Investigators have unique access to Persepolis in the mountains of Iran. They forensically hunt for clues to find out what makes Persia the first imperial powerhouse in the world.
Nazi diehard and fanatics fight to the last man to stop Allied forces from freeing Europe, keeping an unrelenting grip on the naval bases, citadels and fortresses of occupied Europe.
S4 E1. Killer Causeway
After the landing on Normandy Beach, the Battle of Carentan breaks out and an American unit launches a desperate bayonet charge.
S4 E2. Bunker Blitz
Nazi diehard and fanatics...
Documentary going behind the scenes at the Tower of London and exploring its 900 years of history.
The story of the Magna Carta: the Charter of rights. From its founding in 1215 by barons seeking protection of their liberties from an overbearing King John, to its role in establishing liberties for all, its role in the founding of America and the Bill of Rights, through to the present day. Following the opponents and defenders of Magna Carta over time, the program finds that ...
In the history of warfare there have been a catalogue of inventions that have changed the way battles are fought. The catapult, the longbow, the cannon, the machine gun. But one weapon changed not only the battlefield, but war itself. It extended the scope of military conflict to the far borders of entire nations and unleashed a terror the world had never known.
That weapon was...
“America’s War on Drugs” is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers. In exchange for support against foreign enemies, the groups were allowed to grow their drug trade in the United States. The series explores the unintende...
AN OUTRAGE is a documentary film about lynching in the American South.
Filmed on-location at lynching sites in six states and bolstered by the memories and perspectives of descendants, community activists, and scholars, this unusual historical documentary educates even as it serves as a hub for action to remember and reflect upon a long-hidden past.
“Together with a brave and b...
Eminent WWII historian James Holland gets inside the Nazi war machine. Travelling across Europe he explores the extraordinary machines they produced, and uncovers rare archive to understand who built them, how they evolved, and why their technically brilliant designs were militarily flawed.
Ep1: The Luftwaffe
At the outbreak of World War II the Nazis had the finest airforce in ...