Martin Luther

To mark 50 years since the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, Trevor McDonald travels to America's Deep South in the hope of getting closer to the man who meant so much to him and so many others. He uncovers new sides to the story, speaks to a former member of the Ku Klux Klan and interviews an expert on the horrors of lynching in 20th-century America. He also asks some of black role models, including Naomi Campbell, General Colin Powell and the Rev Al Sharpton, what Martin Luther King means to them.

This unique documentary tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s extraordinary life. The video utilizes photos and rare film footage to explore the civil rights activist's ideas and numerous accomplishments before his tragic death at the hands of an assasin. This video concentrates on the Civil Rights leader's many groundbreaking accomplishments. The narrarated and mostly black and white footage/photos cover Dr. King's war on poverty and his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War. Also included is some of his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech and details of his involvement in the Memphis sanitation workers' strike in March and April of 1968.

Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World Narrated by Hugh Bonneville (Downtown Abbey), the film brings to life the great adventure story of Luther's struggle. Undoubtedly, Martin Luther was one of the last most influential and interesting people of the last millennium. The film vividly portrays the key moments in his story: the massive lightning storm that nearly killed him, the bleak self-punishment of his time in the monastery, the corruption that unleashed his anger, the theological breakthrough that reset Christian thought, his trial before the most powerful man in Europe, the staged kidnapping that helped him escape the death penalty, and his ongoing drive to reform the church.