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1. How the Holocaust Began (2023)

59 min | Documentary, History, War

The Nazi evolution from murderous anti-semitism into organised death camps, as documented in this sober piece of historical excavation from Holocaust specialist James Bulgin, is truly ... See full summary »

Directors: Nic Young, Ben Holgate | Star: James Bulgin

Votes: 115

2. The Dark Files (2017 TV Movie)

86 min | Drama

The Dark Files is an investigative docu-drama chronicling former CIA operative Barry Eisler, award-winning journalist Steve Volk, and documentarian Christopher Garetano's exploration into ... See full summary »

Director: Brad Bernstein | Stars: Al Bielek, Dave Campfield, Anthony Duluc, Barry Eisler

Votes: 89

3. Raising the Mammoth (2000 TV Movie)

92 min | Documentary

A scientist wants to recover some mammoth DNA to clone a live mammoth. So he finds a buried mammoth in the vast, rock hard permafrost of Siberia, digs it out in the middle of a blizzard and... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Charles Deniau | Stars: Larry Agenbroad, Jeff Bridges, Bernard Buigues, Dick Mol

Votes: 121

4. Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten (2021)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History

Deadly assault on the 100th anniversary of the crime in the context of other racial massacres and police killings.

Director: Jonathan Silvers | Stars: Michel Martin, Robert R.A. Turner, DeNeen L. Brown, Betsy Warner

Votes: 84

5. Shakespeare's Tomb (2016 TV Special)

55 min | Documentary, History

Will the first- ever scientific investigation discover why the only inscription on the tombstone of William Shakspeare is a curse against any man who 'moves my bones'?

Director: Sophie Elwin-Harris | Stars: Amanda Bevan, Helen Castor, Kevin Colls, Jennifer Crangle

Votes: 6

6. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Dead and Unburied (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While showing a house, a real-estate agent discovers the body of a Marine sitting in the living room.

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette

Votes: 767

7. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Chicksands, Bedfordshire (2002)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

A military base in the heart of Bedfordshire is home to the joint armed services intelligence departments. The Team was invited to try to discover more about the history of the officers ... See full summary »

Director: Graham Dixon | Stars: Tony Robinson, Robin Bush, Mick Aston, Phil Harding

Votes: 18

8. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Roxburgh, Scottish Borders (2004)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

Roxburgh was one of Scotland's most prosperous Medieval cities. Then, it simply vanished. Time Team examines the site in an effort to learn of the town and why the city was abandoned.

Director: Simon Raikes | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis

Votes: 23

9. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Islip, Oxfordshire (2006)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Searching for the chapel of Edward the Confessor in the village where he was born.

Director: Graham Dixon | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 21

10. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Nether Poppleton, Yorkshire (2005)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

Although mentioned in the Domesday Book, was this an Anglo-Saxon village? Residents help the team uncover the origins by digging many test pits in their gardens.

Director: Brendan Hughes | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis

Votes: 23

11. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Queenborough, Kent (2006)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

The team excavate the cite of a fourteenth century castle built by Edward III on the isle of Sheppey.

Director: Emily Boulting | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth

Votes: 15

12. The Devil You Know (2019– )
Episode: The Burden Of Truth (2019)

TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Following a dramatic revelation in the Pazuzu Algarad case, journalist Chad Nance and those impacted by the crimes struggle to understand the story they tell.

Director: Patricia E. Gillespie | Stars: Chad Nance, Krystal Matlock, Michael Hewlett, John O. Craig

Votes: 41

13. Unsolved Mysteries (2020– )
Episode: Missing Witness (2020)

TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A young mother disappears after revealing to members of her family what really happened to her long-missing step-father.

Director: Clay Jeter | Stars: Brandi Petersen, Robin Shoemake, Rick Letchworth, Josh Delmain

Votes: 1,105

14. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Padstow, Cornwall (2008)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Uncovering evidence of a port near the Cornish village of Padstow.

Director: Laurence Vulliamy | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth

Votes: 11

15. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Towcester, Northamptonshire (2008)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Paintpot's, the family cat, burial shows a wall. It is known that a Cistercian Nunnery existed here 900 years ago. Over the usual 3 days can the Team find the layout?

Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 19

16. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Gangster's Gold (2020)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Three groups of treasure hunters search for the gold fortune buried somewhere in New York by gangster Dutch Schultz in 1935.

Stars: Frank Lopergolo, Steve Zazulyk

Votes: 33

17. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Scargill Castle, County Durham (2009)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

The team investigates an old gatehouse in Durham. The current owners have Invited them to try and unravel the history of the building and what it was designed to protect.

