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Originally a law enforcement tool, the mug shot has deviated from its fundamental purpose as a source of criminal identification. It has been sensationalized through celebritydom, exploited by the leniency of freedom of information, and…

As seen on PBS stations comes a new “living history” series reliving the early days of World War II, using a unique blend of living history elements, CGI, first-person interviews and never-before-seen W.W.II footage. This…

A gritty and unflinching descent into the shadowy world of black-market organ trafficking: the street-level brokers, the rogue surgeons, the impoverished men and women who are willing to sacrifice a slice of their own bodies…

With a population of nearly six million, Cape Town is the second city of South Africa. Many of the richest people in the country have ocean villas there. But there is a dark side to…

For 50 years, Berlin was the symbol of the Cold War. The city at the heart of the intelligence war between the US and the Soviet bloc. Thousands of KGB or CIA, agents observed each…

Kabul, now under Taliban control, is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. The population of four million people face terrorist attacks, Taliban oppression, and hunger. Before the Taliban returned, some areas within…

Russia is characterized by powerful personalities and significant conflicts. Power struggles and legendary battles have been part of Russian history, such as the wars of the tsars. The early wars of the tsars, Peter the…

Every day in the United States, an average of 318 people are shot—about 116,000 victims each year. Most aren’t involved in mass shootings; instead they’re caught in the web of routine, almost invisible, gun violence….

For 50 years, Berlin was the symbol of the Cold War. The city at the heart of the intelligence war between the US and the Soviet bloc. Thousands of KGB or CIA, agents observed each…

“The Good Nazi” is one of those rare films that weave science, history and extremely personal human stories. During the Holocaust, a Nazi major named Karl Plagge, arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania as part of the…

It was a landmark achievement with the implication of solving any crime. In March 2018, US police tracked down the Golden State serial killer, who had gone undetected for 40 years, by identifying members of…

His job was to protect NATO’s secrets but he ended up selling them to the Kremlin. This is the astonishing account of how Herman Simm, a former soviet militia officer, rose to become amongst the…

Hitler’s Germany saw a succession of flamboyant and talented inventors and pioneers, who on the one hand took advantage of the opportunities under the Nazis, and on the other hand helped further the Nazi war…

They are war heroes in their own country. War criminals to the rest of the world. The men who joined up to defend the Serb nation and fought proudly in the notorious paramilitary group, Arkan’s…

Renowned military instructor Bill Wolfe shows the training behind some of the toughest soldiers on the planet. We meet the soldiers and assess their training, weapons, regimental history, and combat strategies. ——- Bear witness to…

Beyond the idyllic beaches of Copacabana, the energy of samba music, and the watchful eye of Christ the Redeemer, there is another side to the city of Rio de Janeiro. It’s a city in a…

How hard is life in prison? We explore prison regime through the eyes of officers and inmates in Changi’s Maximum-security prison. How does an inmate live in a single-man cell? In this first episode, we…

On the 29th of August 1949, the USSR set off their first atomic bomb, just four years after the Americans. The speed with which they achieved this surprised the world. What nobody knew was that…

Eighty years ago, the fate of the world rested on the Kursk Salient, near the village of Prokhorovka. The unprecedented battle, which changed the course of World War II, lasted over seven weeks, during which…

At the Al-Roj camp in Syria, hundreds of women and children live in squalid conditions while the world decides what to do with them. They are the wives and children of ISIS fighters, captured when…

Dr Kathy Reichs, a crime fiction best-selling author and one of only fifty-five forensic anthropologists in North America, examines exhumed bodies and tells their stories. ——- Bear witness to monumental moments in human history, and…

For a hundred years, Ireland has been divided in two. To the south, the Republic, an independent country and member of the European Union. To the north, Northern Ireland, belonging to the United Kingdom. In…

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