Best Canadian history series
A curated collection of popular history series from Canada.
For King and Empire (2003)
For King and Empire (2003)
This documentary examines the role of the Canadian soldiers during World War I. It follows the story of a few individual soldiers, but also presents historical research about army platoons and groups of friends in the war. All of the stories presented give the audience a well-rounded view of the Canadian army and the role that it played in World War I.
The Secret Liberators (0)
The Secret Liberators (0)
Historian, Norm Christie, examines the locations, including the Buchenwald and Flossenberg Concentrations Camps, where the Canadians who operated in Occupied Europe fought their clandestine battles.
For King and Country (2008)
For King and Country (2008)
Military historian Norm Christie goes to Canadian battlefields, monuments and cemeteries to present the Second World War from the point of view of ordinary soldiers who tell their stories in their own words. A mixture of archival footage, photographs, artwork and re-enactment creates a sense of what it was really like to fight "For King and Country."
Perfect Storms (2013)
Perfect Storms (2013)
Investigates what happens when a series of natural and human events catastrophically coincide to change the course of history.
Back in Time for Winter (2020)
Back in Time for Winter (2020)
Follows one modern family on a winter time-travelling adventure, as they take on 60 years of iconic outdoor activities and trends in cold-weather food, fashion, domestic work and technology. Beginning in the 1940s, each week the Carlson family will leave their modern comforts behind and enter a new era of winters’ past. They’ll experience firsthand how growing affluence, innovations in style, technology, and increasing global influence have transformed Canadian winterlife.
Stratusphere (2008)
Stratusphere (2008)
Seven-time WWE world champion Trish Stratus is going to the mat for a globe-trotting adventure. She travels to some of the world's most exotic locations -- Indonesia, Thailand, New Zealand and Fiji among them -- to explore the history and culture of the cities she visits, and to take part in some daring physical challenges.
E! True Hollywood Story (Canada) (2008)
E! True Hollywood Story (Canada) (2008)
This is the E! True Hollywood Story Canadian version. Apparently they did a short series (10 episodes) based around Canadian people. It's the same network and same production as the American version.
Red Light Districts (2003)
Red Light Districts (2003)
Red Light Districts Over the World