History TV Shows

Avoiding Armageddon

39/100

This series from Ted Turner Documentaries explores the explosive intersection between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Viewers are taken to some of the most dangerous places in ... See full summary »

Tony Robinsons World War 1

87/100

Rookie Agent Rouge

66/100

Can a young woman prove her loyalty to her country and her family? Lan Yan Zhi (Zhao Li Ying) is a privileged banker's daughter in Shanghai and a student activist who mistakenly comes into ... See full summary »

Dokugan-ryu Masamune

86/100

Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan in 1590, but Date Masamune did not abandon his desire to control the nation.

Rogue Nation

77/100

Historian Michael Cathcart tells the epic story of how the colourful characters of early colonial Australia transformed a penal settlement into a land with rights and opportunity in a mere ... See full summary »

How We Got Here

87/100

A series examining entrepreneurship and technological advances in the U.S.

Ceux de 14

70/100

In August 1914, war was declared between France and Germany. Maurice Genevoix, young man, is appointed to the 106th regiment of infantry. The young soldiers go to the front thinking that ... See full summary »

Senda de gloria

72/100

The Sonnet Project

80/100

All 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets, each performed by a different actor in a New York City location.

Gamle Danmark

77/100

Paul Hammerich's personal portrait of how Denmark became a welfare society. The documentary series begins after the German occupation of Denmark in May 1945 and covers the period up to October 1972 when Denmarks enters the European Union.

Monuments, Memorials, & Museums

74/100

A collection of short documentaries highlighting and serving as a digital field trip for students taking trips to Washington D.C. The highlights the making of the award winning series with ... See full summary »

Great Houses with Julian Fellowes

74/100

Academy Award laureate Julian Fellowes explores the picturesque history of the 500-year-old Burghley House, founded by the brilliant political aide of Queen Elizabeth I, and the 300-year-old Goodwood House, home of the Dukes of Richmond.

1821

63/100

DR-Derude

73/100

Denmark's most popular and longest-running gardening programme; also a header for other programmes by the same production unit.

Zamke

85/100

Medal of Honor

81/100

Medal of Honor is America's highest military award, authorized by President Lincoln on March 25, 1863 for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. Since that time, there have been over 3,000 recipients.

The Feathered Serpent

75/100

A young boy named Tozo must prevent Nasca, the bloodthirsty high priest of Teshcata, from seizing control of the Aztec civilisation.

Wow, I Never Knew That!

64/100

Did you know the potato chip was invented out of anger? Or that "Sweet 'N Low" was named after a song? Or the real truth of why we say "God Bless You" after a sneeze? These questions and ... See full summary »

Moeyo Ken TV

61/100

Set in an alternate universe Meiji Era, the lead male character of the story, Ryunosuke Sakamoto, is travelling from Shanghai towards Kyoto with his newly-licensed y?kai Nekomaru.

Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail

75/100

Mikey Kay and Garth Baldwin investigate the Knights Templar's underground movements to discover if they escaped being destroyed in 1307, and most importantly if they took the Holy Grail ... See full summary »

Shin Koihime musô

65/100

Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast

72/100

The actor picks up a pebble from the beach at St Bees in Cumbria and sets off along the 192 mile Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk to deposit it on the beach at Robin Hood's Bay on the other side of the country exploring the area en-route.

A Taste of History

82/100

A Taste of History is a cooking series that explores America's culinary beginnings from the Birthplace of American Cuisine. This innovative series brings America's history to life and makes... See full summary »

Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson

78/100

Tony Robinson walks our oldest roads to find the truth behind the megaliths, burial sites, ley lines and hidden caves along their path, and connect the clues they have left hidden in the British landscape.

Crime and Punishment

77/100

This series explores the evolution of law and the "rights of man" in Great Britain: from Chieftains, to Feudal Lords, to the Divine Right of Kings, to a modern independent judiciary in which no one--not even Monarchs are above the law.