Albi's Mappa Mundi: The World Of Yesterday

In an ancient town in the southwest of France lies Albi’s Mappa Mundi, the oldest known representation of the world as a whole.

And There Was Music

Through the story of this journey, through image and sound, this film will seek to show how music, ultimately, is inseparable from our humanity.

Arkeo

Archeologist, Peter Eeckhout, travels to meet his colleagues, unpacks their research, and reveals their latest findings around the world.

Back To The Moon

Hour by hour, we relive the crucial moments of those 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds.

Bardot, Rebel With A Cause

The biography on the famous actress-turned-animal activist.

Bondi Forever

Bondi Forever is an entertaining and engaging journey from Bondi’s past to its present.

Decolonisations

This 3 part series is the untold story of the long violent and chaotic process of Decolonisation.

Destroy Paris: Hitler’s Secret Plan

By 1944, as the Reich was crumbling, Hitler gave detailed orders for the destruction of Paris. He wanted the monuments and all the bridges mined and the city reduced to a “pile of rubble”.

Dino Trails

This series reveals the latest dinosaur discoveries in Canada

Easter Island: The Truth Revealed

This is a tiny island, lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But it stirs up passions: the Easter Island.

Emmeline Pankhurst: The Making of a Militant

Discover the crucial and leading role of Emmeline Pankhurst and her birth place, Manchester, in the fight for women’s suffrage.

ETOA Battlefield

Seventy-five years after the horrors of the Pacific War, the forgotten perspectives of the local people emerge.

Extreme Constructions

We reveal how five great monuments were designed and constructed.

Gamper: The Man Who Invented Barça

Who was Joan Gamper, and how did he come to found FC Barcelona which fills stadiums of tens of thousands?

H.O.N. Mission, Searching For Man's Origins

A voyage through time to find our origins, following in the footsteps of a team of scientists in the heart of the Namibian Bush!

Hedy Lamar, The Invention Of A Star

This documentary recounts the extraordinary destiny of a woman who knew how to play with the clichés of her era

History Bites Back

Trisha Morton-Thomas teams up again Craig Anderson to bite back at negative social media comments on Australia's Aboriginal history.

Hitler’s Secret Bomb

In the final months of WW2, how close were the Nazis and Japan to creating the nuclear explosion that would win the war?

Hornby: A Model Empire

This is a fascinating look at the world of model making through the lens of the world’s most famous modelling company.

How To Paint the Mona Lisa

How to Paint the Mona Lisa reveals the secrets of this iconic masterpiece with artist Aderbanji Alade.

Icemen: 200 Years in Antarctica

Icemen: 200 Years in Antarctica takes us on a physically hard and emotionally gripping adventure across the ice.

In Search of Sir Walter Scott

Damian Barr goes in search of the legacy and lasting influence of one of Scotland’s great historical figures, novelists and poets.

In The Eyes Of The Pharaohs

In Thebes, a team of archaeologists sheds light on the famous Ramesses II, and his Ramesseum.

Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

This film invites you to experience the Captain Cook story through First Nations eyes and the music of Indigenous singers and performers.

Meeting Neanderthal

Archeologists make new discoveries to understand the lifestyle of Neanderthals.

Monash & Me

Peter Greste goes in search of the man behind the Australian General, who changed the way the world fights wars; Sir John Monash.

Montserrat: The Pompeii Of The Caribbean

The history of this island and the people who live here is very unique and representative of what can cause a such a terrible natural disaster.

Mosul After The War

For a year, we followed the Iraqis’ efforts to rebuild their city.

Neanderthal, The Mystery Of The Bruniquel Cave

Discover the most ancient man-made creation, below ground, ever found!

Nicholas and Alexandra: The Letters

We explore the relationship between Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra, and the roles they played in the lead-up to the 1917 Russian Revolution.

Notre Dame: Even More Beautiful

In this documentary, we follow the Cathedral’s reconstruction, and the key personel charged with the responsibility of delivering President Macron’s promise.

