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