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