Examine how ancient civilisations built some of the most magnificent structures on the face of the Earth, many centuries before the industrial...

Coverage of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

In the past, there was only one path to success in Mexican politics: the path of the PRI. But the PRI is not just a political party; it is the...

Sandokan is a Malaysian pirate who, along with his friend Yanez and their crew, attacks the British forces from his island of Mompracem. During his...

A 13-part documentary series by Chris Marker examining how ancient Greek ideas continue to shape modern Western thought. Each episode centers on a...

National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the...

Pierre Elliott Trudeau was one of the most striking, well-spoken and controversial leaders in Canadian history. He brought with him an almost...

Murder. Extortion. Drug smuggling. Racketeering. The charges are mounting against John Gotti — but will any of them stick to the "Teflon Don"?...

The Vasa was built for war but also to impress the enemy and display power. However, she sank on her maiden voyage, taking about thirty people with...

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

In six films, Adam Curtis traces the different forces across the world that have led to now. It covers a wide range—including the strange roots...

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it...

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of...

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and...

World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show...

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's...

WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History...

The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms...