The 'Mighty Eighth Air Force' tilted the balance for the Allies during World War II. This is the story of how they did it, using rare archival footage and dramatic eye-witness accounts of the airmen and the commanders themselves.

The Intervision Song Contest was a socialist answer to the Eurovision Song Contest. A documentary with archival material from former Eastern European television companies and interviews with those involved.

Follows a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so.

An immigrant from Puerto Rico is determined to bring the musical 'Hamilton' to his island home.

Den osannolika historien om hur de allierade lurade nazistregimen. Genom att placera ett lik nära den spanska kusten med en påhittad identitet och med påhittade hemliga dokument hoppades man att Hitlers generaler skulle ifrågasätta hur och var de allierade skulle anfalla. Operation Mincemeat är en av militärhistoriens kanske märkligaste rökridåer. Att hitta ett lik som dött på rätt sätt och skapa en trovärdig bakgrundshistoria som höll för all granskning var ett svårt arbete.

Allt startade med en lögn. 1 september 1939 rättfärdigade Tyskland sitt intågande i Polen med förklaringen: Vi besvarade elden klockan 5:45. Men givetvis var Tysklands invasion inget försvar, utan ett anfall.

Writer Sylvain Tesson accompanies the French High Moutain Military Group in their Patagonia expedition. United by the same love of moutaineering, they want to pay tribute to the Aéropostale’s heroes – Mermoz, Saint-Exupéry and Guillaumet – climbing the Fitz Roy range’s and jumping from one of its summits.

In 2020 came the new golden bridge, at the same time the corona pandemic struck and nothing was the same anymore.

As the 60th anniversary of her arrival to the chimpanzee kingdom in Gombe approaches, Dr. Jane Goodall spends time with her family in Tanzania and returns to her wild Eden.

As the Nazi war machine tore through Europe, they plundered museums in search of holy relics that would grant them untold power and prestige; experts investigate how close Hitler was to discovering the Holy Grail and its promise of eternal life.

"Royals at War" examines the strategies used by the royal families of Europe during World War II in the face of increasingly powerful nationalist parties. Connected by family ties, the families witnessed the rise of power of Fascism and Nazism and found themselves, voluntarily or involuntarily, at the centre of Hitler's political scheming. The two episodes will recount the various families' ambiguous and difficult dealings with these untrustworthy powers. After long procrastination, when war finally broke out, each royal family had to make a crucial decision for their country: whether to resist or collaborate.

A vibrant portrait of Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, who has become a symbol of freedom and power for all African American women.

During World War II, Russian writers gathered around the famous authors and war correspondents Ilya Ehrenburg and Vasily Grossman documented the destruction of the Jews in the Soviet territories conquered by the Nazis, in an unpub...

Taking a sauna is an essential part of Finns' midsummer celebrations. What is sauna like in modern Finland, why is sauna especially interesting to women and what does sauna mean to us Finns? Sauna is an essential part of the Finnish midsummer celebration. What's the modern Finnish sauna like, how does it attract especially women and what does it mean to the Finns? A modern take on the classic Finnish sauna tradition.

Exploring Natalie Wood's life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and others who knew her best.

An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.

After unearthing a tomb that had been untouched for 4,400 years, Egyptian archaeologists attempt to decipher the history of the astonishing find.

The "Shock Docs" series' latest installment explores the chilling history of the Amityville, New York home known as the most haunted house in America and location of the horrific mass murder of six family members in 1974.

The O.J. Simpson case, as never told before. Tanya Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, explores O.J. and Nicole's relationship and the trial that followed, using Nicole's words and the photos she left behind to reveal the Brown family's experience.

Sadio's story is the classical heroes journey and and archetype for African football players. Blessed with exceptional talent, he sets out from his village to find his destiny in the world.