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1. Horrible Histories (2009–2024)
28 min | Comedy, Family, History
A group of British comedians show the sides of history they don't teach you in school. From the 'Savage Stone Age' to the 'Troublesome 20th Century', you see the full side to history.
Stars: Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas
Votes: 6,014
2. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,098
3. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,298
4. Homes Under the Hammer (2003– )
60 min | Documentary
The show follows new and experienced buyers at auctions bidding on usually run-down properties. Subsequently, it follows them on their renovation project for either a rental or resale profit or loss.
Stars: Lucy Alexander, Martin Roberts, Martel Maxwell, Dion Dublin
Votes: 370
5. The Nature of Things (1960– )
60 min | Documentary
Various science documentaries are presented.
Stars: David Suzuki, Sarika Suzuki, Jennifer Gardy, Niobe Thompson
Votes: 274
6. The Dressmaker (1988)
92 min | Drama, Romance
In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their seventeen-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 274
7. Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals (2013 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Told through unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the people who were at the 1976 Formula One Championship, this riveting documentary chronicles the duel between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
Director: Matthew Whiteman | Stars: Ed Stoppard, Daniel Audetto, Alastair Caldwell, Enzo Ferrari
Votes: 991
8. Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History
After unearthing a tomb that had been untouched for 4,400 years, Egyptian archaeologists attempt to decipher the history of the astonishing find.
Director: James Tovell | Stars: Ahmed Zikrey Abdellhak, Ghareeb Ali Mohammed Abushousha, Nabil Eldaleel, Sabry Mohyeldin Farag
Votes: 7,176
9. Secret History (1991– )
Documentary, History
Historical events are extensively re-explored both through written records and systematic examinations in the field.
Stars: Paul McGann, Nigel Anthony, Chris Plumley, Michael Pennington
Votes: 71
10. Hometown Homicide (2019– )
Documentary, Crime
Using the urgency and intimacy of local news footage, we recount the stories of murder investigations that turned small towns and communities upside down.
Stars: Jake Robards, Rowna Fowler, Bobby Nelson, Raymond Savoie
Votes: 88
11. The Spartans (2004– )
175 min | Documentary, History
A history of the ancient Spartans, featuring historian Bettany Hughes as presenter and narrator.
Stars: Bettany Hughes, Ray Lonnen, Margaret Robertson
Votes: 241
12. Deadly Devotion (2013– )
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
This season of DEADLY DEVOTION reveals a family's clash with Scientology over their son's medical treatment; the story of a Jehovah's Witness with serious cold feet; the ungodly actions of ... See full summary »
Stars: Rick Pasqualone, Keith Mackler, Jessica Shea Alverson, Justin Walker White
Votes: 145
13. Victorian Farm (2009)
60 min | Documentary, History
In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate.
Stars: Stephen Noonan, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 737
14. Tales from the Green Valley (2005)
29 min | Documentary, History
The series follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate the everyday farm life from the age of the Stuarts; they wear the clothes, eat the food and use the tools, skills and technology of the 1620s.
Stars: Owen Teale, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands
Votes: 313
15. Inside the Tower of London (2018– )
Documentary
Documentary going behind the scenes at the Tower of London and exploring its 900 years of history.
Stars: Jason Watkins, Adrian Bower, Tracy Borman, Nigel Dunnett
Votes: 119
16. Edwardian Farm (2010–2011)
59 min | Documentary, Adventure
In this 12-part documentary series of Edwardian Farm, archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn and historian Ruth Goodman go back in time to the early 1900s to live the lives of Edwardian farmers for a full calendar year.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands, Stephen Noonan
Votes: 583
17. Revealed (2002– )
60 min | Documentary
The real Nazi Temple Of Doom! Discover the link to Adolf Hitler's search for the Holy Grail and Heinrich Himmler's shrine to the SS. Find out how a group of experts pieced together the ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Cook, Piers Gibbon, Donald Rumbelow, Mark Halliley
Votes: 58
18. Diabolical (2018–2020)
Mystery
Calculating. Cunning. Cold as ice. In Diabolical, a new gripping ten-episode series on Investigation Discovery, these shockingly devious masterminds use their wits and wiles to manipulate us, seduce us and try to get away with murder.
