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