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A gripping trueâcrime film about AlexanderâŻLitvinenkoâs 2006 poloniumâ201 poisoning, the first ever registered case of radioactive murder. It mixes fresh testimony from witnesses with dramatic reenacâŠ
Part four follows Maiya May as she examines how droughts and floods are wrecking farming and why our groundwater is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Take a look at why our climate system is so vital for keeping the planet stable, the science behind the shifts weâre seeing and what steps we can take to safeguard the future. (PartâŻ1 ofâŻ6)
Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back is a documentary series that examines how the 1941 surprise attack changed Americaâs war involvement for the next 75 years. It tells the stories of ordinary sâŠ
Ambassadors in Berlin follows the diplomats posted in wartime Berlin who slipped beyond protocol to gather intel. They acted as investigators, spies and whistleblowers. The series is based on firstâhâŠ
WWII: Operation Barbarossa looks at the JuneâŻ1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union, opening with the surprise bombings of Soviet airfields. The documentary stitches together amateur film, letters âŠ
Hitlerâs 1941 winter push for Moscow is the focus of the second half of the twoâpart WWII: Operation Barbarossa documentary. It examines Operation âTyphoon,â the last major offensive Hitler hoped wouâŠ
Take a look at why our climate system is so vital for keeping the planet stable, the science behind the shifts weâre seeing and what steps we can take to safeguard the future. (PartâŻ1 ofâŻ6)
A twoâpart documentary about Gottfried vonâŻCramm, the threeâtime Wimbledon finalist who challenged the Nazis. It charts his tennis career, the threats he received from Hitler, his imprisonment for beâŠ
Fifty survivors of the deadliest war ever share their own accounts of terror, tears and the courage that carried them to victory. This straightforward documentary airs on PBS America and puts personaâŠ
Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back is a documentary series that examines how the 1941 surprise attack changed Americaâs war involvement for the next 75 years. It tells the stories of ordinary sâŠ
Ambassadors in Berlin follows the diplomats posted in wartime Berlin who slipped beyond protocol to gather intel. They acted as investigators, spies and whistleblowers. The series is based on firstâhâŠ
WWII: Operation Barbarossa looks at the JuneâŻ1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union, opening with the surprise bombings of Soviet airfields. The documentary stitches together amateur film, letters âŠ
Hitlerâs 1941 winter push for Moscow is the focus of the second half of the twoâpart WWII: Operation Barbarossa documentary. It examines Operation âTyphoon,â the last major offensive Hitler hoped would win the Eastern Front before the cold set in. Archival footage and expert commentary explain how âŠ
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Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back is a documentary series that examines how the 1941 surprise attack changed Americaâs war involvement for the next 75 years. It tells the stories of ordinary sâŠ
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Fifty survivors of the deadliest war ever share their own accounts of terror, tears and the courage that carried them to victory. This straightforward documentary airs on PBS America and puts personaâŠ
Take a look at why our climate system is so vital for keeping the planet stable, the science behind the shifts weâre seeing and what steps we can take to safeguard the future. (PartâŻ1 ofâŻ6)
Maiya May heads to Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana â one of the first US communities being moved under a federal climateârelocation plan. This is the second instalment of the sixâpart series.
This episode looks at Sandringham House in Norfolk, the estate the royals bought to clean up a damaged reputation. Historian KateâŻWilliams, joined by JaninaâŻRamirez, walks us through the purchase andâŠ
Professor RobertâŻBartlett takes you from the Viking raids to the Battle of Hastings, explaining how northmen became the Norman knights who reshaped England in 1066. The first instalment of the threeââŠ
Historian David Reynolds takes another look at FDRâs time in office, pulling back the curtain on how his deteriorating health was kept under wraps and what that meant for the warâs final phase. (PartâŠ
"The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies" is a 52âminute documentary about Julius and Ethel Rosenbergâs 1950s trial for passing atomic secrets to the USSR, their execution, and the revelations that emerged threâŠ
Maiya May heads to Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana â one of the first US communities being moved under a federal climateârelocation plan. This is the second instalment of the sixâpart series.
