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2018

Gwen

A folk tale set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution.


- #Drama
- #Horror
- #History
Gwen

2021

Siberian Sniper

During the height of World War II, a Soviet unit's last surviving sniper is sent on a suicide mission to break a German stronghold in order to save his fellow soldiers.


- #History
- #War
Siberian Sniper

2017

How the Beatles Changed the World

The history of The Beatles and their influence on everything from music, art, and culture to fashion and politics.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #Music
How the Beatles Changed the World

2000
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Paragraph 175

Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.

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- #History
- #Documentary
- #Romance
Paragraph 175

1943

The Man in Grey

After a brutish, hedonistic Marquis marries a pretty young Clarissa to act as a 'brood sow,' he begins an affair with her friend who plots to take her place.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
The Man in Grey

1969

Colonel Wolodyjowski

In 1668 Polish colonel Michael Wolodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.


- #Adventure
- #History
- #War
Colonel Wolodyjowski

1967

The Last American Hobo

A look at the history of American hobo life.


- #History
The Last American Hobo

2012

Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour

Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London's West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of Jesus Christ Superstar.


- #Drama
- #History
Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour

2022

What's in a Name?

Dave Chappelle delivers a speech at his prestigious alma mater that reflects on his comedy roots, his rise to fame and why artists "should never behave."


- #Comedy
- #History
What's in a Name?

1975
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Operation Daybreak

In 1942, Britain sends a group of British-trained Czech commandos to Prague to assassinate SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Nazi security services.

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- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Operation Daybreak

2003

To Kill a King

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.


- #Drama
- #History
To Kill a King

1937

The Edge of the World

A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
The Edge of the World

1984

Another Country

Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies.


- #Drama
- #History
Another Country

2023

Right to Fight

Sky Original documentary revealing how the pioneers of women's boxing battled the odds to find their place in the ring.


- #History
- #Documentary
Right to Fight

2007

Battle for Finland

In the summer of 1944, the Finnish Forces must defend Finland from the invading Soviet Red Army.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Battle for Finland

2022

Simone: Woman of the Century

Explores the life of Simone Veil -- the famous French figure who survived the Holocaust and went on to become a leading politician, human rights campaigner, and feminist -- through a series of non-chronological memories


- #Drama
- #History
Simone: Woman of the Century

1987

The Lighthorsemen

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
The Lighthorsemen

2019

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

In August 1969, 500,000 people gathered at a farm in upstate New York. What happened there was far more than just a concert. Woodstock tells the story of a legendary event that defined a generation through the voices of those who were there.


- #History
- #Documentary