History
Three siblings-whose mother was from the Musqueam First Nation-travel to their father's village in China in order to...
Archeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the roots of civilization, from the first cities in Mesopotamia to...
Combining history and travel, this series gives viewers a tour of the world's most breathtaking man-made treasures....
British actress Sheila Hancock sets out to discover what inspired the Bronte sisters to write novels seemingly...
This documentary takes us on a journey through British Columbia's early history, recounting the influence of the...
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...
Acclaimed historian Neil Oliver is joined by a team of local experts to celebrate New Zealand's unique history,...
In 1964, a remarkable event was filmed: the first contact with members of a nomadic Aboriginal group, completely...
Biologist Armand Leroi retraces Darwin's famous trip to the Galapagos Islands to discover what inspired his...
Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian explores the region's history through the stories of people who have lived in the...
Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early...
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould return to investigate the mysteries of alleged paintings by John Constable, Tom Roberts...
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...
Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman are riding the rails on an old-fashioned locomotive to learn how 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...
In and around Asia's bustling cities lay forgotten palaces and temples, abandoned towns and disused underground...
Architect Raymond Moriyama built the new Canadian War Museum. He has created an indelible symbolic experience that...
Turmoil over the Euro, the migrant crisis and the road to Brexit. With unprecedented access, discover the inner...
In this four-part series, writer and archaeologist Neil Oliver charts the voyages of a small group of Scots...
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...
Monty Don sets out to discover the true essence of Japanese gardens and what we have learned from them. He visits...
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...
After discovering his great-grandfather's love letters, Italy's Nicola Moruzzi arrives in Canada in search of his...
In this six-part series, expert writers and performers will revisit the authors' original manuscripts and letters to...
The country’s most historic landmarks are explored from a bird’s eye view in Secrets from the Sky.
From the settlement of the Nile by a handful of nomads to the building of the pyramids and the burial of King Tut,...
Beginning with the earliest known human burial in Western Europe, the Red Lady of Paviland, and ending with a modern...
We follow traditional tea caravans from China's subtropical rainforests to the famous tea market in Lhasa, Tibet - a...
Featuring testimony from more than 60 witnesses and re-mastered archival footage, we learn about the Vietnam War as...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history...
Three siblings-whose mother was from the Musqueam First Nation-travel to their father's village in China in order to...
In 1964, a remarkable event was filmed: the first contact with members of a nomadic Aboriginal group, completely...
In the subtropical rainforests of southwest China, the harvest of tea is cultivated and sorted by tea planter...
Neil Oliver uncovers the hidden history of a remarkable singer while historian Riria Hotere reveals the plan to...
Nicholas Parsons explores the fine line between joy and melancholy in Edward Lear's writing.
Anthony Morse explores an intricate network of Japanese fortifications on top of a hill. He then finds the last...
Secrets From the Sky
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Maiden Castle
Expires on Sep 7
Bettany and Ben visit Maiden Castle in Dorset, where their aerial investigation reveals a story of prehistoric life...
The Vietnam War
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This is What We Do
Expires on Sep 5
American casualties and enemy body counts mount as Marines face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery south...
Allied forces invade Sicily, but as they advance northward, they are met with bad weather and challenging terrain.
Darwin's Lost Voyage
Expires on Sep 4
Biologist Armand Leroi retraces Darwin's famous trip to the Galapagos Islands to discover what inspired his...
Monty Don's Japanese Gardens
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Spring
Expires on Sep 4
Monty Don travels to Japan in spring to trace the history of Japanese gardens from early boating gardens, through...
The Story of Egypt
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Zenith
Expires on Sep 4
Professor Joann Fletcher explores the dizzying heights Egypt reaches under its greatest pharaoh, Amenhotep III - a...
Fake or Fortune?
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Gauguin
Expires on Aug 12
The team are on the trail of two pictures believed to be by Paul Gauguin - one of the giants of 19th-century art....
Around the World in 80 Treasures
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India to Sri Lanka
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Fertility and sex get Dan Cruickshank's blood pumping as he grapples with a naked ten-armed goddess in Calcutta and...
The Last Explorers
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William Speirs Bruce
Expires on Aug 14
Following in the footsteps of a scientific explorer who has become all but lost to history, Neil charts the story of...
Hidden Cities of Asia
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Singapore
Expires on Aug 14
Anthony Morse explore the island's forgotten World War II battlefield and learns the inner workings of a secret...
Ancient Worlds
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City of Man, City of God
Expires on Aug 14
Looks at the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. At the height of its power, it extended its civilization to 60...
The War
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A Volunteer Basis
Expires on Aug 15
In late July, Allied forces break out of the hedgerows in Normandy, and by mid-August, the Germans are in full...
The Vietnam War
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Riding the Tiger
Expires on Aug 15
President Kennedy and his advisors wrestle with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam.
Full Steam Ahead
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Full Steam Ahead
Expires on Aug 16
The team head to the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the...
Coast New Zealand
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Deep South
Expires on Aug 17
The deep south is a formidable place to live. Cold winds and waves roll in from Antarctica, battering the wildlife,...
Secrets From the Sky
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Tintagel Castle
Expires on Aug 17
Historian Bettany Hughes and aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson explore Tintagel Castle for a new perspective on the...