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- StarsMichael CarrollPeter WellerJ.J. HuckinA series of documentaries that go over the world's history and it's many accomplishments.
- StarsJoann FletcherChris NauntonGlenn GodenhoJoann Fletcher presents the extraordinary story of Ancient Egypt, from its beginnings to the great pyramid builders and on, to the last of the pharaohs.
- StarsToby Leonard MooreBettany HughesEdith HallThe Greeks overcame immense challenges, from harsh landscapes to epic conflicts, paving the way for Western civilization through groundbreaking achievements in democracy, philosophy, drama, and art that still shape our modern world.
- StarsLiam NeesonVictor Davis HansonNigel SpiveyA documentary, narrated by actor Liam Neeson, that chronicles the rise and fall of the civilization of ancient Greece.
- StarsMichael WoodDocumentary series retracing the journey of Alexander the Great across sixteen countries.
- DirectorRobert H. GardnerStarsEsin AtilBen KingsleyMichael SellsIslam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. The first episode deals with the life of Muhammad, the second with the early Caliphates, Crusades, and Mongol invasion, and the third with the Ottoman Empire and Safavid dynasty.
- StarsMichael WoodChris BailyMichael Wood visits places and interviews experts all over India to cover the great chapters of the subcontinent's history.
- StarsMichael WoodTao Tao LiuFrank ChingMichael Wood embarks on a great historical adventure, exploring the stories, people and landscapes that have helped create China's distinctive character and genius over four thousand years.
- StarsRobert BartlettProfessor Robert Bartlett examines the extraordinary expansion and unchecked ambition of the Normans, and shows how they transformed the history of Europe.
- StarsFrank DelaneyProinsias Mac CanaGwyn A. WilliamsThis TV documentary series was produced by the BBC back in 1986 and is about the people known as The Celts who lived in many areas of Europe around 2000 years ago.
- StarsSimon SchamaMichael KitchenSamuel WestA comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
- StarsMelvyn BraggMichael CroninDavid GwillimThe history of the English language.
- StarsRobert MacNeilJ.L. DillardAlistair CookeA history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations.
- StarsNeil OliverScott GlynnJames FlemingA documentary charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation.
- StarsMassimo MarinoniPeter GuinnessRoss KingFrom a small Italian community in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most important cultural and artistic revolution in Western history--the European Renaissance. But the forces of change the Medici helped unleash would one day topple their ordered world.
- StarsMichael WoodAndreas BirnbaumPeter BieringerThis documentary tells the story of the Spanish expeditions in the early sixteenth century that conquests America. This 4-part series Michael Wood (historian) travels in the footsteps of the Spanish expeditions of Hernán Cortés whose conquests was one of the most cataclysmic events in Modern American history.
- StarsDavid McCulloughDocumentary about the rise and fall of one of the greatest military geniuses of modern times from his Corsican childhood to final exile in St. Helena.
- StarsFrank FinlayEnrique ListerRamón Serrano SúñerDocumentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War Two, also placing it in its international context.
- StarsMathieu KassovitzDoug RandThe rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.
- StarsSamuel WestAdolf BuchnerJutta RüdigerAn examination of how a cultured people could have allowed Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
- StarsRichard LinternMathieu KassovitzDoug RandChronicles Hitler's life as a failed painter and far-right activist up to his election as Chancellor of Germany, leading to his relentless rise to power, culminating in the beginning of World War II.
- StarsAndrew MarrKatie HardwickAndrew looks at the first period of the 20th century, in the wake of the death of Queen Victoria - a new dawn for Britain.
- StarsAndrew MarrAndrew Marr presents a history of Britain from the end of the Second World War to the start of the third millennium.
- StarsMichael CockerellJacob Rees-MoggEd MilibandA documentary series which shows the work done by Members of Parliament, both behind the scenes and in public proceedings in the House of Commons.
- StarsTim Pigott-SmithKing HusseinShimon PeresDecision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.