History TV Shows

The Spanish Civil War

82/100

Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War Two, also placing it in its international context.

Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

73/100

Two couples assume the lives of early settlers to the West. Using only the resources and tools of the period, they will attempt to build homes, raise livestock, hunt and grow crops.

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation

86/100

The fortunes of the village Schabbach reflect those of Germany from 1960 to 1970.

8 Days That Made Rome

78/100

Historian Bettany Hughes selects eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and its establishment as the world's first superpower.

Luk ding gei

77/100

Hitler's Holocaust

84/100

Under the guidance of Simon Wiesenthal, documents the year-long process leading up to 'the Final Solution' using newly accessible Eastern European archives, first-hand eyewitness accounts and world renowned historians.

British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

80/100

Historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in British History are actually a concoction of fibs and stories which have been manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.

Zhizn Klima Samgina

79/100

Bors

77/100

Shootout!

79/100

A television program that chronicles famous shootouts from the perspective of both sides of the fight.

Madre Paula

73/100

Casablanca

63/100

A short-lived prequel to Casablanca (1942).

Reeling in the Years

91/100

A look back at the stories which occurred in Ireland and abroad between 1962 and 2009 accompanied only by soundtrack of that particular year and subtitles - no narration.

Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History

65/100

Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six-part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by ... See full summary »

Kaiketsu Zorro

85/100

Diego Vega returns from his study trip to discover his homeland is under the army's dictatorship. Diego, refusing to watch idly, disguises himself as Zorro to protect the weak and oppressed.

Terra X - Expedition ins Unbekannte

77/100

Terra X - Expedition into the unknown.

Peterburgskie tayny

76/100

100 Jahre - Der Countdown

84/100

As part of the countdown to the new millennium, each episode featured a short documentary about a particular event from each of the previous 99 years.

National Geographic: Engineering the Impossible

80/100

The incredible engineering stories behind three iconic ancient buildings: the Colosseum, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Chartres Cathedral. We tell the history of the people who built them: ... See full summary »

The Tesla Files

75/100

Researcher Marc Seifer, astrophysicist Travis Taylor and investigative journalist Jason Stapleton investigate the mysteries surrounding the life and work of Nikola Tesla, one of the most important and eccentric scientists in history.