History

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

Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

6 Episodes

Six builders attempt to build an authentic Roman villa working with only the tools and materials that the Romans themselves would have used

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

Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters

3 Episodes

Tony Robinson reveals a terrifying world of walking corpses and evil spirits - the world that our ancestors thought they lived in

Time Team Specials

22 Episodes

From the secrets of Stonehenge to the hidden tunnels and dugouts of World War I, Tony Robinson and the Team take on some very special archaeological assignments

The Real King's Speech

1 Episode

The true story of King George VI's struggle to overcome his stammer, and the parts played in his battle with his disability by his speech therapist, brother, father and wife

Commando

4 Episodes

This four-part series tells the true story of Churchill's band of brothers - an unorthodox mix of misfits and buccaneers who operated outside the normal rules of warfare

WWI: Finding the Lost Battalions

1 Episode

Three UK families investigate whether their relatives are amongst the remains of 250 soldiers found in unmarked graves near a village in northern France

Fighting the Red Baron

1 Episode

Two Red Arrows pilots recreate the challenges the aviators of World War I faced, flying original WWI aircraft, to find out how this pioneering form of warfare changed so rapidly during the conflict

The Ancient World with Bettany Hughes

6 Episodes

A new film about Alexandria provides the centrepiece of Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation

Men of Iron

3 Episodes

A three-part series charting a whole generation of great Victorian engineers, told through the rivalries of two great engineering families - the Stephensons and the Brunels

Civilization: Is the West History?

6 Episodes

Niall Ferguson explores how Western civilization - a clear minority of mankind - secured a lion's share of the world's resources, and examines whether the West is about to be overtaken by the rest

The Great Wall of China

1 Episode

This intriguing documentary tells the story behind the Great Wall of China, one of the world's great wonders and the most ambitious building project ever attempted

The Untold Battle of Britain

1 Episode

The story of 303 Squadron: 34 Polish fighter pilots who overturned RAF prejudices to earn their chance to fight in the Battle of Britain, in which they shot down 126 Luftwaffe aircraft

The Last Days of the Raj

1 Episode

This drama-documentary, filmed entirely on location in India, charts the events of six traumatic months in 1947 that saw the end of the British Raj

The Untold Battle of Trafalgar

1 Episode

Twenty-five different nationalities fought on behalf of Nelson at Trafalgar. For many, the Royal Navy was the first equal opportunities employer, offering freedom and potential fortune.

A Harlot's Progress

1 Episode

A Harlot's Progress dramatically depicts the artist William Hogarth's exploration of sex trafficking and debauchery in Georgian London - an investigation that threatens to destroy his career

The Battle of Hood and Bismarck

2 Episodes

Two-part documentary that uses unique archive footage, eyewitness testimony, dramatic reconstruction and state of the art computer graphics to tell the definitive story of this epic sea battle

Titanic: The Mission

5 Episodes

Four modern day engineers attempt to rebuild sections of the Titanic, using the tools and techniques of the early twentieth century

Birth of Britain

3 Episodes

Tony Robinson tells the epic story of how Britain was formed, and how the earth beneath our feet has shaped the country we live in today

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

The Great Escape: The Reckoning

1 Episode

The true story of the 76 Allied airmen who famously escaped from Stalag Luft in 1944, and the subsequent hunt for the Gestapo officers who executed 50 of the re-captured airmen

1066

2 Episodes

Epic drama revealing the untold story of the Norman Conquest through the eyes of the ordinary villagers caught up in the chaos

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

Trafalgar Battle Surgeon

1 Episode

This historical drama presents an alternative view of the Battle of Trafalgar, through the eyes of HMS Victory's surgeon, William Beatty, and his team

SAS - The Real Story

4 Episodes

A comprehensive history of the SAS, revealing compelling true-life Boy's Own stories of grit and heroism

The Welsh Great Escape

1 Episode

The dramatic story of a German break-out from a prisoner-of-war camp in Wales

Shroud of Christ?

1 Episode

An investigation into the Turin Shroud. Far from being a medieval relic, could the shroud indeed date from the time of Christ's death?

Blitz: London's Firestorm

1 Episode

The story of the night when the German Luftwaffe attacked London with devastating results

The Enemy Within

1 Episode

Innovative film drawing parallels between Anarchist attacks on Victorian London and today's radicalism, examining how feelings of oppression, persecution and anger can lead to extremism

The Worst Jobs in History

6 Episodes

In this five-part series, Tony Robinson sheds light on how a previously unsung army of workers shaped the world as we know it

The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron

2 Episodes

Rupert Everett travels in the footsteps of Lord Byron - sex explorer, celebrity, and the original 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' hero of the Romantic movement

Monarchy

4 Series, 17 Episodes

Dr 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

Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant

4 Episodes

To mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne, Dr David Starkey travels across Europe to understand the inner life of this feared English king

Time Team Digs

8 Episodes

Tony Robinson and Sheffield University's John Collis delve into the different archeological ages by looking back over Time Team digs

The Celts

1 Episode

From 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.

Fact or Fiction

4 Episodes

Tony Robinson travels around the UK on his quest to discover the real story behind some of the greatest figures in history: King Harold, Boudica, William Wallace and Robin Hood

The Devil's Whore

4 Episodes

Colourful four-part drama about the seismic events of 17th-century England, when political disobedience turned to revolution and bloody civil war, and English history was changed forever

The Man Who Killed Christ

1 Episode

A controversial film that questions the gospel accounts of Christ's trial and crucifixion and the role of Pontius Pilate, with testimony from some of Britain's most eminent theological and Roman scholars

Upstairs Downstairs Love

1 Episode

The remarkable real life story of barrister Arthur Munby and his servant lover Hannah Cullwick whose relationship transgressed the strict moral codes of nineteenth century Britain

Leonardo's Machines

2 Episodes

Is it possible that the Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci was hundreds of years ahead of other scientists, and had actually developed the means with which people could fly?

The 1900 House

10 Episodes

In an experiment in living history to investigate how radically our lives have been changed by technology in the last 100 years, a modern family swap the luxury of1999 for a life of urban Victorian domesticity

Elizabeth I

2 Episodes

Helen Mirren portrays the 'Virgin Queen' in her later years in this major two-part drama by Nigel Williams. Also starring Jeremy Irons, Hugh Dancy, Ian McDiarmid and Patrick Malahide.

The English Church

6 Episodes

Journalist and author Simon Jenkins goes on a personal journey into the heart of English life and community, and tells a fascinating story of art, architecture and faith

Escape from Colditz

3 Episodes

The Germans believed escape from Colditz was all but impossible. But they were proved wrong time and again, defeated by planning, ingenuity and boundless bravery.

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

1 Episode

This dramatic story of Britain's most notorious terrorist conspiracy delves into a shadowy world of subterfuge, spying and surveillance

Hell in the Pacific

4 Episodes

Hell in the Pacific is a compelling and provocative four part series accounting the shocking Second World War conflict in the East

Longford

1 Episode

Compelling feature-length drama set in the last three decades of Lord Longford's life, during which time he waged a controversial campaign to win parole for Moors murderess Myra Hindley

Massive Landmarks of the Twentieth Century

6 Episodes

In this epic comedy series, Desmond Olivier Dingle and his historical research assistant Raymond Box attempt to reconstruct momentous events from the 20th century