The leap of Faith that Columbus Took | Deep Time History EP 2 | Full Documentary

About 8,000 BC, in a few select places some people begin to experiment with a new way of harvesting energy. They’re growing their own crops. An act so simple, it’s hard to believe it will kick start a revolution. But it will. These are the first seeds, literally, of the rise of civilization. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Timeline Of The Century | S1E02 Terrorism and the nuclear crisis caused alarm across the globe between 2005 and 2008. But fear was not the only thing that captured the world’s attention during these years: the farewell of the most popular Pope in history, the mysterious disappearance of a little girl, the execution of one of the most controversial world leaders and the success of Michael Phelps at the Beijing Olympics also left their mark. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Paranormal Investigator MJ Dickson explores that terrifying world, undergoing a lone vigil deep underground at the notorious Hellfire Caves in West Wycombe. She also looks into the history of the infamous Occultist, Aleister Crowley and his association with Warwick Castle. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Justice is SERVED. Disgraced media mogul, Harvey Weinstein, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual criminal acts. Witness the rise and fall of one of Hollywood's most powerful men. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Willis Simpson was born in 1896 but was way ahead of her time. She was a socialite with modern ideas and had an affair with Prince Edward who eventually became a king. The true love story of Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Dan Snow travels from Massachusetts to London to reveal the global story of the Boston Tea Party. On December 16th 1773, an event happened that shocked an Empire and fired the starting pistol for the American Revolution. At the time it was known simply as the Destruction of the Tea, an act that shook the world from Bengal to Britain to Boston. In this specially made film to mark the anniversary, History Hit's Dan Snow travels from Massachusetts to London to explore this global story. What was really happening in the taverns and meeting houses of Boston, the corridors of power in Westminster and the tea trading offices of India? Dan investigates the micro and macro aspects of the story, talking with leading experts about the minutiae of this deliberate act of disobedience and the bigger picture of politics, trade and a web of financial interests that spread right across the globe. Find out how the rumblings of malcontents in Massachusetts, coupled with a multinational's financial failings and the British government's colonial mismanagement combined to change history.