Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various milestones throughout history. It has been broadcast on the BBC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007.
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With the 00s now firmly in our rear view mirror, the decade is ripe for re-evaluation. From 9/11 to the financial crisis, the decade shows not only a period of turmoil in the United States but its also a golden age when the Internet hadnt been colonized by corporations, when social media was still young and fresh and when it was easy to make money.
How, from the 1920s to the present day, financial power has gradually strengthened a hidden alliance with criminal organizations around the world.
HistoryMarche delves into the tactics, strategies, and impacts of historical battles, bringing them to life with detailed animations and creative storytelling. The channel balances education with engaging visuals, making complex military maneuvers accessible. With a focus on transparency, it highlights scholarly debates and speculative history, encouraging critical thinking. By blending storytelling and modern animation, HistoryMarche makes history dynamic, relevant, and visually compelling.
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.
It's about human history, how humans shaped the world we live in. A history through cultures and civilizations - from early Mesopotamia to the industrial revolution. Documentary series from various european production company’s like BBC, SVT, NRK, DR, ARTE, Covering serveral topics of war, Persons Like Cleopatra, Hitler, George Washington, etc
Anthropologist and author Richard Rudgley sets off on an epic journey back in time and around the world to discover the real roots of civilization.
When the Second World War breaks out, it is at first largely a war between one side of totalitarian aggressors against a portion of the democratic countries of the world defending other totalitarian states. From the first day of the war in Poland, as it already is in China, this will be a war against humanity.
Crash Course World History is a video course hosted by John Green that teaches world history from growing the first crops in the First Agricultural Revolution to global textile production in the 2010s. Across the series, it builds skills in identifying and explaining historical developments, analyzing events in broader context, and tracing patterns and connections across time and place—aiming to help viewers become more informed citizens of the world. Season 1 follows the 2012 AP World History curriculum in a 42-episode chronological survey, while Season 2 continues in 30 episodes with a more thematic approach that focuses on systems and encourages viewers to question how “history” is written and what biases shape it.
Reveals the facts behind battles we know barely anything about. Digging deep into the archives and quizzing experts and journalists, this UK series takes the audience through some of the most controversial, covered up and shocking military events of recent times.
The history of mankind from prehistoric times to the 20th century.
Embark on a global cultural journey into street food and discover the stories of the people who create the flavorful dishes.
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Reveals how maps shape not only our sense of geography, but also our social, political, and even religious thinking. In the past, mapmakers have provoked assassinations, won or lost wars, and opened the ways to wealth and power. Today, they help answer the crises of epidemics and climate change. Narrated by Patrick Stewart. Shown over six weeks on PBS, from April 1, 1991 to May 6, 1991, The Shape of the World uses the subject of mostly old maps to cover history, from Eratosthenes, the Egyptian Greek who figured out the circumference of the Earth over 2,200 years ago to modern (in 1990) satellite mapping using computers. The film crews go all over the world, from Portugal to Mexico to the Palio in Siena to the Far East. 3-disc set Released August 2009 The epic tale of mapping the globe, as seen on PBS. Produced in consultation with the British Library and Royal Geographical Society-the world's largest scholarly organization dedicated to the science of geography. "Explores the history of mapmaking with elegance and intelligence" - The New York Times. How do we see the world? Some ancients believed it rode on the back of a turtle. The Greeks viewed it as a sphere and measured it with astonishing accuracy. Today, scientists monitor it from space, detecting complex climate patterns that threaten our survival. Narrated by Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation), this fascinating six-part series traces the history of mapmaking, from crude clay tablets to sophisticated electronic screens. Internationally respected historians, NASA scientists, and other experts explain how humans rely on imagination, observation, and mathematics to create pictures that make sense of our world. Throughout history, maps have served as symbols of wealth and power, tools of conquest and subjugation, and instruments for saving lives. They once held information worth killing for, and now they offer clues that might avert global destruction.
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Explore the story of Jesus Christ through a unique lens: the people in his life who were closest to him. Each of the eight chapters is told from the perspective of different biblical figures, all of whom played a pivotal role in Jesus’ life including Joseph, John the Baptist, Mary Mother of Jesus, Caiaphas, Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, Mary Magdalene and Peter.
The daily life and training of a group young committed farmers who work at the Ferme des Quatre-Temps as they explore new approaches to organic farming. At the heart of this innovative process is their mentor, Jean-Martin Fortier.
Follows a trail of energy into the power centers of the universe. Each program visualizes these realms based on current scientific data and uses state of the art supercomputer simulations. Dive into the heart of a supermassive black hole, fly down onto the toxic landscapes of alien planets and ride along the roiling surface of a star that's about to explode!
In an exciting week of programmes, Blue Planet Live will celebrate marine life around the globe to explore the health of our oceans.
Celebrating marine life from all corners of the UK as we dive deep to explore the health of our oceans.
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12 episodes • 2003Avg: 2.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II & The Death of Diana | Nov 1, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand / The Death of Hitler | TBA | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Assassination of Martin Luther King / The Release of Nelson Mandela | TBA | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hiroshima | TBA | 2.0 |
| 5 | The Murder of the Romanovs / The Fall of the Berlin Wall | TBA | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kristallnacht / The Birth of Israel | TBA | 0.0 |
| 7 | Tutankhamun's Tomb / Deciphering the Rosetta Stone | TBA | 0.0 |
| 8 | Black September Hijackings / Lockerbie | TBA | 0.0 |
| 9 | First Nuclear Reaction / Chernobyl | TBA | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Assassination of JFK / The Resignation of Nixon | TBA | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission / Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight | TBA | 0.0 |
| 12 | Faster than Sound: Chuck Yeager / Donald Campbell | TBA | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2004Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster in the Sky: The Hindenburg / Challenger Disaster | Sep 27, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Christmas Truce | Oct 11, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Attack on Pearl Harbor | Oct 18, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Grand Heist: The Theft of the Crown Jewels / The Great Train Robbery | Nov 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Conspiracy to Kill: The Real Day of the Jackal / Wolf's Lair | Nov 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Reach For The Stars: Trials of Galileo / Yuri Gagarin's Flight | Nov 15, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dinosaurs & Duplicity: Discovery of the First Dinosaur/Piltdown Man | Nov 22, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Terrorism: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln/Oklahoma City Bombing | Dec 6, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cold War Spies: Gary Powers/Rudolf Abel | Jul 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Affairs of the Crown: The Execution of Anne Boleyn/The Abdication of Edward VIII | Dec 20, 2004 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs | Oct 20, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre | Apr 22, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds/Hitler Diaries | Nov 3, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The War to End All Wars: The End of World War I | Nov 10, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Let Freedom Rise: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India | Nov 17, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Battle For The Holy City: The Six-Day War | Nov 24, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Battle of Midway | Dec 1, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Road To Revolution: The Execution of Ceauşescu/The Iranian Revolution | Dec 22, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Dec 15, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Overthrow of Ceaucescu | Dec 22, 2005 | 0.0 |