Tag: History
Crash Course: Ecology
With a solid understanding of biology, it's time for the long view - how the living things interact with and influence each other and...
Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition
A documentary about Shackleton's trip to reach the south pole.
The First World War – Shackled to a Corpse
The conflict on the Eastern Front, which saw soldiers battle for years in harsh conditions, enduring avalanches and frostbite as well as relentless enemy...
Poor Us: An Animated History
If we want to make poverty history, we need to understand the history of poverty. A funny and sinister animated odyssey through time. The...
Inside the Medieval Mind
The Middle Ages is a fascinating period in history, and understanding the way people thought during that time is crucial to understanding the culture...
The Tank Man
On June 5, 1989, one day after Chinese troops expelled thousands of demonstrators from Tiananmen Square in Beijing, a solitary, unarmed protester stood his...
Engineering An Empire: Russia
At the height of its power the Russian Empire stretched across 15 times zones, incorporated nearly 160 different ethnicities, and made up one sixth...
Hannibal: The Fall of Carthage
Did Hannibal carelessly squander the power of Carthage? Were the ingenious strategist’s legendary victories paradoxically the reason for the downfall of this incredibly rich...
Salem Witch Trials
In 1693, the village of Salem, Massachusetts was overcome with superstitious hysteria. At the peak of the madness some 150 people, male and female,...
Legacy: The Origins of Civilization
What can the past teach us about the present? Come along as charismatic historian Michael Wood (The Story of India) travels the globe to...
