History
Canada
History is a Canadian television channel focused on historical programming, including documentaries, archival footage, and series that explore past events, figures, and cultural shifts. Its content often covers world history, military conflicts, and social developments, drawing on documentary formats and expert commentary. The channel is available to viewers across Canada through cable and satellite providers, with some programming also accessible via streaming platforms. Language of broadcast is primarily English, reflecting the channel’s audience in the region. Scheduling follows a regular weekly pattern, with themed blocks on certain days, though exact program lineups vary by season.
Schedule
00:00 - 01:00
The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd
Unconventional Weapons
Series, Documentary, History, Anthology
People has heard the tales of wars fought with groundbreaking weaponry; learning about everything else in between; from missiles manned by pigeons to an incendiary device made to look like one of America's favorite pastimes.
01:00 - 02:00
Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation
UFOs in Combat
Series, Documentary, Paranormal, Science fiction
The team launches new investigations aided by a fresh wave of exclusive eyewitnesses; these U.S. military veterans testify to a series of encounters between the military and UFOs dating back to the Vietnam War; the team attempts to connect the dots.
02:00 - 03:00
Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation
Planetary Threat
Series, Documentary, Paranormal, Science fiction
Lue Elizondo uncovers an exclusive video, sparking an investigation into possible connections to the USSR and the threat posed by UFOs to the planet.
03:00 - 04:00
The UnXplained
Mysteries of the Underground
Series, Paranormal, Documentary
Beneath our feet lie hidden ancient tunnels, sacred caves and shadowy passages into a world of darkness shaped by nature, carved by man and steeped in myth; seeing if the underground realms are mere remnants of the past, or they guard secrets.
04:00 - 05:00
The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd
Outrageous Experiments
Series, Documentary, History, Anthology
It is hard to believe that the beginnings of modern endoscopy are really all thanks to one professional sword-swallower; or that lack of sleep has some strange upsides; these are some unthinkable experiments.
05:00 - 06:00
The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd
Unconventional Weapons
Series, Documentary, History, Anthology
People has heard the tales of wars fought with groundbreaking weaponry; learning about everything else in between; from missiles manned by pigeons to an incendiary device made to look like one of America's favorite pastimes.
06:00 - 07:00
The UnXplained
Mysteries of the Underground
Series, Paranormal, Documentary
Beneath our feet lie hidden ancient tunnels, sacred caves and shadowy passages into a world of darkness shaped by nature, carved by man and steeped in myth; seeing if the underground realms are mere remnants of the past, or they guard secrets.
07:00 - 08:00
The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd
Outrageous Experiments
Series, Documentary, History, Anthology
It is hard to believe that the beginnings of modern endoscopy are really all thanks to one professional sword-swallower; or that lack of sleep has some strange upsides; these are some unthinkable experiments.
08:00 - 09:00
The UnXplained Special Presentation
Beyond Death
Series, Documentary, Paranormal
Throughout human history, how the dead are treated is as important as how the living are treated, and questions of both death and the afterlife have been at the heart of every known culture.
09:00 - 10:00
Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation
UFOs in Combat
Series, Documentary, Paranormal, Science fiction
The team launches new investigations aided by a fresh wave of exclusive eyewitnesses; these U.S. military veterans testify to a series of encounters between the military and UFOs dating back to the Vietnam War; the team attempts to connect the dots.
10:00 - 11:00
Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation
Planetary Threat
Series, Documentary, Paranormal, Science fiction
Lue Elizondo uncovers an exclusive video, sparking an investigation into possible connections to the USSR and the threat posed by UFOs to the planet.
11:00 - 11:30
M*A*S*H
Hawkeye
Series, Sitcom, War, Comedy drama, Historical drama, Medical
Hawkeye suffers a concussion and is rescued by a Korean family who cannot understand English.
11:30 - 12:00
M*A*S*H
Some 38th Parallels
Series, Sitcom, War, Comedy drama, Historical drama, Medical
Frank decides to make money by auctioning off the camp garbage; Hawkeye's love life suffers a serious attack.
12:00 - 13:00
BLK: An Origin Story
Three Epic Migrations, One People
Series, Documentary, History
Descendants of the Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons, and the Black Refugees represent Canada's largest Black population, and their incredible story begins in Nova Scotia in the 1700s.
13:00 - 14:00
BLK: An Origin Story
John "Daddy" Hall
Series, Documentary, History
Born free of an Ojibwe father and an escaped-slave mother in Upper Canada, John 'Daddy' Hall fought in the War of 1812, was captured and sold into slavery.
14:00 - 15:00
BLK: An Origin Story
Hogan's Alley
Series, Documentary, History
For many years Hogan's Alley was the heart of Vancouver's Black community; in the 1850s James Douglas invited Blacks to settle Vancouver Island in an effort to stave off American annexation.
15:00 - 16:00
BLK: An Origin Story
Little Burgundy
Series, Documentary, History
Tucked between Griffintown and St. Henri in Montreal's Sud-Ouest is Little Burgundy, home to a Black population led by Black men who worked in Canada's railway industry as sleeping car porters.
16:00 - 17:00
BLK: An Origin Story
Three Epic Migrations, One People
Series, Documentary, History
Descendants of the Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons, and the Black Refugees represent Canada's largest Black population, and their incredible story begins in Nova Scotia in the 1700s.
17:00 - 18:00
BLK: An Origin Story
John "Daddy" Hall
Series, Documentary, History
Born free of an Ojibwe father and an escaped-slave mother in Upper Canada, John 'Daddy' Hall fought in the War of 1812, was captured and sold into slavery.
18:00 - 19:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
The Beginning
Series, Documentary, History, War
In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.
19:00 - 20:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Blitz
Series, Documentary, History, War
After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west; the Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
20:00 - 21:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Barbarossa
Series, Documentary, History, War
Examine the story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
21:00 - 22:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Pearl Harbor
Series, Documentary, History, War
Japan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing U.S. sanctions and widespread outrage; driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that reshapes the course of World War II.
22:00 - 23:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
The War at Sea
Series, Documentary, History, War
Examine how America's battle to control the seas against the German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's navy in the Pacific turns the tide of the war.
23:00 - 00:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Guadalcanal
Series, Documentary, History, War
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia; on Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.