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1755 - The Lisbon Earthquake

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A Bloody Legacy

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The War Continues (1 × 50′)

Having been dominated by the defeated empires of Russia, Germany and Austro-Hungary, the peoples of Eastern Europe had hoped for self-determination at the end of WWI. But it soon unfolded that...

The End of the Ottomans (1 × 50′)

With the outbreak of WWI, the Ottoman Empire joins forces with the Central Powers of Germany and Austro-Hungary and fights mainly against the British Empire. To achieve their military objective,...

A Short History of Nuclear Folly

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Alexander the Great

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The Path to Power (eps. 1) (1 × 50′)

Part one of this stunning documentary focuses on Alexander the Great’s childhood and youth. Born in Macedonia in 356 BC as a member of the Argead dynasty, he succeeded his father Philip II to the...

Until the End of the World (eps. 2) (1 × 50′)

After the assassination of his father, the young king of Macedonia set out to conquer a massive empire. Against overwhelming odds, Alexander led his army to victories across the Persian territories...

America Before Columbus

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The secret continent / What happened before Columbus? (eps. 1) (1 × 50′)

This is the story of the Columbian Exchange, the greatest cultural exchange in history. The first part describes the Americas before Columbus. 100 million ‘Indians’ lived in organised communities....

Ancient Superstructures

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The Mount Saint-Michel (eps.1) (1 × 50′)

In France, on the coast of Normandy, in a vast bay swept by the most powerful tide in Europe, stands the Mont-Saint-Michel. Both a masterful abbey and an impregnable fortress, this silhouette is...

Petra, the Desert Rose (eps. 2) (1 × 50′)

Nestled in the Jordanian desert, Petra is regarded as the 8th wonder of the world. Forgotten for centuries, this city was erected 2000 years ago by Nabataeans, a people of Arab merchants. It was...

The Great Wall of China (eps. 3) (1 × 50′)

On the planet’s largest continent, in Asia, the Great Wall of China spans the country from East to West: but this enigmatic monument is still shrouded in mystery. Thanks to the latest digital...

Machu Picchu (eps. 4) (1 × 50′)

Erected at 2430 meters high on a rocky crest in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the city of Machu Picchu remains in the eyes of many this civilization’s most breathtaking and enigmatic urban...

Ancient X-Files

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The Holy Grail (1 × 50′)

In the first episode of this exciting series, best selling author and Grail researcher Janice Bennett investigates whether a chalice in the Cathedral of Valencia, Spain, might be the legendary Holy...

Bastions of Power

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Life behind the Walls of Europe’s Castles (eps. 1) (1 × 50′)

Castles were bastions of power. Yet, what was life like behind their walls? Part 1 of our documentary follows their development all through the Middle Ages, from simple wooden fortifications to the...

Enemy at the Gate (eps. 2) (1 × 50′)

Castles were bastions of power and the site of countless battles. Our documentary examines their military function from the 11th to the 16th century. When the enemy was at their gates, they had to...

Behind Enemy Lines

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Busting the Berlin Wall

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Rise (1 × 50′)

13th August 1961: The first barb-wire and breeze-block barrier is built by East German communists to save their socialist state from collapse, to stop thousands of their citizens voting with their...

Fall (1 × 50′)

By the 1970s not even a tank can get through the Wall; and the Stasi secret police have long infiltrated the tunnel-building teams. For the eastern regime, the Wall has worked. East Germans start...

Camp Century - The Hidden City beneath the Ice

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Carthage's Lost Warriors

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