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Marilyn Monroe
Season 1 Episode 21
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous screen actors of all time.
Known for her charisma and beauty, her private life and turbulent health made hea…
5 hours ago
Charlie Chaplin
Season 1 Episode 20
The first truly global celebrity, Charlie Chaplin was once the most famous man in the world.
The king of the silent movie, over the course of 82 film…
1 week ago
Thomas Edison
Season 1 Episode 19
Thomas Edison was one of history’s greatest inventors, a man who gave the world not only electric light but other landmark innovations in sound recor…
2 weeks ago
Alexander the Great
Season 1 Episode 18
Though he ruled for just thirteen years, Alexander the Great casts a long shadow, famed as much for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius.
B…
3 weeks ago
Muhammad Ali
Season 1 Episode 17
From the day he burst onto the scene, Muhammad Ali changed boxing history.
But he also influenced the American civil rights movement, the perception …
4 weeks ago
Frida Kahlo
Season 1 Episode 16
Frida Kahlo is as much a modern icon for her personal flair as she is for her paintings.
But how did her style develop, and what did she intend it to …
1 month ago
William Shakespeare
Season 1 Episode 15
No single writer has shaped the way we speak and think more than William Shakespeare.
Whether we’re being cruel to be kind, wearing our hearts on our …
1 month, 1 week ago
Pocahontas
Season 1 Episode 14
Pocahontas is probably the best known Native American in history. But the true story of her life has been eclipsed by a fictionalised version, played…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Abraham Lincoln
Season 1 Episode 13
Abraham Lincoln’s life reads like an American folk tale: the story of a boy born into poverty, whose drive and determination saw him become the most …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Vincent Van Gogh
Season 1 Episode 12
Vincent van Gogh was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of art. But though he created thousands of drawings and paintin…
2 months ago