History
November 11,1918,the world emerges from the most horrific conflict ever known.While world leaders of the victorious...
This series was produced using over 500 hours of archival footage unearthed after exhaustive research in archives,...
Some 70 years after the Japanese Army forced them into sexual slavery during WWII, three former "comfort women"...
Andrew Graham-Dixon returns to explore the history and evolution of art from another European powerhouse; France....
Leading art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a tour of Germany through its art, and reveals there is more to it than...
Andrew Graham Dixon dissects the art of Scandinavia, and tells the story of how the different countries and cultures...
Dan Snow explores the explosive history behind the first and greatest multi-national company: the behemoth that was...
Historian David Olusoga explores the history and abolition of slavery in Britain and the choice by the government of...
Historian Sam Willis explores Britain’s 17th and 18th century underworld of Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues, bringing...
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.
One week after the 1967 Six-Day War, a group of young kibbutzniks, led by author Amos Oz and editor Avraham Shapira...
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson takes on a big subject: why the West has dominated the rest of the world – and...
In May 1914, the Komagata Maru, a Japanese ship carrying 376 immigrants from British India, arrived in the port of...
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...
They ruled Russia for more than three centuries: the Romanovs, a powerful dynasty whose grip on the country would...
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...
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...
Architect Raymond Moriyama built the new Canadian War Museum. He has created an indelible symbolic experience that...
600 years ago, the Inca built an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the peaks of the Andes....
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...
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...
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...
Seven hundred years ago, Robert the Bruce's overwhelming victory over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn...
Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the...
Archeologist Neil Oliver sets off on a journey to reveal the sacred face of Britain, an ancient landscape of belief...
Dr Sam Willis examines the pivotal moments in military history that brought about these changing weapons of war,...
British musician Suggs takes a fresh look at the Titanic disaster, uncovering new details about the band of...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history...
Survivors greet the end of WWI with wild celebrations, but in central Europe the Communist revolution threatens the...
Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than...
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul, most famous for producing...
The Last Explorers
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John Muir
Expires on Nov 12
Neil Oliver tells the story of the father of the modern conservation movement and one of the founders of America's...
Dr Sam Willis looks at the drive to develop ever more precise weapons on the battlefield, from artillery shells to...
Niall Ferguson examines the impact of consumerism on modern society. He looks at the Industrial Revolution,...
Moving southeast from the capital Kuching to Sri Aman, host Anthony Morse reveals the secrets behind a disappearing...
Sacred Wonders of Britain
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Sacred Wondes of Britain
Expires on Nov 10
Neil Oliver examines how the creation of saints by the early church led to a new generation of sacred wonders across...
The Renaissance Unchained
E1
Gods, Myths & Oil Paints
Expires on Oct 16
Waldemar challenges the notion of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases the ingenuity of...
The Art of France
E3
This is the Modern World
Expires on Oct 16
Finding their muses in the bars, brothels and cabarets of Belle Epoque Paris, a group of young artists turned the...
The Apology
Expires on Oct 17
Some 70 years after the Japanese Army forced them into sexual slavery during WWII, three former "comfort women"...
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
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Profit and Loss
Expires on Oct 18
Historian David Olusoga reveals that despite popular opinion, not all slave owners were the era's super-rich. Owners...
Apocalypse: World War I
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Fear
Expires on Oct 18
The war goes global and large-scale bloodshed seems unavoidable. The Canadians, Italians, Bulgarians, Australians...
Mont Saint-Michel: Resistance Through the Ages
Expires on Oct 19
Erected on a large granite rock in the sea and accessible only by foot at low tide, the Romanesque Benedictine Abbey...
The Inca: Masters of the Clouds
E2
Clash of Empires
Expires on Oct 20
Dr. Jago Cooper reveals how the strengths of the Inca Empire became factors in its rapid demise.
The Quest for Bannockburn
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Day Two
Expires on Oct 20
Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard continue their quest to uncover one of Britain's most famous battlegrounds. They use...
Titanic: The Band Played On
Expires on Oct 21
British musician Suggs takes a fresh look at the Titanic disaster, uncovering new details about the band of...
Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues
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Knights of the Road - The Highwayman's Story
Expires on Oct 21
Historian Sam Willis reveals the tale of the most glamorous, romanticized and glorified outlaw of them all - the...