Director: Michael Douglas | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 18

18. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Knockdhu, Co Antrim (2009)

Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, History

In Ireland a series of strange ditch like constructions are investigated to identify who may have built one of the largest promontory fort in Ireland. The Time team become almost ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Warner | Stars: Tony Robinson, Francis Pryor, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth

Votes: 21

19. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Colworth, Bedfordshire (2009)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Previous finds point towards Roman occupation. Coins and pottery from previous field walking are laid out, showing continuous Roman use. Was there any other use?

Director: Adam Warner | Stars: Tony Robinson, Neil Holbrook, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 15

20. Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode: Elements (2009)

TV-PG | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

The Warehouse team pursues an artifact collector who is trying to gather together sculptures of the four elements thinking they will enable him to find the secret to obtaining god-like powers.

Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Genelle Williams

Votes: 729

21. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: In Search of the Brigittine Abbey (2004)

Not Rated | 49 min | Documentary, History

Time Team performs keyhole archaeology in a heavily developed area to locate the remains of an early, Anglo-Saxon monastery.

Stars: Stewart Ainsworth, Mick Aston, Robin Bush, Margaret Cox

22. For All Mankind (2019– )
Episode: The Sands of Ares (2022)

TV-MA | 64 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

After a sudden crisis, the Martian crews pull together.

Director: Dan Liu | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Shantel VanSanten, Jodi Balfour, Krys Marshall

Votes: 1,364

23. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Piercebridge, County Durham (2010)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

Piercebridge is the site of an extensive Roman fort designed to protect a crossing of the river Tees. The Time Team are looking at the many anomalies in the area, such as why there appears ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Warner | Stars: Tony Robinson, Ben Robinson, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 22

24. How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode: Sahara (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History

Scientists present evidence that the Sahara Desert periodically transitions from desert to a lush green environment and back. They also present theories about why this happens.

Director: Gabriella Polletta | Stars: Corey Johnson, Jen Smith, Peter de Menocal, Nick Drake

Votes: 36

25. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Cunetio, Wiltshire (2010)

Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, History

In 1940 aerial photos of a field revealed the location of a lost Roman town. Later huge coin hoards were found and the Time Team decide to explore why the money was there and what was the towns real function.

Director: George Pagliero | Stars: Tony Robinson, Neil Holbrook, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth

Votes: 18

26. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Groby, Leicestershire (2011)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

The Time Team visits the ruins of the home of the Grey family, and property the family had lived on for nearly 800 years. The team tries to establish the history of a castle built on the site in the 12 century.

Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 21

27. Universum History (2013– )
Episode: Der Aufstieg der Habsburger - Schlacht am Marchfeld (2022)

50 min | Documentary, History

The 1278 battle between Rudolph of Habsburg, the new German King, and Ottokar II of Bohemia in Eastern Austria is well-documented, but archaeological evidence has been elusive. A new search seeks to solve the historical mystery.

Director: Fritz Kalteis | Stars: Eloise Adde, Petter Akeson, Klara Cibulova, Julius D'Silva

28. Trail of History (2016– )
Episode: Fort Dobbs (2016)

26 min | History

The role Fort Dobbs played in North Carolina's colonial past during the French and Indian War is explored, aided by the volunteers who reenact what life was like for early settlers and ... See full summary »

Stars: Tony Zeiss, Gary Ritter, Susan Bakita, Tom Nicastro

29. Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016)
Episode: Remember Me (2011)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jailed Hoyt is dying of cancer and Randall, his fellow inmate, is murdered. Hoyt conveys confusing images to Rizzoli who then attempts to connect deaths of Randall and of the four Wilsons in 2005, to Hoyt. Rizzoli's birthday is celebrated.

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Jordan Bridges, Lee Thompson Young

Votes: 515

30. Secrets of Christianity (2011– )
Episode: Nails of the Cross (2011)

44 min | Documentary, History

In 1990, the tomb of the High Priest Caiaphas - who, according to the Gospels, sent Jesus to the cross - was unearthed in Jerusalem. Along with other artifacts, two Roman nails were ... See full summary »

Director: Simcha Jacobovici | Stars: Simcha Jacobovici, Craig Rockford, James D. Tabor

Votes: 12

31. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Castle Hill, Crewkerne, Somerset (2012)

Not Rated | 49 min | Documentary, History

For generations a family of Somerset farmers have been wondering if there was ever actually a castle on top of 'Castle Hill'. Records show there was a Norman castle in the area, but they are not clear about exactly where.

Director: Tony Lee | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mary-Ann Ochota, Mick Aston, Phil Harding

Votes: 16

32. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Clipstone, Nottinghamshire (2012)

Not Rated | 49 min | Documentary, History

Sherwood Forest. Residents of Clipstone believe ruins in a field relate to tales of Robin Hood and Bad King John. The history books describe these walls as the remains of a royal hunting lodge. But the locals believe it was a palace.

