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| Alphabetical | By Popularity (What's This?) | | - 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (4)
- A Scattering of Seeds: The Creation of Canada
 - Series of 26 documentary films exploring the dreams, daring and determination of Canada's first immigrants. - A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom
- Information about Dante James' documentary of the labour activist and civil rights pioneer.
- American Experience
- PBS series about the individual and events of American history. Contains schedule of upcoming programmes, archive of past programmes, teacher resources, and more.
- American Experience: Malcolm X: Make It Plain
- Chronicles the life of Malcolm X from birth until his assassination at age 39. Narrated by Alfre Woodard, with historical clips and interviews with Maya Angelou, Ossie Davis, Alex Haley, and others.
- American Experience: RFK
- Chronicles the pivotal role Robert Kennedy played in many of the major events of the 1960s. Features extensive interviews with family members, friends, journalists, Washington insiders, and civil rights activists.
- American Experience: Stephen Foster
- Companion to the PBS documentary about the legendary songwriter whose works include Oh! Susanna, Swanee River, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, and Beautiful Dreamer.
- American Experience: The Boy in the Bubble
- Considers the life of David Vetter, born with no immune system and famed as the boy in the plastic bubble. Features footage of his life, information about his family and doctors, and opinions about the ethics surrounding his life and death.
- American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till
- 2002 PBS special detailing the death of Emmitt Till, the 14-year-old black boy who was murdered after he whistled at a white woman in Money, Mississippi.
- American Experience: Truman
- Companion to the television biography of Harry S. Truman.
- American Experience: War Letters
- Contains programme transcript, excerpts from soldiers' letters home from the Civil War to Vietnam, a chronology of U.S. military actions from 1775 to the 1990s, and more.
- American Valor
- PBS special profiling recipients of the Medal of Honour.
- Ancestors
- A family history and genealogy television series.
- Battlefield: Vietnam
- Companion site to the PBS programme includes history, a timeline, a look at guerrilla tactics and the air war, and a multimedia retrospective of the Siege at Khe Sanh.
- BBC: Timewatch
- Official site of the BBC’s flagship history series, Timewatch, offering video clips, programming archive, and further reading.
- Bertie and Elizabeth
- PBS Masterpiece Theatre drama recounts the love affair between Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the Duke of York who went on to become George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
- Biography (3)
- Explore Biography, the CBS documentary programme featuring the life stories of historical figures, as well as political and social leaders. Sites feature episode guide, synopses, teaching materials, virtual exhibits, and multimedia biographies of the famous and the infamous.
- Blues, The
- PBS series in which seven directors explore the blues through their own personal styles and perspectives. Filmmakers include Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, Mike Figgis, and Clint Eastwood.
- Bringing Down a Dictator
- PBS film of the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic by an avowedly nonviolent group of student revolutionaries called Otpor.
- Broken Arrow
- Authentic portrait study of the famed Apache leader Cochise.
- California's Gold
- Series about California's history and natural wonders.
- Canadians, The - Biographies of a Nation
- Commercial-free TV series emphasizing the connection between individuals and major Canadian and world events. Features teaching guides, synopses, work sheets, and more.
- CBC: Canada, A People's History
- Video clips, episode guide, behind the scenes, games and puzzles, teacher's guide, and many pages of historical content.
- Crusades, The: Crescent & The Cross
- The History Channel takes a look at the first three Crusades and how they have shaped Middle East relations to the current day.
- Da Vinci & The Code He Lived By
- History Channel programme re-visiting the life, accomplishments, and vision of Leonardo da Vinci.
- Digging for the Truth: The Adventures of Josh Bernstein
- History Channel television series that takes viewers to remote locations around the globe to investigate some of the world's greatest archaeological mysteries.
- Edwardian Country House, The
- Series on Channel 4 bringing together volunteers from the modern world to experience life in a grand country house in the early 20th century. Site includes information on Edwardian life and a snob quiz.
- Elie Wiesel, First Person Singular
- 2002 PBS special on the life and work of author, activist, and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. Includes biography, photos, teacher resources, and more.
- Enemies of War
- PBS film which examines the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests and two women in El Salvador. Includes background on the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN).
- Failure Is Not an Option
- Documentary following the untold story of the Mission Control engineers in America's manned space programme.
- Gate of Heavenly Peace@
- Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
- PBS series about World War I. Features interviews, maps, photographs and an interactive timeline.
- Greatest Canadian, The
- CBC series asking the public to vote for the greatest Canadian of all time. Includes suggestions of greats to nominate.
- Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
- PBS American Experience documentary examining the 1974 kidnapping of teenage heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
- Gulf War, The
- An in-depth look at the Gulf War and the crisis that precipitated it. From PBS' Frontline, January 1996.
- History Channel: The French Revolution
- Documentary examining the key figures and events of the French Revolution.
- Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
- Companion site to Horatio's Drive, a PBS documentary by Ken Burns that chronicles the first cross-country trip in a horseless carriage, taken in 1903 by Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson.
- In Search of Ancient Ireland@
- Islam: Empire of Faith
- PBS film about the faith, culture, innovation, and people of the Islamic empires.
- Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns (3)
- Liberty! The American Revolution
- Six-part documentary series about the two and a half decades of debate and rebellion, war and peace. Offers educational resources and activities, a timeline of the American Revolution, and a teacher's guide.
- Masters of Darkness
- Channel Four series exploring Crowley, Dee, De Sade, and Rasputin.
- National Geographic TV Special: Air Force One
- Includes fast facts, classroom ideas, and video clips of past presidents talking about the plane.
- NOW With Bill Moyers: Selling War
- Overview of the use, and nature of, propaganda from ancient times to the modern era.
- PBS: Conquistadors
- Online companion to the series examining the explorations of Cortes, Orellana, Cabeza de Vaca, and Pizarro. Also offers an online learning adventure for students and teachers.
- PBS: Family Name
- Chronicles the surprising twists and turns of the director's search for the descendants of the slaves and slave owners who lived on the plantations once owned by his family.
- PBS: History Detectives
- Devoted to solving historical mysteries, searching out the true facts (and falsehoods) behind local folklore, family legends, and interesting objects.
- PBS: The Civil War
- Companion site for the 1990 PBS documentary created by Ken Burns. Includes information about the American Civil War, the creation of the series, and teaching suggestions.
- PBS: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
- Companion to the four-part series revisiting the system of government-sanctioned racial oppression and segregation in the United States.
- PBS: Warship
- Companion site to the four-part TV series. From early wooden fleets to battleships, and from submarines to aircraft carriers.
- Pharaoh's Army
- A tale of Civil War romance and conflicting loyalties. Features RealAudio interviews and critical reviews.
- Plague, Fire, War and Treason
- Channel Four's documentary series exploring 17th century troubles.
- POV: Two Towns of Jasper
- Describes the work of two film crews documenting the aftermath of Byrd's murder.
- Queen Victoria's Empire
- Online companion to the PBS television series. Includes educational resources and an online game exploring the British empire under Victoria.
- Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
- Companion site to the Academy Award nominated documentary.
- Secrets of the Dead II
- PBS series investigates mysteries of the ancient and recent past; including murder at Stonehenge, the tomb of Christ, death at Jamestown, and the Salem Witch Trials.
- Secrets of War
- 26-hour documentary series. Site includes transcripts of interviews, behind-the-scenes photographs and interviews, and war links.
- Separate Lives, Broken Dreams
- Synopsis and supplementary material for the documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
- Sinking the Supership
- Interactive site to accompany the PBS NOVA television documentary which chronicles the tragic World War II story of the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built.
- Sisters in Resistance
- PBS companion to the documentary chronicling the heroism and friendships of four young non-Jewish women imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II for their resistance to the Nazi occupation of France.
- Sun River Homestead
- Companion site to the PBS show about three sisters who defied convention and accepted the challenges of homesteading in Simms, Montana in 1909.
- The Barbarians Are Coming
- Companion to the History Channel special on Vikings, Goths, Mongols, and Huns.
- The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
- Explore a timeline and map of ancient Athens, tour the Acropolis and Parthenon, learn about key people, and hear Greek spoken at this companion site to the PBS programme on the history of ancient Greece.
- The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color
- Witness World War II through rare colour film, and read letters from a nation redefining itself. A series from PBS.
- They Made America
- Examines America's evolution over two centuries, from the infancy of the country, to its growth as an industrial power through the stories of 12 influential innovators.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Includes forums, a photographic essay on the pursuit of happiness, archives of Jefferson's writings, and background on the making of the Ken Burns film.
- Time of the Lincolns, The
- Film examining the Lincolns' personal history, slavery and freedom, and the Civil War.
- War, The (4)
- West, The (2)
- Examines the eight-part PBS documentary series "The West." Includes information to order the shows, a summary of different issues that were addressed by the series, and lesson plans for teachers.
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