Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgements contain some truth; but, too broad-stroked to be accurate, they contradict the historical reality by denying its complexity. What if the truth was slightly different? Through an exploration of great national or international myths, this full archive documentary collection revisits the key moments of the 20th century with a new perspective in order to provide a new, smarter and more subtle interpretation, bringing elements to light that have been forgotten or sometimes overshadowed.
A documentary series that explores who brought Vladimir Putin to power, and why. It meticulously rec...
Posting up at a local watering hole in Roswell, New Mexico, a town infamous for its UFO past, Horowi...
Award-winning journalist and author Chris Masters investigates the tumultuous 1920s and 1930s and th...
Mankind Decoded is the intriguing story of how 12 timeless forces have shaped human history in extra...
Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17...
Food critic and food lover Grace Dent explores the phenomenon of Greggs.
With the 00s now firmly in our rear view mirror, the decade is ripe for re-evaluation. From 9/11 to ...
Dr Xand van Tulleken and archaeologist Raksha Dave tell the brutal story of one of the most bloody a...
Experience firsthand "the war to end all wars." World War I was the first war in history to affect m...
Submarines today are highly complex machines crammed with technology and weapons. As impressive as t...
Legend has it that there is a treasure of immense value buried in the Philippine jungle - now a team...
From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drak...
An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls b...
Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real ...
In 2004, Brazil is shaken by the disappearance of Priscila, sister of MMA world champion Vitor Belfo...