Tim Pigott-Smith

A mini-series that tracks the ascent of master magician Harry Houdini from desperate poverty to worldwide fame.

It's based on the William Kalush and Larry Sloman book The Secret Life of "Houdini", The Making of America's First Superhero. The tale paints Houdini as more than a master illusionist: He was a spy and a true renaissance man across the globe.

A thriller set behind the scenes in the final days before the outbreak of the First World War.

This show features two feature length episodes telling the story behind the most infamous heist in British history on its 50th anniversary.

June 1956. BBC reporters and soul mates Bel Rowley and Freddie Lyon join a brand new current affairs programme and become involved in a dark and dangerous conspiracy.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is based on Kate Summerscale's account of a Victorian murder case that shocked the whole country. Detective Inspector Jack Whicher finds himself traveling to a remote country house where he investigates the murder of a young child. He soon manages to discover a web of lies and concealment amid the family living there, which he thinks vindicates the police's chief suspect in the murder case.

Strike Back is a high-octane action thriller series that follows a team of elite soldiers as they take on dangerous missions around the world to stop global threats. Led by a charismatic duo of American and British operatives, the show features intense combat scenes, complex characters, and gripping storylines that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The police force at Holby South is tasked with the toughest job yet. Not only are they fighting the usual crime with drug offenders and gang members, but today they are faced with the threat of terrorism on their own soil. Watch how they handle the intensity in this eight-part BBC series.

A four part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.

The conflict in the Middle East between Israel and its neighbors is given comprehensive treatment in six 50 min episodes produced by PBS. Using archival footage and extensive interviews with participants, the production begins by explaining conditions in Palestine at the end of World War II and the crisis created by the exodus of European Jews who went to the Middle East after the Holocaust. The withdrawal of the British, who had controlled Palestine for decades, is detailed, as is the creation of the state of Israel. Much of the region's history is complex, with the local struggles being conducted at times as a part of the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but these videos do an admirable job of explaining the complexities of the situation. The segment on the Six Day War, for example, is masterful, with the scenes shifting from Israel to Egypt to Washington to Moscow.

Drama series set in India in the 1940s, during the period of the Indian Raj. The series aired on ITV in Great Britain and in the United States on PBS as an installment of Masterpiece Theatre.