Engineering an Empire is a program on The History Channel that explores the engineering and/or architectural feats that were characteristic of some of the greatest societies on this planet. It is hosted by Peter Weller, famous for his acting role as RoboCop but also a lecturer at Syracuse University, where he completed his Master's in Roman and Renaissance Art. The executive producer is Delores Gavin. The show started as a documentary about the engineering feats of Ancient Rome and later evolved into a series. It originally ran for one full season of weekly episodes.
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Videos of an educational YouTube channel made up of entertainment enthusiasts with backgrounds in game design, television production, literature and academia. The team creates short-form animated video essays every week about world history.
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.
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.
During the period of the 20-30s of the twentieth century, Ukrainian culture experienced its formation, flourishing and tragic finale. The three-part documentary tells about the shares of Vladimir Sosyura, Pavel Ticini, Nikolai Fitilev, Les Kurbas, Nikolai Kulish, Mikhail Boychuk and Alexander Dovzhenko. The film uses a chronicle of that time, the authors visited the places where the events of this dark era for Ukraine unfolded, and in numerous museums that have preserved materials, papers and evidence of those years.
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.
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To help celebrate ITV's 60th anniversary Britain: Six decades of British life are recalled through archive footage, telling the story of the nation in a mosaic of clips from news programmes and documentaries. As Seen on ITV tells the story of our changing nation through extraordinary real-life footage seen on our screens over the last 60 years.
Highlights the talented, often provocative entertainers whose brilliance and rise to stardom transformed American popular culture.
The rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.
Since the creation of currency, money has made the world go round and people have done anything and everything in their power to get their hands on a lot of it, including formulating some of the most devious and high-stakes heist attempts of all time. Using dramatic recreations, dynamic storytelling and cutting-edge visual effects, alongside first-person witness accounts from the people who were there, “History’s Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan” delves into the intricate schemes and audacity of the criminal masterminds who risked their freedom for a shot at a lifetime of wealth and riches. Brosnan, who is embedded into each heist through state-of-the-art technology, brings each global news headline to life by putting viewers at the heart of the action and breaking down every aspect of the plan including the conniving team, the mark, the execution and finally the aftermath.
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Music show that tells the story behind modern pop classics.
Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War Two, also placing it in its international context.
Exploring cultural and historical peculiarities of different nations around the world from the perspective of winemaking. Docuseries that reveals unusual wine destinations.
Following the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79.
Vetenskapens värld is a popular science TV documentary program broadcast on Swedish Television (SVT).
Eight-part history of the Christian faith, looking at its origins, development and turbulent past. High-profile British personalities examine a religion that has particular resonance for them.
A group of twenty-first-century crafters move in to a late-1800s Victorian Arts and Crafts commune in the Welsh hills to renovate four of the key rooms in the house. Presented by Anita Rani.
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14 episodes • 2005Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rome | Sep 13, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Egypt | Oct 9, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Greece | Oct 16, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Greece: Age of Alexander | Oct 23, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Aztecs | Oct 30, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Carthage | Nov 6, 2006 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Maya: Death Empire | Nov 13, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Russia | Nov 20, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Great Britain: Blood and Steel | Nov 27, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Persians | Dec 4, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 11 | China | Dec 11, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Napoleon: Steel Monster | Dec 18, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 13 | The Byzantines | Dec 25, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Da Vinci's World | Jan 8, 2007 | 0.0 |