8.3The Weather Underground (2002)
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s.

7.9The Atomic Cafe (1982)
Collection of classic United States government issued nuclear propaganda films designed to reassure Americans.

8.3JFK: A Presidency Revealed (2003)
A documentary about the failures and the triumphs of the John F. Kennedy presidency.

8.3Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994)
Documentary about the life and death of Malcolm X.

9.0When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
The incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure.

9.6New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
Ric Burns presents an exhaustive history of New York.

8.3Engineering an Empire: The Complete Series (2006)
Examining history's most magnificent civilizations by surveying the engineering triumphs they left behind.

9.0Bus 174 (2002)
Documentary about what happened in Rio de Janeiro in June 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an armed young man.

8.3Deep Water (2006)
A documentary about the disastrous 1968 round-the-world yacht race.

9.2Olympia (1938)
The 1936 Olympics in Berlin, orchestrated as Nazi propaganda.

8.3The Order of Myths (2008)
An investigation of Mardi Gras celebrations and racially segregated mystic societies.

8.7White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
A comprehensive account of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the people who were there.

7.8The Panama Deception (1992)
A film about the 1989 US invasion of Panama.

9.5Shoah (1985)
A 9 1/2 hour documentary of the Holocaust using no archive footage.

8.0Apollo 13 (1995)
Authentic docudrama about the ill-fated Apollo 13 Moon mission.

7.3American Hardcore (2006)
The history of American punk rock 1980-1986.

8.5Unchained Memories (2003)
African-American actors bring to life memories and ancdotes from slaves set free after the Civil War ended.

8.3A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
The story behind a photograph of 57 legendary jazz musicians.

9.2Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
This classic documentary features reenactments of actual letters written by soldiers during the Vietnam war.

8.4The Story of India (2007)
For over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be?

9.1Man on Wire (2008)
The story of Philippe Petit and his tightrope walk between the towers of New York's Word Trade Center.

9.1Harlan County USA (1976)
A filmed account of a bitterly violent miner strike.

9.0Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)
Robert Drew documenting a president in crisis.

8.3Wild China (2008)
An in-depth look at some of China's most impressive natural sites.

8.6The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008)
The epic story of a family odyssey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York.

8.4The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005)
Documentary about Emmett Louis Till, who in 1955, was murdered after he whistled at a white woman.

8.5Frost/Nixon (2008)
Retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between Frost and Nixon.

7.5Last Stand of the 300 (2007)
Documentary about the legendary battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.

8.3The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2000)
A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916.

7.5The French Revolution (2005)
A History Channel documentary about The French Revolution.

9.1Victory at Sea (1952)
Twenty-six episode series about naval combat during World War 2.

8.7A History of Britain - The Complete Collection (2000)
A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.

7.8Titicut Follies (1967)
Documents the inhuman treatment of inmates at the Massachusetts Institution for the Criminally Insane.

8.2John Adams (2008)
A miniseries on the life of John Adams and the first 50 years of the United States.

8.1Why We Fight (2005)
Why We Fight surveys a half-century of USmilitary conflicts.

7.6The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.

8.9The Civil War (1990)
A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.

N/AThe Fall of a Shah (2009)
The film explores why the Shah was toppled and Ayatollah Khomeini replaced him.

8.6Triumph of the Will / Triumph des Willens (1935)
The propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.

9.4When the Levees Broke (2006)
An examination of the U.S. government's role and its response to Hurricane Katrina.

8.0Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
A documentary about the Enron corporation, and its faulty and corrupt business practices.

9.3102 Minutes That Changed America (2008)
The events of 9/11 as recorded by the people of New York.

7.8Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews (1977)
Never before, nor since, has a U.S. President been so candid on camera.

8.3The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
A documentary of the career and assasination of San Francisco's first elected gay councillor.

9.1The Fog of War (2003)
Robert S. McNamara talks about the difficult lessons of modern war.

8.1Six Days in June (2007)
Documentary about the Six Day War in June 1967.

8.5Image of an assassination (The Zapruder Film) (1963)
The home movie footage that caught the assassination of the President John F. Kennedy.

N/AMedici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (2004)
Documentary about the the rule of the Medici family.

N/AAround the world in 80 treasures (2005)
Dan Cruickshank traverses the planet, visiting 34 countries to see 80 of the world’s greatest treasures.

8.3Inside Islam (2002)
Inside Islam lifts the veil of mystery surrounding a misunderstood faith.

8.0Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (2002)
National Geographic brings to life the epic journey of Lewis & Clark.

7.0King (2008)
Forty years after his assassination, Tom Brokaw takes viewers through the extraordinary life of King.

N/AIslam: Empire of Faith (2000)
PBS documentary re-creating the spectacular sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years.

N/AThe Adventure of Photography (1998)
A series about the history of photography.

N/AFrancesco's Venice (2007)
Profiles the history and secrets of Venice, Italy.

N/AThe War of 1812 (2004)
Only 30 years after gaining independence, the United States found itself once again battling Great Britain.

N/AThe Revolution (2006)
History Channel tv series about the events leading to the independence of the United States.

7.7500 Nations (1995)
An exploration of the various Native American nations and their fall to the European conquerors.

7.9Civilisation (1969)
A classic television series examining the history and development of Western European culture.

N/AApollo 15: Man Must Explore (2004)
DVD set containing the complete TV transmissions and onboard film from the Apollo 15 mission.

8.3Black Magic (2008)
Examines Civil Rights-era America through the prism of basketball at black colleges and universities.

8.4Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower (2006)
Documentary about the Mayflower and the pilgrims she carried across the Atlantic.

8.8Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
Documentary about Lewis & Clark and their attempt to find the legendary Northwest Passage.

6.0The American Future: A History (2008)
Simon Schama takes a look at the issues likely to determine the future of the United States.

7.6Empires: Napoleon (2000)
The rise and fall of one of the greatest military geniuses of modern times.

7.5Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (2005)
It started with a belief. No one could know where it would end.

8.8Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
Power of Art reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.

8.3Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back (1994)
The true story of the flight of the Apollo 13 and the heroic struggle to bring the astronauts back alive.

8.9MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
The history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

8.0The Dark Ages (2007)
Documentary about the period in European history between the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.

N/AThe History Channel Presents The Presidents (2005)
A historical compendium of the 42 men who have served as the chief executive of the United States.

N/AThe First World War (2003)
A comprehensive survey of the history of World War I.

9.3The World at War (1973)
Classic series of accurate documentaries about World War II.

6.7Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler (2008)
A dramatization of Claus von Stauffenberg's plot to assassinate Hitler.

9.3Apollo 11: Men on the Moon (2003)
All TV transmissions, all 16mm on-board film and multi-angle views of launch and lunar landing of Apollo 11.