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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...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores how African countries are throwing off their colonial pasts and becoming 21st-century...
Armed with a copy of Joseph Conrad's classic novel Heart of Darkness, a British-Nigerian university student goes in...
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 live there? Egyptologist Joann...
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...
In the summer of 1945, the Allies celebrated a return to peace, but soon an Iron Curtain was erected, separating the...
Colourized archival footage tells the story of the First World War, taking us to the battlefields, the strategy rooms...
Archaeologist Richard Miles shares the extraordinary stories of archaeological pioneers, the breakthroughs that built...
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.
From the Great War to the modern day, this series explores the impact of war on Australia's veterans and how profoundly...
Berlin 1945 looks back at the city's most fateful year through the eyes of those who experienced it: the German...
Stories from across Canada illustrate the rich untold history of Black Canadians and the invaluable contributions they...
Journalist Mariella Frostrup visits some of the UK's most stunning landscapes to discover how they inspired the Brontës...
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...
Filmmaker Rachel Perkins tells the story of Australia's First Wars - the brutal conflicts that emerged from Indigenous...
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...
Historian Lucy Worsley takes us behind closed doors for a fascinating look at the houses that influenced and inspired...
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...
Métis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
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...
Lucy Worsley investigates the lies told about six of Europe's royal dynasties, including Henry VII's Reformation, Marie...
Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime – from a full-time...
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...
Monty Don discovers Spain's most interesting gardens, community projects and parks as he explores the country's rich...
The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese...
As Peggy Guggenheim moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected modern art as well as the...
Artist Carey Newman - Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me’ (Kwakwak'awakw/Coast Salish) creates a piece called the "Witness Blanket" that...
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 examine events that have shaped our world over the past 30 years, including the collapse of the Soviet...
Historian Mary Beard answers questions that have fascinated people for centuries. How could a mediocre city in central...
Local experts and historians search out the secrets of some of the world's most iconic cities, revealing fascinating...
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...
Dr Sam Willis examines the pivotal moments in military history that brought about these changing weapons of war, from...
Art sleuth Dr. Bendor Grosvenor and social historian Emma Dabiri delve into Britain's local museums and country houses...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
Tori Herridge, Carla Valentine and archaeologist Raksha Dave attempt to piece together the mysteries and lives left by...
The story of Charles Bedaux is parallelled against the backdrop of the Canadian Rockies where in 1934, he engineered an...
With China's influence greater than ever before, this series explores its rise as an economic superpower and the...
Rob Collins rediscovers the ancient innovations and scientific inventions of Australia's First People - the world's...
Margaret Mountford travels to Egypt's Valley of the Kings to uncover the story of Harry Burton, the man whose images of...
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...
Journalist Sathnam Sanghera examines the Amritsar massacre on April 13, 1919, when troops under British command shot and...
The mayor of Predappio, the hometown of Mussolini, embarks on his most ambitious project yet - to create Italy's first...
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...
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...
Historian Dan Jones explores six roads that tell the story of when Rome mercilessly marched on through and shook the...
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...
Arthur Williams, a pilot and former Royal Marine, discovers the people and places that changed the course of the Second...
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...
Discover the remarkable stories of the courageous female soldiers, pilots and spies who fought, flew and died in the...
Monty Halls explores the perilous Freedom Trails - where thousands of men and women risked their lives following these...
Historian Dan Jones travels the oldest and longest Roman road, Watling Street, built in 43 AD following the Roman invasion and colonization of Britain.
Filipina guerillas, the Soviet sniper known as Lady Death, and talented photojournalist Lee Miller are among the women who faced danger on the frontlines with the troops.
In October 1917 the Bolsheviks rose up and communism was born. Lucy explores the myths and lies that swirl around the dramatic events.
From all-women bombing squadrons to South African pilots and Jamaican anti-aircraft gunners, women delivered key breakthroughs in the war in the air.
The Regency is often thought of as genteel and well-ordered. But Lucy Worsley digs behind the facade of Georgian elegance to reveal the lies that helped suppress rebellion in an age of revolution.
In this episode Dr. Richard Miles explores the archaeological watersheds of the 20th century and how they have helped us build up a picture of the 'ordinary man's journey throughout time.
The hidden history of Singapore includes the secret symbolism behind the city's success and the stealthy jungle predator behind an 1860s rampage.
The contest of economic, ideological and military power between the United States and China is the defining battle of our times. But can either of them really win?
Hogan's Alley was once the heart of Vancouver's Black community, which traces its roots to the 1850s, when James Douglas invited Black settlers from California to Vancouver Island.
From the determination of SOE operatives to the bravery of teenage resistance fighters, we discover the dangers faced by women who put themselves in the line of fire.
"Let them eat cake!" is among the most famous phrases of history and is associated with the French Revolution. But Lucy Worsley investigates whether Marie Antoinette really said it.
Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime – from a full-time actress at seven to a Broadway playwright at 33 and a “camp” icon at 85.
Afua's artistic journey through South Africa begins in Soweto, where creativity is propelled by what locals call "ekasi" - the cool, authentic swag of the townships.
Archaeologist Richard Miles explores how discoveries in the 18th and 19th centuries overturned ideas of when and where civilization began as empires competed to literally "own" the past.
With Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 on the basis of "One Country, Two Systems," the stage was set for tensions that led to its recent crisis.
How Australia's returned veterans are commemorated - and which of them get commemorated - has increasingly become a difficult and controversial topic.
Mariella uncovers what life in Yorkshire was like for the Brontë sisters and how accurately their works reflect the harsh realities of the past.
Lucy Worsley explores how Queen Anne's reputation and legacy have been marred by a sustained campaign of historical fibs.
Afua explores the energy and ambition of Nigeria's young cultural creators, asking what drives their success in everything from Afrobeats to Nollywood.
Archaeologist Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth - a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous water.
Since the culmination of its revolution in 1949, China has sought to recover control of previously lost territories. What lengths will the State go to achieve reunification?
Archaeology: A Secret History
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In the Beginning
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Archaeologist Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth -...
Lucy Worsley explores how Queen Anne's reputation and legacy have been marred by a sustained campaign of historical fibs...