Our world is filled with mysterious objects surrounded by questions and wonder. They have captivated us, sometimes for thousands of years. Using the latest scientific research, declassified files, expert testimony and state of the art visual effects, each one hour show unpacks three riveting objects and tells their stories using a unique visual style. What connects Tutankhamun’...
本片呈现了二战时期欧洲各个皇室家族面对日益强大的民族主义政党时所采取的策略。由于家族关系的连结，他们目睹了法西斯和纳粹主义的崛起，同时发现他们在身不由己的情形下便处于了希特勒政治阴谋的中心。两集内容讲述了多个家族和这种可怕而又强大力量含糊不清却又剪不断的往来关系，在长久的拖延下，当战争最终爆发之时，每个家族都必须为他们的国家做出决定：是战争还是合作？
1. 国王、女王和疯子：希特勒的权力的游戏（Kings, Queens and Madmen: Hitler's game of thrones）
2. 火焰的洗礼（Baptism of fire）
解说：Charlotte Rampling（英语），Virginie Efira（法语）
制作：CC&C, Les Films de la Mémoire, Création & Mémoire
通过在德国的国际新闻记者的观点和文字，这部纪录片讲述了1930年至1933年期间国家社会党作为第一支政治力量的出现。记者们对德国民主制度的弱点、经济崩溃的后果、纳粹和社会民主党之间的斗争作了哪些报道？他们看到了痛苦和暴力的蔓延，看到了每个阵营支持者的疯狂和信仰？在棕色瘟疫通过投票箱传播到德国的那些年里，这些特权证人能告诉我们些什么呢？ 爱奇艺视频
解说：Léonie Simaga
制片人：Martin Laurent, Olivier Hurtado
联合制作：[Temps noir]() and KINO
Stories of humans against nature, heroism in the face of catastrophe, and deadly secrets buried at sea. Witness some of the most harrowing shipwrecks in modern history, presented through immersive firsthand accounts of the disasters and marine investigations that followed. From cruise liners to bulk carriers to fishing boats, we look back on the final moments of these doomed ve...
Presenter Rob Bell explores one of Britain’s most heroic engineering achievements, the rock lighthouse, in a new three-part series that takes viewers along the country’s stunning but dangerous coastline.
Rob meets the Keepers, skippers, and storytellers with tales of those who overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to not only build a tower on a wave-washed rock but to liv...
“The Toys That Built America” returns for a third season to continue chronicling the untold stories and rivalries that gave rise to the modern toy industry.
This season turns the lens on an exciting new selection of bold visionaries and creators behind history’s biggest-selling toys, games, and action figures as they build billion-dollar empires against the backdrop of a changi...
Discover the secrets of the most mysterious and powerful knightly order of the Middle Ages: The Knights Templar. From the rise of their heavenly power through to their fall within the flames of diabolism. From the rituals and traditions within the medieval knighthood, through the exterminatory campaign against them, to their supposed secret survival and their official legacies ...
At the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, National Geographic announced an expansion of “The One Day in America” franchise, with a new documentary, “JFK: One Day In America”. The series marks 60 years since the assassination of JFK, and they are the last surviving witnesses to these extraordinary events.
The series will tell the story of the assassination of Joh...
The violent murder of an Egyptian pharaoh, the inexplicable disappearance of two young princes, or the questionable ******* of a troubled artist – the futuristic series Cold Case reopens the darkest chapters of history. Using modern forensic science techniques and criminalistics, we revisit infamous cold cases such as Ramses III, King Richard and the two Princes, and Vincent Va...
What historical events led Hitler to declare war and why In this history series, we take an intriguing look at the countdown to World War 2 through the eyes of Adolf Hitler himself. The countdown started on 12th March 1938, when Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria and ended on the 3rd of September 1939, when both Britain and France declared...
Xand van Tulleken traces the story of the Great Stink as it enters its second month. The excrement of nearly 3 million Londoners continued to flow into the Thames, where it was festering under the blazing sun. Xand reveal show even Queen Victoria now suffered from the stench. During a trip to see Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s giganticship, the Great Eastern, the Queen was ‘half-poi...
《冷战：武器竞赛》讲述了冷战最具影响力的一个方面：争夺科学霸权的竞赛。虽然冷战几乎再次将世界带到毁灭边缘，人类仍然在迫在眉睫的威胁下，取得了一些令人难以置信的科学成就，使其成为20世纪的决定性冲突之一。从按下一个按钮就能将弹头推向世界各地的新型火箭和制导系统，到为创造有效宣传而进行的心理学研究，再到被用于探测秘密弹头试验的地震学和气象学等地球科学，以及计算机网络和便携式设备的发展——这些科技进步将改变我们未来几十年的生活。本片探讨了在这场冲突中，核能研究所取得的突破性进展，通过专家采访、相关档案和影像，揭示了从冷战起源到现代世界这些科学和工程奇迹背后的真实故事。
解说：Francis French, Callan McAuliffe
制作：[Wildbear Entertainment](...
The Nazis are losing the war. As his regime crumbles, the once indomitable Fuhrer hides in a bunker while those around him plot their escape. After suffering huge losses in battle and surviving an assassination attempt, Hitler can only drive Germany further into the abyss. Tired and defeated, he clings desperately to power, surrounded by those who appear fiercely loyal but in r...
**Rise of the Nazis: Dictators at War** is a powerful and resonant three-part series that looks at the story of what many see as the defining conflict of the Second World War – the Eastern Front.
Episode 1 | Double Cross (BBC) / Barbarossa (PBS)
1/3 At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin.
Episode 2 | Final Showdown (BBC) / Stalingrad (PBS)
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