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- StarsJonathan PhillipsRoger CrowleyBarnaby RogersonThroughout history, great empires have come and gone, leaving behind great monuments. From the Roman Empire, to the earliest civilizations of the Americas, this ten part series investigates these mighty civilizations.10 episodes ***********
- StarsHelen BudayEddie CrewKarine PinoteauWhat would we currently be without Copernicus or Darwin? What would Europe be if Churchill had not gone to war with the Nazis, or if the Fall of the Berlin Wall had not happened? A grain of sand can change the course of history. The Butterfly Effect tells us the great History through small events that changed the world.39 episodes ***********
- StarsJonathan MarkleyBernard BullenMichio KakuThe story of humans is often driven by events from the prehistoric past. How did physics, geology, biology, chemistry shape our history?3 episodes ************
- StarsLauren SteynOrigins: The History of Everything explores the remarkable origin of hundreds of the world's most influential and important inventions, natural objects, products, games, and ideas from technology, sports, medicine, business and more.53 episodes ***********
- StarsRobert PearlmanLee PfeifferKristian ComerBrad tries to discover the location of key items lost throughout history.10 episodes ***********
- StarsSteven KearneyMike PavelecRandy CervenyScientist explore some of Earth's phenomenons.65 episodes ***********
- StarsMercedes EchererEszter HollósiCornelius Obonya68 episodes ***********
- StarsDenny HeideCraig SechlerDamian Evans8 episodes ************
- CreatorJohn McLaughlinStarsDean NorrisTrace AdkinsJames CarvilleTHE HISTORY CHANNEL brings history's most incredible wartime feats, scientific mysteries, and turbulent periods back to life in top-rated programs on topics including Sherman's March, the battle of Thermopylae, comets, the Plague, and the Dark Ages.******************** 67 episodes
- StarsJim HowickSimon FarnabyMathew BayntonA group of British comedians show the sides of history they don't teach you in school. From the 'Savage Stone Age' to the 'Troublesome 20th Century', you see the full side to history.******************** 112 episodes
- StarsStéphane BernClémentine Portier-KaltenbachMichel de DeckerSeries of feature-length documentaries about persons of interest throughout history, including many royals, both French and from other European countries.******************** 130 episodes
- StarsDon WildmanEric GellerSirin AkinciAs we descend beneath our modern day cities, we are met with ancient and hidden secrets. Journey with us back through history and rediscover cities of the underworld.********************* 41 episodes
- StarsJosh BernsteinHunter EllisZahi HawassDigging for the Truth is a History Channel's television series hosted for the first three seasons by Josh Bernstein, who explores various historical mysteries.********************* 46 episodes
- StarsMaximilian SchellGert HeidenreichClaudiu-Cristian PrisecaruImperium is a "ZDF Terra-X Documentary-Series" about world empires and their rise, successes, achievements and downfall.********************* 20 episodes
- StarsPeter GuinnessStephen BeckettBenjamin Till"Days That Shocked the World" is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003 and ran for three series. Each 60-minute episode explores one or two major events in history through a combination of dramatization, archival footage and eyewitness accounts.********************* 35 episodes
- StarsVeronika HyksTamsin GreigKim NewmanSeries looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.******************** 184 episodes
- StarsJ.V. MartinDaniel MartinezDakota MichaelsHistorical mysteries are scientifically investigated.********************* 52 episodes
- CreatorSavin Yeatman-EiffelStarsLiev SchreiberJay O. SandersSalima IkramMysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.********************* 80 Episodes
- StarsDavid AckroydArthur KentChristopher ChaconExplore the stories, events, legends and myths that have incited debate throughout the ages.******************** 285 episodes
- CreatorNick LondonStarsPaul McGannNigel AnthonyChris PlumleyHistorical events are extensively re-explored both through written records and systematic examinations in the field.******************* 121 episodes
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsJack PerkinsPeter GravesHarry SmithThe life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.******************* 1216 episodes
- StarsOtto ClemensCornelius ObonyaGregor SebergA wide variety of documentary subjects, from animals (dragonflies, ants) to people (Genghis Khan) to science (time, perception) to places (St. Stephens Cathedral, Umbria). The style is sometimes purely narrative, at other times imbued with scenes to illustrate a particular point. A good mix of subjects for lovers of documentaries.******************** 381 episodes
- StarsMichael PraedPeter FranceChristopher AndrewBBC investigative documentary series noted for its new perspectives on historical events.******************** 175 episodes
- StarsAlexander ScourbyBob HopeWalter Brennan34 episodes *********************************************************************
- StarsAbe RubensteinIt is mystery 4.5 billion years in the making: how has our planet transformed, and why? New clues are being discovered not in volcanoes or canyons, but inside each of us. From a case of hiccups to the sensation of deja vu to how we throw a football.
