Historian David Olusoga traces the events, the people and the forces that transformed four separate nations into a...
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Renowned Chinese Australian artist Jiawei Shen undertakes a massively ambitious artwork about the history of communism...
Cowichan filmmaker Harold C. Joe explores how the cedar tree is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations...
Two doctors share their stories of displacement during the Second World War - Henry Shibata, a Japanese Canadian born in...
Chinatowns are under threat of disappearing - and along with them, the rich history of communities who fought for a...
Filmmaker Keira Loughran and Helen Lee examine the legacy of their grandmothers - women of indomitable spirit who fought...
After the Second World War, thousands of Asian servicemen were secretly deported from the UK and Australia, leaving...
Rob Bell explores the story of four of London's most iconic bridges - London Bridge, Westminster Bridge, Tower Bridge...
This intimate portrait chronicles the personal and professional triumphs and tragedies of visionary Vancouver-based...
Based on renowned writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin’s final unfinished manuscript, Raoul Peck’s Oscar...
Dan Jones, Suzannah Lipscomb and Rob Bell tell the glorious and sometimes gory story of how London grew from a small...
A photograph of his great-grandfather sends filmmaker Sherman De Jesus to New York to discover the legacy of James Van...
Razed in the late 1960s, Hogan's Alley was once the heart of a thriving Black community in Vancouver, known for its...
Discover the remarkable stories of the courageous female soldiers, pilots and spies who fought, flew and died in the...
With China's influence greater than ever before, this series explores its rise as an economic superpower and the...
Mariella Frostrup explores how the UK's most stunning landscapes inspired the Brontës, Jane Austen, Beatrix Potter and...
From the Great War to the modern day, this series explores the impact of war on Australia's veterans and how profoundly...
Local experts and historians search out the secrets of some of the world's most iconic cities, revealing fascinating...
Monty Don discovers Spain's most interesting gardens, community projects and parks as he explores the country's rich...
Journalist Sathnam Sanghera examines the Amritsar massacre on April 13, 1919, when troops under British command shot and...
Italy has never really dealt with its fascist past. Which is why the mayor of Predappio, the hometown of Mussolini...
Historian Lucy Worsley takes us behind closed doors for a fascinating look at the houses that influenced and inspired...
Filmmaker Rachel Perkins tells the story of Australia's First Wars - the brutal conflicts that emerged from Indigenous...
Arthur Williams, a pilot and former Royal Marine, discovers the people and places that changed the course of the Second...
Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr wipes away the straightwashing and peers into the untold and frankly fascinating queer history...
Chronicles the love, life and legacy of Art Johnston and Pepe Pena, Chicago LGBTQ+ pioneers and owners of the iconic...
Historian Onyeka Nubia sheds new light on this monumental era, unearthing a society riddled with inequality and...
This fascinating documentary series brings to life the complexity, diversity and interconnectedness of Indigenous...
Historian Suzannah Lipscomb follows the trail of England's most fascinating dynasty, uncovering the legacy of the Tudor...
Curators of archives across BC that represent traditionally marginalized or excluded communities - Indigenous, Queer...
When the Yugoslav Wars engulfed central Europe, an international tribunal was established to prosecute war criminals...
Four famous campaigns of the Second World War are analyzed through the prism of trains and railways, which were...
Historian Bettany Hughes journeys to temples, palaces and cities as she discovers the fascinating past and traditions of...
On the night of February 27, 1933, the German Parliament building burned down, and democracy went along with it. But who...
Travelling from Venice to Croatia and Greece, gardening expert Monty Don explores some of the most beautiful gardens...
Comedian Frank Skinner and author Denise Mina follow in the footsteps of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, two of the...
Rob Collins rediscovers the ancient innovations and scientific inventions of Australia's First People - the world's...
Comedian Frank Skinner and author Denise Mina retrace the passionate friendship of Romantic poets Wordsworth and...
Singaporean scholar and curator Peter Lee travels to Japan and South Korea to seek out epic legends and vibrant...
Author Damian Barr goes in search of the legacy and lasting influence of one of Scotland's greatest historical figures...
Leading artists and thinkers explore eight dramatic turning points in British history through the prism of its art. From...
Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee explores the rise and fall of Southeast Asia's great empires, and how their...
Born in 1873, Alice Guy made nearly a thousand films on both sides of the Atlantic. Yet film historians nearly erased...
Since the dawn of civilization, people in power have played with the truth, danced with deception and altered reality to...
In 1939, Velma Demerson was sentenced to one year in prison for her relationship with a Chinese man. Decades later, she...
In the early 1900s, Japanese Canadian photographer Senjiro Hayashi took images of people of every race, class and gender...
Armed with a copy of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a British Nigerian university student goes in search of the legacy of...
Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta before...
Lucy Worsley takes us behind closed doors at three royal palaces - the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington...
Join historian Bettany Hughes as she uncovers some of the most extraordinary treasures of human civilization. With rare...
This poetic documentary tells the parallel stories of two First Nations men who returned home and the ancient song that...
Mohawk activist Mary Two-Axe Earley fought for more than two decades against gender discrimination in Canada's Indian...
