IMDB: 6.1/10

The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.

IMDB: 8.6/10

The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly with the most infamous of the death camps.

IMDB: 9.0/10

This six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.

IMDB: 7.7/10

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

IMDB: 7.0/10

In German-occupied Netherlands, a teenage boy gets involved in the Dutch resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded RAF pilot.

IMDB: 7.2/10

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.

IMDB: 5.7/10

A historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty.

IMDB: 7.7/10

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.