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OCTOBER 2018

As the planet suffers from overpopulation and climate change, Space Colonies explores asteroids, the Moon and Mars as the next possibilities for human colonisation (PG). Space Colonies is part of HISTORY's Space month commemorating N.A.S.A's 60th anniversary this October. Other titles include The Saturn V Story on October 4 at 10.30pm and Beyond A Year in Space on October 6 at 9.30pm.

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Hitler's Propaganda Machine

Tuesdays 7.30pm from October 23

This series delves into one of the most comprehensive, wide-reaching and successful marketing campaigns in modern history: the rise of Adolf Hitler. (PG) Read More...

Mechanical Monsters

Monday October 29 at 8.30pm

This film investigates the origins of our love-hate relationship with technology and asks the question- will the machines we build save us, replace us or destroy us? (PG) Read More...

The Spying Game

Wednesdays 9.30pm from October 10

The Spying Game delves into the Cold War and the two super powers that mobilized thousands of spies and spotters to lift enemy secrets. (PG) Read More...

John Philip Holland: Inventor of the Submarine

Encore Saturday October 6 at 5.30pm

Discover how a mild mannered teacher created one of the most formidable weapons of war. (PG) Read More...

Cook and the Pacific is a new exhibition at the National Library of Australia (NLA) to mark the 250 years since Captain James Cook commenced his three Pacific voyages. Now visitors can follow in Cook's wake, exploring the Pacific through the eyes of those British voyagers and the First Nations Peoples they met throughout the journey. Cook and the Pacific will run until February 19, 2019.

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October 31
Halloween

The Halloween we celebrate today is a mix of different religious rituals and practices, however the holiday is believed to have originated some 2,000-plus years ago with the ancient Celts. The HISTORY channel marks October 31 with Halloween themed documentaries including The Vampire Skeletons at 4.30pm & Mysteries at the Museum: Halloween Special at 5.30pm. Read More...

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