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. 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 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
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
JFK: Breaking the News (2004)
8.4/10
Director: Hugh Aynsworth
Starring: Narrated by, Jane Pauley
November 22, 1963, is a day that will live in the memories of a generation - the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the news that... Read more
Europe in the Middle Ages (2004)
Whilst the Middle Ages were dark in the literal sense of there being no artificial light other than candles, this time in history was in fact a dynami... Read more
1421: The Year China Discovered the World (2004)
6.5/10
Director: David Wallace
Based on Gavin Menzies' controversial book and his '1421 theory' that Chinese mariners had explored and charted the world, long before Europeans. Fol... Read more
The Map Makers (2004)
Director: Ali McGrath, Stuart Clarke
A map is more than a geographical representation of a land. It is an image which mirrors a society's political, religious and cultural vision of itsel... Read more
In Search of Shakespeare (2004)
8.2/10
Director: David Wallace
Starring: Michael Wood
He is the most famous of Englishmen, and yet our biographical knowledge of William Shakespeare has always been scant. Now Michael Wood - with the help... 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
Empires: The Roman Empire in the First Century (2003)
7.6/10
Starring: Narrated by, Sigourney Weaver
Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the world was ruled by Rome. The Roman Empire struggled with problems which are surprisingly... Read more