Decisive Battles was a television show on the History Channel that depicted historic battles. It ran for thirteen episodes in mid-2004. The show used the game engine from Rome: Total War to present 3-D versions of the battles. The show was hosted by Matthew Settle, who usually traveled to the sites of the battle. Reruns of the show air on the History International channel and the Military History channel.
Professor Mary Beard looks beyond the stories of emperors, armies, guts and gore to meet the everyday people at the heart of Ancient Rome's vast empire.
The pyrotechnic adventure continues with Passfire Maximum Load, the all new fireworks documentary series! Maximum Load gives you the most wild, powerful and in-depth look into the world of fireworks today. Touching stories, sizzling footage of mind blowing fireworks and the larger-than-life characters that make it all possible, delivered to you in stunning 4K!
This spectacular documentary series invites us to visit Chile. Traveling behind the tracks of its great animal diversity, Chile also offers impressive geographical variations, from the cold coasts of the south to the Andes mountain range and its fantastic landscapes. Chile, a magical and captivating country where the sky embraces the sea while it unites with the earth.
First Footprints explores the story of how people arrived and thrived on our continent. With startling new archaeological discoveries revealing how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments.
Multi-platinum country music superstar and recent Academy of Country Music Awards "Entertainer of the Year" recipient, Luke Bryan, as he experiences the ups, downs, triumphs and tragedies along the road to unprecedented success.
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the heart of Mannerism, as he explores the development of the art style, examines its characteristics, and questions what it achieved.
Beyond Our Earth is a visually exciting retelling of humanity's journey to understand our place in the universe, conquer space and understand the very fabric of the cosmos. Through rich stories of human endeavour and scientific intrigue, the series traces our species' exploration of space, from the boundary of our planet's atmosphere, to the edge of the universe's inception.
Through her own story we will delve into her traumatic childhood, her artistic past, the loves and disappointments of her life, her loneliness, her fears and, finally, we will learn the truth about her clandestine relationship with the King. Carles Rexach, Alain Delon, Paquirri, Juan Carlos I, Ángel Cristo... Many men wanted to possess her, but none knew how to love her. And, beneath that apparent layer of a tough woman hides María García, a sensitive and fragile woman who, on several occasions, has been on the verge of falling into the abyss: mistreated by her mother; harassed at work; raped, beaten and threatened with death by her husband; evicted and ruined; target of the State sewers... Even so, and despite the bad press, she has always managed to get ahead. María García is the survivor of “Una vida Bárbara” and a reference icon with which to review the recent history of Spain.
Filmed at Claridge's over six years, this series follows work to dig out a five-storey mega-basement, add four new floors and create London’s most exclusive penthouse.
Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity.
A four-part series set over a year in Africa and focuses on each season, revealing the different conditions they bring. Temperatures, rain, and light change every animal as they adapt to the new season.
With people spending less and ever more luxury hotels opening their doors, how does one of the most traditional hotels in the world stand out from the rest? The Ritz opens its doors and allows us to peek inside and see the workings of one of the greatest hotels in the world.
BD Wong is not a doctor, although he played one on TV -- forensic psychiatrist/criminal profiler Dr. George Huang on "Law and Order: SVU." So he's familiar with complicated cases and digging deep for proper diagnoses, both of which play into his role as host of "Something's Killing Me." The HLN original production is a six-part documentary series that examines puzzling diseases and symptoms that result in near-death struggles. Featuring re-enactments, each hourlong episode tells actual stories of how doctors, scientists and, in some cases, federal investigators race against time to discover what or who is killing a patient. Included are interviews with victims, their families and doctors.
In an instant, life can change forever and that moment will define who you are. More than just a retelling of heart pounding first-person accounts of the world's most harrowing tales of survival, these tales are brought to life with breathtaking dramatizations of the moment before and after life was forever changed.
In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.
Documentary going behind the scenes at Lincoln's West Parade police station, beginning by focusing on the custody suite as a procession of challenging suspects is brought in.