The following is a list of documentary programs formerly distributed to public television stations (including PBS affiliates) through American Public Television. There is a separate list for current, upcoming and unreleased programming.

Documentary series

+ Legend APT WORLDWIDE Also on APT Worldwide CREATE Also on Create HDTV High-definition television ITVS Funded and distributed by Independent Television Service LPB Funded and distributed by Latino Public Broadcasting NHK Funded and distributed by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) VMM Funded and distributed by Vision Maker Media (formerly Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium and Native American Public Telecommunications) WORLD Also on WORLD

Documentary 1970s +TitlePremiere dateEnd dateNote(s)Legend(s)Source(s)The Watergate Hearings May 17, 1973 November 15, 1973 The Ascent of Man January 7, 1975 January 6, 1977 January 7, 1978 January 6, 1979 September 1, 1979 August 31, 1981 Great Parks of the World December 26, 1976 December 25, 1986 World War II: G.I. Diary September 10, 1978 September 9, 1989

1980s +TitlePremiere dateEnd dateNote(s)Legend(s)Source(s)U.S. Chronicle June 30, 1980 June 29, 1984 Ireland: A Television History April 9, 1982 April 8, 1988

1990s +TitlePremiere dateEnd dateNote(s)Legend(s)Source(s)Spaceship Earth: A Global Geography October 27, 1991 October 26, 1994 Blood and Belonging January 1, 1994 December 31, 1995 The New Workplace April 1, 1994 March 31, 1998 Victory at Sea June 1, 1994 December 31, 1995 Apollo 11: As It Happened July 1, 1994 July 31, 1995 The Hermitage: A Russian Odyssey September 4, 1994 September 3, 1997 The Visionaries September 1, 1995 May 31, 2002 Flight to Freedom August 31, 2010 In Search of the Dead December 1, 1995 November 30, 1997 Fat Man in France: A Journey With Tom Vernon December 21, 1995 December 20, 1998 The 3,000 Mile Garden December 31, 1999 Scandinavia January 12, 1996 January 11, 2000 Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television April 1, 1996 November 30, 1997 ITVS The Olympia July 1, 1996 December 31, 1997 Knife to the Heart January 27, 1997 January 26, 1999 One World February 27, 1998 November 30, 2000 APT WORLDWIDE Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood March 1, 1998 February 29, 2000 Exploring Your Brain March 29, 1998 March 30, 2012 TKUMA: Israel - The First Fifty Years May 3, 1998 August 31, 2000 Bagpipe: Instrument of War December 1, 1998 November 30, 2000 NYTV: By the People Who Made It December 14, 1998 December 13, 2002 Death: A Personal Understanding March 6, 1999 March 5, 2009 Timewatch September 1, 1999 August 31, 2001 May 1, 2009 April 30, 2011 Survivors September 1, 1999 August 31, 2001 Country House August 31, 2003 The Celestial Empire October 2, 1999 December 31, 2006 Ghost Hunters November 1, 1999 October 31, 2001 Lords of the Animals

