Mesopotamia: The Rise of Cities

Dawn of Humanity

Nova and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil human ancestors.

2015

Pétain, such a popular hero

On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of

2010

Civilisations: The Gardens of Babel

Mesopotamia was the site of the Sumerian civilisation, which flourished at the confluence of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. From 5000 to 2000 BC, th

2001

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulti

2023

Richard III: The Unseen Story

In this special follow-up programme, the only television team with access to the dig and the scientific tests on the skeleton uses unseen footage and

2013

Mains basses sur les savants d'Hitler, le plan secret français

2023

Amashinga

The last sovereign Zulu King, a female British missionary, an ambitious colonial official and a young Welshman are all voiced by actors to make AMASHI

2024

Versailles, une révolution au jardin

2022

Hélène Berr, une jeune fille dans Paris occupé

2013

Síla lidskosti - Nicholas Winton

A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who saved the lives of 669 children. Between March 13 and Au

2003

Le Palais des hiéroglyphes - Sur les traces de Champollion

2022

L'Armée rouge

2021

The True History of the Musketeers

The Three Musketeers is a legendary work, whose heroes have rocked multiple generations. These fictional musketeers have eclipsed the real musketeers,

2023

Sarah Bernhardt, pionnière du show business

On the centenary of Sarah Bernhardt's death, we take a look back at the whimsical life of the whimsical and eventful life of "la Divine", who defied t

2023

Éthiopie, le mystère des mégalithes

2019

Behind the Walls of the Forbidden City

Secluded from view by nine-meter-high walls and composed of 980 buildings, the Forbidden City in Beijing is the largest imperial palace ever built in

2024

Der vergessene Tempel von Banteay Chhmar

2020

The Fog of War

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from wo

2003

Titanic's Final Mystery

The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs

2012

The Ghost of the Neolithic

In summer 2003, when the heatwave hit in Europe, in Switzerland, the glacier below the Schnidejoch pass, released a mysterious object: a piece of a Ne

2021