This episode looks at Sandringham House in Norfolk, the estate the royals bought to clean up a damaged reputation. Historian KateâŻWilliams, joined by JaninaâŻRamirez, walks us through the purchase andâŠ
Professor RobertâŻBartlett takes you from the Viking raids to the Battle of Hastings, explaining how northmen became the Norman knights who reshaped England in 1066. The first instalment of the threeââŠ
Historian David Reynolds takes another look at FDRâs time in office, pulling back the curtain on how his deteriorating health was kept under wraps and what that meant for the warâs final phase. (PartâŠ
"The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies" is a 52âminute documentary about Julius and Ethel Rosenbergâs 1950s trial for passing atomic secrets to the USSR, their execution, and the revelations that emerged threâŠ
This episode looks at Sandringham House in Norfolk, the estate the royals bought to clean up a damaged reputation. Historian KateâŻWilliams, joined by JaninaâŻRamirez, walks us through the purchase andâŠ
Professor RobertâŻBartlett takes you from the Viking raids to the Battle of Hastings, explaining how northmen became the Norman knights who reshaped England in 1066. The first instalment of the threeââŠ
Historian David Reynolds takes another look at FDRâs time in office, pulling back the curtain on how his deteriorating health was kept under wraps and what that meant for the warâs final phase. (PartâŠ
"The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies" is a 52âminute documentary about Julius and Ethel Rosenbergâs 1950s trial for passing atomic secrets to the USSR, their execution, and the revelations that emerged threâŠ
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Historian David Reynolds takes another look at FDRâs time in office, pulling back the curtain on how his deteriorating health was kept under wraps and what that meant for the warâs final phase. (PartâŠ
Maiya May heads to Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana â one of the first US communities being moved under a federal climateârelocation plan. This is the second instalment of the sixâpart series.
Maiya May checks out the heat wave hitting Portland and the Colombian city of MedellĂn, which is pioneering a push back against oppressive city temperatures. This is episode three of a sixâpart serieâŠ
In this part ofâŻSecrets of the Royal Palaces, historian KateâŻWilliams guides you through Brightonâs Royal Pavilion â a simple beach house that the Prince Regent turned into an exotic, IndianâinspiredâŠ
Professor Robert Bartlett examines how the Norman conquest reshaped Britain and Ireland and how England adapted to its new rulers. He walks through the political and cultural changes after 1066, usinâŠ
Part two links FDRâs wartime leadership with the women who looked after him in his later years. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Twenty elite smokejumpers parachuted onto a remote mountain ridge onâŻ4âŻAugustâŻ1961 to tackle a raging wildfire. Hours later the fire flared up, trapping the men with nowhere to run. A helicopter piloâŠ
Maiya May checks out the heat wave hitting Portland and the Colombian city of MedellĂn, which is pioneering a push back against oppressive city temperatures. This is episode three of a sixâpart serieâŠ
In this part ofâŻSecrets of the Royal Palaces, historian KateâŻWilliams guides you through Brightonâs Royal Pavilion â a simple beach house that the Prince Regent turned into an exotic, IndianâinspiredâŠ
Professor Robert Bartlett examines how the Norman conquest reshaped Britain and Ireland and how England adapted to its new rulers. He walks through the political and cultural changes after 1066, usinâŠ
Part two links FDRâs wartime leadership with the women who looked after him in his later years. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Twenty elite smokejumpers parachuted onto a remote mountain ridge onâŻ4âŻAugustâŻ1961 to tackle a raging wildfire. Hours later the fire flared up, trapping the men with nowhere to run. A helicopter piloâŠ
In this part ofâŻSecrets of the Royal Palaces, historian KateâŻWilliams guides you through Brightonâs Royal Pavilion â a simple beach house that the Prince Regent turned into an exotic, IndianâinspiredâŠ
Professor Robert Bartlett examines how the Norman conquest reshaped Britain and Ireland and how England adapted to its new rulers. He walks through the political and cultural changes after 1066, usinâŠ
Part two links FDRâs wartime leadership with the women who looked after him in his later years. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Twenty elite smokejumpers parachuted onto a remote mountain ridge onâŻ4âŻAugustâŻ1961 to tackle a raging wildfire. Hours later the fire flared up, trapping the men with nowhere to run. A helicopter piloâŠ
