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 the administration's involvement. Show more
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Documentary series. In 1972, a break-in at the Democratic Party's headquarters sparks the Watergate scandal and a cover-up that goes to the very top of the US government. Show more
Documentary series about the Watergate scandal. 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. Show more
Blues America
Episode 2: Bright Lights, Big City
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
How artists like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf rooted the blues in the city, where it contributed to musical desegregation by spawning rock 'n' roll. Show more
The so-called Saturday Night Massacre, the chain of events that unfolded on 20 October 1973, when President Nixon demanded that special prosecutor Archibald Cox be fired.
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 Oval Office, however, contains damning evidence.
Masterpieces of Vienna
Episode 2: Freud's Couch
30 minutes
Series about Vienna's cultural artefacts looks at Sigmund Freud's couch - now an iconic piece of furniture and the emblem of psychoanalysis. Show more
The Descent from The Cross by Rogier Van der Weyden is a rich feast for art lovers, but what is the secret history of this world-renowned painting? Show more
Blues America
Episode 1: Woke up This Morning
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Film looking at the early years of the blues shows how the likes of Bessie Smith and Charlie Patton used the latest media to bring their music to the public. Show more
The Descent from The Cross by Rogier Van der Weyden is a rich feast for art lovers, but what is the secret history of this world-renowned painting? Show more
Inside Obama's White House
Episode 4: The Arc of History
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Available for 6 months
How Barack Obama tried to reshape America. The last episode begins with Obama's decision to launch the special operation into Pakistan, to catch Osama Bin Laden. Show more
Spies, revolutionaries and diplomats reveal the secrets of how a small island in the Caribbean challenged the world. Show more