For eight centuries, between the 9th and 1st century BC, the Etruscans, inhabitants of the Italian peninsula, were one of the most powerful peoples of the Mediterranean basin, and when they disappeared they left behind impressive necropolises, vestiges of sanctuaries and even entire cities. How did they attain such power? How far did they extend their dominion and influence? What were the causes of their decline?

Shortly before Christmas 1744, Vienna, the center of power in the Habsburg Empire, is the scene of a...

For a long time, in France, comedy was the preserve of men. Female roles were mostly secondary and c...

The Kush Empire was an ancient superpower that dominated the Nile Valley and rivaled the Egyptians, ...

This educational documentary describes the political, social, and religious conditions of sixteenth ...

San Francisco Bay is home to various shark species. Alcatraz guards made sure the prisoners knew it,...

The documentary of the Nuremberg War Trials of 21 Nazi dignitaries held after World War II.

The story of two soldier-cameramen, Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie, who witnessed the liberation...

Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier, a powerful secret society that opera...

Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you th...

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614),...

By combining actual footage with reenactments, this film offers both a documentary and fictional acc...
The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the...

It was one of the great crimes of the Second World War: from 1941 to 1944, a total of 872 days, the ...

Explores the Pyramids of Giza as Egyptologists try to unravel the mysteries and decipher the clues b...

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.