Stars: Ross Huguet, William Andrew Brewer, Mitchell Cetuk, Steve Garfanti
Votes: 125
19. History Detectives (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Researchers identify how historical significance gathered them into wondering how past events occurred.
Stars: Elyse Luray, Tukufu Zuberi, Gwendolyn Wright, Wes Cowan
Votes: 270
20. Tudor Monastery Farm (2013)
59 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land.
Stars: Geraldine James, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold
Votes: 416
21. Henry VII: Winter King (2013 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 59 min | History
Author Thomas Penn takes an extraordinary journey into the dark and chilling world of the first Tudor King, Henry VII. From his victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, to his ... See full summary »
Directors: Giulia Clark, Stuart Elliott | Stars: Thomas Penn, Barry Cook, Shawn Cunningham
Votes: 195
22. Time Commanders (2003–2016)
45 min | Documentary, Action, History
Each week four contestants come together as a team to recreate a historical battle via computer simulator. With two of the group playing generals with an overview of the battlefield, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Lynette Nusbacher, Eddie Mair, David McAlister, Richard Hammond
Votes: 210
23. The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade (2016–2017)
45 min | Documentary, Crime
The 1980's. A time of greed, glamour, and murder. Real life crimes are vividly re-enacted.
Stars: Patrick Gallagher, Lance Coughlin, Liam Higgins, Benjamin Oduro
Votes: 238
24. Days That Shook the World (2003–2005)
Documentary, History
"Days That Shocked the World" is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003 and ran for three series. Each 60-minute episode explores one or two ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Guinness, Stephen Beckett, Benjamin Till, Adrian Fear
Votes: 247
25. Equinox (1986–2006)
60 min | Documentary
Series on the applications of science and technology on the real world.
Stars: Piers Gibbon, Martin Jarvis, Stephen Rashbrook, Bill Paterson
Votes: 26
26. Secrets of the Castle (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn about living in the medieval world and help rebuild a castle.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann
Votes: 388
27. Wartime Farm (2012)
TV-14 | Documentary
Wartime Farm, is an eight-part British historical docuseries in which the running of a farm during the Second World War is reenacted. First broadcast on BBC Two on 6 September 2012.
Stars: John Simm, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 406
28. Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries (2021– )
Documentary, History
Trying to get home after war.
Stars: Bettany Hughes, Marianne Chandler, Simcha Jacobovici, Mary Beard
29. The Truth About... (2015– )
60 min | Documentary
Science documentary series tackling everyday issues that affect us all.
Stars: Chris van Tulleken, Michael Mosley, Mehreen Baig, Fiona Phillips
Votes: 157
30. Full Steam Ahead (2016)
60 min | History
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 176
31. Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry (2011– )
Comedy
Stars: Stephen Fry, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas
Votes: 97
32. Monty Don's French Gardens (2013–2017)
59 min | Documentary
Monty Don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in France.
Star: Monty Don
Votes: 220
33. The Battle of Britain (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, War
70 years after the historic struggle, brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor take viewers through the key moments of the Battle of Britain, when 'the few' of the RAF faced the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe.
Director: Ashley Gething | Stars: Winston Churchill, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, Colin McGregor
Votes: 95
34. Paleoworld (1994–1997)
30 min | Documentary
PaleoWorld tracks the work of leading scientists as they solve baffling mysteries about the prehistoric era and bring our distant past vividly back to life.
Stars: Susan Rae, Robert Bakker, Ben Gazzara, Nick Schatzki
Votes: 64
35. Ape to Man (2005 Video)
100 min | Documentary, History
The history of the search for the "missing link" in evolution is told through reenactments and interviews with leading scientists.
