History
Africa is one of the fastest growing regions of the world and the youngest continent where six in every ten people...
British actor Sir David Jason recounts the astonishing story of the small band of heroic pilots who fought and won...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
Tori Herridge, Carla Valentine and archaeologist Raksha Dave attempt to piece together the mysteries and lives left...
Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at...
This documentary traces the life and work of C.D. Hoy, one of Canada's most famous early photographers.
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...
From William the Conquerer to Queen Victoria, this series, hosted by British historian Sam Willis, traces the story...
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...
Six of Britain's greatest, private, country houses throw open their doors to historian Dan Cruickshank and release...
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...
Within 100 years of each other, despite being separated by thousands of miles, three of the greatest minds in...
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx...
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...
Waldemar Januszczak looks at the life and work of an artist who became famous for bringing the Tudor age to life.
In Canada, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were removed from their families and sent to residential school. We...
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...
Historian Dan Snow examines how two years of meticulous planning, espionage and the analysis of millions of three...
Metis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
Nelson Mandela's story is one of struggle and oppression, of dignity and hope over despair, of self-discipline and...
Across the Western world, countries teeter on the edge of insolvency. The hopes of society rest with economists and...
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.
Captain Cook's voyages to the Pacific 250 years ago set Oceanic and Western culture on a dramatic collision course....
With unique personal archive from civilians and soliders on both sides of the conflict, viewers are taken into a...
This documentary celebrates 13 BC First Nations languages and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize...
Seven hundred years ago, Robert the Bruce's overwhelming victory over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn...
Some of the world's best experts look at the past 30 years and the world events that have shaped our world-...
In this six-part series, expert writers and performers will revisit the authors' original manuscripts and letters to...
Alan Titchmarsh gives us an insider's view into some of Britain's most fascinating historical homes and gardens.
Lesser known stories from BC history, including the Candy Bar Strike of 1947 and the tale of Vancouver's first...
Beginning with the earliest known human burial in Western Europe, the Red Lady of Paviland, and ending with a modern...
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold explore the festive season as it would have been celebrated during the...
Alex, Peter and Ruth return to the Shropshire farm to celebrate a traditional Victorian Christmas. They'll discover...
Actor Eddie Redmayne takes an emotional journey, visiting studios, museums and battlefields to discover how artists...
Following the huge success of the Wartime Farm series, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologist Peter Ginn return to...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history...
Nelson Mandela's story is one of struggle and oppression, of dignity and hope over despair, of self-discipline and...
The Country House Revealed
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Kinross House
Expires on Dec 31
Dan Cruickshank explores the stunning late 17th-century property, Kinross House, designed by noted architect Sir...
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold explore the festive season as it would have been celebrated during the...
In this episode, the farmers harvest hay for the winter, choose a new ram for the flock and make mincemeat for...
The team tackles their biggest project yet: restoring the village blacksmith's forge. At the cottage, Ruth winter-...
Ruth makes a Christmas pudding, Alex and Peter re-shoe a horse, and everyone enjoys the Christmas meal and an...
Following the huge success of the Wartime Farm series, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologist Peter Ginn return to...
In what appeared to be an ordinary 19th century Bristol graveyard, archaeologists discovered the bodies of 13 people...
Holy Angels
Expires on Dec 30
In Canada, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were removed from their families and sent to residential school. We...
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Expires on Dec 30
The infamous battle of Fallujah is told by eye-witness accounts from journalists, solidiers and Fallujah residents...
At Chartwell, former home of Winston Churchill, Alan explores the space where the iconic leader made some of his...
The Blues
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Piano Blues
Expires on Dec 4
Director and piano player Clint Eastwood explores the piano's use in Blues music, featuring interviews and...
Secrets of the National Trust
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Dunham Massey Hall
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Alan Titchmarsh discovers a house that suffered scandal and desertion before being transformed into a place of...
The Bone Detectives
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Thanet
Expires on Dec 5
In a deep pit on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, five bodies dating from the Bronze Age are found. Among them is an old...
The Quest for Bannockburn
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Day Two
Expires on Dec 6
Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard use archaeological finds to shed new light on just how Robert the Bruce achieved his...
Fake or Fortune?
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A Venetian View
Expires on Dec 8
Philip and Fiona investigate a painting that has two signatures on the back - Guardi and Marieschi. Who is the true...
War Art with Eddie Redmayne
Expires on Dec 8
Actor Eddie Redmayne takes an emotional journey, visiting studios, museums and battlefields to discover how artists...
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
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Kingdom of Conquest
Expires on Dec 10
Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle-the great Plantagenet...
The Battle of Britain with David Jason
Expires on Dec 10
British actor Sir David Jason recounts the astonishing story of the small band of heroic pilots who fought and won...
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific
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New Zealand
Expires on Dec 10
New Zealand's Maori people resisted colonization and marginalization and maintained their distinctive culture.