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23. It was first on the BBC then the history channel but Simon Schama's "The History of Britain" was excellent

Reply to cab67 (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2024, 07:13 PM

Jun 2024

Sadly those days are long gone. Most of the History Channel’s stuff has been crap
for years.

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Why I'm hacked off at the History Channel. [View all] cab67 Jun 2024 OP

I loved The History Channel years ago PatSeg Jun 2024 #1

PBS has never lost sight of excellent historical programming Hekate Jun 2024 #2

Ancient Aliens doesn't do it for you? DET Jun 2024 #3

Or the latest "Lost Treasure of..."? n/t thenelm1 Jun 2024 #27

THC Shows I watch weekly are "Oak Island" and "Skinwalker Ranch" StClone Jun 2024 #31

TCM has been airing D-Day movies today... TSExile Jun 2024 #4

The documentary on the Hoover Dam was great TV underpants Jun 2024 #5

I remember when it used to be known as the Hitler channel..... lastlib Jun 2024 #13

Reality TV is cheap to make underpants Jun 2024 #34

That's why a good 75% of what I watch on TV now comes from my Roku's YouTube app. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2024 #6

I have both the World at War and the Great War on disc. pecosbob Jun 2024 #7

See also A&E, Bravo, The Learning Channel, etc. tanyev Jun 2024 #8

I guarantee you they stopped because they didn't like being called The Hitler Channel. Iggo Jun 2024 #9

They still have the occasional decent series ITAL Jun 2024 #10

There was one on US Grant as well with a British Actor in the role of Grant. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 #12

Yeah, it was good ITAL Jun 2024 #19

British Actor Nicholas Rowe played Washington. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 #20

NETFLIX is streaming VIKINGS... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 #11

Vikings was great! 🖤🖤🖤 Celerity Jun 2024 #24

Indeed. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 #33

Annoys Me A Bit, Too ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #14

Yeah, the History channel went the way of The Learning Channel sakabatou Jun 2024 #15

And Bravo, and Headline News. n/t Xavier Breath Jun 2024 #40

Wasn't Bravo for classic films? sakabatou Jun 2024 #41

Bravo did showcase classic films akin to TCM's presentation Xavier Breath Jun 2024 #42

There are documentary online channels that show videos of hundreds of documenataries Jacson6 Jun 2024 #16

If you have YouTube SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2024 #17

You're right - there are lots of excellent documentaries on YouTube. cab67 Jun 2024 #26

Wow SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2024 #38

I recommend this BBC/History Channel co-production tonight "The Unheard Tapes" - audio interviews of D-Day veterans muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #18

Thank You! DET Jun 2024 #36

I've watched some good history programming on The Smithsonian Channel n/t tom_kelly Jun 2024 #21

i loved the 13 dr as of many of her shows were a docudrama. another one i liked was capatin zero who did this as well AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #22

It was first on the BBC then the history channel but Simon Schama's "The History of Britain" was excellent Botany Jun 2024 #23

If you want real history melm00se Jun 2024 #25

Big Brother meets Godzilla. SarahD Jun 2024 #28

Cable channels as a whole went WAY downhill Warpy Jun 2024 #29

I loathe cable with all the fury of a thousand marmosets in an itching powder factory ArkansasDemocrat1 Jun 2024 #30

Civil rights documentary was probably NanaCat Jun 2024 #32

I saw it many years earlier than that. cab67 Jun 2024 #35

I enjoy the documentaries and highly recommend Ken Burns Viet Nam war. GoodRaisin Jun 2024 #37

There is no way the Allies could attempt to take Normandy and survive, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2024 #39