Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program, which airs on the History Channel, consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, and uses computer-generated imagery to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to partake in aerial combat The series premiered on November 3, 2006.
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Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution – and how the story is stranger and more surprising than ever imagined.
Twilight of a Nation is a Hong Kong television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the late Qing Dynasty. The 45 episodes long series was produced by Siu Sang and was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1988. It was broadcast again on TVB in 1996. The theme songs and insert songs in the series were performed by Roman Tam.
Each episode looks back at the news and events of a particular year, using news archive footage, along with subtitles as the means of narration, to recount notable Irish and international events of the time.
From wagon trains crossing the untamed frontier to man's first steps on the moon, this series offers a compelling look at the people, inventions and events that helped forge the United States of America.
Teenager Henry Griffin acquired many skills through years of travelling the world with his anthropologist parents. Sent to live with his uncle and cousin in Washington DC, and with the help of his cousin Jasper and friend Maggie, he must now use those skills to solve the modern mysteries of high school.
An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of ancient archaeology - Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
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Following three iconic train journeys from the air and on the ground, we discover the iconic landscapes of New Zealand, a country with the geographic diversity of an entire continent. On the way we learn about the extra-ordinary construction challenges of the 4,000 kilometre network.
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The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.
GET THE NAME RIGHT looks to set the record straight with an unauthorised Māori perspective of our place names told in an entertaining way whilst providing a platform to settle a few debates along the way.
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a historic speech where he pledged to send astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. Eight years later, on July 20, 1969, Apollo commander Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and made a giant leap for mankind - a step that symbolized one of the most remarkable feats in human history. From that moment on, the exploration of our universe has achieved unimaginable feats with hundreds of missions stretching light years into the distant galaxy. This exciting documentary series takes viewers into the past, present and future of NASA.
High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.
A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all his authority and was put in prison). The second part carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
The story of the formation of Soviet intelligence, told through the prism of the fate of its youngest chief - 31-year-old Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin.
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The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Digging for the Truth was a History Channel television series. The first three seasons of the show focused on host Josh Bernstein, who journeyed on various explorations of historical icons and mysteries. Bernstein is the president and CEO of BOSS and has a degree in anthropology and psychology from Cornell University. The show airs every Monday night at 9:00 EST on the History Channel. The series premiered in January, 2005 and has since become the highest-rated series in the history of The History Channel, which was surprising given the previous show "Time Titans" from the production crew never made it past the pilot. The third season premiered on January 22, 2007, with a 2-hour special event on the quest for Atlantis. Bernstein announced on February 20, 2007, that he would be leaving The History Channel and Digging for the Truth, and would, as of April, join The Discovery Channel as an executive producer and host of a new prime-time series and specials. Hunter Ellis, host of Tactical to Practical and Man, Moment, Machine for The History Channel, then replaced Josh Bernstein as host.
Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.
A group of history experts from London's King's College has created this documentary series that tries to assess the key political figures of WWII.
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12 episodes • 2006
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiG Alley | Nov 3, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Air Ambush | Nov 10, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Flying Tigers | Nov 17, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Guadalcanal | Nov 24, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hell over Hanoi | Dec 1, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Zero Killers | Dec 8, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Last Gunfighter | Dec 15, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Death of the Japanese Navy | Dec 22, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Long Odds | Jan 12, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dogfights in the Middle East | Jan 26, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hunt for the Bismarck | Jan 30, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Greatest Air Battles | Nov 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
18 episodes • 2007
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamikaze | Jul 13, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Jet vs Jet | Jul 20, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Thunderbolt | Jul 27, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gun Kills of Vietnam | Aug 3, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Desert Aces | Aug 10, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 6 | First Dogfighters | Aug 17, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Luftwaffe's Deadliest Mission | Aug 23, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 8 | No Room for Error | Aug 24, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Night Fighters | Sep 21, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The bloodiest Day | Dec 3, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 11 | P-51 Mustang | Dec 4, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dogfights of Desert Storm | Dec 5, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Tuskegee Airmen | Dec 6, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 14 | MiG Killers of the Midway | Dec 7, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Supersonic | Feb 29, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Death of the Luftwaffe | Mar 7, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Secret Weapons | Mar 14, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dogfights of the Future | May 10, 2008 | 0.0 |