Incisive, dramatic and entertaining story telling at its sheer best! Chris Green's channel brings to life colourful personalities, intrigues, battles, skirmishes and controversies of the past, particularly those relating to Britain's great colonial adventure.
"Start your journey of discovery with Our History, as we bring you eye-opening documentaries and educational programmes about our world history. We will guide you through awe-inspiring events from our past and help you get a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events that have shaped the world we live in today." (From the site descriptor.)
"The Great War covers the First World War from 1914 to 1923 – in real time. Every other week, Jesse Alexander cover the important events that influenced the world 100 years ago. Form 2014 - 2018, Indiana Neidell followed the main events of what is classically considered as World War 1 on a weekly basis." (Site descriptor)
"World War Two dives into the history of one of the most devastating wars in human history. Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson and their team of dedicated historians cover the events of World War Two week by week in realtime. Additionally, we take an in-depth look at the war against humanity, key figures in all camps, military hardware, impact on culture, military strategies and life at the home fronts or under occupation." (Site descriptor)
Concise, fast-paced and informative episodes in the Cold War era are covered here in an expert and in-depth manner!
With such a wide array of You Tubers now documenting their personal lifestyles and journeys, here are several whose channels I really enjoy. They are all long-term residents of Singapore and provide a fresh 'outsider's' perspective of our island life.
He's a Japanese traveller who decided to make his home right here in Singapore! He's visited many nooks and crannies on the island and will surprise even those of us who were born and bred here!
Georgia is an adventure-seeking lady whose brave and insightful opinions on lifestyles, habits, cultures and food of Singapore will leave you quite mesmerised.
Richard is a Brit who's work has taken him to numerous parts of the world, including Singapore. His love for local history, geography and heritage - and food - will open your eyes to the secret, hidden gems to be found all over the island.
Here are some very useful and engaging You-tube channels that focus on producing history documentaries and summaries:
World history documentaries, each one lasting around 45 minutes. Excellent for in-depth exploration of fascinating topics.
Short, succinct animated history clips, mostly less than 5 minutes in length. Good for last-minute cramming for tests and exams!
Highly entertaining "explosive" reenactments of significant historical events. Fast-paced narratives combined with slick amateur acting. Highly recommended.
A delightful spin-off from the well-known collection of books of the same name. Don't be deceived - this isn't just for children. Everyone will love their spin on history with a dash of good humour.
Very simple but entertaining series of cartoon-documentaries attempting to explain some complex people, such as Hitler!
A rich collection of concise and sharply made documentaries, in the popular infographics style!
Hosted by a very insightful and perceptive amateur historian who provides snippets of historical treasures.
(NEW!) HISTORY MATTERS
Brief and lively animated clips on pertinent questions in history.
(NEW!) ROOTS SG
For unexpected nuggets of information and byte-sized treasures about our home Singapore, look up ROOTS SG! If you'd like some simple rethinking of our local history, especially since 1819, try out the SG Bicentennial youtube page.
(NEW!) GEOGRAPHY NOW
Don't be surprised to discover that geography is crucial knowledge for all history students too! I really like the fast-paced and dramatic presentations on different countries in the world today.
(NEW!) THE PEOPLE PROFILES
Great men and women have long been significant personalities in shaping history.
(NEW!) EPIC HISTORY TV
Re-live the exciting and tense moments in human history.
(NEW!) CRASH COURSE
As the name suggests, this youtube channel is packed full of 12 min content-summaries of a whole host of school subjects including, of course, history.
(NEW!) KINGS AND GENERALS
Interested in military history? This channel is good for you!
(NEW!) WAR OF THE WORLDS
Watch fascinating episodes that shed light on significant events and issues relating to the wars of the 20th century.