04: John F Kennedy | Walden on Heroes

04: John F Kennedy | Walden on Heroes

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'11''

Young and talented, JFK embodied a new spirit of optimism in postwar America and his assassination in 1963 immortalised him as a politi...

Frost/Nixon (2008)

Frost/Nixon (2008)

Film Studies | BBC HD | 2011 | 1'52'38''

The story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in TV history - David Frost's interview with disgraced President Richard Nixon. Starring Michael Sh...

05: Impeachment | Watergate

05: Impeachment | Watergate

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1994 | 49'11''

President Nixon clings on to the White House as the case against him mounts. The automatic recording system he ordered to be installed in the Ova...

04: Massacre | Watergate

04: Massacre | Watergate

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1994 | 49'20''

The so-called Saturday Night Massacre, the chain of events that unfolded on 20 October 1973, when President Nixon demanded that special prosecutor A...

03: Scapegoat | Watergate

03: Scapegoat | Watergate

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1994 | 49'09''

Nixon pays the Watergate burglars to keep silent, but his adviser, John Dean, turns state's evidence after John McCord, one of the thieves, reveals...

02: Cover-Up | Watergate

02: Cover-Up | Watergate

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1994 | 49'13''

Nixon's burglars are caught and the president himself is at the head of a cover-up that links the crime to the White House. In November 1972, five m...

01: Break-In | Watergate

01: Break-In | Watergate

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1994 | 49'13''

In 1974, Richard Nixon, brought down by the Watergate scandal, became the only US president ever to resign. This programme looks at the break-in at ...

German reaction to WWII | The World at War

German reaction to WWII | The World at War

Conflict and Warfare | ITV | 1973 | 5'06''

This clip shows the initial reaction to the war and has some eyewitness testimony of how people felt supportive of the initial suc...

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown | Panorama

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown | Panorama

Geography | BBC One | 2026 | 29'07''

President Trump's crackdown on immigration has led to a big drop in the number of migrants illegally crossing the border. Are ...

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

History | BBC Two | 2010 | 1'52'13''

Film-makers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams tell the behind-the-scenes story of the passionate campaigners who helped a young African-Am...

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald | Timewatch

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald | Timewatch

History | BBC Two | 1993 | 1'39'48''

An investigative biography of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man at the centre of the political crime of the 20th century, the...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Icons

Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Icons

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 2019 | 13'28''

Paralysed from the waist down, FDR's bold social and economic reforms turned a country on the brink of catastrophe into a superpower, and h...

Trump in Tweets

Trump in Tweets

Politics | BBC Two | 2020 | 1'10'24''

Examining how Trump used Twitter to change US politics, exploring why this technophobe became a serial tweeter and witnessing the impact his tweets have on t...

04: The Arc of History | Inside Obama’s White House

04: The Arc of History | Inside Obama’s White House

Politics | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'30''

The last episode begins with Obama's decision to launch the special operation into Pakistan, to catch Osama Bin Laden.

03: Don’t Screw It Up | Inside Obama’s White House

03: Don’t Screw It Up | Inside Obama’s White House

Politics | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'57''

Episode three tells how Obama set out to end George Bush's wars in the Middle East.

02: Obamacare | Inside Obama’s White House

02: Obamacare | Inside Obama’s White House

Politics | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'28''

This episode looks at how his proposals for affordable, accessible healthcare sparked a bitter conflict.

01: 100 Days | Inside Obama’s White House

01: 100 Days | Inside Obama’s White House

Politics | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'32''

The story of how Barack Obama tried to reshape America. A month after his victory, Obama discovered America was on the verge ...

Trump: The Return? | Panorama

Trump: The Return? | Panorama

Politics | BBC One | 2022 | 28'52''

Will Donald Trump run for president again? On the eve of the US midterm elections, reporter Hilary Andersson visits Selma, North Carolina, to f...
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