2000s +TitlePremiere dateEnd dateNote(s)Legend(s)Source(s)Rhythm of Life January 1, 2000 December 31, 2001 Anne Frank Remembered April 1, 2000 April 30, 2001 The Great Detectives May 1, 2000 April 30, 2002 Farming from the Heart June 4, 2000 February 18, 2008 The Promise of Play September 1, 2000 August 31, 2009 APT WORLDWIDE The Fall and Rise of Germany October 8, 2000 October 7, 2003 Bargain Hunt December 1, 2000 September 30, 2004 They Came for Good: A History of Jews in the U.S. April 1, 2001 March 31, 2007 The Face: Jesus in Art March 25, 2008 HDTV East of the Blue Ridge March 31, 2004 The Struggle for Moral Leadership April 29, 2001 April 28, 2013 Jews & Christians: A Journey of Faith September 2, 2001 September 1, 2010 New Americans April 14, 2002 April 13, 2006 They Lived in Great Houses April 21, 2002 April 20, 2014 Skeleton Coast August 1, 2002 July 31, 2004 Two Men in a Trench September 1, 2002 March 31, 2006 Waasa Inaabidaa: We Look in All Directions November 1, 2002 October 31, 2014 Conspiracies October 31, 2004 Queen & Country February 1, 2003 January 31, 2005 Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West April 1, 2003 March 31, 2005 9/11: A Tale of Two Towers September 1, 2003 September 30, 2005 DDE Prime November 1, 2003 October 31, 2006 Great Scenic Railway Journeys: Celebrating 175 Years of the American Railroad November 28, 2003 December 31, 2005 February 28, 2006 February 27, 2008 Television in America: An Autobiography June 4, 2004 June 3, 2008 Quest for the Sea September 1, 2004 August 31, 2006 The Life Laundry The College Track September 3, 2004 September 2, 2011 HDTV Panama Canal: The Eighth Wonder of the World December 1, 2004 November 30, 2007 July 1, 2014 June 30, 2016 Violent Planet December 1, 2004 November 30, 2006 Icons December 31, 2007 True Lives January 1, 2005 December 31, 2006 A Crisis of Faith January 9, 2005 January 8, 2007 APT WORLDWIDE Soundtrack of the Century March 1, 2005 February 28, 2008 Spy April 1, 2005 March 31, 2007 The Appalachians March 31, 2018 Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War May 1, 2005 April 30, 2016 The World's Greatest Fair July 1, 2005 June 30, 2007 Greatest Escapes September 1, 2005 August 31, 2007 Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam October 1, 2005 September 30, 2017 A Royal Family September 30, 2007 Cathedral November 1, 2005 October 31, 2007 Horizon Package Japanland November 6, 2005 November 5, 2009 The Great Romances of the Twentieth Century January 1, 2006 December 31, 2008 War of the Century March 1, 2006 February 29, 2008 Pioneers in Aviation: The Race to the Moon March 17, 2006 March 16, 2009 April 16, 2012 April 15, 2016 Return of the Chef April 1, 2006 March 31, 2008 Yoga Unveiled March 31, 2009 The Greatest Good March 31, 2014 The Reclaimers May 1, 2006 April 30, 2008 Secrets of... Monarchy with David Starkey June 1, 2006 September 30, 2010 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness June 2, 2006 June 1, 2012 Bomber Boys: The Fighting Lancaster June 30, 2006 June 29, 2008 Status Anxiety July 14, 2006 July 13, 2009 The Queen's Cavalry August 1, 2006 July 31, 2008 Young Black Farmers September 1, 2006 August 31, 2008 Voces September 2, 2006 August 31, 2011 ITVSLPB Expo: Magic of the White City September 3, 2006 September 2, 2010 The Great Peking to Paris Expedition November 1, 2006 October 31, 2008 Remember December 15, 2006 December 14, 2008 The Bible Unearthed December 31, 2006 February 28, 2009 The Human Face March 1, 2007 Weapons of World War II August 1, 2007 July 31, 2009 Crisis at the Castle November 1, 2007 October 31, 2009 Beyond Theology November 2, 2007 November 1, 2015 Planet Tales March 31, 2008 March 30, 2010 Sky Cops April 1, 2008 November 30, 2011 Nanotechnology: The Power of Small March 31, 2010 Guarding the Queen Destination: World May 1, 2008 February 28, 2011 AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange June 1, 2008 April 30, 2026 WORLD Devil's Brigade July 1, 2008 June 30, 2010 Black Coffee November 2, 2008 November 1, 2010 Hotspots November 1, 2011 Paving the Way: The National Park-to-Park Highway May 1, 2009 April 30, 2018 Giant Screen Films August 1, 2009 July 31, 2011 The New Metropolis September 6, 2009 September 5, 2017 Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do? September 13, 2009 September 12, 2015 Broadside October 1, 2009 September 30, 2013 APT WORLDWIDE Let Freedom Ring November 1, 2009 October 31, 2011

