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Druids have existed far longer than hitherto assumed, since the 4th century BC. Their traces are found all over middle Europe: from the northern Balkans to Ireland. Their cultural achievements were equal in almost every way to those of the Romans and Greeks: They could read and write and spoke Greek and Latin - for centuries, they were the powerful elite of their culture. Only one single Druid is known by name to history: Diviciacos - an aristocrat of the Aedui and personal friend of Julius Caesar. Diviciacos was a politician, a judge and a diplomat, but he lived at a time when the Celtic lands of Gaul were conquered by the Romans. Greek and Roman contemporaries distrusted the actions of this forbear of the famous comic book druid Getafix: They imagined him in bloody rituals in somber woods. For a long time, scholars thought the tales of human sacrifices were Roman propaganda. Archaeologists were all the more surprised when actually finding a Celtic ritual site in the Swabian Jura that contained traces of human sacrifices. Today, the druids' spirituality still serves as an example for many people. For the past 300 years, there has been a Neo-Druidry.

This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.

Chronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization.

Revisit historical dates of monumental proportion through the prism of memory. Driven by the accessible and passionate delivery of historian Patrick Boucheron, history comes to life with bold, entertaining, and informative graphics and data.

So akribisch wie sie ihre Massenmorde geplant und durchgeführt hatten, gingen die nationalsozialistischen Machthaber dabei vor, die Spuren ihrer Verbrechen zu beseitigen. Wie systematisch die Bürokraten vorgingen und wie grausam und unmenschlich sie dabei vorgingen, ist bis heute ein weitgehend unbekanntes Kapitel Kriegsgeschichte. Genauso akribisch wie sie ihre Massenmorde geplant und durchgeführt hatten, gingen die NS-Täter dabei vor, die Spuren ihrer Verbrechen zu beseitigen. Hatten sie beim Vormarsch in den Osten zunächst die Opfer ihrer Hinrichtungen einfach in Massengräbern verscharrt, so fürchteten sie - nachdem der Krieg für sie verloren schien und nach der Gegenoffensive der Roten Armee -, dass ihre Gräueltaten entdeckt würden. Wie systematisch die "Bürokraten der Massenmorde" darangingen, ihre Spuren zu verwischen, und wie grausam und unmenschlich sie dabei vorgingen, ist bis heute ein weitgehend unbekanntes Kapitel der Geschichte des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Viele Angehörige der damals getöteten Juden, Sinti und Roma, der Partisanen oder einfachen Zivilisten warten bis heute auf eine Nachricht über den Verbleib ihrer Verwandten, hoffen noch immer zumindest auf eine würdige Gedenkstätte. Der Dokumentarfilm begleitet einerseits die französische Organisation Yahad-In Unum bei ihren Recherchen in der Ukraine und folgt andererseits dem Enkel eines der Täter bei den Nachforschungen über seinen Großvater, einen ehemaligen Angehörigen der SS. Beide sind im Raum Lemberg unterwegs. Die Rechercheure von Yahad-In Unum versuchen, Schauplätze von Massenerschießungen und noch lebende Augenzeugen zu finden. Dabei entstehen auch Porträts der Mitarbeiter um den Gründer und Inspirator, den französischen Priester Patrick Desbois. Der Hamburger Vertriebsleiter Rüdiger Schallock folgt den Spuren seines Großvaters, des SS-Untersturmführers Walter Schallock (1903-1974), dessen Taten bis heute als dunkler Schatten auf der Familie lastet. "Transgenerationelle Traumatisierung" nennt das die Wissenschaft heute.

"Der Osten - Entdecke wo du lebst" presents mysterious places and tells unusual stories of life in central Germany. Axel Bulthaupt takes viewers on an expedition through her hometown.

Two-part biographical documentary on the life, career and legacy of Walt Disney. Making use of recently released archive footage, interviews and classic scenes from his films.

Based on Erich Von Daniken's book purporting to prove that throughout history aliens have visited earth.

Antiquity, swords and tragic heroes: the perfect ingredients for an epic movie. The documentary shows the beginnings of the sandal and sword film until today - from the silent film era to the boom of the expensive Bible epics in Cinemascope to low-cost Italian costume films until finally to the Hollywood success "Gladiator" at the turning point of the millennia. While films like "Ben Hur" have had great success, others, such as "Cleopatra" with Elizabeth Taylor, have been traumatic setbacks for the film studios. Unpublished interviews with stars such as Oliver Stone, carefully selected film excerpts and excellently restored archive footage revealing the greatest and most decadent moments of the screen antique and their heroes.

Documentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.

A look at the history of movies and their impact on our culture.

The show will explore the facts behind the world's most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries.

From its beginnings in 1096 until its final defeat in 1291, the Christian Crusaders fight intermittent battles against the Muslims for control of Jerusalem.

The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise and sometimes fall of their billion-dollar creations.

Exploring how one man's brilliance, hubris and relentless drive changed the nature of war forever.

Host and physicist Dr. Derek Muller unlocks the mysteries of uranium, one of the Earth's most controversial elements.