The Geography Of War: World War II
This series examines WWII through the prism of geography. Stripping away political borders to reveal the topography beneath, it reveals fascinating and…
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The Black Death: Patient Zero
In this two-part series, we reveal the devastation inflicted on medieval Europe by the 14th-century outbreak of the plague that remains the…
Constantine The Great
Ancient history knows few rulers as significant as him. He fundamentally changed the Roman world: Emperor Constantine, known as Constantine the Great.
Deception WWII
Tracking six years of conflict, this series picks apart various wartime operations and looks at the men and women who managed to…
Nazis, U-Boats and the Battle for the Atlantic
The longest campaign of WWII was fought in the Atlantic Ocean. Hitler's U-Boat fleet hunted in packs, chasing down the Allied convoys.…
WWII: Hell on Earth
The greatest manmade event in history was also the most lethal; we tell the story of the Second World War from a…
Queens That Changed The World
For so long believed to be side characters in histories dominated by men, some queens wielded extraordinary power; we discover how six…
Hitler's Games in Colour: Berlin 1936
The Berlin Olympics of 1936 were innovative, introducing television coverage and the torch relay. We show the highlights, but also how Hitler…
Sisi: Assassination of an Empress
September 10th, 1898: Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni stabs the Austrian Empress Elisabeth with a file. The murder of the Empress is the…
The Assassinations Of Queen Victoria
Eight attempts were made on Queen Victoria's life during her 63-year reign. We uncover the motives of the would-be assassins, and explore…
Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I: Prisoner Queens
From a rejected, illegitimate child to England's longest-reigning and one of its most successful monarchs, we explore Elizabeth I's legacy through her…
Mary Queen of Scots: Cracking the Code
In 2023, three amateur codebreakers decoded 57 long-lost letters from Mary, Queen of Scots, uncovering a hidden correspondence preserved in the French…
The Maya: The War of Five Kingdoms
In recent years, archaeologists have made major discoveries about the Classic Maya world. They showed that Maya kingdoms were engaged in warfare,…
World War II: The End
Chart the final months of World War II, including the Wehrmacht's last-ditch battles on the Western and Eastern Fronts, and recount the…
Ancient Betrayals
We unveil stories of conspiracies, murders, and acts of treachery that changed the course of ancient history. Discover the motives behind the…
The Frontier
This series explores the legends, events and folklore of the American frontier, a place that has become part of one of the…
Adolf Hitler's War
Aspects of the story of the Nazi occupation on the Eastern Front are only broadly known. Recently archives have opened and memories…
Nazi Space Race
The 1969 Moon landings were regarded as man's greatest achievement; what was not well-known is that the men behind the mission were…
1945: Days That Changed The World
How does one go about ending a global war? This series commemorates the 80th anniversary of the unconditional surrender of Germany and…
1776: American Independence
We traverse the Atlantic and plunge into the American West. For the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we bring you…
The Manhattan Project: In Colour
The Manhattan Project built the first atomic bombs in 1945; this documentary brings the story to life with restored footage and powerful…
Secret Nazi Science
When the Nazi empire collapsed at the end of WWII, the darkest secrets of the Third Reich came to light; this series…
Fatal Conflicts: The Rise and Fall of Civilisations
How did ambition and ideology shape the ancient world? We explore two defining rivalries: Xerxes vs Themistocles in the Second Greco-Persian War,…
The Third Reich: In Private
There were only rumours for a long time about the private lives of the Nazi leaders; this series shows us the women…