Surviving Earth

Meet the bizarre, amazing and breathtaking creatures and landscapes of a vibrant lost world; and discover how life not only survived during the cataclysmic events of this prehistoric era, but thrived.

Vaarwel Vaderland

What drives people to start a new life thousands of kilometers from their homeland? Some follow their dreams, others came out of necessity. They have one thing in common: they all leave their homeland. What does that do to a person? Various immigrants tell their stories.

Prague with Michael Portillo

Portillo explores the city’s stunning architecture, from its medieval roots to the modern era. He uncovers the stories behind some of Prague’s most iconic buildings and discovers how the city has been shaped by its rich history.

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Defending Europe

Exploring defensive strategies, weapons and structures used across Europe over 2,000 years, shedding light on forgotten histories that shaped modern borders.

Rome's Chariot Superstar

In 90 A.D., ancient Rome played host to a sporting spectacle that attracted crowds three times the size of the Colosseum?s gladiator games: chariot racing. Every week, 150,000 fans packed the massive Circus Maximus, not just to cheer on the speed, fury, and danger of the races, but to witness the champion charioteer, Flavius Scorpus. Examine his improbable rise from young slave to arguably the most successful competitor in the sport?s history.

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

Birth of Europe

Crushed, flooded and exploded into life – Europe is a battlefield of Nature. Discover the extraordinary and shocking geological story of how Europe was created by nature’s most titanic forces.

Droomdorp

After the holidays, do you sometimes get the feeling that you would like to change course? For example, spend more time in nature, live more sustainably, grow your own food and care more about each other? A group of people from all corners of the Netherlands didn't think about it, but decided to do it. Their ideal village had to be built in the Oosterwold district of Almere. Documentary series 'Droomdorp' followed the group for four years and shows how the residents try to uphold their ideals and dreams together.

In de TBS

Hans Faber spends a year in a TBS clinic. The death of his niece, Anne Faber, in 2017 marked a turning point in forensic care. What has changed since then? And what actually goes on within the walls of a TBS clinic? What dilemmas do employees face?

Apocalypse: World War I

Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.

Walking with Dinosaurs

Combining fact and informed speculation with cutting-edge computer graphics and animatronics effects, the series set out to create the most accurate portrayal of prehistoric animals ever seen on the screen.

Barbarians Rising

Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and violent existence. But these also were men and women who launched epic struggles that shaped the world to come with a centuries-long fight to defeat the sprawling empire.

Bonje met de buren

Different presenters and their teams tackled a neighborhood dispute in each episode with the intention of resolving it. Presenters John Williams and Natasja Froger, then Jochem van Gelder and Patty Brard & later Dennis van der Geest and Leontine Borsato each individually committed themselves to one of the two parties. They listened to the story from both sides and then proposed a solution.

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De butlers

At The International Butler Academy in Simpelveld, The Netherlands, students from all over the world and of all ages are taught the tricks of the butler trade. The film follows six students during their training. What motivates them to choose this servile profession?

Living in the Past

A group of young people live and work on a replica of a prehistoric Iron Age settlement at a secret location in the West of England. Cut off from the modern world, the group try to re-create the way of life of Celtic tribesmen in the third century BC.

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The Roman Empire

At its height, the Roman Empire encompassed Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. How did it keep prospering for over 400 years? And why did it come to a rapid end? What can we learn from the Roman Empire and what guiding principles does it offer us today?

Journey to the Far Right

TV documentary filmmaker Nicholas Fraser investigates the threat of race hatred by talking to French fascists, Italian supporters of Mussolini, neo-Nazis in Germany, and those who deny the existence of the Holocaust.