AUGUST 2017

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If you think that you know the whole truth, think again. This month HISTORY uncovers the biggest conspiracies the world has ever seen, from Marilyn Monroe: Declassified, Aliens on the Moon, to I Killed JFK.  Join us as we examine the contradictions and seek the truth. Welcome to the H-Files.

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Marilyn Monroe: Declassified

Thursday August 3 at 8:30pm

Dead at 36, just months after singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” at JFK’s party, she was officially listed as a “probable suicide.”
Was the official conclusion wrong? 
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How the World Ends

Wednesdays 9:30pm from August 9

The more developed our society gets, the more we have to lose. How The World Ends forces viewers to reckon with the worst-case scenarios that haunt the human race. (PG) Read more…

CIA, Secret Wars

Wednesdays 8:30pm from August 16

This documentary identifies and dissects the CIA’s true power base and gives us a rare inside glimpse at the inner workings of the US intelligence agency and American government. (M) Read more…

I Killed JFK

Thursday August 24 at 7:30pm

A former Mafia insider recently released from prison after 50 years, claims HE shot JFK from the infamous Grassy Knoll. The conspiracy theories still rage on as to how and why he was killed. (PG) Read more…

 

1 OF 5 'ESCAPE FROM POMPEII' PRIZE PACKS

The Australian National Maritime Museum’s Escape from Pompeii: The Untold Roman Rescue exhibition is in its last weeks but you can still be part of the experience.  You could win 1 of 5 Escape from Pompeii prize packs.  For all the details and to enter click below.

*Terms and Conditions apply

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VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray

Tuesday August 22 at 9:30pm
SCREENING IN AUSTRALIA ONLY


In this exclusive HBO presentation, Vice founder Suroosh Alvi and other Vice correspondents examine the foreign policies that have shaped the modern world. (MA15+) Read more…

20th Anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales

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To commemorate the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, HISTORY has compiled a dedicated list of programming. Read more…

 
MORE THIS DAY IN HISTORY

6 August 1945
72nd Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima

The Enola Gay, a U.S. B-29 bomber, drops the first atomic weapon ever used in combat on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Within minutes, the massive blast and the firestorm it produced destroyed most of the city and killed an estimated 70,000 people. Read more…

To commemorate this anniversary HISTORY is screening The Day They Dropped the Bomb, Saturday August 6 at 9:30pm. (M)

 

*The 'Escape from Pompeii: Untold Roman Rescue' Competition opens to Australian and NZ residents aged 18+ (Entrants under the age of 18, must have permission from a parent or guardian to enter the Promotion and have obtained their consent to these terms and conditions) ; who are Foxtel or SKY TV customers or live in a household with a Foxtel or SKY TV subscription (with that subscribers permission) or are employed by a Foxtel business subscriber (with that subscribers permission). Competition opens 01/08/17 at 12:00hrs and closes 15/08/17 at 23:59 (AEST). Total prize pool value is $499.25. Winners are determined on the 16/08/17 at 12:00hrs and notified by phone/email. Terms and conditions available here. Promoter is Foxtel Management Pty Ltd of 5 Thomas Hold Drive, North Ryde, NSW 2113.

 
Times are AEST.  SA + NT subtract 30mins,  WA subtract 2hrs. Times correct for NZ
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