- StarsJohn HurtRoger MunnsA cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth
- StarsIain StewartAli HaleyalurIn each episode, geologist Iain Stewart describes how a certain geological force played a determinant part in human history. Culture may render people less dependent on nature, it still interacts with it, and actually increases the importance of such natural resources as minerals and fossil fuels.
- StarsIain StewartDr Iain Stewart tours the Pacific Rim in a bid to discover how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped human history. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides and firestorms cause devastation and yet people choose to live within these danger zones - why ? In a journey through Indonesia, California, Peru and Japan Iain finds some surprising answers and attitudes. An informative and enjoyable series.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughSir David Attenborough reviews the history of mankind's relationship with the natural world in the lands around the Mediterranean.
- StarsNiobe ThompsonA film that explores the birth of man, his evolution, and his conquest of planet Earth.
- StarsKerry ShaleJohn HawksSvante Pääbo200,000 years ago we took our first steps in Africa. Today there are 7 billion of us living across the planet. How did our ancestors spread from continent to continent? This is a global detective story, featuring the latest archaeological discoveries and genetic research. On each continent, we track down the earliest members of our species, Homo sapiens. Who were these First Peoples? What drove them to the ends of the earth?
- StarsAlice RobertsKlaus SchmidtClive FinlaysonThis series explains the evidence for the theory of early human migrations out of Africa and subsequently around the world, supporting the Out of Africa Theory.
- DirectorClive MaltbyStarsWilliam H. CalvinLuigi Luca Cavalli-SforzaNina JablonskiTraces the expansion of the human race from central Africa to Asia to the edge of South America.
- A three-part series that explains why and how humans abandoned the nomadic hunting and gathering and take up a completely new way of life - the decisive move to farming.
- StarsJason SilvaMark MonroeChris FisherOur primal curiosity has sparked new inventions and revealed the mysteries of the universe. This eight part mini series strives to trace the pivotal innovations that make us modern.***********************************************************************
- DirectorDuncan CoppStarsKasper MichaelsTrace humankind's long journey from hunter-gatherer to dominant global species. From the perspective of space, this two-hour special uses mind-boggling data and CGI to disclose the breathtaking extent of humanity's influence, revealing how we've transformed our planet and produced an interconnected world of extraordinary complexity. A trip through 12,000 years of development, the documentary shows how seemingly small flashes of innovation - innovations that touch all of us in ways unimaginable to our ancestors - have changed the course of civilization. As our global population soars, the program considers the challenges humanity will face in order to survive.
- StarsAmanda ForemanNguyen Thi Thanh HòaIan HodderThis series uncovers key stories of women that have made and changed human history from 10,000 BCE to the present day.
- StarsEric MeyersJames MeigsGeorge WunderlichThrough 12 surprising influences, H2 holds the key to unlock our secret history. As every tool, innovation and thought unfolds from the wheel to the Internet, the Vikings to Amelia Earhart and Stonehenge to soaring skyscrapers, Mankind Decoded deconstructs the Mankind series, exposing how each element unites us and affects our world.
- StarsJohn GreenStan MullerDanica JohnsonAn educational series hosted by the Brothers Green. John leads us through the humanities while Hank takes us on a journey through the sciences.********************* 72 episodes
- StarsJosh BrolinRichard MachowiczJames MeigsFrom the power of science to how physics and biology combined to shape our shared journey, experience the human story like it's never been told before.
- StarsAndrew MarrPierre MaraisJoe VazAndrew Marr explores key events across 70,000 years of human civilization, from ancient empires to modern technological marvels, through re-enactments and global filming in this thought-provoking documentary series.
- StarsMatthew CollingsMatthew Collings goes on an epic journey across the planet to explore the ways in which cultures of the past have shaped our civilization and the world we live in.
- DirectorJacques MalaterreStarsHelmi DridiRabeb SrairiPhilippe Kara-MohamedThe story of the birth of modern mankind, between 12,000 B.C. and 2,500 B.C., through four key-periods, in the Middle East.
