CuriosityStream
United States
CuriosityStream is a documentary-focused service based in the United States that concentrates on factual content across science, history, nature, technology, and society. Its programming leans heavily on long-form and short-form non-fiction films, often produced in collaboration with independent filmmakers and academic institutions. Viewers can expect deep dives into topics like space exploration, ancient civilizations, climate science, and engineering, with an emphasis on accuracy and expert narration. The channel avoids reality competition formats, scripted dramas, or celebrity-driven content, instead maintaining a consistent educational tone throughout its library.
While originally launched as a direct-to-consumer streaming platform, the channel’s content also appears in certain cable and satellite television packages within the United States, depending on the provider. The service does not broadcast live news, sports, or music programming, and its schedule is primarily on-demand rather than linear. Subscribers access the full catalog through the website or mobile apps, with new documentaries added periodically. Television guide listings for the channel, where available, typically show themed blocks such as “Space Week” or “Ancient Mysteries,” though these rotate without a fixed weekly schedule.
Schedule
01:06 - 02:00
Secrets of the Brain
Lying
Series, Educational, Science, Documentary
Dr Jack Lewis meets an incredible man who woke from a coma to his brain producing a string of lies.
02:00 - 02:53
Normandy, Land of Warriors
Richard the Lionheart: The Fall
Series, Documentary, History
In the 12th century, Normandy was at its peak; thanks to the efforts of the legendary Norman duke, Richard the Lionheart, it controlled almost half of the Frankish kingdom and England and invaded Ireland, Sicily and Spain.
02:53 - 03:50
History: The Interesting Bits
How to Be Inventive
Series, Documentary, History
The modern world was created through invention, but great inventors build on earlier ideas or sometimes even steal them, and it's not always clear who first had the spark.
03:50 - 04:47
History: The Interesting Bits
How To Start A Revolution
Series, Documentary, History
A look at industrial, sexual and political revolutions and how, despite pure motives, some still end up on the wrong side of history.
04:47 - 05:42
War Gamers
The Mastermind
Series, Historical drama, War
When WW2 breaks out between Britain and Germany, the Royal Navy must find a way to sink the German U-boats before they cut off their vital transatlantic shipping routes.
05:42 - 06:37
Queens of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra's Daughter
Series, History, Documentary
Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, saw her dynasty collapse amid her parents' defeat and suicide; taken to Rome as a prisoner, all looked lost for Selene, but she rose from the embers to marry the African king Juba II.
06:37 - 07:31
Normandy, Land of Warriors
William the Conqueror: The Rise
Series, Documentary, History
Part 2/3. At the head of Normandy, the descendants of Rollo built a powerful and organized duchy in Europe; but in 1035, the crown was inherited by an 8-year-old bastard child, William the Conqueror.
07:31 - 08:25
Normandy, Land of Warriors
Richard the Lionheart: The Fall
Series, Documentary, History
In the 12th century, Normandy was at its peak; thanks to the efforts of the legendary Norman duke, Richard the Lionheart, it controlled almost half of the Frankish kingdom and England and invaded Ireland, Sicily and Spain.
08:25 - 09:22
History: The Interesting Bits
How to Be Inventive
Series, Documentary, History
The modern world was created through invention, but great inventors build on earlier ideas or sometimes even steal them, and it's not always clear who first had the spark.
09:22 - 10:19
History: The Interesting Bits
How To Start A Revolution
Series, Documentary, History
A look at industrial, sexual and political revolutions and how, despite pure motives, some still end up on the wrong side of history.
10:19 - 11:14
War Gamers
The Mastermind
Series, Historical drama, War
When WW2 breaks out between Britain and Germany, the Royal Navy must find a way to sink the German U-boats before they cut off their vital transatlantic shipping routes.
11:14 - 12:08
Queens of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra's Daughter
Series, History, Documentary
Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, saw her dynasty collapse amid her parents' defeat and suicide; taken to Rome as a prisoner, all looked lost for Selene, but she rose from the embers to marry the African king Juba II.
12:08 - 13:03
Normandy, Land of Warriors
William the Conqueror: The Rise
Series, Documentary, History
Part 2/3. At the head of Normandy, the descendants of Rollo built a powerful and organized duchy in Europe; but in 1035, the crown was inherited by an 8-year-old bastard child, William the Conqueror.
13:03 - 13:56
Normandy, Land of Warriors
Richard the Lionheart: The Fall
Series, Documentary, History
In the 12th century, Normandy was at its peak; thanks to the efforts of the legendary Norman duke, Richard the Lionheart, it controlled almost half of the Frankish kingdom and England and invaded Ireland, Sicily and Spain.
13:56 - 14:53
History: The Interesting Bits
How to Be Inventive
Series, Documentary, History
The modern world was created through invention, but great inventors build on earlier ideas or sometimes even steal them, and it's not always clear who first had the spark.
14:53 - 15:50
History: The Interesting Bits
How To Start A Revolution
Series, Documentary, History
A look at industrial, sexual and political revolutions and how, despite pure motives, some still end up on the wrong side of history.
15:50 - 16:45
War Gamers
The Mastermind
Series, Historical drama, War
When WW2 breaks out between Britain and Germany, the Royal Navy must find a way to sink the German U-boats before they cut off their vital transatlantic shipping routes.
16:45 - 17:40
Queens of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra's Daughter
Series, History, Documentary
Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, saw her dynasty collapse amid her parents' defeat and suicide; taken to Rome as a prisoner, all looked lost for Selene, but she rose from the embers to marry the African king Juba II.
17:40 - 18:34
Normandy, Land of Warriors
William the Conqueror: The Rise
Series, Documentary, History
Part 2/3. At the head of Normandy, the descendants of Rollo built a powerful and organized duchy in Europe; but in 1035, the crown was inherited by an 8-year-old bastard child, William the Conqueror.
18:34 - 19:28
Normandy, Land of Warriors
Richard the Lionheart: The Fall
Series, Documentary, History
In the 12th century, Normandy was at its peak; thanks to the efforts of the legendary Norman duke, Richard the Lionheart, it controlled almost half of the Frankish kingdom and England and invaded Ireland, Sicily and Spain.
19:28 - 20:25
History: The Interesting Bits
How to Be Inventive
Series, Documentary, History
The modern world was created through invention, but great inventors build on earlier ideas or sometimes even steal them, and it's not always clear who first had the spark.
20:25 - 21:22
History: The Interesting Bits
How To Start A Revolution
Series, Documentary, History
A look at industrial, sexual and political revolutions and how, despite pure motives, some still end up on the wrong side of history.
21:22 - 22:17
War Gamers
The Mastermind
Series, Historical drama, War
When WW2 breaks out between Britain and Germany, the Royal Navy must find a way to sink the German U-boats before they cut off their vital transatlantic shipping routes.
22:17 - 23:11
Queens of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra's Daughter
Series, History, Documentary
Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, saw her dynasty collapse amid her parents' defeat and suicide; taken to Rome as a prisoner, all looked lost for Selene, but she rose from the embers to marry the African king Juba II.
23:11 - 00:06
Normandy, Land of Warriors
William the Conqueror: The Rise
Series, Documentary, History
Part 2/3. At the head of Normandy, the descendants of Rollo built a powerful and organized duchy in Europe; but in 1035, the crown was inherited by an 8-year-old bastard child, William the Conqueror.