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    Using stunning recreations, historical documents, and beautiful archive footage to cover the often misunderstood story of the legendary P-38 Lightning, one of the most iconic US Army Air Force fighters of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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

    Movie

    At the height of his criminal career, the infamous Dr. H.H. Holmes designed his castle of horrors in Chicago, where he rented rooms to unsuspecting victims visiting the 1893 World’s Fair.

  • Neurons to Nirvana

    Movie

    A stylish, in depth look at the renaissance in psychedelic drug research in light of current scientific, medical and cultural knowledge.

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The Intruder

    Movie

    A charismatic agitator stirs racial tensions in a Southern town during the fight for school integration.

  • 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.

  • The Misunderstood Saga of the F4U Corsair

    Movie

    Using stunning recreations, historical military documents, and beautiful archive footage to cover the often misunderstood story of the legendary F4U Corsair, one of the most iconic Navy and Marine fighter aircraft of World War II.

  • 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 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...

  • 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.

  • 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 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.

  • A Tuba to Cuba

    Movie

    A TUBA TO CUBA follows New Orleans' famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they retrace their musical roots from the storied city of jazz to the shores of Cuba and in turn discover a connection that runs much deeper than could have been imagined.

  • An Honest Liar

    Movie

    The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.\

  • 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.

  • Victory at Sea

    1 season

    Twenty-six episode series about naval combat during World War Two. Famous for its music score, eloquent narration and combat footage.