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Battlefields of the World Wars
The development and evolution of the tank, from its birth in WWI to modern urban warfare.
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Trains That Changed The World
The Flying Scotsman built in 1923 revolutionized travel within the U.K., becoming the first train to break the 100 mph barrier and inspiring the world to use trains for high-speed transport.
Trains That Changed The World
The London Underground made it easier to travel around cities by transporting people deep underground, thereby avoiding congested streets.
Trains That Changed The World
Take a look at the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution, such as Stephenson's Rocket in 1829.
Trains That Changed The World
The Great Western Railway; luxury railway travel, from the Orient Express and the 900-mile Blue Train of South Africa to the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
Explore the effects of the Erie Canal on the Midwest and how the U.S. beer industry got started in Milwaukee.
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
With European competitors in ruins due to two World Wars, the region reigned supreme for nearly a century until the 1970s when economic crises, competition and further technological innovation changed everything.
Los Angeles: Stories from the City
Los Angeles, one of the largest cities in the United States and the world, has a unique story; home to indigenous tribes, just two hundred years ago Los Angeles was a small outpost of Mexico, after it took possession of California from Spain after the Mexican War of Independence; taken by the US in the Mexican-American war of 1848, Los Angeles remained a scrappy cowtown until the discovery of oil in the 1890s.
Los Angeles: Stories from the City
The Hollywood film studios are founded by Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe who achieve their American Dream by acquiring a social status equal to the Los Angeles WASP elite.
Warplane Workshop
Skilled engineers and pilots return historic warplanes to the air; pilot and engineer Richard Grace and his team restore a survivor of the Spitfire's rare mark from 75-year-old wreckage, salvaged from a Belgian scrapyard.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Shona Bowman is determined to get the battered Cessna Bird Dog, a Vietnam War mainstay, that she bought for £10,000 back in the sky; featuring recently rediscovered tapes of combat missions over Vietnam recorded by the pilots themselves.
Warplane Workshop
Dutch pilots fought Hitler's Luftwaffe downing hundreds of aircraft; many joined the RAF but their outdated fighter vanishes; a family of restorers is recreating the Fokker D.XXI featuring rare color footage from a Dutch pilot.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Taff Smith rescues the wreckage of a Bucker Jungmeister, a relic from Franco's fascist air force; rebuilding it requires long hours and big bills and its resurrection could spark controversy in Spain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The role a former coal track played in the development of the national railway; Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bid to secure Bristol's future and his creation of the fastest engine in the world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; the Tay Bridge disaster; a new metal emerges as the bridge maker's building "block" of choice.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the seaside mini-break was transformed from a perk of the wealthy to a British institution; how piers became entertainment hubs; electricity fuels the tourist industry.
Warbird Workshop
Engineers rebuild a two-seat Hurricane to fulfill a pilot's daughter's dream.
Warbird Workshop
After 12 years, a team rebuilds Churchill's lost seaplane, the Waterbird.
Warbird Workshop
Featuring the Sea King helicopter that saved lives from Apollo to Piper Alpha.
Warbird Workshop
Gerry Cooper restores two historic pre-war biplanes at a wartime bomber base.
Warplane Workshop
Skilled engineers and pilots return historic warplanes to the air; pilot and engineer Richard Grace and his team restore a survivor of the Spitfire's rare mark from 75-year-old wreckage, salvaged from a Belgian scrapyard.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Shona Bowman is determined to get the battered Cessna Bird Dog, a Vietnam War mainstay, that she bought for £10,000 back in the sky; featuring recently rediscovered tapes of combat missions over Vietnam recorded by the pilots themselves.
Warplane Workshop
Dutch pilots fought Hitler's Luftwaffe downing hundreds of aircraft; many joined the RAF but their outdated fighter vanishes; a family of restorers is recreating the Fokker D.XXI featuring rare color footage from a Dutch pilot.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Taff Smith rescues the wreckage of a Bucker Jungmeister, a relic from Franco's fascist air force; rebuilding it requires long hours and big bills and its resurrection could spark controversy in Spain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The role a former coal track played in the development of the national railway; Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bid to secure Bristol's future and his creation of the fastest engine in the world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; the Tay Bridge disaster; a new metal emerges as the bridge maker's building "block" of choice.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the seaside mini-break was transformed from a perk of the wealthy to a British institution; how piers became entertainment hubs; electricity fuels the tourist industry.
Warbird Workshop
Engineers rebuild a two-seat Hurricane to fulfill a pilot's daughter's dream.
