Historical
This genre is one of the largest non-fiction genres, and consists primarily of documentaries about one or more historical events or time periods. In general, the title will not be of a contemporary nature (that is, it will be made about a subject that actually occurred in the past). Some historical subjects include ancient civilizations & archaeology, famous crimes, popular culture and trends of the past, and other major world events.
The Century of Flight - Vol. 1 (2004)
Starring: Narrated by, Robert Powell
Volume 1 of 2. Using impressive archive film and photography, this 26-part series describes the breathtaking development of flying from the early days... Read more
Voyage of the Nautilus (2002)
8.3/10
Director: Trond Eliassen, Simon Nasht
Starring: Narrated by, Sam Neill
On June 4, 1931, intrepid Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins embarked on an epic expedition to travel beneath the Arctic Circle in a submarine he... Read more
Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Carthage (1999)
6.6/10
Travel back in time to the ancient world, learn about the spectacular wonders of this ancient city which stood on the northern coast of Africa, near m... Read more
Helen of Troy (2005)
7.4/10
Historian Bettany Hughes goes in search of 'the face that launched a thousand ships' in this British television production. Hughes examines the classi... Read more
Those Were the Days - Britain in the Sixties (2004)
Tells the story of a decade of massive change in Britain. From Beatlemania to the violent anti-war protests in Grosvenor Square, the major news storie... Read more
Great British Commanders (2004)
Director: Emma Hawley
Fascinating historical biography series about six of the greatest military commanders Great Britain has ever produced. The internationally known chara... Read more
The Miners' Hymns (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Bill Morrison
This elegy, in film and music, to the coal mining history of north east England, is the product of an exceptional creative collaboration between renow... Read more
Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage & Death (2013)
7.5/10
Starring: Helen Castor
Series in which historian and author Helen Castor explores how the people of the Middle Ages handled the most fundamental moments of transition in lif... Read more
The Ascent of Man (1973)
9/10
Starring: Dr Jacob Bronowski
Regarded as one of television's greatest achievements, Dr Jacob Bronowski traces the steps of scientific imagination through history as they happened... Read more
Grass (1925)
7.9/10
Director: Ernest B Schoedsack, Merian C Cooper
"King Kong" creators Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack risked their lives to make this monumental documentary about the Bakhtiari people of we... Read more