Curiosity Stream

Empires and lives have been won and lost over secrets. Let's meet history's most interesting spies.

We discover you can start a war over anything, from assassination to a lost ear, or even pastry.

Meet history's richest people. How did they get it, how did they spend it, and were they happy?

Throughout history, people have lost heads, wars, and their sanity for love. We find out how and why.

History is full of revolutions, industrial, sexual, and, political. But how can you avoid creating monsters?

Our modern world was created through invention, but it's not always clear who first had the spark.

We look at who's run and won the Presidency and how you keep the top job once you've got it.

We look at history's most interesting criminals, con artists, frauds, and fakes.

Empires and lives have been won and lost over secrets. Let's meet history's most interesting spies.

We discover you can start a war over anything, from assassination to a lost ear, or even pastry.

Meet history's richest people. How did they get it, how did they spend it, and were they happy?

Throughout history, people have lost heads, wars, and their sanity for love. We find out how and why.

History is full of revolutions, industrial, sexual, and, political. But how can you avoid creating monsters?

Empires and lives have been won and lost over secrets. Let's meet history's most interesting spies.

We discover you can start a war over anything, from assassination to a lost ear, or even pastry.

Meet history's richest people. How did they get it, how did they spend it, and were they happy?

Throughout history, people have lost heads, wars, and their sanity for love. We find out how and why.

History is full of revolutions, industrial, sexual, and, political. But how can you avoid creating monsters?

Our modern world was created through invention, but it's not always clear who first had the spark.

Patrick investigates how life evolved ways to thrive in all corners of our planet. But can nature teach us better ways of exploring worlds beyond Planet Earth?

The secrets to cleaner, faster and farther travel are now being uncovered in nature. Patrick investigates the creatures that evolved to become so good at moving.

Patrick investigates evolution's regenerative secrets and uncovers ground-breaking medical research that could soon change the future of healthcare.

Patrick explores whether animals like mysterious squid or decorative spiders could help us restore the impact we have on the planet.

On this journey, Patrick investigates whether nature's greatest survivors can inspire technologies that will help humanity avoid extinction.

Patrick goes in search of animals that have mastered the art of protection and discovers how their genius is inspiring new technologies to protect us in the future.

Patrick investigates how life evolved ways to thrive in all corners of our planet. But can nature teach us better ways of exploring worlds beyond Planet Earth?

The secrets to cleaner, faster and farther travel are now being uncovered in nature. Patrick investigates the creatures that evolved to become so good at moving.

Patrick investigates evolution's regenerative secrets and uncovers ground-breaking medical research that could soon change the future of healthcare.

Patrick explores whether animals like mysterious squid or decorative spiders could help us restore the impact we have on the planet.

On this journey, Patrick investigates whether nature's greatest survivors can inspire technologies that will help humanity avoid extinction.

Patrick goes in search of animals that have mastered the art of protection and discovers how their genius is inspiring new technologies to protect us in the future.

Patrick investigates how life evolved ways to thrive in all corners of our planet. But can nature teach us better ways of exploring worlds beyond Planet Earth?

The secrets to cleaner, faster and farther travel are now being uncovered in nature. Patrick investigates the creatures that evolved to become so good at moving.

Patrick investigates evolution's regenerative secrets and uncovers ground-breaking medical research that could soon change the future of healthcare.

Patrick explores whether animals like mysterious squid or decorative spiders could help us restore the impact we have on the planet.

On this journey, Patrick investigates whether nature's greatest survivors can inspire technologies that will help humanity avoid extinction.

Patrick goes in search of animals that have mastered the art of protection and discovers how their genius is inspiring new technologies to protect us in the future.

Patrick investigates how life evolved ways to thrive in all corners of our planet. But can nature teach us better ways of exploring worlds beyond Planet Earth?

The secrets to cleaner, faster and farther travel are now being uncovered in nature. Patrick investigates the creatures that evolved to become so good at moving.

Patrick investigates evolution's regenerative secrets and uncovers ground-breaking medical research that could soon change the future of healthcare.

Patrick explores whether animals like mysterious squid or decorative spiders could help us restore the impact we have on the planet.

On this journey, Patrick investigates whether nature's greatest survivors can inspire technologies that will help humanity avoid extinction.

Patrick goes in search of animals that have mastered the art of protection and discovers how their genius is inspiring new technologies to protect us in the future.

The potato, a mad scientist, and German beer have brought humanity to the brink of a future with clean, limitless energy. How did we get here? And what happens next?

