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Is It True That...?

2025 · 2 seasons

A brisk, curious explainer that pokes holes in familiar historical claims and leaves you rethinking what you thought you knew.

Genres
Documentary
Tagline
A New Way of Demystifying History
Overview
Did democracy actually originate in Greece? Was the plague the worst epidemic of all time? And did we really work harder in the past than we do today? Is it true that ...? questions what we think we know and takes another look at history.
How it feels
Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Politics, power, science, education
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Charlotte Krüger
    Length
    2 seasons, 63 episodes, 25 min each
    Network
    arte.tv
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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