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- StarsPiers MorganLorenzo GilyardBernard Eugene GilesThrough intense prison interviews, Piers Morgan revisits the crimes of three convicted serial killers and learns more about their motives.
- StarsGabriella MontroseNathan CoenenMarian ElizabethA look though the private lives of the Tudor monorachs
- DirectorMark FranchettiAndrew MeierStarsCristina BuscettaRoberto BuscettaLisa BuscettaOUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi. He became the Mob's most wanted man in the world - and 11 members of his family were killed. "He was the most important, protected and endangered witness in US criminal history" The film tells - for the first time- the Buscetta story with exclusive access to his family, which is breaking its silence after 30 years in hiding.
- StarsJennifer JulianDavid LorinoPierre-Richard ProsperHeinous criminals have avoided capture despite massive rewards and global investigations. This docuseries profiles five of the world's most wanted.
- StarsAnthony ClareInspirational and despotic, feared and loved - the power of the Papacy has influenced millions of followers for centuries. "Saints and Sinners" provides fascinating and up-to-date insight into the history of the papacy and a faith that has led to conflict and controversy as well as absolute devotion.
- DirectorPatrick TaulèreKim HawkinsStarsCharlotte ComerSimona CuciurianuDanny GreenWhen the cowardly bureaucrat Catus Decianus breaks a peace treaty with the Iceni by brutalizing and humiliating their queen Boudica and her daughters the Iceian and allies join the queen in a campaign of revenge against the Romans. They plunder Roman cities killing all the inhabitants and burning the cities to the ground until a vastly outnumbered Roman legion faces Boudica's furious hoard.
- StarsDavid StarkeyRachel JenkinsTim WrightWritten and presented by Dr. David Starkey (Monarchy), this is the compelling story of two siblings united by blood and affection but torn apart by religion and power.
- DirectorDavid WillcockStarsTony RobinsonMichael K. JonesElizabeth RichardBased on the supposed illegitimate birth of Edward IV, Tony Robinson takes viewers through history to find the rightful Plantagenet heir to the throne of England living in a quiet corner of the Commonwealth.
- DirectorGiulia ClarkStuart ElliottStarsThomas PennBarry CookShawn CunninghamAuthor Thomas Penn takes an extraordinary journey into the dark and chilling world of the first Tudor King, Henry VII. From his victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, to his secret death and the succession of his son Henry VIII, the film reveals the ruthless tactics Henry VII, and how he used them to win and hold onto the ultimate prize, the Royal Throne of England.
- StarsBrian McCardieLisa HiltonCharles SpencerHistorian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I's rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king's head.
- DirectorRob ColdstreamStarsRobert GlenisterTara BreathnachDaniel FlynnA dramatization of the last days of the queen. It starts on the 2nd of May 1536 when a unit of the kings guard arrives with a warrant for the arrest of the Queen of England, because of incest, adultery and for conspiring against the king.
- DirectorPeter MoersStarsErik SchäfflerAxel PetermannHeidi KastnerOrphaned in his childhood and treated abusively by higher-ranking Boyars, Tzar Ivan was a mercurial ruler who committed his first murder at the age of 13 and was feared for his random acts of violence. Experience his powerful reign like never before.
- DirectorMatthias KesslerStarsSteve BartonDan BerindeiBrianna CaradjaThe Irish novelist, Bram Stoker, gave the world Dracula in 1897. This documentary explores the historical figure behind the fictional figure of horror and examines medical explanations for the myths of vampires.
- DirectorEva GerberdingStarsGrand Duchess AnastasiaGrand Duchess MariaGrand Duchess OlgaDecember 30, 1916, three shots are fired in the rear courtyard of Yusupov Palace in St. Petersburg. These hit and kill Grigori Rasputin. The story of the pious vagabond who became one of the most influential men in Russia has become a popular legend of the 20th century. "Rasputin - Murder in the Tsar's Court" tells the story of the last act of tragedy in the Tsarist Empire.
- StarsSean PertweeAnna KeayGeoffrey ParnellDocumentary with interesting behind the wall look at the Tower of London. The 8 episodes covered the Tower as a Fortress, its most famous prisoners, its use as a treasure house, the Tower at war, parts of the Tower no longer standing, the tower as a tourist attraction, its bloody history, and the office of the Constable of the Tower.
- StarsShayanna Jenkins-HernandezJose BaezMaria CramerThis two-part special goes beyond the headlines and takes a deep dive into Hernandez's dual life through never-before-seen interviews, vivid eyewitness accounts, testimony never presented in trial, startling new medical revelations, and a secret that tormented him-a secret that some may have gone to extremes to keep.
- StarsJasmine S. DavisGarrett H. DumasAsher SheetsFootball, fame and murder. In this special, we examine the rise and fall of football star, Aaron Hernandez.
- StarsKevin ArmstrongDan WetzelStephen ZiogasA three-part documentary series examining what led to the murderous fall and shocking death of former NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez.
- DirectorTodd DaytonStarsJohn DouglasDonald HarveyJoseph KondroIn this compelling documentary, John Douglas, a former FBI criminal profiler, uses his investigative skills and expertise to go head-to-head with two convicted serial killers: rapist-murderer Joseph Kondro, who targeted his friends' children and eventually pleaded guilty to the murders of two young girls; and Donald Harvey, a cunning killer who preyed on helpless patients in the hospitals where he worked and called himself a mercy killer
- DirectorGeorge PaglieroStarsRussell BoulterMark EvansDocumentary about the roughly one million horses that were used by the British army during the first world war.
- StarsJosh BrolinRichard MachowiczJames MeigsFrom the power of science to how physics and biology combined to shape our shared journey, experience the human story like it's never been told before.
- StarsCampbell ScottMykel HawkeAndrew RoberttA look at the lives of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they traveled across America.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsJim SpencerJeanne LenzerMichael CaromeA look at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field.
- StarsRobert PowellSwaylee LoughnaneRecounts the events of world War II in color.
- DirectorMary MazzioStarsCommonArshay CooperKen AlpartNarrated by Common, this film chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in this country (made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago, coming together to row in the same boat).