The Rise and Fall of the Maya

Chasing the Moon

September 2025 •English

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.

Secrets of the Lost Ark

September 2025 •English

For centuries, explorers have searched for the Bible’s most sacred religious artefacts. One of the most mysterious of these objects is the famed Ark of the Covenant. The gold-plated wooden chest – one of the most instrumental symbols of faith and God's presence – was believed to house the two tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. The Ark’s exact whereabouts has long puzzled scholars. Where did it go? And why has it remained such a mystery?

Jungle Atlantis

September 2025 •English

Millions of tourists visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia every year to marvel at its remarkable architecture, yet most are probably unaware that when it was built nearly 1,000 years ago it was even more impressive. Using remote sensing technology, scientists now know what is hidden beneath the nearby paddy fields and jungle: a sophisticated metropolis with an elaborate network of houses, canals, boulevards and temples covering 30 square kilometres that housed three-quarters of a million people. To put that into perspective, London at that time was home to just 18,000. These previously hidden finds tell us a great deal about life during the golden age of the powerful Khmer dynasty.

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

September 2025 •English

Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.

History Uncovered

September 2025 •French

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.

The Titans That Built America

September 2025 •English

Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of titan rises…Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries—from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.

Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

September 2025 •English

Dynamic reenactments and expert commentaries bring to life the tumultuous history and power struggles of a warring 16th-century feudal Japan.

Iron Curtain: Life Under Soviet Occupation

September 2025 •French

How did the Soviet Union impose its communist ideology on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after World War II? The story of how, from 1945 until the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, these countries were gradually subjected to the totalitarian Soviet yoke.

Nos incroyables forains

September 2025 •French

Alex Tienda en Venezuela

September 2025 •Spanish

The Abyss – Rise and Fall of the Nazis

September 2025 •German

Explores the Third Reich from a contemporary perspective to investigate how the Nazis managed to conquer Germany and then half of Europe in the wake of World War I.

Antigang

September 2025 •French

Hong Kong 25 Best

September 2025 •

Twenty-five years after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Hong Kong has gone through many changes. Hong Kong people have risen to the challenge. Relying on their unyielding belief and ability, they have gathered strength and become stronger when they meet the strong. Under the leadership of host Hong Yongcheng, the audience can see the best of countless worlds created in this small land of Hong Kong, covering infrastructure, economy, medical care, sports, entertainment and other aspects. The program replays precious historical clips and invites participating guests to share their experiences in creating the "first" miracle, so that everyone can experience the beautiful scene of Hong Kong along the way, and look forward to creating more new opportunities in the future.

Trainwreck: Woodstock '99

September 2025 •English

Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?

Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth

September 2025 •French

From the Gilded Age to the present day, the history of modern United States of America has been one of wealth and power concentrated into the hands of a few families with enormous fortunes.

Dig WW2 with Dan Snow

September 2025 •English

Dan Snow joins military archaelogists as they investigate the former battlegrounds of the Second World War, uncovering little-known stories through excavations and dives across Europe

Versailles, les défis du roi Soleil

September 2025 •French

Les grands crimes de l'Histoire

September 2025 •French

Rome's Chariot Superstar

September 2025 •English

In 90 A.D., ancient Rome played host to a sporting spectacle that attracted crowds three times the size of the Colosseum?s gladiator games: chariot racing. Every week, 150,000 fans packed the massive Circus Maximus, not just to cheer on the speed, fury, and danger of the races, but to witness the champion charioteer, Flavius Scorpus. Examine his improbable rise from young slave to arguably the most successful competitor in the sport?s history.

Tsunami: Race Against Time

September 2025 •English

The definitive story of the deadly 2004 tsunami as it travels from country to country, with unseen archive video and untold stories of survival.