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  • Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed

    Movie

    Marco Polo became a legend after his 24 year trek across Asia. Was he the world’s greatest overland explorer? Or the biggest liar? National Geographic’s own legend & master photographer, Michael Yamashita, used Polo's book as a guide to find the truth.

  • Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice

    Movie

    Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice shows the very personal stories of several veterans as they return to Omaha Beach and documents the celebration in Normandy that continues to this day as a result of their acts of courage and determination on June 6, 1944.

  • The Misunderstood Saga Of The P-38 Lightning

    Movie

    Using stunning recreations, historical documents, and beautiful archive footage to cover the often misunderstood story of the legendary P-38 Lightning, one of the most iconic US Army Air Force fighters of World War II.

  • Bonhoeffer

    Movie

    Bonhoeffer is the compelling true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who was imprisoned and killed by the Nazis for his connection to the German Resistance and their failed attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Heavily influenced by the death of his brother in World War I and the...

  • Dark Passages

    1 season

    Exploring lesser-known conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and urban legend. From the creatures surrounding us to serial killers who have never been captured. Each episode gives accounts and theories surrounding these debates.

  • The Conscientious Objector

    Movie

    The story of Desmond Doss, a US Army medic who was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

  • Jesus In India

    Movie

    A former Fundamentalist from Texas is ousted from his church for asking unwelcome questions about the "missing years" of Jesus - the years from 12 to 30 unaccounted for in the Bible. The Texan, author Edward T. Martin, undertakes a seeker's question across 4,000 miles of India in search of eviden...

  • The Bridgewater Triangle

    Movie + 1 extra

    The Bridgewater Triangle hosts an unusually high volume of reports involving strange happenings, baffling mysteries, and sinister deeds. This region in Southeastern Massachusetts serves as one of the world’s most diverse hotspots for paranormal activity.

  • The Book of Genesis

    Movie

    Based on the first book of the Bible, The Book of Genesis is a sweeping and poetic look at the beginning of man’s relationship with God. While Jochebed (Venus Monique) hides in a shelter to protect her infant son from being murdered, she tells him the story of her people over the course of a dang...

  • First Lady of the Revolution

    Movie

    First Lady of the Revolution is the remarkable story of Henrietta Boggs, a Southern belle who takes a life-altering journey through marriage, civil war and audacious democratic reforms to become the First Lady of Costa Rica.

  • Effigy Poison and the City

    1828 in the German port city of Bremen, a female law clerk tries to prove her worth during the investigation of multiple poisonings. Based on the true story of female serial killer Gesche Gottfried.

  • Effigy Poison and the City

    Movie

    1828 in the German port city of Bremen, a female law clerk tries to prove her worth during the investigation of multiple poisonings. Based on the true story of female serial killer Gesche Gottfried.

  • World War Two HD

    1 season

    A collection of documentaries from the U.S. National Archives.

  • Float Like A Butterfly

    Movie

    In this powerful and timely story of a girl's pursuit of freedom and belonging, 15-year-old Frances fights for her humble Irish community by becoming a boxer like her idol, Muhammad Ali. While society may be determined to break her spirit and destroy her way of life, Frances was not born to be br...

  • The Road Dance

    Movie

    A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.

  • Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds

    Movie

    A scientific investigation utilizing unique visuals and a calming score to create a groundbreaking documentary film, a visual meditation. INNER WORLDS, OUTER WORLDS is a deeply thought film that explores ancient spiritual teachings and our minds.

  • Lost In The Amazon

    Movie

    Col. Percy Fawcett takes his son and friend into Brazil's remote jungles to find an ancient civilization - the Lost City of Z - and disappears forever. Now Niall McCann travels to England and South America to unravel the mystery of his disappearance.

  • Walnut Tree

    Movie

    Qader, a bricklayer from Sardasht in western Iran whose wife is pregnant with her 4th child, suddenly found himself amid a war crime perpetrated by the Saddam regime. On June 28th, 1987 Iraqi air fighters dropped mustard gas bombs on the city.

  • 15 Minutes of War

    Movie

    Based on the 1976 true story of the Somalian rebel hijacking of a school bus of 21 French children and an American teacher. The rebels drive the bus to the border between the French colony and Somalia. French captain Andre Gerval is called to lead a small team of elite snipers to secretly prepare...

  • Mexico's Knockout Artist

    Movie

    Mexico is a country rich with boxing history. They have produced numerous outstanding fighters such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Salvador Sanchez and Canelo Alvarez among others. But Pipino Cuevas remains supreme as the country's hardest puncher of all-time.

  • Alistair1918

    Movie

    A World War One soldier accidentally time travels to present-day Los Angeles. Filthy, penniless, with no way to prove his identity, he struggles to find a way back to his wife in 1918.

  • Raymond Lewis: L. A. Legend

    Movie

    Tells the hard-to-believe story of the mythical basketball legend from Watts California who was blackballed from the NBA in the early 70's following an ugly contract dispute with the Philadelphia 76ers.

  • A2Z: History of the Beatles

    Movie

    a detailed timeline behind the history and story of when and what happened in the life of The Beatles from the conception of the band when they were the Quarrymen, then the Silver Beatles to the final days.

  • Kobe Bryant the Greatest of All

    Movie

    The sudden and tragic passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant alongside his beloved daughter and protege Gianna shocked and devastated fans around the world. Relive a career like none other as we pay tribute to the incredible life and accomplishments of NBA royalty.