Memphis
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
Africa is one of the fastest growing regions of the world and the youngest continent where six in every ten people...
Archeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the roots of civilization, from the first cities in Mesopotamia to...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
America's bloodiest conflict is a dramatic story of a nation's struggle to preserve democracy and erase the stain of...
Within 100 years of each other, despite being separated by thousands of miles, three of the greatest minds in...
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx...
Turmoil over the Euro, the migrant crisis and the road to Brexit. With unprecedented access, discover the inner...
Some of the world's best experts look at the past 30 years and the world events that have shaped our world-...
Neil continues his investigation of how Britain and its peoples came to be. Over the course of four episodes, he...
Tapping into the latest scientific detective work and experimental archaeology, Neil Oliver uncovers the story of...
Richard Miles examines at the Roman Republic, from its mythical beginnings to its all-too-real violence of its end,...
The Civil War
E3
Forever Free
Expires on Oct 27
Explore the dramatic events that led up to Abraham Lincoln's decision to free the slaves. Meanwhile, the Confederacy...
Neil Oliver digs beneath a London tower block and discovers building works from a massive stadium.
The Civil War
E2
A Very Bloody Affair
Expires on Oct 20
Europe takes note of America's infighting as the Union comes to blows with the Confederate States, and General...
Ancient Worlds
E1
Come Together
Expires on Oct 22
Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound innovations in our human story: civilization.
Africa and Britain: A Forgotten History
E3
Moral Mission
Expires on Oct 22
David Olusoga reveals how Queen Victoria came to have a black goddaughter and why mill workers of Rochdale stood in...
The World of Stonehenge
E4
Age of Bronze
Expires on Oct 25
Neil Oliver explores the arrival of metals and the social revolution that followed.