In the spring of 1798, Napoleon set out with 38,000 men and 10,000 sailors to conquer Egypt.

A historical exploration about the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the preserved Roman city it left behind.

In this documentary series, interspersed with historical reconstructions, Tom Waes investigates what has happened since the arrival of the first Homo...

Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and investigators, sheds new light on Swedish murders in...

In four chapters, largely based on and illustrated with archaeological finds and sites, Neil Oliver explains how, as far as is known, the Iron Age...

Finland is Queer - Queer history of Finland

'A Team Called Spain' is the intimate account of a national team that has been the protagonist of one of the most surprising feats in the history of...

At the world-famous Explorers Club, a gathering place for trailblazers, club member Josh Gates recounts the greatest adventures of all time.

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many...

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla,...

About Adolf Hitler's time in Germany. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany and his tenure in power lasted for more...

Days that Shocked the World explores the most iconic disasters of the last 50 years, combining eye-witness testimony with powerful archive footage,...

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

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

Explore Marvel’s rich legacy of pioneering characters, creators and storytelling to reflect the world outside your window. Each documentary,...

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

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...

Honoring service members whose courage merited the awarding of a Medal of Honor, this docudrama series re-creates their inspiring true stories.

Witness the stories of history's most notorious kingpins, their terrifying enforcers, and the men and women who've sworn to bring them down.

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

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of...

This docuseries captures the remarkable rise and unprecedented success of one of the most dominant and iconic franchises in professional sports....