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The story of the Russian born, Wisconsin raised woman who rose to become Israels prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpes Waterloo brings maverick British officer Lt Col Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815 Sharpe is assigned

Sky Original documentary revealing how the pioneers of womens boxing battled the odds to find their place in the ring

Chronicles the trial of Goldman, a French left wing revolutionary who was convicted of several robberies and was mysteriously murdered

A wife recognizes her husbands photo as an amnesic drifter who went missing in action during the Great War in 1916 They reunited she helps him to fall in love with her again Until another woman claims to be the mans real wife

Based upon the short but fruitful life of illness racked Italian poet and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi

In the Joseon Dynasty, two friends who grew up together one the master and one the servant reunite post war as enemies on opposing sides

This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end

Join Americas favorite storyteller on an epic journey to the heart of Washington DC This cinematic tour de force will take viewers to the frontlines of the American Revolution, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, and more

A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community

An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of twenty two thousand Polish officers during World War II A secret that has been kept hidden for far too many years

Admiral Yi Sun sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang

Filled with testimony and recollections from actual C I A agents, this in depth account reveals the remarkable true story of the pursuit of the worlds most notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden

The Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixons resignation

The idealist William Wilberforce Ioan Gruffudd maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade

In 17th century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun

Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire

What really happened during Shakespeares Lost Years Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream

Lyndon B Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F Kennedys assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act

The story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the U S Governments subjugation of his people

German Emperor Barbarossa will stop at nothing to conquer and build his empire But a young man from Milan, along with his army of 900 men known as the Company of Death, is prepared to challenge the Emperor

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution

During the brutal French and Indian War, the legendary scout Hawkeye is prevailed upon to escort Major Duncan Heyward, and the two daughters of Fort William Henry commander Colonel Munro Alice and Cora to safety through

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I

The story of Amos Ozs youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel The film details the young mans relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a

A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty

The 1680s bring a new king, Restoration and more tyranny In Massachusetts, a robbers son falls for an anti monarchist In England, young lady falls for an outlaw

Broadcast journalist Edward R Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy

A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899 When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business

During the Angola Civil War, CIA agent Michael Smith is captured by the Communists, prompting a rescue mission organized by his father aided by hired mercenaries

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series

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A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraqs oil reserves

Dying to Know is an intimate portrait celebrating two very complex controversial characters in an epic friendship that shaped a generation In the early 1960s Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert began probi