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