History
The American Revolution. The Civil War. The American Dream and the country's emergence as a global super power....
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...
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson takes on a big subject: why the West has dominated the rest of the world – and...
In this three-part series, historian Dr. Thomas Asbridge sifts through new theories and evidence to find out what...
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...
Using an early instruction manual from 1635, Lucy Worsley and artist/scientist Zoe Laughlin attempt to recreate a...
Using the street photography of Foncie Pulice, this documentary traces a timeline through the heart of Vancouver,...
Vancouver filmmaker Jordan Paterson crafted this documentary about the historical injustices faced by Chinese...
In this fascinating three-part series, historian Dan Cruikshank takes us behind the gilded doors of Britain's most...
Featuring archival footage and photos, this Knowledge Network documentary traces the people and politics that...
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...
From the building of nations to the tearing of them apart, learn about the greatest thinkers at the centre of...
Monty Python star Terry Jones traces Charlie Chaplin's incredible journey from abject poverty in South London to...
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...
Using archive materials and expert interviews, we explore the ups and downs of everyday life during WWII.
Metis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
Professor Amanda Vickery, one of the leading chroniclers of Georgian England, considers why Jane Austen's books...
Archaeologist Dr. Jago Cooper travels to the Alaskan panhandle, British Columbia and Washington State to tell the...
Erected on a large granite rock in the sea and accessible only by foot at low tide, the Romanesque Benedictine Abbey...
Unmasks the mysteries of the Royal Ontario Museum. Go behind the displays and out in the field with a team of...
This documentary celebrates 13 BC First Nations languages and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize...
On December 31, 1999, Vladimir Putin took holds of the reins of power in Russia. This film looks at the causes and...
Shoreline Detectives is an emergency archaeology initiative that strips back Britain's extraordinary maritime,...
In this three-part series, professor Amanda Vickery rescues female artists from the shadows of obscurity, giving...
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...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history...
In Dublin during 1916, a group of Irish rebels took on the British Empire. They won a moral victory that led to the...
Dr. Thomas Asbridge reveals how the outcome of the holy wars was decided in Egypt.
The surrender and subsequent executions of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion led to fundamental changes.
From the hanging coffins of the Bo people to the 500-year-old brewing secrets of China's oldest operating winery,...
The lost line from Ruabon to Barmouth on the coast represents change in how ordinary Victorian working families were...
Living in the Shadow of World War Two
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Turn That Light Out
Expires on Feb 21
During WWII, civilian casualties outnumbered military personnel for the first time, and a large proportion of those...
Total War
E2
Arsenal of Democracy
Expires on Feb 21
Total War demands resources - economic, agricultural and industrial. When it became clear that strategies of...
Lucy Worsley reveals the historic myths and deceptions told as the United States emerged as a superpower after the...
Putin's Witnesses
Expires on Feb 20
On December 31, 1999, Vladimir Putin took holds of the reins of power in Russia. This film looks at the causes and...
The Genius of Palaces
E2
Inventing A National Style
Expires on Feb 19
Dan Cruickshank discovers how the Tudors and the Stuarts were the greatest royal builders Britain has ever known,...
The Last Explorers
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Thomas Blake Glover
Expires on Feb 18
Neil Oliver travels to Japan to uncover the extraordinary story of Thomas Blake Glover.
Tori and the team explore the coast around Whitstable in North Kent. Beside the tides, they discover a 500 year old...
The Story of Women and Art
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The Story of Women and Art
Expires on Feb 19
Despite being regarded as second-class citizens when it came to art, in the 18th century ingenious women seized...
Walking Britain's Lost Railways
E2
Sheffield
Expires on Jan 26
Rob starts his journey in the famous steel town of Sheffield, where he'll be following the old Woodhead Line through...
Hidden Cities of Asia
E2
Indonesia
Expires on Jan 27
Anthony Morse explores an intricate network of Japanese fortifications on top of a hill. He then finds the last...
Shoreline Detectives
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E3
Clyde
Expires on Jan 27
In Glasgow, Tori explores the river Clyde, finding a strange vessel on the foreshore that was instrumental in...
Civilization: Is The West History?
E3
Property
Expires on Jan 28
Niall Ferguson asks why North America succeeded while South America lagged behind for so many centuries.
The Last Explorers
E1
David Livingstone
Expires on Jan 28
Neil Oliver travels down the Zambesi River to reveal how David Livingstone took the faith of his nation to the ends...
In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps
Expires on Jan 29
Monty Python star Terry Jones traces Charlie Chaplin's incredible journey from abject poverty in South London to...
Mont Saint-Michel: Resistance Through the Ages
Expires on Jan 29
Erected on a large granite rock in the sea and accessible only by foot at low tide, the Romanesque Benedictine Abbey...