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