Grandma’s Tattoos

Vlatko — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:34:12 +0000

Filmmaker Suzanne Khardalian makes a journey into her own family’s history to investigate the terrible truth behind her grandmother’s odd tattoos and, in the process, unveils the story of the Armenian women driven out of Ottoman Turkey during the First World War. During the First World War,

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1932: A True History of the United States

Vlatko — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:00:16 +0000

To Govern a Republic, One Must Know the Minds That Created It …while a nation goes speculation crazy the people neglect to think of fundamental principles. These were the words of Franklin Roosevelt in the months leading into the Democratic National Convention of 1932. Roosevelt knew that

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Crash Course: World History

Vlatko — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:00:55 +0000

Crash Course is a YouTube channel featuring short, fast-paced video lessons about World History. Videos move very quickly, almost frantically at times, making them more like entertaining overviews of these topics than serious lessons. There are a couple of innuendos thrown into both videos, so watch them

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The Strangest Dream

Vlatko — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:00:40 +0000

This is a documentary on the life of Jo Rotblat, who mobilized the world’s leading scientists to save the world from nuclear annihilation and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his life-long dedication. Rotblat and the Pugwash movement have inspired thoughtful people everywhere. The film retraces the

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The Weather Underground

Vlatko — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:00:14 +0000

The Weather Underground explores the unbelievable story of the Weathermen, the notorious group of 70 s radicals who, outraged by the Vietnam War and racism in America, went underground to wage a low-level war against the U.S. government, bombing targets across the country that they felt symbolized

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The Empire in Africa

Vlatko — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:00:36 +0000

Located in Western Africa, Sierra Leone is a nation caught in a struggle between extreme poverty and extreme wealth; while diamond mining provides the bulk of the country’s income, most of its people struggle to survive by raising their own crops. In 1991, a civil war broke

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Beating The Bomb

Vlatko — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:33 +0000

A story about the biggest weapons of mass destruction ever created, the people who use them and, more importantly, the people who fight them. Beating the Bomb charts the history of the British peace movement against the backdrop of the atomic age. The film also frames the

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Tank on the Moon

Vlatko — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:47:58 +0000

During the 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a feverish competition to be the first to set foot on the moon. We know who won this race, but less about a secret chapter. The Soviets many not have sent a man to

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Soviet Storm: WW2 In the East

Vlatko — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:38 +0000

Soviet Storm is a new and epic television history of the Second World War’s Eastern Front. Giving an unprecedented Russian perspective on the war’s most decisive and bloody theater. This was a conflict of staggering scale and savagery. Four out of five German soldiers killed in World

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British Empire in Colour

Vlatko — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:09 +0000

Following the success of the Second World War in Colour series, TWI/Carlton have produced this documentary charting the history of the British Empire. Notwithstanding the fact that perhaps a better title would have been the British Empire in the twentieth century or The Fall of the British

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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Vlatko — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:24 +0000

The Black Power Mixtape examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in the black community and Diaspora from 1967 to 1975. The film combines music, startling 16mm footage (lying undiscovered in the cellar of Swedish Television for 30 years), and contemporary audio interviews from leading African-American

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The Making of Modern Britain

Vlatko — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:40:49 +0000

An epic account of the events that shaped Britain, from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War. In the first of a six-part series, Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mourning the

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Secrets of the Dead: Lost Ships of Rome

Vlatko — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:06:11 +0000

In 2009, a team of marine archaeologists carrying out a sonar survey of the seabed around the Italian island of Ventotene made an astonishing discovery. The wrecks of five ancient Roman ships were found in pristine condition. Remarkably, much of the cargo remained exactly as the ancient

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History of the Home

Vlatko — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:56 +0000

Home is where the heart is, but how much do you actually know about yours? Each room can tell a different story and give you an insight into ever-shifting attitudes to privacy, class, cleanliness and technology. Dr Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, will

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Filthy Cities

Vlatko — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:50 +0000

Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up. Medieval London. State of the art CGI reveals London’s streets as they were 700 years ago and Dan steps into the shoes of

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Top Documentary Films» History

Grandma’s Tattoos

1932: A True History of the United States

Crash Course: World History

The Strangest Dream

The Weather Underground

The Empire in Africa

Beating The Bomb

Tank on the Moon

Soviet Storm: WW2 In the East

British Empire in Colour

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

The Making of Modern Britain

Secrets of the Dead: Lost Ships of Rome

History of the Home

Filthy Cities