1. Time Team
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
It has an average vote of 7.071 on TMDB.
2. Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
An up-close and personal examination of the life, music and career of the legendary entertainer. Told in his own words from hours of archived interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him, the documentary weaves the music and images from Sinatra’s life together with rarely seen footage of his famous 1971 “Retirement Concert” in Los Angeles. The film’s narrative is shaped by Sinatra’s song choices for that concert, which Gibney interprets as the singer’s personal guide through his own life.
It has an average vote of 7.231 on TMDB.
3. Kings and Queens
The twelve episodes of this BBC series cover a millennium of English monarchy and portray lives of twelve important English monarchs and how each of them impacted the history: William the Conqueror, Henry II, Edward I, Henry V , Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charles I, Charles II, George III, Victoria, and to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Each 23-minute episode is filmed on location, with historian Nigel Spivey providing the narration describing bloodshed, lust and political intrigue. Actors provide mute dramatization.
4. Saving the King (Salvar al Rey)
A story of spies and silent pacts, this fascinating docuseries, told in first person by witnesses and experts, exposes how the machinery of the state is keen to protect the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and conceal his scandals.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
5. Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
6. Felicidades, Letizia (Felicidades, Letizia)
(Felicidades, Letizia)
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
7. The Queen at 80
HM Queen Elizabeth II filmed across one year to mark her 80th birthday. Exclusive and private access including scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse as well as royal tours of Canada and Malta. Private archive from the Queen's private collection and interviews incudling Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela and Nancy Reagan.
8. Les derniers jours d'une icône (Les derniers jours d'une icône)
(Les derniers jours d'une icône)
9. O Nome Dela é Gal (O Nome Dela é Gal)
A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Sedm pečetí Karla IV. (Sedm pečetí Karla IV.)
(Sedm pečetí Karla IV.)
11. The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook
Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at a dynamic decade. 1980s Britain changed in everything from politics and sport to fashion and popular culture.
12. American Experience
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
13. Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History
Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart? Suzannah's journey will take her from Anne's childhood home at Hever Castle in Kent to the French palace where, some say, she learned the art of love. She will also visit Hampton Court, where Henry built the Great Hall for his new queen, and the Tower of London, where he had her beheaded.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
14. A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happily ever after and how our feelings have been affected by social, political and cultural ideas.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
15. The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members of the Boleyn family, ultimately made notorious for daughter Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII and execution.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
16. If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home
Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the historic royal palaces, takes us through 800 years of domestic history by exploring the British home through four rooms, meeting experts and historians on the way.
17. Filip van België: De lange weg naar de troon (Filip van België: De lange weg naar de troon)
(Filip van België: De lange weg naar de troon)
18. A Mão do Eurico (A Mão do Eurico)
No top hat was more loved and hated than him. Eurico Miranda collected titles, a lot of criticism and became the most controversial manager in the history of Brazilian football.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
19. Anatomia do Crime (Anatomia do Crime)
(Anatomia do Crime)
It has an average vote of 9.1 on TMDB.
20. Being Michael Schumacher (Being Michael Schumacher)
"Being Michael Schumacher" is a documentary series about the life of Michael Schumacher on ARD Mediathek.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
