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- The German war machine is in retreat. Two American M 18 tank destroyers are sent to root out a die hard group of Nazis holed up in the Harz Mountains.
- During World War II, 1.2 million African-Americans served in America's Armed Forces. Fully 125,000 served overseas. 708 were killed. Among these were The Wereth Eleven. Their story was lost to history. Until now.
- When pro kayaker Rafa Ortiz decides to paddle over Niagara Falls, he enlists the help of world-renowned paddler Rush Sturges. Together they journey from the rainforest rivers of Mexico to the towering waterfalls of the U.S. Northwest.
- The story of USS Franklin (CV-13). The documentary focuses primarily on the horrific damage and losses she sustained off the coast of Japan in March 1945, the heroic efforts to prevent the ship being lost and her subsequent career.
- Academics, public relations experts, and satirists of various kinds describe the history and nature of propaganda.
- Explores the rise and fall of Pan American Airways, an airline that rose to prominence in the 20th century before a series of challenges led to its downfall.
- America's rapid growth in the early 20th century exposes millions to natural and man-made disasters. Americans are both fascinated and horrified by these catastrophes ,many of which they record on film. As the century progresses these disasters teach them about the natural world and how to mitigate against further fatal events. Now, using rare archive and home movie footage, this story is told in color, for the very first time.
- The Carlsons embark on their time traveling experiment of experiencing Canadian winters in the past starting in the 1940s, their house gutted of their 2019 conveniences. In this decade, Melanie, the "housewife", will spend most of her time in the kitchen doing domestic duties, not only cooking, but cleaning. In the early part of the decade, the meals will be affected by the war, with the prime cuts of meat sent overseas to the troops. Being winter, fresh produce is in short supply, meaning fruits and vegetables will be from cans, they often preserved in some fashion, such as dried. With Melanie stuck in the kitchen, Dave is largely forced outside to ensure his family is kept warm. Dave will also have to do his part in providing for the dinner table, and not only in being the breadwinner. Dave will also have to ensure they as a family know what the weather will be like, such knowledge which may ensure survival and which cannot be ascertained by an app on his phone. With long range forecasting a thing of the future, families were forced to stock up on supplies just in case an unexpected storm results in loss of power. The war also affected social activities, games which often had a military theme. To stay warm, activities often took place inside, but also had a practical side, such as quilting. They end the decade having some fun outside with Dave waxing the equipment before they all head down the hill on a wooden toboggan.
- The Carlsons are happy to be moving from the '40s to the '50s, a more prosperous and thus comfortable time. While the gender roles of the '40s are still in place with Melanie largely tied to the kitchen while Dave attends to chores outside, they each have new - or in Dave's case repurposed - gadgets which are supposed to make their responsibilities easier. In Dave's case, his role has been expanded to beautify the outside to match that new prosperity. And for Melanie, she will be getting some new regular "human" help in the kitchen in the form of fifteen year old Lauren, who is to use this opportunity to be a housewife in training, and in the process, later in the decade, who will be handling one of the meals on her own. The females still have to look feminine and pretty no matter what they are doing, which gives Lauren the chance to experiment with a new fashion tool on Alex and Chelsey. The latter two will partake in an activity that was all the rage with the success of Barbara Ann Scott: figure skating. In the latter part of the decade, gym bunny Dave will get a chance to get back into an exercise regimen of the time designed for the Canadian military by one of their own, while Lauren and Alex learn all about knitting, a past-time which allowed young women to make things for their wardrobe, from accessories to full garments with the practical item of wool. Dave, Alex and Chelsey learn not only of the practical warmth capability of wool, but the downside of the fiber as they continue many of their activities outside in the wet snow. By the end of the decade, Dave makes an admission about the gender balance, or what he sees, imbalance of this decade.
- The Carlsons are looking forward to the 1960s, a decade they believe will be more fun. While Melanie, with Lauren by her side, is still stuck in the kitchen this decade, they at least have more modern conveniences to assist them with meals. Those conveniences may not however overcome the "weirdness" factor of some of the meals they are asked to prepare. Other conveniences make Melanie do some additional housework she had never even contemplated, rug shampooing at night to allow the rug to dry overnight. Melanie is also subjected to the overnight beauty routine of setting her hair, more important in winter because of the dry weather. Dave, for the first time, gets to play Canada's "national sport", but it may take some adjustment for him to get used to 1960s equipment. With women not yet playing the sport, Lauren, Alex and Chelsey try the women's equivalent which at the time was deemed less physical than hockey, thus suitable for the fairer sex. Alex and Chelsey also try one of the decade's most trendy crafts: rug hooking. By mid decade, Melanie is for the first time out of skirts and into pants, but at a price she may not be willing to pay. Both Dave and Melanie have different winter tasks related to the whole getting back to nature culture of the decade, with Melanie finally able to get outside for some leisure activity. By the end of the decade, the girls try to newest wintertime snacks, and, to match their new mod looks, go on their first dates - at least board game style. While they end off the decade with some old (Dave still outside shoveling snow, Melanie still the the kitchen cleaning up) and some new (eating dinner in front of the television), they cap it off outside with a good old fashioned 1960s backyard winter bonfire.
- 2020–7.9 (16)TV EpisodeMichael Portillo discovers Singapore's maritime origins and the vision of the 19th-century Englishman who put it on the map. At the iconic Raffles Hotel, Michael treats himself to a Singapore sling.
- 2020–7.8 (15)TV EpisodeIn Tai Seng, Michael goes underground to marvel at the world's largest subterranean rail depot, where self-driving MRT trains are maintained.