David Bond directs this documentary exploring the relationship of modern youngsters with nature. Bond's first challenge is to try and get his own two children away from the TV screens, iPads and games consoles that dominate their free time and outside to play, as he did when he was a youngster. To do so he decides that he will have to fight fire with fire and utilise the modern marketing techniques that have made technological entertainment so irresistible to children to market nature as a brand. How will he fare? The film includes contributions from environmentalists George Monbiot and Chris Packham.

Historical documentary about the Icelanders' sagas presented by Dr. Janina Ramirez. The programme takes a look at life during the Viking Age through the stories they wrote about real people and events. Travelling to Iceland, Dr. Ramirez examines one of these stories in particular - the Laxdæla saga.

Tim Marlow presents this biographical documentary about the life and work of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. The film takes a look at Vermeer's art in galleries around the world such as London's National Gallery and New York's Metropolitan, with the visuals accompanied by the Academy of Ancient Music. Marlow also provides a detailed account of Vermeer's life with input from art experts and author Tracy Chevalier who wrote 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'.

Re-working of the 1995 documentary 'Glastonbury the Movie'. The film offers an audience perspective of the event, while following bands both on and off stage. This version includes previously unseen footage and features The Lemonheads, The Verve, Omar Lye-Fook, Stereo MCs, Chuck Prophet, Co-Creators and many others.

Documentary following Richard Wagner's great, great-grandson, 30-year-old New York photographer Antoine Wagner, as he travels to Switzerland to trace the celebrated composer's time there. Spending several years in Switzerland, in the first instance as a political exile, the composer enjoyed a prolific period, writing 'Die Meistersinger', 'Tristan und Isolde' and the 'Wesendonck-Lieder', as well as beginning work on 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'. In order to build up a picture of his forefather and gain a perspective of the man, Antoine Wagner sets out to visit the places where he lived, and talks to a local gathering of musicologists, historians and musicians. Contributors include Dagny Beidler, Katja Fleischer, Laurenz Lütteken, Albert Lutz and Eva Rieger.

Documentary film from Marc Isaacs which follows a number of people as they attempt to integrate themselves into a contemporary London setting after leaving their respective homes. Believing it to be a place where dreams can be realised, many diverse characters alight on London every day in the hopes of finding a better life, but what this film shows is that not every story is a success story. From Iqbal Ahmed's struggle to earn enough money so that his wife can join him to Keelta's dreams of becoming a recognised singer, the film highlights the isolation and hardships that many are forced to contend with.

Double bill of programmes covering the 39th Ryder Cup held at the Medinah Country Club in Illinois. The 'Official Film' reviews the competition in which the USA, captained by Davis Love III, looked set to secure victory with a four-point lead on the final day but Europe, led by José María Olazábal, achieved an almighty comeback to claim the trophy. 'Captain's Diary' follows Olazábal throughout the tournament, providing his viewpoint as his team struggle against tough opponents to narrowly obtain the win.

Documentary that takes a look at the territory of the National Trust from an aerial viewpoint. The footage of over 60 sites of British heritage, including castles, moorlands and lavish landscape gardens, is accompanied by narration that elaborates on the historic importance of each resource.

Patricio Guzmán directs this cinematic essay set in Chile's Atacama desert. A meditation on time, space, astronomy and history, the film follows astronomers and archaeologists at work in the desert. Meanwhile, a group of women sift through the sand nearby searching for evidence of the bodies of their loved ones, political prisoners held in concentration camps run by Pinochet's regime.

Collection of feature and short-length documentaries from British filmmaker Humphrey Jennings. The films in this volume include 'The Heart of Britain' (1941), 'Words for Battle' (1941), 'Listen to Britain' (1942), 'Fires Were Started' (1943) and 'The Silent Village' (1943).

Two BBC documentary science series presented by physicist Brian Cox. 'Wonders of the Solar System' (2010) focuses on such phenomena as Saturn's rings, the solar flares of the Sun and the deserts of Mars to demonstrate how the forces that shaped our world are also responsible for creating some of the most breathtaking sights in our solar system. In the follow-up series, 'Wonders of the Universe' (2011), Cox continues his exploration of the universe and its effect on human life. Vast, complex and almost infinite, the universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. Its properties can seem impossible to grasp, but this series uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain the fundamental principles that underpin the laws of nature such as light, gravity, matter and time.