Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. When the English princess married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, it was the beginning of one of the most successful unions in the history of the Royal family. From the feted young couple of the 1940s to the guardians of today's monarchy, Elizabeth and Philip have travelled a long road to which is...

By its nature the work is grisly, but a successful homicide investigation can at least give survivors the consolation of justice. In an ongoing case and in a notorious one that was closed, this program shows how killers are caught by NYPD homicide experts. Veteran Detective Robert Mooney discusses his methods, including forensics and what he calls "victimology," the background checks that often lead right to the suspect. Police archive footage includes...

Heroes Behind the Badge recounts the harrowing stories of law enforcement officers who were caught in the line of fire and survived and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Directed by British Academy Award-winning filmmaker Wayne Derrick and narrated by Emmy Award nominee Vincent D'Onofrio, this documentary serves as a tribute in honoring the lives of the brave men and women behind the badge.

In the 1970s, frustration over heroin-related urban crime led to the War on Drugs. Today, heroin is back. But the users, and the response, are very different.

Angela Macdougall is a wife, mother, and S.W.A.T. team sniper. This program explores what it is like to balance a career in a risky, high-visibility, male-dominated occupation with marriage and motherhood. Angie and her husband, Chris, talk about the demands of law enforcement-the need for objectivity, the fight against cynicism, the skepticism of fellow officers, the emphasis on physical fitness-and the sacrifices they have both made to accommodate...

This film documents the chilling life, impulses, and journey of Aleister Crowley, one of the most controversial and mysterious characters of the 20th century and "The Wickedest Man in the World." Voiced by Joss Ackland, this vivid portrait unearths the barely believable and shocking facts surrounding this infamous occultist, spy, poet, dark magician, hedonist, writer, and accomplished mountaineer. Through dramatically reconstructed period scenes,...

This 2-hour special gives viewers an inside look at the hunt for Pablo Escobar as told by the US DEA agents who hunted him and those that were there reporting.

How does one balance two important but sometimes competing public interests, specifically the need to hold police officers and other public officials accountable for their actions versus the need to shield them from harassment and legal liability? In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court laid the foundations of an answer in a case involving civil rights protesters who sued two police officers for arresting them at a segregated bus stop in Mississippi. Although...

In the Roaring Twenties, Al Capone ruled an empire of crime. His dominance was so complete that his name has become a cultural reference for criminal activity, power, and infamy. This documentary explores how this seemingly untouchable gangster was brought to justice.

This video tells the story of Jesse James, putting it into the context of the Border Wars, the Civil War, and subsequent Reconstruction and the wranglings between the Republican and Democratic interests to take control of Missouri. It's told with enthusiastic support of the various Jesse James museums.