Documentaries : Middleeast

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On the morning of 27 August 1883, a volatile volcano on the island of Krakatoa stood poised on the edge of violent eruption. Positioned in the Sunda Strait off the Indonesian mainland, the towering volcano stood at 6,000 feet and had a diameter of approximately ten miles. Later that day, a series of...

In this gripping instalment of The British Empire in Colour', we relive the often bloody drama of Britain's post-war decolonisation. At its height, the British Empire covered one quarter of the globe. India was the jewel' in Britain's imperial crown; a few thousand officials ruled an area of 35...

This is the most appealing extra and at just under 30 minutes is a good look at the effort required to bring this idea to fruition. It includes input from key crewmembers and a great deal of footage not included in the three episodes that make up the feature. It also includes a good look at the rest...

A nation reviles treachery, perhaps now more than ever. But the chronicles of recent history have ignored the most shameful episode of World War Two. The Britisches Freikorps unit of the Waffen SS served alongside the Nazis on the Eastern Front. Its members wore the death's head insignia and took...

Washington D.C., February 4, 2005 - Today the National Security Archive posted the CIA’s secret documentary history of the U.S government’s relationship with General Reinhard Gehlen, the German army’s intelligence chief for the Eastern Front during World War II. At the end of the w...

How was life in ancient Egypt? Terry Jones shows us what life may have been like to the ordinary people in ancient Egypt With good humor and equally good academic knowledge Jones bypasses the pharaohs to focus in the life of the regular people in ancient times this documentary brings to light the l...

Fifty thousand years ago, something happened the modern human mind emerged, triggering a creative, technological, and social explosion. What forces contributed to that breakthrough? Where might our power of mind ultimately lead us?...

Did medieval warrior-monks really uncover a shocking secret about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Holy Grail? Did Da Vinci plant clues in his paintings? With intellectual rigor (and a hint of humor), Tony Robinson follows the trail laid down in Dan Brown’s bestselling novel and embarks on a que...

Howard Marks travels to some cannabis hot spots and talks about smuggling hash and marijuana. He also talks about his days at Oxford University....