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
World War II With Tom Hanks
Darkness Falls
Series, Documentary, History, War
As Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
01:00 - 02:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Operation Torch
Series, Documentary, History, War
The first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops and their untested leader Eisenhower, face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
02:00 - 03:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Secrets and Lies
Series, Documentary, History, War
Behind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages - one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking; in rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
03:00 - 04:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Stalingrad
Series, Documentary, History, War
In Operation Blue, the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
04:00 - 05:00
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.
05:00 - 06:00
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.
06:00 - 07:00
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.
07:00 - 08:00
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.
08:00 - 09:00
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.
09:00 - 10:00
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.
10:00 - 11:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Darkness Falls
Series, Documentary, History, War
As Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
11:00 - 12:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Operation Torch
Series, Documentary, History, War
The first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops and their untested leader Eisenhower, face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
12:00 - 13:00
Lost Car Rescue
Volkswagon
Series, Reality, Auto
Matt's team is hunting 1950s Volkswagens by any means necessary, even scaling a ravine or craning over treetops.
13:00 - 14:00
Lost Car Rescue
The Holy Grail
Series, Reality, Auto
As if the car hunt wasn't tough enough, Matt and his team head East to search for classic pickup trucks in unfamiliar territory.
14:00 - 15:00
Salvage Kings
Biting Off More Than He Can Chew
Series, Reality, Collectibles, Documentary
Ted and his buddy Adam take on a difficult demolition with a big potential upside, but the risks are huge.
15:00 - 16:00
Lost Car Rescue
Volkswagon
Series, Reality, Auto
Matt's team is hunting 1950s Volkswagens by any means necessary, even scaling a ravine or craning over treetops.
16:00 - 17:00
Lost Car Rescue
The Holy Grail
Series, Reality, Auto
As if the car hunt wasn't tough enough, Matt and his team head East to search for classic pickup trucks in unfamiliar territory.
17:00 - 18:00
Modern Marvels: WWII
Super Weapons
Series, Documentary, History
WWII unleashes revolutionary superweapons that redefine warfare; from Britain's Bouncing Bomb and Grand Slam, to America's B-29 Superfortress, and Germany's massive Gustav Gun, these innovations shatter defenses, dominate the skies, and lay the groundwork for modern military...
18:00 - 19:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Stalingrad
Series, Documentary, History, War
In Operation Blue, the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
19:00 - 20:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Italy
Series, Documentary, History, War
The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but instead endure a months-long slog with devastating results.
20:00 - 21:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Battle for the Skies
Series, Documentary, History, War
Allied air forces engage in a fierce and costly battle with the German Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.
21:00 - 22:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Overlord
Series, Documentary, History, War
The Allies undertake Operation Overlord, a complicated and massive military invasion, to liberate Occupied France and open a true second front in Western Europe.
22:00 - 23:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Long Road to Tokyo
Series, Documentary, History, War
The Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the "forgotten theater" of World War II, as America struggles to bring the fight to Tokyo's door.
23:00 - 00:00
World War II With Tom Hanks
Home Front
Series, Documentary, History, War
As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, the leaders of Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies on their home fronts.