History of the World

Season 2023

2023 · 39 episodes · 34h 9m in all · 5.1/10

It's about human history, how humans shaped the world we live in. A history through cultures and civilizations - from early Mesopotamia to the industrial revolution. Important events in the history of the world. Interesting historical events collected by SVT.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Världens historia: Monarkins rebeller, Del 1

   10 Jan 2023 · 49 min · 5.0/10

2. 

   2. Episode 2

   10 Jan 2023 · 49 min · 5.0/10

3. 

   3. Devil’s Confession, Part 1

   24 Jan 2023 · 54 min · 5.5/10

   To escape justice after World War II, Adolf Eichmann fled to Argentina and, together with Nazi journalist Willem Sassen, recorded hours on tape bragging about his role in the Holocaust. When Eichmann was captured and put on trial in Israel in the 1960s, he denied all charges, but the recordings were known and prosecutor Gideon Hausner needed the tapes to prove the monster on trial.

4. 

   4. Devil’s Confession, Part 2

   24 Jan 2023 · 55 min · 5.5/10

   West Germany knows about the tape recordings with Adolf Eichmann and, knowing what explosives they involve, they try to negotiate with Israel. But what prosecutor Gideon Hausner doesn't know is that the West Germans don't want the tapes to come out because they expose several high-ranking Germans as complicit.

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   5. Devil’s Confession, Part 3

   24 Jan 2023 · 55 min · 6.0/10

   The Israeli prosecutor Gideon Hausner gets hold of a transcript of the interviews with Eichmann and it turns out that both Israel and West Germany are playing a dark game and that many want to hide the recordings from the outside world.

6. 

   6. The Sacrified Children

   31 Jan 2023 · 56 min · 5.0/10

7. 

   7. Great Wall: The Making of China

   7 Feb 2023 · 55 min · 5.0/10

8. 

   8. Zodiac Morderer

   21 Feb 2023 · 60 min · 5.0/10

9. 

   9. Colosseum

   28 Feb 2023 · 56 min · 5.0/10

10. 

    10. The Woman Who Break The Mob

    7 Mar 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

11. 

    11. Viking Warrior Rollo

    14 Mar 2023 · 50 min · 5.5/10

12. 

    12. Världens historia: Vilhelm Erövraren

    21 Mar 2023 · 60 min · 5.0/10

13. 

    13. Världens historia: Rikard Lejonhjärta

    28 Mar 2023 · 49 min · 5.5/10

14. 

    14. Världens historia: Pirater

    4 Apr 2023 · 52 min · 5.5/10

15. 

    15. Världens historia: Kalla krigets hemliga kod

    18 Apr 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

16. 

    16. Världens historia: Andra världskrigets stulna barn

    25 Apr 2023 · 55 min · 5.0/10

17. 

    17. Världens Historia - Dödens vikingaskepp

    2 May 2023 · 60 min · 5.0/10

18. 

    18. Världens historia: Sex och samlevnad

    9 May 2023 · 55 min · 5.0/10

19. 

    19. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 1 - Kampen inleds

    22 Jun 2023 · 59 min · 5.0/10

20. 

    20. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 2 - Demokratins död

    22 Jun 2023 · 59 min · 5.0/10

21. 

    21. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 3 - De långa knivarnas natt

    22 Jun 2023 · 59 min · 5.0/10

22. 

    22. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 4 - Operation Barbarossa

    22 Jun 2023 · 51 min · 5.0/10

23. 

    23. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 5 - Stalingrad

    22 Jun 2023 · 51 min · 5.0/10

24. 

    24. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 6 - Hemmafronten

    22 Jun 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

    When the Eastern Front means defeat after defeat, Hitler finally retreats. But big cracks are starting to show in his machinery, and his inner circle is starting to see a rise in power. An enemy within the circle devises a plan to assassinate Hitler. Part 6 of 9.

25. 

    25. Rise And Fall of the Nazi, Part 7 - Trechery

    22 Jun 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

    During the winter of 1944, Hitler is losing battles on all fronts, but he refuses to surrender. Instead, he gathers leading military men in a secret location and orders them to launch a massive surprise attack on the Allies, as part of his plan to wage full-scale war. Hilter believes this will be the nail in the coffin for the Allied forces. Part 7 of 9.

26. 

    26. Rise And Fall of the Nazi, Part 8 - Hitler’s Birthday

    22 Jun 2023 · 52 min · 5.0/10

    In late March 1945, Nazi Germany is collapsing, and while Berlin is being bombed, Hitler has retreated to his bunker in the city. There he celebrates his very last birthday. Part 8 of 9.

27. 

    27. Nazismens uppgång och fall, Del 9 - Mörkret

    22 Jun 2023 · 51 min · 5.0/10

    In April 1945, basically all of Germany is occupied by the invading Allied forces. As the Soviet army approaches Hitler's hideout, the Nazis' last stronghold slowly crumbles. Part 9 of 9

28. 

    28. The Wild West

    3 Oct 2023 · 45 min · 5.0/10

29. 

    29. Goldrush

    10 Oct 2023 · 45 min · 5.0/10

30. 

    30. The Great Battle

    17 Oct 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

31. 

    31. The Last Act

    17 Oct 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

32. 

    32. The Warrior Queen Boudicca

    31 Oct 2023 · 46 min · 5.0/10

33. 

    33. The Gladiator

    7 Nov 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

34. 

    34. Bronze Age Apocalypse

    14 Nov 2023 · 60 min · 5.0/10

    During the Bronze Age, our world was dominated by three thriving civilizations. But in the space of just 50 years, they all collapse, one by one. How is that possible? Join us and unravel the great mystery of the collapse of the Bronze Age.

35. 

    35. The Assassination of JFK

    21 Nov 2023 · 50 min · 5.0/10

36. 

    36. The Game Behind Monopoly

    28 Nov 2023 · 55 min · 5.0/10

37. 

    37. Russia's War

    5 Dec 2023 · 52 min · 5.0/10

38. 

    38. The Female Gladiator

    12 Dec 2023 · 47 min · 5.0/10

39. 

    39. Upper Class Spies

    19 Dec 2023 · 47 min · 5.0/10