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