History
Monty Don's passionate enthusiasm and expertise leads viewers on an incredible journey of discovery throughthe...
In 1773, writer Samuel Johnson made a grand tour of Scotland, accompanied by James Boswell. Now comedian Frank...
Neil Oliver and a team of specialist reporters join an excavation crew at the Ness of Brodgar, an archaeological...
Explore the features that define Canada: the most expansive coastline in the world and the world’s longest...
Liz McIvor looks at who built Britain's canal network, who funded it, those who worked on it and how they were...
Iconic director Werner Herzog gained exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing...
The story of Charles Bedaux is parallelled against the backdrop of the Canadian Rockies where in 1934, he engineered...
Acclaimed historian Neil Oliver is joined by a team of local experts to celebrate New Zealand's unique history,...
Profiling some of the musicians, deejays, gigs and clubs that made British Columbians swing and shout since the...
Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian explores the region's history through the stories of people who have lived in the...
Discover how the silver trade kick-started the global economy, connecting China to the European empires and the...
Fake or Fortune? returns for a seventh series as Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce investigate more thrilling cases of...
Using the street photography of Foncie Pulice, this documentary traces a timeline through the heart of Vancouver,...
Following WWII, thousands of Canadian Aboriginal men and women who had fought alongside their non-Native countrymen...
Vancouver filmmaker Jordan Paterson crafted this documentary about the historical injustices faced by Chinese...
From BC joining Canada in the 1870s to Vancouver hosting Expo in 1986, we see over a century of British Columbian...
The de Havilland Mosquito was a crucial element in the victory of the Allied Forces in World War II. We follow the...
Featuring archival footage and photos, this Knowledge Network documentary traces the people and politics that...
In the twentieth century, academia broke out into the airwaves. This series mines the BBC archives for footage of...
A team of experts that includes Dan Snow, Ruth Goodman, Joe Crowley and David Olusoga travel to far flung corners of...
Norm Christie takes us on a pilgrimage to significant Great War sites and tells the stories of Canadian men and...
Inspired by Odysseus, Bettany Hughes makes an epic journey by sea travelling from eastern Greece to Ithaca, learning...
In May 1961, two young climbers started up the "unclimbable" Stawamus Chief outside Squamish, BC.
Turmoil over the Euro, the migrant crisis and the road to Brexit. With unprecedented access, discover the inner...
Metis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
Across the Western world, countries teeter on the edge of insolvency. The hopes of society rest with economists and...
Erected on a large granite rock in the sea and accessible only by foot at low tide, the Romanesque Benedictine Abbey...
Acclaimed British horticulturist Monty Don heads across the Channel to find out what makes French gardens, and the...
An in-depth look at how aviation became an integral part of the battlefield and evolved to help change the course of...
A look at the history of neon, tracing its developments in art, architecture and commerce.
This documentary celebrates 13 BC First Nations languages and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize...
Persia is the world's first empire and home to a complex and fascinating history.
Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the...
Some of the world's best experts look at the past 30 years and the world events that have shaped our world-...
The country’s most historic landmarks are explored from a bird’s eye view in Secrets from the Sky.
Beginning with the earliest known human burial in Western Europe, the Red Lady of Paviland, and ending with a modern...
Charts the origins of the small plastics company that unpredictably became a cultural phenomenon.
In the 1960's, the axe fell on over 6400 km of Britain's rail network. Rob Bell is going on a journey to uncover...
Tells the true story of a group of Palestinians who hid a herd of 18 dairy cows deemed a threat to Israel's security...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history...
Rob travels north of the border in Aberdeenshire to follow a railway that brought the eyes of the world to the...
Frank Skinner and Denise Mina follow in the footsteps of literary legends James Boswell and Samuel Johnson, starting...
The Persians: A History of Iran
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The Persians: A History of Iran
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Samira tells the story of the clash between two powerful civilizations and why Iran was the only country in the...
Natural disasters causing death and destruction are intensifying as the earth's climate changes, leaving billions of...
Neil Oliver visits Pauanui, where marine biologist Jacky Geurts delves into Whangamata's mangrove wars, and...
Fake or Fortune?
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Toulouse- Lautrec
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The owner of two sketchbooks found in a shed in France asks for the help of the team to prove they are the work of...
Bettany sails through the Corinth Canal to understand this strategic location for the ancient Greeks and to tell the...
The Renaissance Unchained
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Hell, Snakes & Giants
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Waldemar looks at the climax of the Renaissance as it spiraled into a period of war, confusion and darkness, which...
Around the World in 80 Gardens
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India
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In India, Monty Don visits the majestic tomb gardens of the Mughal emperors, the pleasure gardens of the Hindu...
Walking Britain's Lost Railways
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Wales
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The lost line from Ruabon to Barmouth on the coast represents a change in how ordinary Victorian working families...
Secrets From the Sky
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Sutton Hoo
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Bettany and Ben visit Sutton Hoo in Suffolk to investigate Britain's very own "Valley of the Kings."
Coast New Zealand
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Auckland
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Few places in the world have stronger claim to the title "City of Volcanoes" than Auckland.
Around the World in 80 Gardens
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China and Japan
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The Renaissance Unchained
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Gods, Myths & Oil Paints
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Waldemar challenges the notion of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases the ingenuity of...
Fake or Fortune?
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Tom Roberts
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The team take on a long-distance investigation in Australia as they try to prove an online auction purchase is a...
Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney
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Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney
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Recent discoveries in Orkney suggest that rather than being an outpost at the edge of the world, it might have been...