James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD gave us Big Data, and a world where humans merge with the internet.

A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA and a future with genetically engineered people.

Rocket fuel, the Polaroid camera, and dog pee lead us to the point where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. What will it mean for humanity?

James connects the dots between Napoleon's toothpick and the Nielsen ratings to arrive at the new quantum computer.

French wigs and a man who took LSD with dolphins lead to a machine that can build anything you wish for, molecule by molecule, for free.

The potato, a mad scientist, and German beer have brought humanity to the brink of a future with clean, limitless energy. How did we get here? And what happens next?

James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD gave us Big Data, and a world where humans merge with the internet.

A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA and a future with genetically engineered people.

Rocket fuel, the Polaroid camera, and dog pee lead us to the point where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. What will it mean for humanity?

James connects the dots between Napoleon's toothpick and the Nielsen ratings to arrive at the new quantum computer.

French wigs and a man who took LSD with dolphins lead to a machine that can build anything you wish for, molecule by molecule, for free.

The potato, a mad scientist, and German beer have brought humanity to the brink of a future with clean, limitless energy. How did we get here? And what happens next?

James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD gave us Big Data, and a world where humans merge with the internet.

A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA and a future with genetically engineered people.

Virgin Hyperloop is a train that runs inside a steel tunnel. This revolutionary new vehicle floats along the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds.

A new era of space is dawning where small satellites no bigger than a shoebox will be deployed not in one or twos, but in their thousands.

All over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem, how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a huge scale but at a low cost.

This film explores the mind-blowing world of timber buildings for a more sustainable future.

We follow the emerging world of electric vehicles, the infrastructure needed for them, and the radical change we must make to the way we think about transport.

The Metaverse is the successor to the internet. It will change the lives of almost every human on the planet.

Virgin Hyperloop is a train that runs inside a steel tunnel. This revolutionary new vehicle floats along the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds.

A new era of space is dawning where small satellites no bigger than a shoebox will be deployed not in one or twos, but in their thousands.

All over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem, how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a huge scale but at a low cost.

This film explores the mind-blowing world of timber buildings for a more sustainable future.

We follow the emerging world of electric vehicles, the infrastructure needed for them, and the radical change we must make to the way we think about transport.

The Metaverse is the successor to the internet. It will change the lives of almost every human on the planet.

Virgin Hyperloop is a train that runs inside a steel tunnel. This revolutionary new vehicle floats along the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds.

A new era of space is dawning where small satellites no bigger than a shoebox will be deployed not in one or twos, but in their thousands.

All over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem, how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a huge scale but at a low cost.

This film explores the mind-blowing world of timber buildings for a more sustainable future.

We follow the emerging world of electric vehicles, the infrastructure needed for them, and the radical change we must make to the way we think about transport.

The Metaverse is the successor to the internet. It will change the lives of almost every human on the planet.

Virgin Hyperloop is a train that runs inside a steel tunnel. This revolutionary new vehicle floats along the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds.

A new era of space is dawning where small satellites no bigger than a shoebox will be deployed not in one or twos, but in their thousands.

All over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem, how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a huge scale but at a low cost.

This film explores the mind-blowing world of timber buildings for a more sustainable future.

When WW2 breaks out between Britain and Germany, the Royal Navy must find a way to sink the German U-boats before they cut off their vital transatlantic shipping routes.

Dönitz's U-boats continue to terrorise the transatlantic routes. In Britain, the WRENS prepare to frustrate his plans, while the Royal Navy turns to a retired wargamer.

Gilbert Roberts sets up a tactical school to counter the U-boats. He enlists the help of Jean Laidlaw and a small team of Wrens, to wargame battles.

Roberts and Laidlaw must convince the top brass that their new tactic can fight back against the U-boats.

The battle for convoy ONS.5 tests the escort commanders and the wargamers' tactics, to the limit.

Roberts and Laidlaw must confront one last challenge and recapture the waves before the D-Day landings.

When WW2 breaks out between Britain and Germany, the Royal Navy must find a way to sink the German U-boats before they cut off their vital transatlantic shipping routes.

Dönitz's U-boats continue to terrorise the transatlantic routes. In Britain, the WRENS prepare to frustrate his plans, while the Royal Navy turns to a retired wargamer.

Gilbert Roberts sets up a tactical school to counter the U-boats. He enlists the help of Jean Laidlaw and a small team of Wrens, to wargame battles.