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Part two links FDRâs wartime leadership with the women who looked after him in his later years. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Maiya May checks out the heat wave hitting Portland and the Colombian city of MedellĂn, which is pioneering a push back against oppressive city temperatures. This is episode three of a sixâpart serieâŠ
Part four follows Maiya May as she examines how droughts and floods are wrecking farming and why our groundwater is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Kensington Palace gets the spotlight after a succession gap let GeorgeâŻI of Hanover give the building a fresh makeover. Historian KateâŻWilliams, joined by Janina Ramirez, walks you through the changeâŠ
Professor Robert Bartlett follows the Normans as they move into southern Europe and the Middle East in the 11thâŻcentury, and explains how they
David Reynolds takes you into the world of Richard Nixon, explaining how his effort to escape a hard, impoverished childhood shaped a presidency run from a hidden âdenâ across from the White House. TâŠ
Hitlerâs Propaganda Machine is a threeâpart PBS documentary that traces how the future dictator first discovered the power of propaganda in the trenches of WWI and later turned it into a weapon for bâŠ
Part four follows Maiya May as she examines how droughts and floods are wrecking farming and why our groundwater is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Kensington Palace gets the spotlight after a succession gap let GeorgeâŻI of Hanover give the building a fresh makeover. Historian KateâŻWilliams, joined by Janina Ramirez, walks you through the changeâŠ
Professor Robert Bartlett follows the Normans as they move into southern Europe and the Middle East in the 11thâŻcentury, and explains how they
David Reynolds takes you into the world of Richard Nixon, explaining how his effort to escape a hard, impoverished childhood shaped a presidency run from a hidden âdenâ across from the White House. TâŠ
Hitlerâs Propaganda Machine is a threeâpart PBS documentary that traces how the future dictator first discovered the power of propaganda in the trenches of WWI and later turned it into a weapon for bâŠ
Kensington Palace gets the spotlight after a succession gap let GeorgeâŻI of Hanover give the building a fresh makeover. Historian KateâŻWilliams, joined by Janina Ramirez, walks you through the changeâŠ
Professor Robert Bartlett follows the Normans as they move into southern Europe and the Middle East in the 11thâŻcentury, and explains how they
David Reynolds takes you into the world of Richard Nixon, explaining how his effort to escape a hard, impoverished childhood shaped a presidency run from a hidden âdenâ across from the White House. TâŠ
Hitlerâs Propaganda Machine is a threeâpart PBS documentary that traces how the future dictator first discovered the power of propaganda in the trenches of WWI and later turned it into a weapon for bâŠ
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David Reynolds takes you into the world of Richard Nixon, explaining how his effort to escape a hard, impoverished childhood shaped a presidency run from a hidden âdenâ across from the White House. TâŠ
Part four follows Maiya May as she examines how droughts and floods are wrecking farming and why our groundwater is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Maiya May pops off to Cheyenne to have a look at a huge supercomputer, then swings over to Michigan to see a coal plant wind down in a dramatic fashion. This is the fifth instalment of a sixâpart serâŠ
Secrets of the Royal Palettes looks at Whitehall, Londonâs lost royal palace, and explains how it was destroyed and what fragments still linger. Historian KateâŻWilliams (with JaninaâŻRamirez) walks yoâŠ
Threeâpart BBC Two documentary âThe Normansâ follows Professor Robert Bartlett as he tracks the Vikingsâturnedâknights who forged Normandy and invaded England in 1066. It covers their early raids, thâŠ
Presented by BamberâŻGascoigne, this halfâhour film looks at Akbar, the Mughal ruler who built an empire and left a legacy of architecture, administration and cultural tolerance. It is part one of a tâŠ
Power and Persuasion examines how Hitler turned propaganda into a weapon after taking power, blending persuasion with terror to push the idea of One People, One Reich, One FĂŒhrer. The film uses his WâŠ
Maiya May pops off to Cheyenne to have a look at a huge supercomputer, then swings over to Michigan to see a coal plant wind down in a dramatic fashion. This is the fifth instalment of a sixâpart serâŠ
Secrets of the Royal Palettes looks at Whitehall, Londonâs lost royal palace, and explains how it was destroyed and what fragments still linger. Historian KateâŻWilliams (with JaninaâŻRamirez) walks yoâŠ