On The Great War's Menu: Food In the Heart Of The Conflict

A trip back through the history books dedicated to nutrition in 1914-1918

Our African Roots

Santilla Chingaipe rips up the monocultural myth of Australia’s white narratives and colours in our nation’s history books.

Out Of Europe: A New Story Of Human Evolution?

Does the history of human evolution have to be rewritten?

Paradise Soldier

Paradise Soldiers talks with family members, whose grandfathers served in World War One.

Pyramids Builders: New Clues

Hundreds of kilometers from the pyramids themselves, we are gaining more insight into just how they were built.

Richard Leplastrier: Framing The View

Richard Leplastrier is regarded as one of Australia’s finest architects, yet he’s anything but a household name.

Samaritan

Samaritans are a unique minority in the Middle East.

Saving Notre Dame

In early morning hours of April 16, 2019, Paris wakes up in tears. The night before, Notre-Dame de Paris was burning at her very heart.

Searching For Winnetou

This is the story of Ojibway’s quest to understand the roots of the German Obsession with Native North Americans.

Secrets of the Celtic Grave

Mysterious ancient objects are uncovered on a Welsh sheep farm triggering a major archaeological investigation.

SOS Vessel In Distress!

Using the latest technologies and the aid of specialists, we discover the exact circumstances of these famous shipwrecks.

Sunken Eldorado: The New Underwater Gold Rush

Thousands of shipwrecks litter the ocean floor with cargoes of ’precious metals’.

The 1001 Faces Of Palmyra

For the first time archaeologists from around the world come together in search of funerary sculpted portraits of Palmyra disseminated around the world to recount the story of the ancient city in a wa...

The 1900 Island

A new living history series follows the fortunes of four modern day families give it their all in living a lifestyle from the start of the 20th Century.

The Battle For Notre Dame

This film reveals the previously unknown events in an extraordinary battle to save the Cathedral.

The China Mission

From 1920 to 1954, hundreds of Irish men and women served as Roman Catholic missionaries in Central China.

The Fabulous History Of Skiing

This film retraces the historical context of skiing, revealing facts and stories.

The Great Lighthouses of Ireland

This series tells the story of Ireland’s lighthouses and their continuing importance to the country’s survival.

The Greatest Air Race

Come with us in this trans-continental journey to retell one of the world’s greatest aviation stories.

The Last Hours Of Pompeii

One third of Pompeii remains a Terra Incognita. In June 2018 a new rescue mission and archeological campaign was launched, the first on this scale in the last 70 years. We bring you exclusive access t...

The Longest Voyage

Magellan and Elcano's epic voyage to circumnavigate the globe 500 years ago and its similarities in space exploration.

The Man Who Destroyed Oscar Wilde

Merlin Holland, grandson of Oscar Wilde, tells the epic story of the famous playwright’s downfall.

The Pool

The Pool is a visually stunning series that looks at Australian identity through the prism of the pool.

The Sense Of Beauty

We are all interested in beauty and we think we know all about it. But where does it stem from?

The Untold Story Of The Vatican

What started as a simple tomb became over a 2,000 years history the universal seat of Christendom and is today one of the most visited museum in the world with invaluable collections of Arts, Manuscri...

These Traces That Remain

In 1942, Jacques is arrested by the Feldgendarmerie for possession of weapons. Nobody knew what happened to him after that...

Tonga: A Kingdom At The Crossroads

We discover a remarkable people, with a younger generation, torn between respect for its customs and the desire for elsewhere.

Trek To The Celestial Mountains

Writer Cédric Gras follows in the footsteps of Stalinist mountaineers in Kyrgyzstan.

Versailles Rediscovered, The Sun King's Vanished Palace

Hidden marvels of Versailles finally unveiled !

War Time Rapes: The Unspoken Weapon

This international documentary documents and questions 70 years of war rape.

We Are Half The World

An emotional story of the international fight for women’s suffrage, as an important step towards equal rights.

Yellowstone: Supervolcano

Hidden 7 miles below Yellowstone, America’s most famous National Park lies the world’s biggest natural threat, a Supervolcano.