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
World War II: From the Frontlines
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
Abraham Lincoln
Roman Empire
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
Testament: The Story of Moses
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
American Godfathers: The Five Families
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
Grant
Thomas Jefferson
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Waco: American Apocalypse
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
FDR
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Sitting Bull
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Trial By Media
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
The Last Czars
Queen Cleopatra
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
Einstein and the Bomb
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
UnBroken
Apollo 11
Britain and The Blitz
The Anthrax Attacks
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist
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
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld
Patria
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Hitler's Circle of Evil
The Great War
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Roman Empire
American Godfathers: The Five Families
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Grant
Thomas Jefferson
Miracle: The Boys of '80
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Sitting Bull
Theodore Roosevelt
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
FDR
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
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?
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Queen Cleopatra
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Becoming Led Zeppelin
The American Experiment
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Alexander: The Making of a God
Cover-Up
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Churchill at War
America: Our Defining Hours
Surviving Black Hawk Down
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
Bobby Kennedy for President
The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo
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
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Wormwood
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Five Came Back
Award-winning Documentaries
Grant
Thomas Jefferson
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
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
The Last Czars
Who Killed Jill Dando?
Queen Cleopatra
Alexander: The Making of a God
The American Experiment
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
America: Our Defining Hours
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Churchill at War
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
The Confession Tapes
Spy Ops
Captive
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Empire Games
African Queens: Njinga
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
Medal of Honor
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Challenger
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
Bobby Kennedy for President
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Mysteries of the Faith
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
Secrets of Great British Castles
Women Behind the Camera
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The American Experiment
Washington
Grant
Abraham Lincoln
American Godfathers: The Five Families
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
Theodore Roosevelt
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
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
Food For Hungry Brains
Churchill at War
America: Our Defining Hours
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
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
Provocative TV Shows
Historical TV Shows
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Who Killed Jill Dando?
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
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
Examination of Conscience
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
True Crime Documentary Series
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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