Warbird Workshop
After 12 years, a team rebuilds Churchill's lost seaplane, the Waterbird.
Warbird Workshop
Featuring the Sea King helicopter that saved lives from Apollo to Piper Alpha.
Warbird Workshop
Gerry Cooper restores two historic pre-war biplanes at a wartime bomber base.
How the Victorians Built Britain
Victorian experiments and Cathedrals of Medicine build Britain and revolutionize the medical world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Victorians institute a revolution in law and order, create the first modern police force and build Britain's prisons.
How the Victorians Built Britain
Britain's first Super Sewer helps to clean the capital and bring about a fresh water revolution that changes the lives of millions of Victorians.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Victorians take on the world of exploration and adventure, bringing it home to Britain for everyone to share.
Battlefields of the World Wars
The development and evolution of the tank, from its birth in WWI to modern urban warfare.
Trains That Changed The World
The Flying Scotsman built in 1923 revolutionized travel within the U.K., becoming the first train to break the 100 mph barrier and inspiring the world to use trains for high-speed transport.
Trains That Changed The World
The London Underground made it easier to travel around cities by transporting people deep underground, thereby avoiding congested streets.
Trains That Changed The World
Take a look at the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution, such as Stephenson's Rocket in 1829.
Trains That Changed The World
The Great Western Railway; luxury railway travel, from the Orient Express and the 900-mile Blue Train of South Africa to the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
Explore the effects of the Erie Canal on the Midwest and how the U.S. beer industry got started in Milwaukee.
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
With European competitors in ruins due to two World Wars, the region reigned supreme for nearly a century until the 1970s when economic crises, competition and further technological innovation changed everything.
Los Angeles: Stories from the City
Los Angeles, one of the largest cities in the United States and the world, has a unique story; home to indigenous tribes, just two hundred years ago Los Angeles was a small outpost of Mexico, after it took possession of California from Spain after the Mexican War of Independence; taken by the US in the Mexican-American war of 1848, Los Angeles remained a scrappy cowtown until the discovery of oil in the 1890s.
Los Angeles: Stories from the City
The Hollywood film studios are founded by Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe who achieve their American Dream by acquiring a social status equal to the Los Angeles WASP elite.
How the Victorians Built Britain
Victorian experiments and Cathedrals of Medicine build Britain and revolutionize the medical world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Victorians institute a revolution in law and order, create the first modern police force and build Britain's prisons.
How the Victorians Built Britain
Britain's first Super Sewer helps to clean the capital and bring about a fresh water revolution that changes the lives of millions of Victorians.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Victorians take on the world of exploration and adventure, bringing it home to Britain for everyone to share.
Battlefields of the World Wars
The development and evolution of the tank, from its birth in WWI to modern urban warfare.
Trains That Changed The World
The Flying Scotsman built in 1923 revolutionized travel within the U.K., becoming the first train to break the 100 mph barrier and inspiring the world to use trains for high-speed transport.
Trains That Changed The World
The London Underground made it easier to travel around cities by transporting people deep underground, thereby avoiding congested streets.
Trains That Changed The World
Take a look at the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution, such as Stephenson's Rocket in 1829.
Trains That Changed The World
The Great Western Railway; luxury railway travel, from the Orient Express and the 900-mile Blue Train of South Africa to the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
Explore the effects of the Erie Canal on the Midwest and how the U.S. beer industry got started in Milwaukee.
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
With European competitors in ruins due to two World Wars, the region reigned supreme for nearly a century until the 1970s when economic crises, competition and further technological innovation changed everything.
Los Angeles: Stories from the City
Los Angeles, one of the largest cities in the United States and the world, has a unique story; home to indigenous tribes, just two hundred years ago Los Angeles was a small outpost of Mexico, after it took possession of California from Spain after the Mexican War of Independence; taken by the US in the Mexican-American war of 1848, Los Angeles remained a scrappy cowtown until the discovery of oil in the 1890s.
Los Angeles: Stories from the City
The Hollywood film studios are founded by Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe who achieve their American Dream by acquiring a social status equal to the Los Angeles WASP elite.
Warplane Workshop
Skilled engineers and pilots return historic warplanes to the air; pilot and engineer Richard Grace and his team restore a survivor of the Spitfire's rare mark from 75-year-old wreckage, salvaged from a Belgian scrapyard.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Shona Bowman is determined to get the battered Cessna Bird Dog, a Vietnam War mainstay, that she bought for £10,000 back in the sky; featuring recently rediscovered tapes of combat missions over Vietnam recorded by the pilots themselves.
