Lionel Richie | Who Do You Think You Are? USA

Martin Luther King Jr | Icons

Martin Luther King Jr was arguably the most influential figure of the civil rights movement, King masterminded a campaign which fought not only...

George Floyd: A Killing That Shook the World | Panorama

Thousands of people have joined marches against racism after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Clive Myrie ...

KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy

Documentary investigating the Ku Klux Klan. Film-maker Dan Murdoch witnesses first-hand their secretive rituals and hears why their member...

Martin Luther King: American Prophet

Since his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King has become known as a champion of freedom. Oona King goes on a journey through the D...

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, speaking to the people who organis...

Rosa Parks | Face to Face

Martin Luther King tells the story of Rosa Parks, the ''Bus Boycott'' and how this lead to his rise a civil rights leader.

S11E03: Rosa | Doctor Who

The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wo...

Muhammad Ali | Icons

Muhammad Ali's talent and charisma secured the love of his fans, but his attitudes towards race, religion and America's role in the Vietnam War all chal...

Non-violence | Face to Face

Martin Luther King talks about the importance of non-violent protest in the civil rights movement.

Segregation and violence | Face to Face

Martin Luther King speaks of his experiences of segregation and violence as a child.

04: More Angry Than Afraid | Promised Land

The story of four of the most tumultuous years in Chicago's racial history, from 1965 to 1968. Martin Luther Kingcame to Chicago a...

Colour discrimination | Face to Face

Martin Luther King recalls his first instance of being discriminated for his race at the age of six.

Experience of living with Jim Crow | Rick Stein Tastes the Blues

Rick heres how some of his Blues heroes grew up under the Jim Crow laws and how they defined the genre itself.

Living in the USA | Face to Face

Martin Luther King explains why he doesn't move to a less discriminatory country and why it is important that he fights for equality in the US.

Non-violent success | Face to Face

Martin Luther King speaks to the success of non-violent protest.

01: Any Place But Here | Promised Land

The first part begins the story of the greatest peacetime migration in history when, between 1940 and 1970, five million African-Ameri...

02: Sweet Home Chicago | Promised Land

This second programme examines the magnetic pull of Chicago and the North. Migrants' letters home promised a better life of freedom an...

03: We Stand at the Crossroads | Promised Land

This third programme tells the story of black Chicago between the end of the war and the early sixties. With thousands of migr...

05: The Walls of Jericho | Promised Land

The exodus from Mississippi to Chicago has resulted in a sizeable and prosperous black middle class living in the Windy City. Howeve...

Billie Holiday | Icons

Raised in abject poverty, Holiday's unique singing technique saw her become one of the world's great recording artists before she chose to shine a lig...