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Time Team
17 Series, 177 Episodes
In 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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Sex and the Swastika
1 Episode
Located 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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Apocalypse: The Second World War
6 Episodes
The story of World War II, told in painstakingly digitally colourised and evocative footage, and through the personal testimony of those who were there
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Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain
3 Episodes
Francis 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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The Queen's Lost Uncle
1 Episode
The story of the Queen's scandalous uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent. The true black sheep of the family of George V was not the Duke of Windsor, but his younger brother George.
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Six Wives of Henry VIII
4 Episodes
Through 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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The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies
1 Episode
Documentary questioning whether mummies found with high levels of cocaine provide proof of early trade routes between Egypt and South America
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Gladiators: Back from the Dead
1 Episode
Drawing on sensational new archaeological discoveries, this programme recreates the world of the Roman arena through the lives and violent deaths of six British gladiators