Simon Schama's 15-episode (over 3 series) history of Great Britain from 3100 B.C. through the 20th century.

The Real Story from History, looks at one of the world's most devastating natural disasters and projects what would happen if Mt. Vesuvius erupted again today. Many scientists believe we are playing with fire and that Vesuvius will erupt soon, and question how the now three million residents could escape. In 79 AD Vesuvius exploded, burying the city of Pompeii and other Roman towns along the Bay of Naples beneath layers of ash and pumice, killing...

Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape -- Harry Houdini. It follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions...

Join Harry Smith of CBS's The Early Show as he leads this 3,000-year expedition through the history of the characteristically pagan holiday of Halloween. Discover how the "trick-or-treat" custom originated during the harvest festivals in ancient Ireland when food and sweets were used to coax the dead into remaining in the spirit world. Learn how Christianity tried to co-opt the celebration by turning it into All Saints Day, but how the underlying--...

Remonte la historia asombrosa de los aztecas que se levantaron de un grupo asediado de apenas más de 1,000 para dominar casi todo México en sólo 400 años. Trace the astonishing story of the Aztecs who rose from a beleaguered band of barely over 1,000 to dominate nearly all of Mexico in just over 400 years.

Season two returns as the Great War rages across Europe, and not even the serene Yorkshire countryside is free from its effects. The men and women of Downton are doing their part both on the front lines and the home front, but the intensity of war only serves to inflame the more familiar passions of love, loss, blackmail, and betrayal.

Blending extensive dramatic re-enactments with incisive commentary from leading historians, Boone and Crockett examines the lives and legacies of these two legendary figures.

" ... explores the classic popular music of the 20th century. Feinstein's expedition takes viewers on stage and backstage, into personal archives, attics, and flea markets, and inside the private world of a gifted and hard-working artist"--Container.

Presents the life of Christopher Columbus, from his childhood in Genoa, to his voyages to the New World in search of Asia, to his death, penniless and disgraced.

The re-telling of the valiant story of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite many separate kingdoms into what would become England. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people reclaimed their land from the invading Vikings and built a place they call home.