Director: Nic Young | Stars: Leslie Aiello, Joe Cain, Edward Herrmann, Kevin Hudson
Votes: 157
36. Victorian Pharmacy (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Life in a 19th-century pharmacy is re-created in this four-part documentary. Historian Ruth Goodman, professor Nick Barber and doctorate student Tom Quick discover how people attempted to ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Noonan, Nick Barber, Ruth Goodman, Tom Quick
Votes: 267
37. Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (2014– )
Drama
This two-part docudrama shows the love affair between King Henry VIII of England and his second wife, Anne Boleyn; presented by historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb.
Stars: Suzannah Lipscomb, Emma Connell, Jack Hawkins, Jon Edgley-Bond
Votes: 164
38. Bomber Boys (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
This documentary covers six years of wartime operations, and reviews the obstacles and challenges that the RAF (Royal Air Force) faced as they developed Bomber Command.
Director: Harvey Lilley | Stars: Colin McGregor, Ewan McGregor, Desmond Pelly, Reg Barker
Votes: 80
39. Six Degrees of Murder (2016– )
42 min | Documentary, Crime
A closer look at murder investigations that required law enforcement to untangle a complicated web of relationships in order to uncover the truth.
Stars: Harry Pritchett, Douglas A. Robbs, Andrew J. Rodney, Joelene Wolfe
Votes: 104
40. L'aventure humaine (1997– )
Biography, History
Stars: Mathieu Buscatto, Chloé Rejon, Laurent Ballesta, Armand Eloi
Votes: 13
41. Stealing Van Gogh (2018 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon uncovers the truth behind the greatest art heist of the 21st century. In December 2002, two priceless paintings were stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in a brutal and audacious robbery.
Director: Julian Hendy | Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Jay Vincze, Bob Shargan, Willem Nijkerk
Votes: 74
42. Her Majesty's Cavalry (2019)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary series taking a look behind the scenes at the Household Cavalry's Knightsbridge barracks to see the stables where hundreds of men and horses live side by side.
Star: Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 7
43. Grave Mysteries (I) (2017– )
Crime
In a gripping six-part mini-series, police pursue baffling murder cases. To catch the killer, detectives must reconstruct the victim's life.
Stars: Andy Hirsch, Douglas A. Robbs, Rachel Lauren James, Jim E. Chandler
Votes: 86
44. The Minoans (2004 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Documentary, History
Best known for the myth of the Minotaur, Crete gave birth to Europe's first civilization. Yet little is known about those who inhabited the island. But now, with fresh archeological ... See full summary »
Directors: Melanie Archer, Tim Kirby | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Nicholas Farrell, George Tsonev, Dion Pala
Votes: 81
45. Victorian Farm Christmas (2009)
60 min | Documentary
Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Stephen Noonan, Alex Langlands
Votes: 338
46. 20 Kids and Counting (2018 TV Special)
47 min | Reality-TV
Cameras return to Morecambe, Lancashire to catch up with Britain's biggest family, the Radfords, as Sue and Noel prepare for the arrival of child number twenty.
Director: Liz Friend | Star: Kris Marshall
Votes: 20
47. Candy Bar Girls (2011– )
60 min | Reality-TV
The Candy Bar is an iconic Soho drinking hole which attracts young hard-working lesbians searching for like-minded people who are looking for fun, laughter and love. This new reality show ... See full summary »
Stars: Wade Radford, Rebekah Staton
Votes: 22
48. Martin Luther (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
Martin Luther is born into a world dominated by the Catholic Church. For the keenly spiritual Luther, the Church's promise of salvation is irresistible. Caught in a thunderstorm and ... See full summary »
Director: Cassian Harrison | Stars: Liam Neeson, Timothy West
Votes: 224
49. Alexandria: The Greatest City (2010 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Bettany Hughes goes to Alexandria, Egypt, too look at one of the great cities of history. Founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria was once one of the intellectual and culture hubs of the... See full summary »
Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Salima Ikram, Colin Clement, Emanuela Kulicka
Votes: 187
50. East to West (2011– )
52 min | Documentary
The untold story of Civilizations
Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Bettany Hughes, Yaroub Abdullah, Bekir Karliga
Votes: 86