History

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Once Upon a Time in Iraq
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Once Upon a Time in Iraq is a five-part BBC series chronicling the story of the Iraq War from the perspectives of the people who lived through it. It covers events between the 2003, when coalition forces occupied the country,...
The Real Chernobyl
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The Real Chernobyl

The Real Chernobyl seeks to expose the story of what happened during Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Pripyat, Ukraine on 28 April, 1986 from the perspective of those who lived through it. Once a thriving Soviet city with great...
The Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is a ten-part series that provides an in-depth account of one of the most controversial wars the United States has ever executed. Produced by legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the series brings t...
LA 92
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LA 92

LA 92 chronicles the unfolding riots in Los Angeles, California in 1992 as social justice activists demanded police reform in the wake of the police assault on Rodney King, a black motorist. Following both the effects of and...
13th
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13th

13th explores how mass incarceration in the United States is connected to the justice system and racial discrimination. It argues that slavery has continued in the United States by criminalising certain behaviour, convict-lea...
Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered
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Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered

Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered seeks to uncover the mystery behind the young death of King Tutankhamun, Egypt’s youngest ruler and the most famous pharaoh from the ancient era. Presenter Dallas Campbell covers a varie...
Mankind: The Story of All of Us
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Mankind: The Story of All of Us

Mankind: The Story of All of Us tells how humans have evolved and survived over thousands of years. While climate has played a role in determining where people set up civilisations, people have developed tools and technology...
The Untold History of the United States
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The Untold History of the United States

The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone investigates the reasons behind the Cold War, the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan, and America’s role in the world since to fall of communism. Over the course of...
Andrew Marr’s History of the World
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Andrew Marr’s History of the World

Andrew Marr’s History of the World is a BBC series journeying through 70,000 years of human history, from before the beginning of human civilisation up to the twentieth century. It tells the story of how the forces of n...
Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East
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Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East

Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East is a seventeen-part series that recounts Russia’s epic military role in the Eastern Front of the Second World War. It begins with the German invasion of the USSR in June of 1941, known as O...
Building the Great Cathedrals
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Building the Great Cathedrals

The Gothic cathedrals are marvellous human achievements in architecture and artistry. Building the Great Cathedrals investigates how medieval architects could conceive and construct grand religious buildings such as the Beauv...