Experts illuminate moments in Winston Churchill's life that informed his decisions during the war, revealing how he...
Artist Carey Newman - Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me’ (Kwakwak'awakw/Coast Salish) creates a piece called the "Witness Blanket" that...
Berlin 1945 looks back at the city's most fateful year through the eyes of those who experienced it: the German...
Andrew Marr tells the stories behind 10 of the greatest paintings in the world - exploring works by Picasso, Van Gogh...
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold go back in time to run a monastery farm exactly as...
Tori Herridge, Carla Valentine and archaeologist Raksha Dave attempt to piece together the mysteries and lives left by...
Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black, and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at the...
In the early 1970s, Afghanistan was at a crossroad between modernity and tradition, Islam and communism. When the...
Lesser known stories from BC history, including the Candy Bar Strike of 1947 and the tale of Vancouver's first official...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores how African countries are throwing off their colonial pasts and becoming 21st-century...
From BC joining Canada in the 1870s to Vancouver hosting Expo in 1986, we see over a century of British Columbian life...
Inspired by Odysseus, Bettany Hughes makes an epic journey by sea, travelling from eastern Greece to Ithaca while...
In the summer of 1945, the Allies celebrated a return to peace, but soon an Iron Curtain was erected, separating the...
Rob Bell takes us on a voyage to the seas around Britain and Ireland to reveal the extraordinary stories and hidden...
Rembrandt is considered one of the most famous artists in European history, but his work was often misunderstood in his...
Witness pivotal moments from India's 20th-century colonial history, from processions of elephants carrying India's...
Profiles some of the musicians, deejays, gigs and clubs that have made British Columbians swing and shout since the...
Lucy Worsley investigates the lies told about six of Europe's royal dynasties, including Henry VII's Reformation, Marie...
In 1773, writer Samuel Johnson made a grand tour of Scotland, accompanied by James Boswell. Comedian Frank Skinner and...
Monty Don sets out to discover the true essence of Japanese gardens and what we have learned from them. He visits Japan...
The story of this devastating global conflict is told through the often-tragic destinies of those who fought it, those...
Monty Halls explores the perilous Freedom Trails - where thousands of men and women risked their lives following these...
This series charts Hitler’s political rise from the far-right fringes to election as Chancellor following the 1929...
Art historian James Fox tells the fascinating story of the clash between Oceanic and Western culture that resulted from...
Historian Bettany Hughes sets off on an adventure up the Nile to take in the famous pyramids, great temples and new...
Lucy Worsley digs into America's much-mythologized past to discover the half-truths and distortions that underpin the...
Rob Bell reveals the secrets of the historic ships that shaped the world. He visits each of these monumental vessels as...
Dr Sam Willis examines the pivotal moments in military history that brought about these changing weapons of war, from...
Three siblings whose mother was from the Musqueam First Nation travel to their father's village in China to understand...
Monty Don travels across the Islamic world and beyond to discover how its culture and climate has influenced garden...
The success of Choral Evensong came down to the preferences of a young Queen Elizabeth I, driven by her deep love of...
On November 11, 1918, the world emerged from the most horrific conflict ever known. But peace proved to be fragile...
Join Tony Robinson as he embarks upon spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of...
Métis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
Mary Beard investigates the real Julius Caesar, separating fact from fiction and revealing how his influence is still...
Margaret Mountford travels to Egypt's Valley of the Kings to uncover the story of Harry Burton, the man whose images of...
Some 70 years after the Japanese Army forced them into sexual slavery during WWII, three former "comfort women" share...
Historian Michael Wood travels through China to explore its remarkable history, from its ancient roots to the present...
Explores the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of Black Americans.
In 1971, the Shah of Iran celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. It...
Director Mina Shum reopens the file on a watershed moment in Canadian race relations - the infamous Sir George Williams...
Historian David Olusoga explores Britain's history of slavery and its abolition, and the choice by the government of the...
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon takes us on a journey through seminal French artworks that reflect the history and...
Internationally esteemed art dealer Philip Mould and journalist Fiona Bruce investigate thrilling cases of art world...
Historian Mary Beard answers the big questions that have fascinated people for centuries. How could a mediocre city in...
Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman are riding the rails on an old-fashioned locomotive to learn how the golden...
From the settlement of the Nile by a handful of nomads to the building of the pyramids and the burial of King Tut...
Horticulturalist Monty Don digs into the fascinating history of British gardens over the past 400 years, showing how...
Professor Joann Fletcher explores what it was like to be a woman of power in ancient Egypt - from the realities of...
Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian explores the history of the Kootenays through the stories of people who have lived there...
Narrated by William Shatner, this unsettling documentary recounts the design, development, production and testing of...
Historian and author Helen Castor explores how people in the Middle Ages handled life's most fundamental moments of...
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold join forces to take on one of their most ambitious...
Andrew Graham-Dixon travels throughout the country, exploring the historical context of Chinese art and revealing the...
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold explore the festive season as it would have been celebrated during the reign of...
Historian Amanda Vickery rescues female artists from the shadows of obscurity, giving them their rightful place in the...
