Timeline - World History Documentaries
Welcome to Timeline - the home of world history. Every week we'll be bringing you one-off documentaries and series from the world's top broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and PBS. We'll be exploring the mysteries of ancient Egypt, shedding light on the dark ages of medieval Europe and examining the First and Second World Wars. Subscribe so you don't miss out.Do you love uncovering the past, exploring historic sites, and venturing to distant lands? Join History Hit today and stream hundreds of exclusive documentaries, with new releases every week. Plus, enjoy ad-free access to our podcast network for...
Sailing The Nile To Discover The Forgotten Pharoes Of Sudan | Timeline
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Battle Of Britain: The 13-Hour Dogfight That Denied Luftwaffe Air Superiority | Timeline
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Inside The Defining Minds Of The Enlightenment Era That Forged The Western World
From Galileo’s clash with the Inquisition to Immanuel Kant’s revolution of reason, this comprehensive documentary explores the greatest minds of the Enlightenment. Discover how radical thinkers like Hobbes, Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, and Hume defied religious doctrine, questioned the nature of reality, and risked execution to shape modern science, politics, and human rights. Witness the intellectual war that shattered medieval dogma and forged the modern Western world.
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The Controversy and Drama Behind Tutankhamun's Mummification | King Tut
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The First Ever Railway Murder That Terrified Victorian Britain
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Himalayan Utopia: The Ancient Mystery Of Shangri-La | Road To Shangri-La | Timeline
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The Complete History Of Ancient Philosophy: Presocratics To The Renaissance
For over two millennia, humanity has asked the fundamental questions: Who are we? Why are we here? How should we live? From the early Presocratics like Thales and Pythagoras to the monumental achievements of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, ancient Greece laid the groundwork for Western thought. Later medieval scholars like Augustine and Thomas Aquinas bridged the gap between classical reason and religious faith. Discover the extraordinary story of the thinkers who dared to question existence itself and changed human history forever.
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Stalag Luft III: The POWs Who Escaped The Nazi Fortress | WW2 Prisoners of War |Timeline
The notorious Stalag Luft III was a specially built prison camp on Germany's border with Poland. It held 10,000 Allied airmen of all nationalities during the Second World War, and was designed to be escape proof. But for Allied prisoners of war, it was their duty to escape. This fascinating and poignant documentary tells the story of the brave and resourceful men who organised the historic Great Escape and paid a tragic price for carrying out their duty. While previous escape attempts had proved unsuccessful, the most severe punishment for recaptured prisoners was usually a spell in solitary confinement. But...
The Mysterious Disappearance Of A Sea Pioneer | Joshua Slocum Documentary | Timeline
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York: The Norman Citadel of The North | Dan Snow's Norman Walks | Timeline
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Why Are The Pyramids Located Where They Are? | Egypt Detectives
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Golda Meir: The Controversial ‘Iron Lady’ Of Israel
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The Lost U-Boat Wreck At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea | Hunt For U-479
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The Tragic True Story Of War Horse | War Horse | Timeline
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The Mysterious Lost Buddhas Of Afghanistan | Inside Afghanistan | Timeline
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The Discovery Of The Earliest Human Ancestor | First Human | Timeline
"Science doesn't proceed or get better with established ideas. You have to challenge"
Recently a team of fossil hunters working in Kenya came upon a set of fossilised teeth and a series of bones. Their find set in motion a chain of events that ignited excitement across the scientific world, for if they were correct in their findings, not only would they have found the oldest human ancestor, but much of the received wisdom humankind's evolution would have to be rewritten. This programme is the story of their discovery and the implications it has for understanding of...
Khafre Enthroned: The 4,500-Year-Old Secret Behind Its 700-Mile Journey | Egypt Detectives
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Irish Brigade: The American Civil War's Toughest Fighters?
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Franz Stangl: The Nazi Commander Hunted By A Holocaust Survivor
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How Christianity Brought Strife To This Colombian Tribe | Disappearing World | Timeline
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Is There Sunken Nazi Treasure At The Bottom Of Lake Toplitz?
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The Many Reasons Why You Wouldn't Survive Living In Victorian England | Hidden Killers | Timeline
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The Complete History Of Modern Philosophy: From Idealism To Existentialism
As the Industrial Revolution reshaped society, a new generation of radical thinkers challenged how humanity understood reality, religion, and freedom. From Hegel’s grand systems to Nietzsche’s critique of traditional morality and Sartre’s existentialism, this documentary explores how 19th and 20th-century philosophers transformed Western thought. Discover how these profound ideas continues to influence modern politics, ethics, and human consciousness.