- StarsDan CruickshankDan Cruickshank goes in search of 80 treasures that define civilizations around the world.
- StarsPeter CoyoteJared DiamondA PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.
- Journey through world history's thematic pathways and the bridges that tie them together.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughSir David Attenborough recalls the role he played in the commissioning and production of the BBC's 1973 documentary series The Ascent of Man.
- StarsEugen Weber52 episodes ************
- StarsJacob BronowskiJoss AcklandRoy DotriceAn account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.13 episodes *******************************************************************
- StarsMichael MosleySimon ChaplinFloor LagerweyMichael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.6 episodes *************
- StarsDavid ChangOliver SacksKevin Warwick6 episodes *************
- StarsMelvyn Bragg
- StarsMikhail GorbachevGermaine GreerDesmond Tutu11 episodes ************
- StarsDonald SutherlandDavid Bryan JacksonBill ToscanoGreat works of literature are explored in context of their times and their impact.26 episodes ************
- StarsBen KingsleyAndre Lillis10 episodes ************
- StarsBernard HillAlessandra MussoliniDario FoAn exploration of each of the twelve member states of the European Community.
- StarsNigel AnthonyBBC documentary about the prehistoric origin, slow evolution and turbulent history of human civilizations in Europe.
- StarsSimon Sebag MontefioreSaul DavidSimon BartonSimon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain's history.
- StarsNeil OliverVikings is a documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the empire of Canute.
- StarsPatrick Stewart
- StarsJames BurkeRoger AvonPeter SprouleJames Burke explores key moments in Western History where new knowledge in science changed the way the modern Western world thinks.
- StarsKhalid AbdallaBettany HughesYaroub AbdullahThe untold story of Civilizations
- DirectorTimothy CopestakeStarsBettany HughesAntonio AlmagroMoussa AouniThis program contends that the popular perception of the Muslim occupation of Spain toward the end of the first millennium is largely wrong. The eighth century Muslim invasion of the Iberian Pennisula was largely welcomed by the locals and rejuvenated the area with advanced technology, agriculture and a construction boom. This program describes these innovations. All this changed in the eleventh century when the regional government fragmented. That set the stage for the Christian invasion and the Islamic fundamentalist resistance leading to more of a civil war than a holy war that decimated the region with corruption, destruction and exile.
- StarsRageh OmaarSoner CagaptayRageh Omaar recounts the epic story of one of the largest and most influential empires in world history, that of the Ottomans.
- DirectorGabe TorresStarsAlex DemirBrittany Ludwig
- StarsBurt WolfThirteen-part public television documentary series on the cultural history of food and drink. Series is still in reruns as of 2014.
- StarsNorm WoodelRyan GeldermannBernadett Belinda YorkA look at defining historical moments in early and modern history in which weather greatly played a factor in certain events.
- DirectorBo BoudartIts history as a Spanish colony and shifting relationships with and influences from America make the Philippines unique. The 7,000 islands retain indigenous cultures in a diverse terrain, from the Pine Mountains to the Palawan rainforests.
- StarsBillie JD Porter
- 2002–20177.2 (9)TV EpisodeDirectorRachel JardineStarsDenis LawsonVic GatrellSeán McConvilleThe film investigates the ways school, religion and the justice service have been involved with corporal punishment and how it's imposition has also provoked debate from a sexual aspect.
- StarsHenry Louis Gates Jr.Malik KadduKazeem Tosin AmoreProfessor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a fresh look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century.************ 6 episodes
- StarsJoe MortonAbba DefarAnnan CediAn eight-part exploration of the diverse peoples that make up the African continent.
- StarsGeorges CollinetJaoa HonwanaJohn MatshikizaWith its uniquely African identity, flavor, and feel, the series takes viewers behind the headlines into the heart of conflict. Whether it is a village kgotla (council of elders) mediating a land dispute in the former Zaire, or the Truth and Reconiciliation Commision in South Africa, each episode demonstrates that good storytelling does not have to glorify conflict for its own sake-that an agreement can be as dramatic as any soap opera. At the same time, the series challenges the view that Africa is incapable of solving its own problems.
- StarsAvery Brooks
- StarsJames MayFrancis RossiRick ParfittJames May covers various inventions and discoveries over the past century and discusses their implications on our daily lives.**********************************************************************
- DirectorScott PopjesSteven VosburghStarsHoward K. SmithJimmy Hodson10 episode documentary series on the 20th Century hosted by Howard K. Smith.
