Channel 4’s ambition for History in 2002 is to develop new ways to present history and to widen the range of subjects covered.  Major series in 2002 include War Against Napoleon, a season on ancient Rome, Commandos and The Edwardian Country House, all of which seek to bring fresh innovations to history programming.  We will also explore new history formats in earlier time slots. 

We will build on the strengths of Time Team, and develop a new series for Tony Robinson.

We have built a reputation for strong biographies, and will develop that further in 2002. 

We will focus Secret History on specific subjects and group its programmes for bigger impact.