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A Thousand Years Of London's River History | The Thames Through Time | Timeline
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The Story Of The Real Downtown Abbey | High Stakes At Highclere | Timeline
Before it became the setting for the hit series 'Downton Abbey', Lord and Lady Carnarvon opened the doors of Highclere Castle, their stunning lakeside country house, for a documentary all about the running of their rambling estate in Hampshire. Documentary first broadcast in 1996.
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The Food Of The French Revolution | Let's Cook History | Timeline
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The First Murderer To Be Caught Using A Police Sketch
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Monte Cassino: The Brutal WW2 Battle That Exacted A Staggering Human Cost | Monte Cassino | Timeline
In March 1944 the 1st and 4th Essex Battalion's were enmeshed in one of the most bloody, dramatic British engagements of the war - five brutal days of fighting for the key obstacle on the allied route to Rome. This is the story of the men who captured the mountain top.
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Albert Speer: The ‘Good Nazi'?
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Land Of The Golden Fleece: Tracing The Mythical Journey Of Jason and The Argonauts
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The Secrets Of A Sunken U-Boat Lost Since 1944 | Hunt For U-479 | Timeline
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Bismarck: Inside The Operation To Destroy Hitler's Greatest Battleship
A definitive account of the hunt for and sinking of the flagship of the German Kriegsmarine, Bismarck. Featuring Andrew Choong, curator at the National Maritime Museum, naval historian Nick Hewitt and Angus Konstam, author of 'Hunt the Bismarck'. Presented by Dan Snow.
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Fidel Castro: A Psychological Portrait Of A Cuban Revolutionary
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The Unsung Heros Of British Space Exploration | Brits That Made The Modern World | Timeline
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Operation Show Of Force: The Complete Story Of The Raid In Tunis
In 1988, following a deadly attack on a bus near Israel's nuclear facility, Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin ordered a high-stakes secret mission. Operating 1,500 miles from home, Israel’s elite special forces unit, Sayeret Matkal, alongside Mossad, planned "Operation Show of Force." Disguised as tourists and backed by naval and air support, commandos infiltrated Tunis to target PLO commander Abu Jihad inside his heavily guarded villa. This high-quality historical documentary reveals the intelligence, deceptive tactics, and dramatic execution behind one of the most ambitious special forces operations in modern military history.
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Stories Of London's Famous River | The Thames Through Time | Timeline
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A26188: The Shocking Story Of A Holocaust Survivor | Henia Bryer | Timeline
This extraordinarily moving documentary tells the story of Holocaust survivor, Henia Bryer, in her own words. Born into a middle-class Jewish family, Henia lost her father, brother and sister during the German occupation. She survived four concentration camps (including Auschwitz) and the horror of the Death March. Henia went on to bear witness to the creation of Israel in 1948 before making a new life for herself in South Africa. Created with the intimacy of a home movie by Henia's niece Lisa Bryer, producer of many films including The Last King of Scotland, it was made so her grandchildren could...
Why France Offered Their Pilots To Stalin | Stalin's French Fighters | Timeline
In 1942, determined to prove that France was leading the fight against Nazism, General de Gaulle offered Stalin a squadron of French pilots to fight on the Soviet front. That regiment, known as Normandy-Niémen, were legendary, winning 273 aerial victories. But the men paid a heavy price. 43 pilots were killed during combat.
Using archives, reconstructions and 3D animations, we tell the heroic story of the French pilots who fought with the red star painted on their planes.
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The Bandits Who Fled To Bolivia | Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid Documentary | Timeline
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Why Did Mesoamerica's Most Powerful Empires Suddenly Vanish?
Journey deep into the heart of the ancient Americas as we unearth the secrets of Chichen Itza, Tikal, and Teotihuacan. Using revolutionary LiDAR technology and daring excavations, experts reveal the engineering genius behind towering pyramids, hidden underground tunnels, and complex water systems. Why did these flourishing civilizations suddenly collapse into ash and ruin? Explore the dramatic rise, bloody rituals, and mysterious downfalls of Mesoamerica's most powerful empires.
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