2010s +TitlePremiere dateEnd dateNote(s)Legend(s)Source(s)For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots February 1, 2010 February 28, 2014 APT WORLDWIDE The World's Greatest Musical Prodigies April 1, 2010 March 31, 2012 Survival: Lives in the Balance March 31, 2016 World War II in HD Colour August 1, 2010 July 31, 2012 Around the World in 80 Trades Car Bomb January 1, 2011 December 31, 2012 The Asian and Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America April 1, 2011 March 31, 2017 The Map Makers September 1, 2011 August 31, 2013 At Home with the Georgians The Savoy December 1, 2011 November 30, 2013 April 1, 2023 March 31, 2025 Arab American Stories July 7, 2012 July 6, 2018 Ottomans Versus Christians: Battle for the Mediterranean October 1, 2012 September 30, 2014 APT WORLDWIDE April 1, 2017 March 31, 2019 Mystery Cars November 1, 2012 October 31, 2014 Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery David Suchet in the Footsteps of St. Paul She-Wolves: England's Early Queens December 31, 2014 Chatsworth House January 1, 2013 Eisenhower's Secret War May 5, 2013 December 31, 2016 APT WORLDWIDE Bid America June 30, 2013 June 29, 2015 Vintage January 4, 2014 January 3, 2016 Alexander's Lost World April 1, 2014 March 31, 2016 Civil War: The Untold Story March 31, 2018 APT WORLDWIDE Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death September 1, 2014 August 31, 2016 The Channel Islands at War October 1, 2014 September 30, 2016 Ultimate Restorations October 6, 2014 October 5, 2017 David Suchet in the Footsteps of St. Peter November 1, 2014 October 31, 2016 December 1, 2016 November 30, 2018 Royalty Close Up: The Photography of Kent Gavin January 1, 2015 December 31, 2016 Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome Empire April 1, 2015 March 31, 2017 Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History How to Get Ahead May 1, 2015 April 30, 2017 The Queen's Castle June 30, 2015 June 29, 2017 July 1, 2020 June 30, 2022 The Wonder of Britain September 1, 2015 August 31, 2017 Tales of Irish Castles October 1, 2015 September 30, 2017 The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation November 6, 2015 November 5, 2019 Global Health Frontiers February 4, 2016 February 3, 2018 1916 The Irish Rebellion March 21, 2016 March 20, 2019 Heart of the World: Colorado's National Parks April 3, 2016 April 2, 2020 The Best of Majestic Nature June 1, 2016 March 31, 2018 NHK WWII Specials August 1, 2016 October 29, 2016 NHK Hidden Killers October 1, 2016 September 30, 2018 Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work November 3, 2016 October 1, 2022 The Reformation: This Changed Everything December 1, 2016 November 30, 2018 The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000 Year Story May 31, 2019 Precision: The Measure of All Things January 1, 2017 December 31, 2018 Predict My Future: The Science of Us NHK March Specials March 3, 2017 June 20, 2017 NHK Ottomans Versus Christians: The Battle for Europe April 1, 2017 March 31, 2019 APT WORLDWIDE World War II: The Price of Empire May 1, 2017 April 30, 2019 West of the West: Tales from California's Channel Islands May 4, 2017 May 3, 2019 APT WORLDWIDE Your Health: A Sacred Matter May 7, 2017 May 6, 2026 Nature's Treasure Islands: A Journey to the UK Overseas Territories June 30, 2017 June 29, 2019 Murder Maps August 1, 2017 June 29, 2021 F.S. Key: After the Song September 7, 2017 September 6, 2020 Body Hack January 1, 2018 December 31, 2019 Inside the Tube: Going Underground February 1, 2018 January 31, 2020 Spying on the Royals April 1, 2018 March 31, 2020 April 1, 2020 March 31, 2022 Myths & Monsters May 1, 2018 April 30, 2020 Great British Royal Ships June 30, 2018 June 29, 2020 Empire Builders July 1, 2018 March 31, 2021 APT WORLDWIDE Vintage Roads Great & Small November 1, 2018 April 30, 2022 Elizabeth I January 1, 2019 December 31, 2020 Inside Balmoral QE2: The World's Greatest Cruise Ship March 1, 2019 February 28, 2021 The Directors May 1, 2019 June 30, 2022 Great Lighthouses of Ireland June 21, 2019 October 31, 2025 Big Ben: Saving the World's Most Famous Clock June 30, 2019 June 29, 2023 Inside the Foreign Office August 1, 2019 July 31, 2021 London: 2,000 Years of History November 1, 2019 October 31, 2021 Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths

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