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6 Episodes 2011 - 2012
Episode 1
Sun, Jul 29, 201249 mins
The film was heralded for its shocking realism, but how much of Spielberg's Hollywood war epic is truly accurate?
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 2, 201246 mins
See how a risk-taking sea captain and the USS Constitution played pivotal roles in bringing "Master and Commander" to life.
Episode 3
Sun, Aug 26, 201246 mins
"Braveheart" wasn't based on facts but on a poem written 165 years after William Wallace's death. Discover the real story.
Episode 4
Sun, Aug 12, 201246 mins
"Houston, we have a problem." It's a great line. But did anyone actually say it? Get the Real Story of "Apollo 13".
Episode 5
Sun, Aug 19, 201246 mins
This science fiction classic was in fact inspired by real people, real science, and real-life witness testimonies.
Episode 6
Sun, Aug 5, 201246 mins
The line between good and evil in the Wild West was often blurred, and perhaps no Hollywood Western captured the realities of the dangerous frontier better than the Coen Brothers' "True Grit." Based on the book by Charles Portis, it's a brutal portrayal of frontier justice, but real life in the West was even more shocking. Explore a violent and unforgiving time in America's history and see how Rooster Cogburn and young Mattie's encounters with hangings, shootouts, and kidnappings would have been part and parcel with life in the Wild West.