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