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Africa is one of the fastest growing regions of the world and the youngest continent where six in every ten people...
In this acclaimed four-part documentary series, Dr. Amanda Foreman charts the changing role of women from the dawn...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
Six of Britain's greatest, private, country houses throw open their doors to historian Dan Cruickshank and release...
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...
Using archive materials and expert interviews, we explore the ups and downs of everyday life during WWII.
Acclaimed British historian Mary Beard puts aside the stories of Emperors and armies, blood, guts and gore, to take...
Acclaimed British horticulturist Monty Don heads across the Channel to find out what makes French gardens, and the...
Monty Don visits some of the most sublime romantic retreats in southern Italy.
Told with only archival documents, we hear the tales of those people from all walks of life and all faiths who fled...
In the far North of Scotland, archaeologists are unearthing an amazing 5,000 year-old religious temple complex, the...
Some of the world's best experts look at the past 30 years and the world events that have shaped our world-...
Historian Mary Beard answers questions that have fascinated people for centuries. How could a mediocre city in...
History, adventure and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve journeys down three of the world’s major rivers: the Nile,...
In Medieval and Tudor England there was no question in peoples' minds about the order of God's creation – men ruled...
Kate Humble travels through India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, discovering how spices were once so coveted that a small...
From the settlement of the Nile by a handful of nomads to the building of the pyramids and the burial of King Tut,...
Art historian Richard Clay examines the concept of 'utopia' and how this idea is reflected across a variety of...
Living in the Shadow of World War Two
E2
Turn That Light Out
Expires on Feb 11
During th war a large proportion of civilian casualties were victims of bombing campaigns.
My Life in Hitler's Germany
E2
The Bringing into Line
Expires on Feb 11
Through events such as book burnings in 1933 and Kristallnacht in 1938, we look at how daily life in Germany changed...
Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve
E2
The Ganges
Expires on Jan 21
Simon Reeve follows the sacred waters of the Ganges from source to sea, exploring how India's economy has affected...
The Country House Revealed
E5
Clandeboye
Expires on Jan 21
There are few houses in Britain like Clandeboye, a genuine treasure trove of relics from Lord Dufferin's global...
Utopia: In Search of the Dream
E1
Blueprints for Better
Expires on Jan 22
Professor Richard Clay explores the real-life inspirations of the utopian concept, speaking with Katherine Maher of...