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500 series (top 500 shown)

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

★ 7.9
126 6 2009–present
History · War

Khalid ibn al-Walid

★ 7.1
126 31 2006–2007
Biography · History

The Real Story

★ 6.8
124 47 2002–2013
Documentary · History

Heart of a Samurai

★ 7.2
124 47 2009–2009
Drama · History

Hockey: A People's History

★ 8.7
124 10 2006–present
Documentary · History · Sport

Secrets of the Palace Revolutions

★ 6.5
124 9 2000–2011
Drama · History

Lost Cities of the Ancients

★ 7.5
121 3 2006–2006
Documentary · History

The Genius of Mozart

★ 7.8
121 3 2004–2004
Documentary · Drama · History

The Romantics

★ 7.9
121 3 2006–2011
Biography · Drama · History

Secrets d'histoire

★ 8.5
120 198 2007–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Sofies verden

★ 6.6
119 8 2000–present
Drama · Fantasy · History

Orgoglio

★ 7.2
119 42 2004–2006
Drama · History · Romance

British Film Forever

★ 6.5
118 7 2007–2007
Documentary · History

The Great Han Wu Emperor

★ 8.1
118 58 2005–present
Biography · Drama · History

Empire Under Attack

★ 7.0
116 12 2000–2001
Action · Crime · History

The Potato Factory

★ 6.2
114 4 2000–2000
Comedy · Drama · History

The Gaming Historian

★ 8.4
113 140 2008–2026
Comedy · Documentary · History

The Celts

★ 7.9
113 6 2000–2000
Documentary · History · War

Die Wehrmacht - Eine Bilanz

★ 7.3
111 5 2007–present
Documentary · Drama · History

BattleField Detectives

★ 7.4
111 30 2003–present
Documentary · History · War

Héroes

★ 6.5
110 7 2007–2009
Drama · History

Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta

★ 9.0
109 244 2000–present
Documentary · History

The American Future: A History

★ 7.2
109 4 2008–2008
Documentary · History

Die Rebellin

★ 6.6
108 3 2009–2009
Drama · History
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