Battlefield Detectives is a forensic documentary television series that aired on the History Channel from 2003 to 2006. The series explores famous battles focusing on the battlefield itself, and tell its story based on recent scientific research. It uses modern science to examine how the battles were won or lost.
According to History Television, "This series approaches the perennially interesting topic of famous battles in a fresh and exhilarating way. Focusing on the battlefield itself, each programme takes an important battle telling its story and posing a puzzling central question about the battle that recent scientific research is helping to illuminate - a contemporary journey of discovery and a compelling story from the past."
In this three-part documentary series, Belgian-Moroccan documentary maker Younes Haidar goes on a road trip through Flanders and Morocco, hoping to discover who the Flemish and Moroccan really are. When he asks actor Zouzou Ben Chikha to read the documentary, the whole story takes a drastic turn.
In the four-part documentary series STAAL we follow steel factory Tata Steel and its neighbors in changing times. After a century of steel production in the dunes of Wijk aan Zee, the residents of the IJmond are diametrically opposed to each other. For many IJmond residents, the factory is their life and their bread. They see the smoking colossus in the dunes as a self-evident part of the landscape.
Throughout history, some of the world's most amazing works of art have simply disappeared. Through re-enactment, rare archive, and expert comment we see how these treasures were looted, stolen or vanished into the archives. Some have been recovered but many more are still waiting to be found
It's an iconic line in any crime story: when a suspect is arrested and gets to make one call. In reality, once a person enters the criminal justice system, there are multiple opportunities to make calls while awaiting trial. The vast majority of those calls are recorded. An admission, a threat, a slip of the tongue, a bribe -- it's all on tape and the suspect knows it, but this doesn't always prevent people from talking and talking. Jailhouse phone calls are used to frame the narrative of murder investigations steeped in mystery.
This three-part documentary series profiles hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine's epic rise to notoriety. Director Karam Gill examines the culture of manufactured celebrity through 6ix9ine's mastery of social media.
Plastic surgery is big business, worth more than three billion pounds a year in the UK; but all cosmetic procedures have risks and if the surgery goes wrong the results can be dramatic, life-changing and even deadly.
Guy Martin celebrates the workers of the Industrial Revolution by getting stuck into six of the country's biggest restoration projects, bringing some of the 19th century's most impressive engineering achievements back to life.
A teacher at the Internationella Engelska Skolan (International English School) in Karlstad took photos and videos of students for six years. He later turned those images into child pornography he distributed online.
Celebrates the life, culture, and beauty of one of Europe's most astonishing countries, exploring every aspect of Malta and meeting the colourful characters, both British and Maltese, who live there.
This six-part series tells the story of the birth and flourishing of civilisation in the Middle East and its huge influence on the West. From the foundation of science, monotheism, commerce, justice, civil rights and artistic expression - look Eastward. The series contends that history that starts from an ancient Greek perspective distorts the true path of civilisation. For crucial phases in world history, the political, economic and cultural centre was the Middle East.
This riveting, behind-the-scenes look reveals the massive project to create the opening spectacle for Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. Set in the iconic 'Bird's Nest,' the story is told in the words of key figures involved, including director Zhang Yimou.
Twenty-five years ago, a fatal car accident took the life of the beloved Princess Diana of Wales, devastating the world. In the decades following her death, conspiracy theories and accusations have swirled - who was to blame? How did this happen?
Over the course of four gripping parts, THE DIANA INVESTIGATIONS offers a new look into the tragedy that has shocked the world for decades. For the first time, hear exclusively from the key figures who investigated the beloved Princess' death as they provide new insight and reveal never-before-heard details.