Secret History
Season 17
TV-PG
Secret History was a long-running British television documentary series. Shown on Channel 4, the Secret History brandname was used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can still be found on US cable channels without the branding. It can be seen as Channel 4's answer to the BBC's Timewatch.
Where to Watch Secret History • Season 17
4 Episodes
- Titanic: The New EvidenceE1
Titanic: The New EvidenceWhy, when the Titanic received several warnings of icebergs ahead, did the captain steam full speed towards them without changing course? Two hours after the collision, the Titanic was safely afloat before she inexplicably gave way and took hundreds of passengers to their deaths. What happened to make her sink so rapidly? For the first time, investigative journalist and Titanic expert Senan Molony can reveal the real story. In a television exclusive, Titanic: The New Evidence draws on new evidence to reveal that a fire was raging in Titanic's boiler rooms before she left port, that it was kept secret and, it's now believed it led to the tragedy. - Dunkirk: The New EvidenceE2
Dunkirk: The New EvidenceNew Evidence disputes the British Army at Dunkirk claims that the British Royal Air Force was not at Dunkirk. And that the British Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) was fighting the German Luftwaffe out of sight high over the Beaches of Dunkirk and further inland keeping most of the German Luftwaffe from attacking the British Army evacuating at Dunkirk. And suffered significant losses of over 900 British Royal Air Force Aircraft. - Secrets of China's Forbidden CityE3
Secrets of China's Forbidden CityThe world's largest palace, the Forbidden City, stands at the heart of Chinese history, as the home to the emperors for 600 years. And it's full of secrets. This documentary goes behind closed doors to explore this extraordinary palace-city and to discover the clues to its creation. Unique access to the latest conservation works uncovers evidence hidden in locked halls and high in the mighty roofs, revealing a ruler who governed by fear but also created an exquisite and enormous work of art and technology.