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The Celts
1 Episode
Favourite ShowFrom Queen Boudica to King Arthur, the ancient heritage of the Celts intrigues and inspires to this day. Richard Rudgley separates history from myth in a revealing journey across Europe's Celtic heartland.
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Private Lives of the Pharaohs
3 Episodes
Favourite ShowIn this three part ground-breaking series, scientific and forensic tests reveal the truth behind the great civilisation of Ancient Egypt
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Sex and the Swastika
1 Episode
Favourite ShowLocated in the English countryside, a secret division created 'Black' propaganda and disseminated pornography to German troops and civilians illustrating the sexual perversions of their leaders
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Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain
3 Episodes
Favourite ShowFrancis Pryor argues that the early history of Britain was a vibrant period, when the island thrived under foreign influences from as far a field as the Middle East without losing their cultural identity
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Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThis dramatic story of Britain's most notorious terrorist conspiracy delves into a shadowy world of subterfuge, spying and surveillance
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The Ancient World with Bettany Hughes
5 Episodes
Favourite ShowA new film about Alexandria provides the centrepiece of Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation
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Princes in the Tower
1 Episode
Favourite ShowA gripping drama looking at one of the greatest mysteries of British history - what really happened to the two little princes imprisoned by Richard III? Did one of them secretly survive?
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Secrets of the Stone Age
3 Episodes
Favourite ShowAnthropologist and author Richard Rudgley sets off on an epic journey back in time and around the world to discover the real roots of civilisation
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Spying on Hitler's Army: Secret Recordings
1 Episode
Favourite ShowThe story of an audacious British operation to eavesdrop on the private conversations of 10,000 German prisoners of war
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D-Day: As It Happens
2 Episodes
Favourite ShowA real-time multi-platform history event telling the story of D-Day in a new way, following the stories of seven people who were there
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Monarchy
3 Series, 11 Episodes
Favourite ShowDr David Starkey's complete history of the British Monarchy, which reveals the epic and bloody stories of our Kings and Queens and charts the course of the oldest surviving political institution in Europe
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Time Team
16 Series, 173 Episodes
Favourite ShowIn this popular and (literally) groundbreaking programme, Tony Robinson and a team of experts travel the country to investigate a wide range of archaeological sites of historical importance
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Time Team Digs
8 Episodes
Favourite ShowTony Robinson and Sheffield University's John Collis delve into the different archeological ages by looking back over Time Team digs
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Six Wives of Henry VIII
4 Episodes
Favourite ShowThrough dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll
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Time Team Specials
22 Episodes
Favourite ShowFrom the secrets of Stonehenge to the hidden tunnels and dugouts of World War I, Sir Tony Robinson and the Team take on some very special archaeological assignments
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The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1 Episode
Favourite ShowDocumentary questioning whether mummies found with high levels of cocaine provide proof of early trade routes between Egypt and South America