- StarsBen WattenbergBetsy AmesBetty FriedanA history of the twentieth century, by the numbers.
- StarsPeter JenningsHenry KissingerSteve AllenPeter Jennings hosted this 6 episode special that reviews some of the most important events of the 20th Century. Each episode is a two part examination of two events in history that happened at different times during the 20th century, but are loosely connected and help explain the complexity of America and its place in the world. Episode 1-"Heaven and Earth" explores Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 and America's Space Program culminating with man taking the first steps on the Moon. Episode 2-"Ultimate Power" explores Hitler's rise to power in Germany and America's race to develop the Atom Bomb before the German's. Episode 3-"No Man's Land" explores America's involvement in World War I; which we won but was not "the war to end all wars," and end of the Vietnam War; which was lost after America grew tired of a war that seemed to have no end. Episode 4-"Memphis Dreams" explores the rise of Elvis Presley and rock n' roll and Martin Luther King, the civil rights leader, who lost his life attempting to help striking black garbage workers; both these events occurred in Memphis, Tennessee. Episode 5-"Coming Apart" explores President Franklin Roosevelt's social policies to bring America out of the depression followed by Senator Joe McCarthy's suspicion that Communists have infiltrated America's movie industry. Part 6-"Evolution of Revolution" explores the Islamic revolution in Iran and taking American hostages at the American Embassy followed by a discussion about what challenges we'll face in the 21st Century.
- StarsSean BarrettVeronika HyksEva HartSeries documenting the history of the twentieth century through the testimony of those who lived through it.
- StarsWalter CronkiteDaniel SchorrWinston BurdettA long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars and assassinations within the wider context of their era. The host was Walter Cronkite. In 1967, the series was renamed to "The 21st Century". Its new focus was predictions about future events.
- DirectorBrittany HuckabeeStarsMart LaarHenry StrozierBen WattenbergJoin host Ben Wattenberg for the chronicle of a movement that rivaled the great religions in sweep and power, but ultimately failed to deliver the "Heaven on Earth" promised by its most ambitious advocates.***
- DirectorDavid DavisStephen TalbotStarsPaul HerlingerMuhammad AliRobert BorkIt was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade of change, experimentation and hope that transformed an entire nation.
- DirectorHerb KrosneyStarsMartin GilbertDavid Ben-GurionSir Martin Gilbert, author of over sixty books and the host of A&E's JERUSALEM, hosts this gripping account of Israel's difficult first years. Filled with rare footage, photographs, and interviews with participants in the War of Independence, this is the definitive document of one of the turning points in modern history. Extraordinary footage filmed by Bernard Beecham, a British soldier, shows the reality of life in the fledgling nation, when all efforts were devoted toward winning the war.
- DirectorMarty CallaghanMarty Callaghan's Synopsis: Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918, and the ongoing importance of Middle Eastern oil reserves to Western economies, a close study of this conflict provides two important lessons: 1. The Treaty of Versailles, agreed to by the Western Powers in 1919, paved the way for military and political chaos in the Middle East, which continues to this very day. 2. Oil reserves in the Middle East became an important strategic concern for Western Powers, helping to justify their economic, diplomatic and military interference in the region. After the end of World War I, most of the Ottoman Empire was carved up into "spheres of influence", controlled mostly by the British and French. The remaining territories became the modern state of Turkey in 1923 - after a five-year struggle by Turkish nationalists against Western domination. With little regard for cultural, historical, religious and demographic considerations, the West sponsored the creation of several new nations: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Thus, a "tinderbox" was built from Western greed, igniting a multitude of wars, revolts, coups and military occupations that truly have made the defeat of the Ottoman Empire little more than a hollow victory.
- DirectorJoseph DormanStarsDaniel BellNathan GlazerIrving HoweA true story of four Jewish intellectuals born in New York and educated at City College during the 1930s, and their divergent paths over the next six decades.
- StarsAlexander WüstPeter MaticRegina Fritsch'Charlemagne' recounts the dramatic, violent and bawdy lie of the Middle Ages' most important emperor: His life as a political strategist, a passionate lover, a man that conquered most of Europe and a cultural visionary. The mix of feature film and documentary gives a journey to the roots of European culture.
- StarsTom HollandDominic SandbrookTom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are interrogating the past, attempting to detangle the present. Distilling the entirety of human history, or, as much as they can fit into about thirty minutes.