We found 43 history TV shows streaming on DocPlay in Australia as of October 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest additions.
9.1The Vietnam War
9.0The Civil War
9.0The War
8.8The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
8.6Jazz
8.6The National Parks: America's Best Idea
8.6Muhammad Ali
8.4The Story of Film: An Odyssey
8.2Prohibition
8.2Benjamin Franklin
8.2Monarchy
8.2Monarchy
8.1Hemingway
8.1Laurel Canyon
7.9JFK: Destiny Betrayed
7.8Australia in Colour
7.7Secrets of Great British Castles
7.6The Dictator's Playbook
7.5Murder Maps
Unearthed
IMDb 9.12017 · 9 seasons
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing...
Where to watch The Vietnam WarIMDb 9.01990 · 1 season
A comprehensive and definitive history of the American Civil War.
Where to watch The Civil WarIMDb 9.02007 · 1 season
The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Where to watch The WarIMDb 8.82014 · 1 season
Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour...
Where to watch The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryIMDb 8.62001 · 1 season
Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution - and the genius - of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary men and women who could do something remarkable - create art on the spot. Jazz celebrates their profoundly enduring, endlessly varied, and infinitely alluring music in the...
Where to watch Jazz
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