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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.

Cities of the Underworld: Season 2 (2009)

8.1/10
Director: Various
Starring: Don Wildman

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

The Century of Flight - Vol. 2 (2004)

Starring: Narrated by, Robert Powell

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

The Zulu Wars (2003)

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

Overground: The Railway - Keeping Britain on Track (2015)

With unprecedented access to Network Rail, train companies Virgin, East Coast, First Great Western and Northern, and the British Transport Police, thi... Read more

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)

7.3/10
Director: Stanley Nelson

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

Educational Archive: Social Engineering 101 (2003)

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

The Discoverers ( IMAX ) (2008)

5.6/10

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

Secrets of the Civil War (2008)

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 National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)

8.6/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

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

South (1919)

8.7/10
Starring: Ernest Shackleton, Frank Hurley

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