History, Hobby, and Bio

Grace Kelly, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Indira Gandhi, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek were worshipped, loved and sometimes even feared by millions the world over. These pioneers showed that a woman could be the equal of a man but behind the public success, there was often private heartache and personal tragedy. This series, featuring archive interviews and dramatic re-enactment, reveals the price these women paid for their achievements and adversities...

Step into the center of a political and legal maelstrom with Prisoner or President: Donald J Trump, a gripping documentary that peels back the layers of the electrifying prosecution facing the former president. Against the backdrop of a deeply divided nation, this captivating film delves into the explosive collision of accountability, democracy, and the quest for justice.

Micah True was an American ultra runner who helped the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico preserve their traditional running culture by creating a 50-mile ultra marathon which combines aspects of traditional Tarahumara running with the ideology of modern ultra running. Micah True and the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon were subjects in the best-selling book Born to Run - A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes & the greatest Race the World has Never Seen by Christopher...

The giant stone heads of Easter Island have inspired theories for centuries. Now, new research reveals intriguing evidence of the origins and inspirations of the ancient Rapanui people who created the iconic monoliths.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Dionne Warwick and actor Danielle Brooks break down the barriers imposed by slavery to learn the names and stories of their ancestors who endured bondage. Facing one of the greatest genealogical challenges, Gates uses his detective skills to piece together the lives of women and men who survived unimaginable ordeals--but emerged to forge families that thrived.

Inspired by Timothy Egan’s best-selling book, “The Big Burn” is the dramatic story of an unimaginable wildfire that swept across the Northern Rockies in the summer of 1910. The fire devoured more than three million acres in 36 hours, confronting the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with a catastrophe that would define the agency and the nation’s fire policy for the rest of the 20th century and beyond. As America tries to manage its fire-prone...

Who was the real Mata Hari? 100 years ago Mata Hari faced the firing squad as a convicted German spy. Newly discovered documents cast doubt on her guilt and reveal startling truths about her life. Mata Hari was a self-made woman whose boldness and sexuality threatened the male establishment. Mata Hari struggled as an abused wife and mother before escaping her husband and finding a way to survive on her own. Bucking the conservative conventions of...

Darius Arya uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and Ancient Egypt, from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the first pyramid ever built. And explore a hidden Roman fortress and a well far below the Arabic citadel of Saladin.

Devoted husband, trusted doctor, respected member of the community, and serial killer- Harold Shipman, a mild-mannered physician, secretly killed over 250 people over a 30-year period. Featuring exclusive interviews with the only psychiatrist to ever assess him and relatives of his victims, this series traces Shipman's story from his early childhood to the eventual unravelling of decades of deceit that led to his conviction. Using dramatic reconstructions...

Monuments, stadiums, roads, water systems, harbors. The builders of Rome invented the modern city. What technical inventions and what genius of construction did they use to achieve this? This program follows a team of archaeologists as they use technology to recreate this largest city in antiquity. It researches their construction techniques and measuring instruments and shows how they addressed such challenges as housing, water supply, transportation,...