Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > History: 237 Films to Buy & Rent
- Beyond the Edge (2013)
- Dir. Leanne Pooley
Feat. Chad Moffitt, Sonam Sherpa
- Thrilling, definitive docu–drama on Sir Edmund Hillary's historic 1953 scaling of Everest with sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
- Killing Lincoln (2013)
- Dir. Adrian Moat
Feat. Billy Campbell
- Bill O'Reilly's novel about the assassination of President Lincoln from the point of view of John Wilkes Booth is the basis for this uneven but…
- Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death (2013)
- Historian Dr Helen Castor examines everyday life for medieval society, from Queens to peasants, and in particular the trials of childbirth in the…
- Richard III: The King in the Car Park & The Unseen Story (2013)
- Dir. Louise Osmond
Feat. Simon Farnaby
- In the British town of Leicester, archaeologists unearth the skeleton of a man. The man's spine is deformed. His skull shows signs of violent trauma.…
- Secrets of Britain (TV Series) (2013)
- A PBS–produced series that goes behind the scenes to reveal detailed history and contemporary insights about various British landmarks and…
- Spirit of '45, The (2013)
- Dir. Ken Loach
- In this illuminating documentary, Ken Loach movingly celebrates the radical changes during postwar Britain under the new Labour government, which…
- Story of the Jews, The (2013)
- Simon Schama leads this exhaustive five–part documentary series on the Jewish story and experience, from past to present.
- Vikings, The (TV Series) (2013)
- Going beyond their bloodthirsty reputation, Neil Oliver charts the rise of the Vikings, from their prehistoric Scandinavian homelands to a vast…
- Andrew Marr's History of the World (2012)
- A 'definitive' account of human history, according to acclaimed British journalist Andrew Marr, filtered through the 'big stories' of the last 70,000…
- British, The (2012)
- Britain’s tumultuous history is dramatised in this seven–part BBC series looking at the monarchs, leaders, reformers, inventors, pioneers and…