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