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.
This is the stuff of fantasy: exploring secret chambers and forbidden passages beneath city streets, unlocking mysteries of the past and discovering f... Read more
Volume 2 of 2. Using impressive archive film and photography, this 26-part series describes the breathtaking development of flying from the early days... Read more
A 3-part series that explores the facts and investigates the truth behind the British Redcoat army's campaign in Zululand during 1879. The episodes fo... Read more
With unprecedented access to Network Rail, train companies Virgin, East Coast, First Great Western and Northern, and the British Transport Police, thi... Read more
On May 2, 1967, twenty-four black men and six white women dressed in blue shirts, black berets, and black leather jackets ascended the steps of the ca... Read more
Discover how to fit in, keep clean, choose between right and wrong and behave yourself in the cafateria. Proper social etiquette is the recurring the... Read more
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Dr. Daniel J. Boorstein, 'The Discoverers' recreates some of the most amazing discoveries in human histor... Read more
Even today, almost 150 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, unexpected secrets and little known stories continue to emerge from Civi... Read more
The American national parks sprung from a radical idea that the most precious portions of the land should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, b... Read more
Acclaimed Australian photographer, filmmaker and war correspondent Frank Hurley teamed up with Ernest Shackleton in 1914 to cross the South Pole by se... Read more