Threeâpart BBC Two documentary âThe Normansâ follows Professor Robert Bartlett as he tracks the Vikingsâturnedâknights who forged Normandy and invaded England in 1066. It covers their early raids, thâŠ
Presented by BamberâŻGascoigne, this halfâhour film looks at Akbar, the Mughal ruler who built an empire and left a legacy of architecture, administration and cultural tolerance. It is part one of a tâŠ
Power and Persuasion examines how Hitler turned propaganda into a weapon after taking power, blending persuasion with terror to push the idea of One People, One Reich, One FĂŒhrer. The film uses his WâŠ
Secrets of the Royal Palettes looks at Whitehall, Londonâs lost royal palace, and explains how it was destroyed and what fragments still linger. Historian KateâŻWilliams (with JaninaâŻRamirez) walks yoâŠ
Threeâpart BBC Two documentary âThe Normansâ follows Professor Robert Bartlett as he tracks the Vikingsâturnedâknights who forged Normandy and invaded England in 1066. It covers their early raids, thâŠ
The episode examines Akbar, often called the greatest Mughal emperor, and the mark he left on the empire. It walks through his achievements and what he passed on, setting up the next part. A good picâŠ
Power and Persuasion examines how Hitler turned propaganda into a weapon after taking power, blending persuasion with terror to push the idea of One People, One Reich, One FĂŒhrer. The film uses his WâŠ
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Presented by BamberâŻGascoigne, this halfâhour film looks at Akbar, the Mughal ruler who built an empire and left a legacy of architecture, administration and cultural tolerance. It is part one of a tâŠ
Maiya May pops off to Cheyenne to have a look at a huge supercomputer, then swings over to Michigan to see a coal plant wind down in a dramatic fashion. This is the fifth instalment of a sixâpart serâŠ
Maiya May is back in Florida to see how climate change is messing with the ocean currents, then she pops up to Georgia to look at a local nonâprofit. This wraps up the sixâpart series.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces is a documentary series presented by historian KateâŻWilliams, with occasional contributions from JaninaâŻRamirez. In the final episode of seriesâŻ2 she takes you through BuâŠ
Charles Spencer, the Earl of Spencer and Dianaâs brother, opens Althorp to a team of archaeologists led by DrâŻCat Jarman and ProfâŻMark Horton as they hunt for a lost AngloâSaxon village hidden on theâŠ
Part two examines ShahâŻJahanâs golden age, when Mughal architecture reached its heightâthink the TajâŻMahal and the expansive courtyards of his palace. The episode takes you inside the lavish palaces âŠ
The final instalment of PBS Americaâs threeâpart documentary âHitlerâs Propaganda Machineâ examines how the Nazi leader twisted propaganda to present his aggression as a defence of Germanyâs people aâŠ
Maiya May is back in Florida to see how climate change is messing with the ocean currents, then she pops up to Georgia to look at a local nonâprofit. This wraps up the sixâpart series.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces is a documentary series presented by historian KateâŻWilliams, with occasional contributions from JaninaâŻRamirez. In the final episode of seriesâŻ2 she takes you through BuâŠ
Charles Spencer, the Earl of Spencer and Dianaâs brother, opens Althorp to a team of archaeologists led by DrâŻCat Jarman and ProfâŻMark Horton as they hunt for a lost AngloâSaxon village hidden on theâŠ
Part two examines ShahâŻJahanâs golden age, when Mughal architecture reached its heightâthink the TajâŻMahal and the expansive courtyards of his palace. The episode takes you inside the lavish palaces âŠ
The final instalment of PBS Americaâs threeâpart documentary âHitlerâs Propaganda Machineâ examines how the Nazi leader twisted propaganda to present his aggression as a defence of Germanyâs people aâŠ
Secrets of the Royal Palaces is a documentary series presented by historian KateâŻWilliams, with occasional contributions from JaninaâŻRamirez. In the final episode of seriesâŻ2 she takes you through BuâŠ
Charles Spencer, the Earl of Spencer and Dianaâs brother, opens Althorp to a team of archaeologists led by DrâŻCat Jarman and ProfâŻMark Horton as they hunt for a lost AngloâSaxon village hidden on theâŠ
Part two turns its focus to ShahâŻJahanâs reign, the high point of Mughal architecture, when the TajâŻMahal and other monuments were built. It shows the courtâs splendour at its peak, with footage and âŠ
The final instalment of PBS Americaâs threeâpart documentary âHitlerâs Propaganda Machineâ examines how the Nazi leader twisted propaganda to present his aggression as a defence of Germanyâs people aâŠ
Charles Spencer, the Earl of Spencer and Dianaâs brother, opens Althorp to a team of archaeologists led by DrâŻCat Jarman and ProfâŻMark Horton as they hunt for a lost AngloâSaxon village hidden on theâŠ