History

Forty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s monumental film Shoah, Guillaume Ribot reveals the director’s relentless pursuit to tell the ...

A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York ...

At the Kremlin’s behest, Bulgarian secret services, along with Polish comrades, prepare for an attempt on the Pope’s life. The best ...

On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the government work ...

Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow’s memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling ...

1860. Giuseppe Garibaldi began from Quarto the adventure of the Thousand surrounded by the enthusiasm of the young idealists who had come from ...

1983. The biggest architectural competition in history, both anonymous and open, is launched under the impetus of a new socialist president, ...

With unique insights in epic locations and interpretations of ancient inscriptions and artefacts, Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the ...

Young professor Anton Kosmich studies the history of Belarus. One day he is mystically transported to the Middle Ages, where he will have to ...

Depicts the life and spiritual journey of Muktaai, the revered sister of the saint and poet Sant Dnyaneshwar, highlighting her profound impact on ...

In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule and Zionist immigration from Europe accelerates toward the ethnic cleansing ...

Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist from Martinique, has just been appointed head of department at the psychiatric hospital in Blida, Algeria. ...

This documentary revisits the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and its far-reaching consequences through the eyes of scientist Dr. Allen ...

This film presents the untold history of Foundational Black American rebellions and maroon colonies that existed during the antebellum slavery ...

The National Park Service has been active for over a century preserving and protecting over 400 units across America, from the wild and natural ...

Flying dogs, tigers, monkeys, and more. Discover the incredible war stories and barnstorming adventures of aviation’s animal pioneers.

The Nazi regime lasted from 1933 to 1945 and was undoubtedly one of the most horrific periods of history. The Nazi Party and its immoral leader ...

When the British army looks set to defeat Mussolini’s Italian forces, Hitler sends reinforcements; the Afrika Korps led by General Rommel. The ...

One year on from the notorious Ripper murders, London is terrorised once again by a series of brutal killings. When gruesome letters from the ...

Different experts make a stand against today’s putatively criminal and harmful health system, focusing on Anthony Fauci and his role in the ...

Willem was an artist who lived openly as a gay man at a time when few did. Frieda was a well-connected musician who became the first woman to ...

Follows the tumultuous relationship—in and out of court—of Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

The story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan ...

Ardal O’Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it ...

As the United States recovered from the bloody aftermath of the Civil War, Congress passed the Reorganization Act in 1866, that created the ...

In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean ...

When a young Master Ip stops a kidnapping, he ignites a turf war with a ruthless human-trafficking ring. In retaliation, the gang kidnaps one of ...

Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her ...

In the middle of the night, a drunk town guard happens to meet the daughter of a rich merchant… who drowned herself into a well 10 years ago. ...

The Flying Sailor is based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917 when two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour causing the largest accidental ...