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The elderly apostle John lives as a prisoner in the penal colony on the island of Patmos, where he gets inspiration to write the Book of Revelation

The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Ear

An American returns to his native Dutch village in the nineteen thirties and causes a sensation there When his pregnant daughter starts an affair with the son of the local cheese factory

The story of the invention of football and how it quickly rose to become the worlds most popular game by crossing class divides

Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries

Based on the novel by Pulitzer winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization late 1600s New Fran

In the sixteenth century, a noblewoman has a love affair with the French King

Young George Matcham visits his uncle Lord Nelson and the vulgar Lady Hamilton With the clear eyes of youth, he measures Nelsons stature and notes his feet of clay And yet, Nelson is a hero, a great man How can this be resolved

The exiled royal physician to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman

Jerry Lewis The Man Behind the Clown chronicles the remarkable life and genius work of one of the most iconic and incomparable comic performers and filmmakers of our time

To the world, Shakespeare left a lasting legacy and an awful lot of unanswered questions Follow John Nettles as he recounts the life of William Shakespeare

In late nineteenth century America, Rising Free portrays the story of a young woman living in the aftermath of racial prejudice Surrounded by danger of being sold and further stripped of freedom, she discovers hope through a graciou

Recounts the true life, previously secret, back channel negotiations in the development of the pivotal 1990s Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization

In 1820 Louisiana, river pirates tangle with plantation owners while gambling ship pirate queen Lili Scarlet falls in love with planter Andre Tulane to the dismay of rival Hugo Marat, leader of the river pirates

An account of the gangster Mahindra Dolas and his gang, which terrorized Mumbai City, and a massive war between Mumbai Police and gangs during 16 November 1991

Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid 1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day

The film is based on the third battle of Panipat which took place on the 14 of January in 1761 between the Marathas and the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali

The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks How can they be rescued before they run out of air

Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign

From fashion to pop culture, the series examines how through decades Americas style and iconic moments reflected the countrys political and social climate

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides

A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue

A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy

During the First World War, a female German spy Fraulein Doktor and her team of saboteurs plan to kill Lord Kitchener, obtain the Allied defense plans and steal the new French mustard gas formula

In 1949, former concentration camp inmate and Berlin native Hans Muller, immigrates to Israel where, due to psychological problems, he cant adjust to peacetime life

Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIAMI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh

William Hoy was one of the first Deaf Major League Baseball players in the 1800s Being deaf, he introduced hand signals for strike and ball to the game and overcame many obstacles to become one of the greatest players of his time

The U S Navys SEALAB, a pressurized underwater habitat complete with science labs and living quarters for divers, helps advance deep sea diving and rescue

A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return

Dissidents in a French overseas territory attack a police station and take hostages

This is the story of the days directly after 911, and the presidents whereabouts

Four part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans

As the slave trade is dwindling in East Africa in the late 19th century, two competing slave traders start a brutal violent conflict between each other for the monopoly on the remaining profits

Albert Einstein turns the science community upside down with his discoveries including a formula to put bubbles back in beer and rock n roll

Paris, June 1940 The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus

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