After the war, hunger and adversity shape daily life in East Germany. Many Berliners go to the countryside in search of food. In the city, a notorious gang of youths is up to no good.
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Solomon is a mythical figure of the Old Testament. Third king of Israel, he reigned from 970 to 931 BC. But did he really exist?
It's the most desired and sacred relic in Christianity. However, this artefact is shrouded in mystery. No one can say what it looks like. Today, dozens of churches claim to hold the Grail.
In Judaism, it's the most sacred object. A chest carved in acacia wood, gilded with gold leaf, and topped by two cherubs. The Ark of the Covenant strikes down the Mortal who touches it.
For more than 2000 years, he has been the most discussed character in History. What do we really know about Jesus today?
For the past 2000 years, he has remained the most famous character of History. Described as a leader, as a feminist, an anarchist, a healer. But today, what do we really know about Jesus?
At the end of the 13th century, as Christian holdings in the holy land have disappeared, the Templars continue to push for a new crusade.
In the middle of the 12th century, the order of the Temple becomes increasingly popular among the kings and peoples of Western Europe.
Discover a darkly humorous British ploy that helped the 1943 landing in Sicily.
Discover how agents tricked the Germans to keep their troops out of Normandy.
Germany, 1945. A nation faces up to the ruins of its past. Hunger and adversity shape daily life. What lengths did people go to? Over two episodes, Crime in Post-War Germany explores this transitional phase in German history by using the examples of individual, particularly serious criminal cases. Criminal psychologists and forensics experts go in search of traces.
Robbery, murder, rape. After the war, West Germany is the scene of brutal crimes. On the German-Belgian border, children risk their lives for something to eat.
After the war, hunger and adversity shape daily life in East Germany. Many Berliners go to the countryside in search of food. In the city, a notorious gang of youths is up to no good.
This episode explores the Vikings not as ruthless raiders but as groundbreaking seafarers, traders, and explorers. Master shipbuilders, they forged vast networks of commerce stretching from Europe to Asia and even reached the shores of America centuries before Columbus. By challenging the stereotype of violent marauders, the documentary presents the Vikings as a tolerant and skilled people whose innovations in navigation and trade reshaped medieval exploration and left an enduring mark on global history.
The Romans created one of the greatest empires in history, built with the help of an incredible army of professional legionnaires and a well-oiled political machinery. At its height, a few hundred men ruled over a fifth of mankind and an area stretching from Britain to Syria and from Gibraltar to the Euphrates. They undertook some of the most ambitious building projects of their time: endless roads, gigantic bridges and imposing aqueducts formed a complex infrastructure and left a lasting legacy. This film is a revelatory and unique journey into the world of ancient Rome.
More than 2000 years ago the Maya built gigantic cities in the middle of the jungle of Central America. They were brilliant inventors and set standards in writing, mathematics and astronomy.
The true legacy of Columbus is biological, and it created one world out of two.
America and Europe in 1491, and why America was discovered and not the other way around.
Discover how and why several brilliant scientists divulged the secrets of the atomic bomb.
Discover how a Soviet Intelligence officer avoided WWIII.
Discover a darkly humorous British ploy that helped the 1943 landing in Sicily.
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