''The True Story (TV)'' is a

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

series shown on

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

in the United Kingdom and on the

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in the US under the name ''The Real Story''.

Episodes

2003

* Bravo Two Zero: The True Story (First Broadcast: 17 April 2003)

2005

* Mystery of the Hunley: The True Story (First Broadcast: 4 January 2005)

2006

* RMS Titanic's Final Moments: The True Story (First Broadcast: 26 February 2006)

2007

Nostradamus Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinisation of names, Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French Astrology, astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed Oracle, seer, who is best known for his book ''Les Prophéti ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 9 January 2007) *

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, Bank robbery, bank and Train robbery, train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie (Missouri), Little Dixie" area of M ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 23 January 2007) *

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a Sapience, sapient Frankenstein's monster, crea ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 6 February 2007) * Black Hawk Down: The True Story (First Broadcast: 13 February 2007) *

Stonehenge Stonehenge is a prehistoric Megalith, megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around high, wide, and weighing around 25 tons, to ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 20 February 2007) *

Boston Strangler The Boston Strangler is the name given to the murderer of 13 women in Greater Boston during the early 1960s. The crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo based on his confession, on details revealed in court during a separate case, and DNA profi ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 27 February 2007) * Amelia Earhart Conspiracy: The True Story (First Broadcast: 6 March 2007) *

Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly bounded by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Since the mid-20th century, it has been the focus of an urban legend sug ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 13 March 2007) *

Pirates of the Caribbean ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' is a Disney media franchise encompassing numerous theme park rides, a series of films, and spin-off novels, as well as a number of related video games and other media publications. The franchise originated with Wa ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 20 March 2007) * Anastasia Mystery: The True Story (First Broadcast: 3 April 2007) *

Roswell Incident The Roswell Incident started in 1947 with the recovery of debris near Roswell, New Mexico. It later became the basis for conspiracy theories alleging that the United States military recovered a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft. The debri ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 10 April 2007) *

Herod the Great Herod I or Herod the Great () was a History of the Jews in the Roman Empire, Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea. Among these works are the rebuilding of the ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 17 April 2007) * Philosophers Stone: The True Story (First Broadcast: 24 April 2007) *

Angels and Demons ''Angels & Demons'' is a 2000 bestselling mystery- thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who recurs as the protagonist of B ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 1 May 2007) * Bali Bombings: The True Story (First Broadcast 6 November 2007) * Jonestown Cult Suicides: The True Story (First Broadcast: 13 November 2007) *

Blood Diamonds Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds Diamond mining, mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, terrorism, or a warlord's activity ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 20 November 2007) * Olympic Massacre: The True Story (First Broadcast: 4 December 2007) * Titanic Conspiracy: The True Story (First Broadcast: 11 December 2007) * Columbia's Final Flight: The True Story (First Broadcast: 18 December 2007)

2008

Indiana Jones ''Indiana Jones'' is an American media franchise consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels, that depicts the adventures of Indiana Jones (character), Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 16 April 2008) *

James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 23 April 2008) * Escape from Alcatraz: The True Story (First Broadcast: 30 April 2008) *

Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( ; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American organized crime, gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-foun ...

the Untouchables Untouchable or Untouchables may refer to: People * Untouchability, the practice of socially ostracizing a minority group of very low social status * Untouchables, word for the Dalits or Scheduled Castes of India * Untouchables (law enforcement), ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 7 May 2008) *

The Amityville Horror ''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family b ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 14 May 2008)

2009

* The Hunt for the Red October: The True Story (First Broadcast: 26 November 2009) *

Casino A casino is a facility for gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shops, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos also host live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, conce ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 10 December 2009) *

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on The Exorcist (novel), his 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller (play ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 16 December 2009) * Bourne Identity: The True Story (First Broadcast: 27 December 2009)

2010

* The Silence of the Lambs: The True Story (First Broadcast: 7 January 2010)

2011

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 7 January 2011) *

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton, centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of De-extinction#Cloning, cloned dinosaurs. It bega ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 18 January 2011) * Jaws: The True Story (First Broadcast: 3 March 2011) *

Gladiator A gladiator ( , ) was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 21 April 2011)

2012

* True Grit: The True Story (First Broadcast: 12 February 2012) *

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller ( Tom Hanks) ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 14 February 2012) *

Braveheart ''Braveheart'' is a 1995 American epic film, epic historical drama, historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence against Edward I of Engl ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 21 February 2012) *

Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo program, Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the landing was abort ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 28 February 2012) *

Close Encounters of the Third Kind ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' is a 1977 American science fiction film, science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 24 May 2012) * '' Master and Commander (The Far Side of the World)'': The True Story (First Broadcast: ?)

2013

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 5 January 2013) *

Platoon A platoon is a Military organization, military unit typically composed of two to four squads, Section (military unit), sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the Military branch, branch, but a platoon can ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 11 January 2013) *

Scream Scream may refer to: *Screaming, a loud vocalization Amusement rides * Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany * Scream (Six Flags drop tower), at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England * Scream (roller coaster), at ...

: The True Story (First Broadcast: 24 January 2013)

References

* Demand Fives Episode Numbering for ''The True Story'

* British Film Institute Film & TV Database - ''The True Story'

''The True Story'' - Episodes
on Channel 5 (UK), Channel5.com {{DEFAULTSORT:True Story, The Channel 5 (British TV channel) documentary series 2003 British television series debuts 2013 British television series endings