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An in-depth look at how aviation became an integral part of the battlefield and evolved to help change the course of the...
When the Yugoslav Wars engulfed central Europe, an international tribunal was established to prosecute war criminals...
In the early 1970s, Afghanistan was at a crossroad between modernity and tradition, Islam and communism. When the...
Armed with a copy of Joseph Conrad's classic novel Heart of Darkness, a British-Nigerian university student goes in...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores how three very different African countries are throwing off their colonial pasts and...
Born in 1873, Alice Guy was the world's first female director, making nearly a thousand films on both sides of the...
Three siblings whose mother was from the Musqueam First Nation travel to their father's village in China in order to...
Egypt captivates us like few other ancient civilizations - but what was it like to actually live there as an ordinary...
The German people voted for an unlikely political candidate when the 1929 economic crisis hit. Hitler claimed he wanted...
On November 11, 1918, the world emerged from the most horrific conflict it had ever known. As traumatized countries...
The story of this devastating global conflict is told through the often-tragic destinies of those who fought it, those...
Colourized archival footage tells the story of the First World War, taking us to the battlefields, the strategy rooms...
Chronicles the love, life and legacy of Art Johnston and Pepe Pena, Chicago LGBTQ+ pioneers and owners of the iconic...
Contemporary artists and thinkers explore eight dramatic turning points in British history, from the post-Roman era to...
Over two million men from across Asia fought in the First World War. Discover what their sacrifices meant to the war...
Historian Amanda Vickery explores how the great British obsession with our homes began 300 years ago.
Berlin 1945 looks back at the city's most fateful year through the eyes of those who experienced it: the German...
In each episode of this three-part series, art historian James Fox looks at the impact of events in one city during one...
Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at 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 undefended...
Highlights the unique history of the Great Depression in Vancouver and the influx of transient men that arrived with it.
In May 1914, the Komagata Maru was refused permission to land in Vancouver, forcing the prospective immigrants from...
Sixty years of Cuba's history and its place in the world is explored, with views from every side - the Cubans, the...
Profiles some of the musicians, deejays, gigs and clubs that have 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...
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn step back in time to experience the trials and...
Professor Joann Fletcher explores what it was like to be a woman of power in ancient Egypt - from the realities of...
Classicist Bettany Hughes journeys to temples, palaces and cities as she discovers the fascinating past and traditions...
Internationally esteemed art dealer Philip Mould and journalist Fiona Bruce investigate thrilling cases of art world...
Using the street photography of Foncie Pulice, this documentary traces a timeline through the heart of Vancouver...
From BC joining Canada in the 1870s to Vancouver hosting Expo in 1986, we see over a century of British Columbian life...
Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman are riding the rails on an old-fashioned locomotive to learn how the golden...
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx...
Inspired by Odysseus, Bettany Hughes makes an epic journey by sea, travelling from eastern Greece to Ithaca while...
In the early 1900s, photographer Senjiro Hayashi took images of people of every race, class and gender in Cumberland, BC...
On the night of February 27, 1933, the German Parliament building burned down, and democracy went along with it. But who...
Waldemar Januszczak looks at the life and work of an artist who became famous for bringing the Tudor age to life.
This poetic documentary tells the parallel stories of two First Nations men who returned home, and the ancient song that...
Alanis Obomsawin shares a powerful 2016 speech by the Ojibwe senator and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
Author Damian Barr goes in search of the legacy and lasting influence of one of Scotland's greatest historical figures...
In May 1961, two young climbers started up the "unclimbable" Stawamus Chief outside Squamish, BC.
In 1939, Velma Demerson was sentenced to one year in prison for her relationship with a Chinese man. Decades later, she...
Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta before...
Mary Beard investigates the real Julius Caesar, separating fact from fiction and revealing how his influence is still...
Rembrandt is considered one of the most famous artists in European history, but his work was often misunderstood in his...
The success of Choral Evensong came down to the preferences of a young Queen Elizabeth I, driven by her deep love of...
Margaret Mountford travels to Egypt's Valley of the Kings to uncover the story of Harry Burton, the man whose images of...
Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour shares the powerful story of activist Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than...
Historian and author Helen Castor explores how people in the Middle Ages handled life's most fundamental moments of...
British historian Mary Beard puts aside the stories of Emperors and armies, blood, guts and gore, to take a fresh look...
Acclaimed British horticulturist Monty Don heads across the Channel to find out what makes French gardens, and the...
World-famous gardener Monty Don takes us on a trip around Italy's most beautiful gardens.
Monty Don sets out to discover the true essence of Japanese gardens and what we have learned from them. He visits Japan...
Monty Don travels across the Islamic world and beyond in search of Paradise Gardens, whose beauty and symbolic meaning...
Travelling from Venice to Croatia and Greece, gardening expert Monty Don explores some of the most beautiful gardens...
Lucy Worsely traces the forgotten story of a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Georgian London.
The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese...
Celebrates thirteen BC First Nations languages and a drive to preserve them for future generations. Directed by Lisa...
As Peggy Guggenheim moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected modern art as well as the...
Indigenous artist Carey Newman creates a piece called the "Witness Blanket" that commemorates the experiences of...
Comedian Frank Skinner and author Denise Mina follow in the footsteps of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, two of the...
Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr wipes away the straightwashing and peers into the untold and frankly fascinating queer history...
Leading experts look at the past 30 years and the events that have shaped our world, including the collapse of the...
Historian Mary Beard answers questions that have fascinated people for centuries. How could a mediocre city in central...
The country’s most historic landmarks are explored from a bird’s eye view in Secrets from the Sky.
Historian Dan Jones explores the turbulent history behind some of Britain's most iconic castles.
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold join forces to take on one of their most ambitious...
In Medieval and Tudor England there was no question in peoples' minds – men ruled and women didn't. Historian Helen...
Lesser known stories from BC history, including the Candy Bar Strike of 1947 and the tale of Vancouver's first official...
When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969, it sparked days of...
Dr Sam Willis examines the pivotal moments in military history that brought about these changing weapons of war, from...
Historian Amanda Foreman charts the changing role of women, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day.
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
Stanley Nelson's chronicle of the Black Panther Party tells the story of its rise and fall, with insights from Panther...
The story of Charles Bedaux is parallelled against the backdrop of the Canadian Rockies where in 1934, he engineered an...
Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early history...
Rob Collins rediscovers the ancient innovations and scientific inventions of Australia's First People - the world's...
In 1971, the Shah of Iran celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. It...
Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee explores the rise and fall of Southeast Asia's great empires, and how their...
Singaporean scholar and curator Peter Lee travels to Japan and South Korea to seek out epic legends and vibrant...
Historian Bettany Hughes sets off on an adventure up the Nile to take in the famous pyramids, great temples and new...
Horticulturalist Monty Don digs into the fascinating history of British gardens over the past 400 years, showing how...
In this six-part series, expert writers and performers will revisit the authors' original manuscripts and letters to...
Rob Bell takes us on a voyage to the seas around Britain and Ireland to reveal the extraordinary stories and hidden...
For over 40 years, society columnist and photographer Malcolm Parry has been chronicling the goings-on in the city of...
Kate Humble travels through India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, discovering how spices were once so coveted that a small...
From the settlement of the Nile by a handful of nomads to the building of the pyramids and the burial of King Tut...
Historian Amanda Vickery rescues female artists from the shadows of obscurity, giving them their rightful place in the...
Andrew Marr tells the stories behind 10 of the greatest paintings in the world - exploring works by Picasso, Van Gogh...
Four famous campaigns of the Second World War are analyzed through the prism of trains and railways, which were...
Historian Bettany Hughes explores some of the most remarkable treasures of human civilization.
Narrated by William Shatner, this unsettling documentary recounts the design, development, production and testing of...
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold go back in time to run a monastery farm exactly as...
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold explore the festive season as it would have been celebrated during the reign of...
Charts the origins of the small plastics company that unpredictably became a cultural phenomenon.
Curators of community archives across British Columbia are working to create a more inclusive history, bringing to light...
Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman return to the Shropshire farm to discover how the Victorians created the...
Historian Ruth Goodman, professor Nick Barber and PhD student Tom Quick recreate an authentic 19th-century pharmacy...
Join Tony Robinson as he embarks upon spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of...
Historian Suzannah Lipscomb follows the trail of England's most fascinating dynasty, uncovering the legacy of the Tudor...
Historian Onyeka Nubia sheds new light on this monumental era, unearthing a society riddled with inequality and...
Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman and Alex Langlands spend a year running a farm in Hampshire County, UK as it would have been...
Ruth Goodman and Peter Ginn return to Manor Farm in Hampshire to recreate the conditions of Christmas 1944 - the sixth...
Experts illuminate moments in Winston Churchill's life that informed his decisions during the war, revealing how he...
Comedian Frank Skinner and author Denise Mina retrace the passionate friendship of Romantic poets Wordsworth and...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history.
Rob Bell reveals the secrets of the historic ships that shaped the world. He visits each of these monumental vessels as...
Monty Halls explores the perilous Freedom Trails - where thousands of men and women risked their lives following these...
Onyeka walks through the historic streets of Edinburgh, a city that reinvented itself for the Victorian Age as a place of science, commerce and academia.
Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr explores the untold queer history of Australia. Outlawed, persecuted and driven underground, queer people have been defined by their relationship with the law.
Each Indigenous nation developed its own unique governance models to control their citizens and expand territories. Complex trade networks satisfied political, social and economic goals.
Chronicles the love, life and legacy of Art Johnston and Pepe Pena, Chicago LGBTQ+ pioneers and owners of the iconic queer bar Sidetrack.
When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969, it sparked days of riots and launched the gay rights movement in the United States.
Onyeka goes on the trail of Victorian law and order in Nottingham, learning about the era's extreme notions of punishment and the creation of the city's first police force.
Bettany and Ben discover how the Romans pushed deep into Scotland to build the most heavily fortified border in the whole empire.
In 1971, the Shah of Iran celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. It left the country reeling and crystallized the opposition, led by Ayatollah Khomeini.
Whether living a nomadic existence or in sprawling urban centres, Indigenous people created innovative and diverse architectural styles.
Lucy Worsely traces the forgotten story of a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Georgian London.
Onyeka's walk through Liverpool includes the Albert Dock, the pre-eminent port of the era, and visits to Europe's original Chinatown and the city's very first mosque.
Bettany and Ben visit Sutton Hoo in Suffolk to investigate Britain's very own "Valley of the Kings."
Stanley Nelson's chronicle of the Black Panther Party tells the story of its rise and fall, with insights from Panther leaders and key members, as well as police, FBI agents and journalists.
The Neolithic era began nearly 10,000 years ago in Mesoamerica and South America with the cultivation of maize and potatoes. Crops spread throughout the Americas through trade networks.
New York in 1951 was the year when Jackson Pollock brought a new dynamism to American painting and the jazz style known as bebop hit its stride.
How did an incendiary talent, in his youth the darling of Dutch high society, end up in a lowly rented grave?
Rembrandt's work is often erotically charged, stemming from his reputation as the city's most notorious marital embarrassment. Further shame came to Rembrandt when he declared bankruptcy.
Rembrandt's art is much loved and admired, but his remarkable life is less well known. 350 years after his death, his surprising story is told in his own words.
Historian Onyeka Nubia walks through the "City of a Thousand Trades," exploring developments in transport and industry that made Birmingham's influence felt throughout the world.
Bettany and Ben visit Maiden Castle in Dorset, where they reveal a story of prehistoric life, death and survival as the Romans invaded Britain.
For thousands of years, Indigenous activities such as resource harvesting, irrigation and controlled burning have caused significant changes to the natural environment.
Suzannah walks across the hills and dales of Yorkshire, from Pontefract to York, as she uncovers the story of the Reformation.
Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
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Paris 1928
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Secrets From the Sky
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Maiden Castle
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Bettany and Ben visit Maiden Castle in Dorset, where they reveal a story of prehistoric life, death and survival as the...