History: The Interesting Bits
History is a fascinating peek into how we ended up here, but much of it, frankly, isn't very interesting.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- CuriosityStream
- Documentary
History is a fascinating peek into how we ended up here, but much of it, frankly, isn't very interesting.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
How to be President
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
We look at the men and women who've run and, in some cases, won the Oval Office. We meet lawyers, war heroes and crooks, and discover which POTUS shut down a nuclear plant in meltdown and which was almost eaten.
Episode 2
How to Get Away with It
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
History is littered with criminals, con artists, frauds and fakes. We look at the most interesting from Adam Worth, the 19th century inspiration for Professor Moriarty, to a jewel thief named 'Diamond' Doris.
Episode 3
How to Keep a Secret
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
Empires and lives have been won and lost over secrets kept and secrets revealed. We look at espionage; meeting spies from Delilah to Roald Dahl and along the way revealing the real model for James Bond.
Episode 4
How to Wage a war
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
We discover you can start a war over almost anything, from an unprovoked invasion to a lost ear, a pastry or a stolen bucket. We look at wars that lasted for centuries and others that were over in minutes.
Episode 5
How to Make a Fortune
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
Throughout history, men and women have dedicated themselves to raking in as much wealth as possible; old money, new money, even blood money.
Episode 6
How to Fall in Love
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
Love has always been one of the great drivers of history, a drunk driver, without a license. Yet it hurtles on, costing royalty their heads, generals their victories, and many of us our sanity.
Episode 7
How to Make a Revolution
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
History is full of revolutions, industrial, sexual and the big one, political. Every once in a while, holding hands and singing can be more effective than tanks and barricades.
Episode 8
How to be a Brilliant Inventor
Thu, Sep 10, 2026
Our modern world didn't just happen it was invented through inspiration, perseverance and dumb luck. We learn that great inventors often build their ideas on the shoulders of those that went before or just steal them.