Warplane Workshop
Dutch pilots fought Hitler's Luftwaffe downing hundreds of aircraft; many joined the RAF but their outdated fighter vanishes; a family of restorers is recreating the Fokker D.XXI featuring rare color footage from a Dutch pilot.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Taff Smith rescues the wreckage of a Bucker Jungmeister, a relic from Franco's fascist air force; rebuilding it requires long hours and big bills and its resurrection could spark controversy in Spain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The role a former coal track played in the development of the national railway; Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bid to secure Bristol's future and his creation of the fastest engine in the world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; the Tay Bridge disaster; a new metal emerges as the bridge maker's building "block" of choice.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the seaside mini-break was transformed from a perk of the wealthy to a British institution; how piers became entertainment hubs; electricity fuels the tourist industry.
Warbird Workshop
Engineers rebuild a two-seat Hurricane to fulfill a pilot's daughter's dream.
Warbird Workshop
After 12 years, a team rebuilds Churchill's lost seaplane, the Waterbird.
Warbird Workshop
Featuring the Sea King helicopter that saved lives from Apollo to Piper Alpha.
Warbird Workshop
Gerry Cooper restores two historic pre-war biplanes at a wartime bomber base.
Battlefields of the World Wars
The development and evolution of the tank, from its birth in WWI to modern urban warfare.
Warplane Workshop
Skilled engineers and pilots return historic warplanes to the air; pilot and engineer Richard Grace and his team restore a survivor of the Spitfire's rare mark from 75-year-old wreckage, salvaged from a Belgian scrapyard.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Shona Bowman is determined to get the battered Cessna Bird Dog, a Vietnam War mainstay, that she bought for £10,000 back in the sky; featuring recently rediscovered tapes of combat missions over Vietnam recorded by the pilots themselves.
Warplane Workshop
Dutch pilots fought Hitler's Luftwaffe downing hundreds of aircraft; many joined the RAF but their outdated fighter vanishes; a family of restorers is recreating the Fokker D.XXI featuring rare color footage from a Dutch pilot.
Warplane Workshop
Pilot Taff Smith rescues the wreckage of a Bucker Jungmeister, a relic from Franco's fascist air force; rebuilding it requires long hours and big bills and its resurrection could spark controversy in Spain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The role a former coal track played in the development of the national railway; Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bid to secure Bristol's future and his creation of the fastest engine in the world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians built the most technologically-advanced ships in the world; HMS Warrior; the luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; the Tay Bridge disaster; a new metal emerges as the bridge maker's building "block" of choice.
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the seaside mini-break was transformed from a perk of the wealthy to a British institution; how piers became entertainment hubs; electricity fuels the tourist industry.
Warbird Workshop
Engineers rebuild a two-seat Hurricane to fulfill a pilot's daughter's dream.
Warbird Workshop
After 12 years, a team rebuilds Churchill's lost seaplane, the Waterbird.
Warbird Workshop
Featuring the Sea King helicopter that saved lives from Apollo to Piper Alpha.
Warbird Workshop
Gerry Cooper restores two historic pre-war biplanes at a wartime bomber base.
How the Victorians Built Britain
Victorian experiments and Cathedrals of Medicine build Britain and revolutionize the medical world.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Victorians institute a revolution in law and order, create the first modern police force and build Britain's prisons.
How the Victorians Built Britain
Britain's first Super Sewer helps to clean the capital and bring about a fresh water revolution that changes the lives of millions of Victorians.
How the Victorians Built Britain
The Victorians take on the world of exploration and adventure, bringing it home to Britain for everyone to share.
Battlefields of the World Wars
The development and evolution of the tank, from its birth in WWI to modern urban warfare.
Trains That Changed The World
The Flying Scotsman built in 1923 revolutionized travel within the U.K., becoming the first train to break the 100 mph barrier and inspiring the world to use trains for high-speed transport.
Trains That Changed The World
The London Underground made it easier to travel around cities by transporting people deep underground, thereby avoiding congested streets.
Trains That Changed The World
Take a look at the first locomotives during the Industrial Revolution, such as Stephenson's Rocket in 1829.
Trains That Changed The World
The Great Western Railway; luxury railway travel, from the Orient Express and the 900-mile Blue Train of South Africa to the Trans-Siberian Railway.