The complex love story of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Empress Alexandra. Through their personally revealing letters, explore the couple’s role in the lead up to the Russian…

In the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C., the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundation of modern science, politics, warfare…

In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power-hungry family dynasties fought for domination of the continent.

For as long as Hank has hosted Crash Course, he’s wanted to host a series about the history of science. We’ve been asking big questions for a really long time…

In 1560 BC, when Rome was still a marsh and the Acropolis was an empty rock, Egypt was already 1,000 years old. Although the period of the pyramid-builders was long…

In this immersive living history series, the training programme of one of World War Two’s most covert organisations, the Special Operations Executive or SEO, is resurrected.

A new investigation driven by declassified CIA documents suggests a secret history of bitter rivalries, government conspiracies, Cold War, WWII spycraft, and amazing achievements of Nikola Tesla, a truly gifted…

British historian David Olusoga, along with other historians, narrates the story of millions of Indian, African and Asian troops who fought and died alongside French and British troops to help…

Each installment focus on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.

Embark in a journey through some of the most beautiful cities in the world in this documentary series. Each episode features a new city and explores the many things that…

La grande storia is a historical documentary series aired by Italian public television network Rai 3.

Questions the myths and unravels age-old clichés about ancient cultures.

A mini series about the great artist’s life.

A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin’s private film archive.

En storslagen miniserie om den dramatiska sänkningen av passagerarfartyget Laconia 1942. Året är 1942 och den tidigare lyxkryssaren Laconia är på väg från Egypten till Liverpool med civilister och Italienska…

Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international mover and shaker.

God in America explores the tumultuous 400-year history of the intersection of religion and public life in America, from the first European settlements to the 2008 presidential election. This series…

A fast-paced eye-popping journey into days gone by from the people behind the hugely popular Brainiac: Science Abuse series.

A television miniseries produced by Adam Curtis about UK/US relations.

Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history.

Commanding shoguns and samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans—all were part of the Japanese “renaissance”; a period between the 16th and 19th Centuries when Japan went from chaos and…

William Miles’s landmark epic documents the early settlement of the Village of Harlem in the 17th century to the specter of urban renewal and redevelopment in the 1970s. The film…

Barbarians is a mini-series on The History Channel which tells the story of the most barbaric tribes of the early and late Middle Ages. Two series have currently been produced,…

An excellent narration of oil industry since early days to 20th century and up to today. How oil changed the world and shaped our modern world today.

Mukhtar Thaqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain (grandson of Islamic…

The History of Sex is a 1999 five part documentary series by Jim Milio, Kelly McPherson, and Melissa Jo Peltier; and narrated by Peter Coyote. It was first aired on…

Historikern Mary Beard tittar närmare på hur fruarna, barnen, slaktarna, slavarna och handelsmännen levde för 2000 år sedan.

In 1906 Teddy Roosevelt created the nation s first national monument destination. The purpose was to preserve all of America s significant pieces of history. Since then, all National Monuments…

The musketeers battle against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the treacherous Milady.

Two-part documentary telling the story of the battle for control of the North Sea during the First World War.