Historical Documentaries
History is the greatest storyteller, and these documentary shows and films tackle true tales of culture, war and so much more, from ancient times to modern.
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American Godfathers: The Five Families
Testament: The Story of Moses
World War II: From the Frontlines
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Becoming Led Zeppelin
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
America: Our Defining Hours
Sitting Bull
Churchill at War
Hitler's Circle of Evil
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Waco: American Apocalypse
Roman Empire
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Challenger
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
The Last Czars
Apollo 13: Survival
Secrets of the Neanderthals
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Alexander: The Making of a God
Spy Ops
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Queen Cleopatra
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Miracle: The Boys of '80
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Becoming Led Zeppelin
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Apollo 13: Survival
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Apollo 11
The Redeem Team
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
Cover-Up
Bobby Kennedy for President
The Confession Tapes
The Martha Mitchell Effect
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Grenfell: Uncovered
The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo
Pelé
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Last Days
Five Came Back
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Wormwood
Best of Enemies
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Churchill at War
Waco: American Apocalypse
The Last Czars
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Challenger
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Secrets of the Neanderthals
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Roman Empire
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Alexander: The Making of a God
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Spy Ops
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Queen Cleopatra
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Einstein and the Bomb
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Apollo 11
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Mysteries of the Faith
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
The Redeem Team
Britain and The Blitz
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
The Last Czars
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Challenger
Roman Empire
Alexander: The Making of a God
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Spy Ops
Queen Cleopatra
Who Killed Jill Dando?
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
Mysteries of the Faith
Bobby Kennedy for President
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The Confession Tapes
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
The Hunt for Veerappan
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Medal of Honor
Secrets of Great British Castles
Empire Games
Captive
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Blood, Sex & Royalty
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Who Killed Malcolm X?
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
The Confession Tapes
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Who Killed Jill Dando?
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The Hunt for Veerappan
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
Trial By Media
Wormwood
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
Examination of Conscience
Provocative TV Shows
Miracle: The Boys of '80
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Medal of Honor
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Julia's Stepping Stones
Terim
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Food For Hungry Brains
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
Julia's Stepping Stones
Einstein and the Bomb
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Secrets of Great British Castles
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Five Came Back
African Queens: Njinga
UnBroken
Amend: The Fight for America
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Patria
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
Hitler - A Career
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
11M: Terror in Madrid
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Rubaru Roshni
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Patria
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
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History Documentaries
Britain and The Blitz
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Anthrax Attacks
Secrets of Great British Castles
Grenfell: Uncovered
Medal of Honor
Pelé
Empire Games
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
The Last Days
Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
Blood, Sex & Royalty
UnBroken
Five Came Back
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
African Queens: Njinga
11M: Terror in Madrid
Amend: The Fight for America
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Best of Enemies
Terim
Black Barbie
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Patria
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Rubaru Roshni
The Stories Behind the Headlines
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The Hunt for Veerappan
The Anthrax Attacks
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
11M: Terror in Madrid
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
Julia's Stepping Stones
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Examination of Conscience
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Patria
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
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