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Chiefs
Born in 1742 in what is now New York State's Mohawk Valley, Joseph Brant's parents gave him the traditional Mohawk name Thayendanegea – two sticks bound together in strength.
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Chiefs
This episode takes us through Poundmaker's early days on the plains to his trial for his participation in a rebellion against the Canadian government
A Taste of History
From discovering how to harness electricity to inventing reading glasses and publishing the first daily newspaper in America, Ben Franklin's genius was a spark that helped to launch a country. We visit the American Philosophical Society.
Academy Award Winners First 50 Years
A new wave of ideas and techniques took hold of the perpetually transforming film industry in the years following the war, with a new generation of fresh and hungry stars finding their own places in the vacuum of reconstruction the industry faced.
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-In Movie
The history of the American drive-in theater and its continual decline.
Cowboy Country
Nothing so fundamentally changed the American West as did the "iron horse." This new form of transportation created fortunes hastened the end of ancient cultures and shaped a new world.
Cowboy Country
The history of the American West is often most colorfully told in places like Tombstone, Arizona; South Pass City, Wyoming; and Deadwood, South Dakota.
Religions of the World
Gain a broad understanding of Native American spirituality, featuring Aztec, Mayan, Eskimo, and Iroquois religions. Discover traditions with an ancient history that dates as far back as 9000 BCE.
How The Victorians Built England
In this episode, presenter Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians created what we know as mass manufacturing meaning goods could be produced at a rate that had never been seen before and it was down to one thing, cotton.
20th Century with Mike Wallace
In 1968 the Vietcong staged a series of attacks across South Vietnam even gaining ground in Saigon. Despite being a military disaster, the offensive provided more ammunition for the anti-war movement.
The Vikings
Scandinavian warriors set sail to spread their net of trading and pillaging for three centuries.
The Vikings
How early Viking society developed, their sacred rituals and the role of women in religion.
Rome: World's First Superpower
We explore the legend of Romulus and Remus and search for hard evidence of a prehistoric settlement on the Tiber. In Rome’s ancient sewers, we uncover how the first leader turned their city into stone.