Director: George Pagliero | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mary-Ann Ochota, Mick Aston, Phil Harding

Votes: 14

33. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Earls Colne, Essex (2012)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

The Time Team visit Earls Colne in Essex to try and uncover traces of a 12th Priory founded by the De Vere family. Now a luxury home, the owner hopes the Time team can explain many of the anomalies in the grounds.

Director: Siân Price | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mary-Ann Ochota, Mick Aston, Phil Harding

Votes: 16

34. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Dropshort, Oxfordshire (2013)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

In the 1960s, a young PhD student decided to excavate a South Oxfordshire field. He found a mosaic and the stone walls of what was clearly a Roman building. But he never found enough evidence to prove exactly what was there.

Directors: Claire Lasko, Siân Price | Stars: Tony Robinson, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth, John Gater

Votes: 19

35. Medieval Dead (2013–2016)
Episode: Richard III's Lost Chapel (2013)

60 min | Documentary

Using skeleton analysis and dramatic reconstruction, experts hunt for Richard III's lost chapel in Towton, North Yorkshire. What secrets will they reveal?

Director: Jeremy Freeston | Stars: Jeremy Freeston, Simon Lee, Adam Lee, Steve Smith

Votes: 14

36. Secret History (1991– )
Episode: Return of the Black Death (2014)

50 min | Documentary, History

The black death had devastating effects in centuries past, but what actually caused it and how many lives did it take? The world has not seen a disease outbreak like it before or since. ... See full summary »

Director: Kenny Scott | Stars: Jelena Bekvalac, Tim Brooks, Jay Carver, Beverly Coleman

Votes: 33

37. Hunting Hitler (2015–2020)
Episode: The Hunt Begins (2015)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History

Kennedy, Rambam and Williams investigate Nazi vestiges in Charata, Argentina. They visit an old school and an isolated farm. Searching for an underground bunker, they use Ground Penetrating Radar at property formerly owned by Carlos Buck.

Directors: Jeffrey R. Daniels, B.J. Golnick | Stars: Robert Baer, John Cencich, Dave Hoffman, David Kelly

Votes: 78

38. Hunting Hitler (2015–2020)
Episode: The Tunnel (2015)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History

With GPR DePaul looks for a connecting tunnel in Berlin. Kennedy does a grid search for a scuttled U-boat off of Argentina. DePaul and Williams visit the Galicia region for clues in Franco's Spain and see the port city of Vigo.

Directors: Jeffrey R. Daniels, B.J. Golnick | Stars: Robert Baer, John Cencich, Joerg Clasen, Lenny DePaul

Votes: 63

39. Hunting Hitler (2015–2020)
Episode: Friends in High Places (2015)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History

The team goes to La Falda, Argentina. Kennedy uses GPR to search for a tunnel from the Hotel Eden. Williams interviews an eyewitness. Another FBI report leads Kennedy and Williams to ... See full summary »

Directors: Jeffrey R. Daniels, B.J. Golnick | Stars: Robert Baer, John Cencich, JP Cervantes, Dave Hoffman

Votes: 59

40. Secrets of the Underground (2017– )
Episode: Sneak Peak (2017)

TV-PG | Documentary

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Stars: Rob Nelson, Hank Bailey, Stefan Burns, Peter Gavette

Votes: 5

41. Secrets of the Underground (2017– )
Episode: Capone's Escape Tunnels (2017)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary

Rob Nelson investigates rumors of a secret underground escape route used by the infamous gangster Al Capone. In Washington state, Rob tries to uncover who or what built a vast landscape of earthen mounds in Washington state.

Stars: Rob Nelson, Jennifer Burnham, Mike Feves, Larry Johnson

Votes: 15

42. Secrets of the Underground (2017– )
Episode: Mystery of the Serpent Mound (2017)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary

Rob Nelson explores mysterious tunnels beneath Denver's airport, capitol building, and downtown to investigate rumors of a secret organization that operates below. In Ohio, he tries to ... See full summary »

Stars: Rob Nelson, Tracy Beach, Jarrod Burks, Stefan Burns

Votes: 17

43. Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail (2018)
Episode: Holy City, Holy Grail (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

A new investigation into the true fate of the Knights Templar is launched. Did the order really fall in 1307? Or did the powerful Knights continue on in secret like some evidence suggests?

Stars: Mikey Kay, Garth Baldwin, Dan Jones, Yehiel Zelinger

Votes: 28

44. Magnum P.I. (2018–2024)
Episode: A Kiss Before Dying (2019)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

When the Dobermans dig up what appears to be a human bone, Magnum and Higgins help Katsumoto investigate the murder of his former mentor.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill

Votes: 556