Highlights the unique history of the Great Depression in Vancouver and the influx of transient men that arrived with it.
Colourized archival footage tells the story of the First World War, taking us to the battlefields, the strategy rooms...
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn step back in time to experience the trials and...
Acclaimed British horticulturist Monty Don heads across the Channel to find out what makes French gardens, and the...
Spanning three centuries of BC history, from Indigenous economies to Operation Solidarity, this series explores the true...
Ruth Goodman and Peter Ginn return to Manor Farm in Hampshire to recreate the conditions of Christmas 1944 - the sixth...
Egypt captivates us like few other ancient civilizations, but what was it like to live there? Egyptologist Joann...
Over 45 years, street photographer Foncie Pulice snapped thousands of photos of people in downtown Vancouver, capturing...
In Medieval and Tudor England there was no question in peoples' minds – men ruled and women didn't. Historian Helen...
Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman and Alex Langlands spend a year running a farm in Hampshire County, UK as it would have been...
British historian Mary Beard takes a fresh look at ancient Rome, putting aside the stories of Emperors, armies, blood...
Kate Humble travels through India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, discovering how spices were once so coveted that a small...
World-famous gardener Monty Don takes us on a trip around Italy's most beautiful gardens.
Historian Ruth Goodman, professor Nick Barber and PhD student Tom Quick recreate an authentic 19th-century pharmacy...
Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman return to the Shropshire farm to discover how the Victorians created the...
Charts the origins of the small plastics company that unpredictably became a cultural phenomenon.
Our First Voices explores the creative efforts being made by 13 First Nations communities in BC to preserve and...
A biography of the brazen and controversial industrialist Charles Bedaux, who undertook an outlandish trek over the...
In May 1961, two young climbers started up the "unclimbable" Stawamus Chief outside Squamish, BC.
In 1914, the Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver carrying immigrants from British India but was refused permission to...
This documentary traces the life and work of C.D. Hoy, one of Canada's most famous early photographers.
The remarkable story of the Asahi baseball team who, prior to the Second World War, won the prestigious Pacific...
Following the Second World War, thousands of Canadian Indigenous men and women who had fought alongside non-Indigenous...
Historian Amanda Vickery explores how the great British obsession with our homes began 300 years ago.
Historian Dan Jones explores the turbulent history behind some of Britain's most iconic castles.
Sixty years of Cuba's history and its place in the world is explored, with views from every side - the Cubans, the...
The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese...
Over two million men from across Asia fought in the First World War. Discover what their sacrifices meant to the war...
As Peggy Guggenheim moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected modern art as well as the...
Alanis Obomsawin shares a powerful 2016 speech by the Ojibwe senator and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
Art sleuth Dr. Bendor Grosvenor and social historian Emma Dabiri delve into Britain's local museums and country houses...
For over 40 years, society columnist and photographer Malcolm Parry has been chronicling the goings-on in the city of...
Through rare archival film and home movies, we get a glimpse into everyday life in Singapore dating back to 1900.
Hitler’s rule from 1933 to 1945 made a more damaging mark on history than almost any other. From strutting lieutenants...
Renowned Second World War historian James Holland gets inside the Nazi war machine. Travelling across Europe, he...
Railway historian Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum explore the hidden parts of London’s Tube...
The Blitz bombardment of Liverpool in May 1941 was some of the most intense bombing ever experienced by a British city...
Finding their muses in the bars, brothels and cabarets of Belle Epoque Paris, a group of young artists turned the art world on its head.
Lucy Worsley debunks the myths behind one of the US's greatest historical landmarks: the American Civil War.
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at how art in France took a dramatic turn following the French Revolution.
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.
Lucy Worsley examines the American Revolution, a battle that pitted high ideals against the might of the British Empire. But how much of America's founding story is based on fact?
David Olusoga looks at the propaganda war between the pro-slavery lobby and the abolitionists, and how it ultimately took a massive payout to end slavery in Britain once and for all.
Michael Wood looks at how revolution has been a recurring fact of life in Chinese history and how three revolutions forever changed the landscape of China.
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the dramatic story of how French art emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution.
The 20th century sees Ireland divided by Partition and the Union threatened by war. New ideas unify the four nations, but the decline of industry sparks new divisions.
Historian David Olusoga reveals that, despite popular opinion, not all slave owners were the era's super-rich. They also included everyday shop owners, widows and clergymen.
Andrew Graham-Dixon charts the journey from imperial to modern - the glorious rise and calamitous fall of China's last dynasty.
Explores the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of Black Americans.
The Union seems secure, but beneath the surface run deep divisions, leading to the emergence of a new working-class movement. A catastrophic famine comes to Ireland.
The Art of China
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The Art of China
Expires on Oct 3
Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to the Yellow Mountains in southern China to understand the power of Chinese landscape...
The Story of China
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The Ming
Expires on Oct 3
Truth & Lies
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Influencers
Expires on Oct 3
History has produced a steady stream of "influencers," from apostles to ad men, doctors to despots. Each, in their own...
Through a Lens Darkly
Expires on Oct 9
Explores the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of Black Americans.