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9/11: Falling Man
When two planes catastrophically hit the World Trade Centre on September 11 2001 thousands of people lost their lives. The media was full of images fed live on television and also in the newspapers; one set of images more than any other caused controversy and universal condemnation – those of people falling or jumping.
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The Book That Changed The World
This year celebrates the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible. This ‘book of books' has influenced many international cultures and societies, and Discovery History will commemorate its anniversary with a thrilling and epic account of how King James's Bible was born.
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Da Vinci Detective, The
The Da Vinci Detective follows Seracini on the trail of two fascinating unsolved Leonardo mysteries as he sets out to make the conservative art world rethink the conventional wisdom surrounding some of the painters’ best loved works of art.
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Edge of Battle
Brand new six-part series Edge Of Battle revisits the string of events that paved the way for the world's most critical declarations of war, examining each pivotal decision's unfurling with minute-by-minute storytelling.
Engineering Ancient Egypt
Separated by 1,200 years, they both ruled during periods of incredible architectural ambition. Under Khufu, the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed; while under Ramesses II the temples of Abu Simbel came into being. But what drove this ambition?
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Fight for Fallujah
Fallujah was an intense, bloody and personal battle for those that fought it. Just as Somalia defined a generation of Army Rangers, Fallujah created a special breed of Marine for the 21st Century - one schooled in intense urban warfare unlike anything that’s engaged the U.S. military since Vietnam.
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God's Soldier
A moving two part series following Chaplain Charles Popov of the U.S. Army as he embarks on a spiritual tour of duty in Iraq.
God's Warth
Floods. Plagues. Fire and brimstone. These legendary punishments were inflicted by a vengeful God... Such Biblical tales of death and destruction are from mankind's past, but could they also be a vision of our future?
Great San Francisco Earthquake, The
Based on powerful, emotive eyewitness accounts and featuring spectacular CGI and live action, this two-hour dramatised documentary recreates the terror of the initial quake and the four days and nights of horror that followed.
Greatest Tank Battles
Using state-of-the-art CGI and eyewitness accounts from the men who fought in them, Greatest Tank Battles recreates monumental armoured conflict at its most compelling.
The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend
Four hundred years after Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the House of Lords, an ambitious ITV experiment hopes to reveal what would have happened if he had got away with his plot.
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Michelangelo Code: Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
Arguably the world's most famous work of art, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is visited by millions of people every year although nobody has previously been able to explain exactly what the artistic representation is actually trying to tell us.
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Surviving D-Day
67 years since the D-Day landings, Discovery History asks; what decides whether you live or die on the biggest battleground in history? It isn't just heroism; it's how the odds are stacked for or against you.
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War Digs With Harry Harris
Presented by Harry Harris (Wartime Secrets and Wartime London), this brand new series follows a team of experts in the search for the wreckage of wartime aircrafts to recover lost relics of the Second World War.
Warbirds Over Europe
Filmed in high definition with stunning aerial footage, War Birds Over Europe tells how the epic arms race in the skies was won during World War Two.
Weapon Masters
Technology and history collide head-on in this action packed series, where we witness first hand the power of pivotal world-changing weapons. But did the ancient craftsman get it right or could we make a better weapon today with modern materials, science and techniques?
Witness to Jonestown
Witness to Jonestown is a feature length documentary that takes an insider's look at an unforgettable American tragedy. Through exclusive, rarely-seen footage that was shot inside the Peoples Temple on the eve and day of the disaster, MSNBC provides an intimate first-hand account of this unimaginable catastrophe.