Making sense of modern Britain is a tough call. But the explanation, more often than not, lies in the British Empire. Jeremy Paxman believes that unless the British come to terms with their Imperial past, theyll never understand who they are and where they're going today. In this five-part series, he cuts through the British national embarrassment, turning his forensic and unapologetic gaze on to this most compelling period of our history and tracing...

With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As life on the ship descends into chaos, they are consumed by fear, lust, and the insatiable hunger for power.

Professor Patrick N. Allitt, Emory University, delivers thirty-six lectures on the history of the British Empire.

In the deepest reaches of space, the fight to save all human life from extinction has begun. Hoping for lasting peace following centuries of intense warfare, the Twelve Colonies gather to sign a treaty with their dreaded enemies, the Cylons. But after an act of treachery, the Cylons launch a devasting surprise attack, destroying the Colonies home planet. A lone flagship, the Galactica, remains to aid the surviving colonists on their epic journey to...

A futuristic family whose everyday world is cluttered with gadgets that anticipated such technological marvels as the Internet and the cellular phone. George is a corporate sprocket at the mercy of his tyrannical boss ; teenage daughter Judy is boy crazy; Elroy's a boy genius; and Jane's a pretty, sensible woman capable of intervening when George gets stuck on the treadmill.

For a former Marine sentenced in the year 2022 to a secret and remote prison island inhabited by society's most violent and feared criminals, there is only one thought that keeps him alive: escape.

This fascinating documentary uses rare color film to examine the complexities, contradictions and legacies of the British Empire, from the Partition of India to the handover of Hong Kong and more.

The gathering: In this pilot for the five-year space saga, the station's commander, Jeffrey Sinclair, is framed for the attempted assassination of the arriving Vorlon ambassador. In the beginning: This special episode of the five-year space saga, relates the events of a decade before, when Earth and Mimbari first went to war.

In the year 2149, humanity on earth is about to become extinct. In an experiment, some are able to time travel 85 million years into the past to try to colonize and begin life on Earth anew. The Shannon Family is sent back in time, and their fight for survival includes dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, as well as a mysterious force trying to destroy their experiment and all those involved.

Set in a time of interplanetary colonization, Sy Lombrok, a former nurse who is now a drifter with a haunted past, forms an unlikely alliance with Kane Sommerville, a lieutenant who works for off-world military contractor Exor. In a race against time, they set out to rescue Kane's young daughter Indi amid an impending global crisis precipitated by Exor.