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From scandals to the details of their habits and rituals, this series delves into the private lives of history's most famous royal clan, the Tudors.

The Private Lives of the Tudors

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May 1941: Britain endured one of the most intense bombardments of WW II: the Blitz. This series tells the stories of people caught up in the bombing.

The Blitz: Britain On Fire

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Four Cold War nuclear accidents around the globe, four stains on the history of the world. These events were hidden for years under a veil of secrets.

Broken Arrows: The Lost Bombs of the Cold War

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Two wars were fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe. This was the Second World War. It remade our world in just a few decades.

The Price of Empire

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Dr. Alice Roberts follows archeologists for a year, being there for the greatest discoveries as they dig for the truth of Britain's past.

Digging For Britain

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The intertwined lives and fates of Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England are recalled in this opulent costume drama.

Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr

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Between the two world wars was an age of jazz, prohibition, the talkies, radio, and the motor car. A time that was, in reality, an age of anxiety.

Impossible Peace: The Time Between World Wars

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Modern day treasure hunter Billy Jamieson travels the world searching for valuable ancient relics, macabre artifacts, and strange curiosities.

The Treasure Trader

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The popular British engineer and adventurer Rob Bell explores the history of ships that changed our world. 

World's Greatest Ships

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A comprehensive picture of the SS – how did a small group of thugs rise to be one of the most feared organs of the Nazi state?

Beyond the Myth: the SS Unveiled

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350 years ago, the Great Fire of London was the most devastating fire Britain has ever experienced. But do we actually know what happened?

The Great Fire: In Real Time

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Explore the culture and values that have made China such a resilient civilization and their impacts on the current state of the nation.

Empire Builders: China

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In the heart of a modern city, an archaeological sensation has been discovered: the harbor of Theodosius, the last ruler of a unified Roman Empire.

The Emperor's Lost Harbour

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This film argues that Orville and Wilbur Wright, who launched their plane in December 1903, may not have been the first to fly. A rival took to the air two years earlier.

First Flight: Conquest of the Skies

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Was Pontius Pilate weak? Did he allow Jesus to be crucified at the demand of others? Perhaps he had his own motives for allowing Jesus's fate.

Pilate: The Man Who Killed Christ

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In 1945, the first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped over Hiroshima. Three years before, the same pilot led the first daylight bombing in Europe.

Rouen to Hiroshima: Legacy of the Enola Gay

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Scientists uncover a mummified dinosaur body, then undertake a radiographic autopsy to discover its last meal and never-before-seen internal organs.

Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy

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Nero's opulent house, the largest building on Earth at the time, was a place of violence, perversion, and the high arts of the Roman Empire.

Nero's Golden House

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In 1918, certain events and personalities helped end World War I, including scheming and brinkmanship from statesmen as loss of human life escalated.

Armistice: The End Game of WWI

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Franklin D. Roosevelt inspired millions with stirring visions of a post-WWII world. Now witness this intimate biography of a great American president.

The Wheelchair President

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A bas-relief in a temple in Luxor depicts five of Queen Hatshepsut’s boats setting sail for the land of Punt. Were the Egyptians a seafaring society?

When the Egyptians Sailed on the Red Sea

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In 1586, Elizabeth I was in fear for her life. In a gripping account, the remarkable events unfold across eight weeks, when danger was at its height.

Elizabeth I: War on Terror

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A daunting network of fortified bunkers connected by tunnels and defended by artillery crossfire, the Maginot Line stretched from Belgium to the Alps.

Secrets of the Maginot Line

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Travel back in time to the Netherlands in 1637 to see a blueprint for the speculative frenzies of modern times, and witness the tulip market crash.

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Hidden Gems: History