Journalist and athlete Ade Adepitan takes a personal journey across Africa, visiting its most stunning locations and...
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Journalist Afua Hirsch explores how three very different African countries are throwing off their colonial pasts and...
Egypt captivates us like few other ancient civilizations - but what was it like to actually live there as an ordinary...
Andrew Marr investigates Winston Churchill's lifelong love of painting and reveals the ways in which his hobby helped...
Colourized archival footage tells the story of the First World War, taking us to the battlefields, inside the minds of...
Berlin 1945 time-travels in cinematic style into the city's most fateful year through the eyes of those who experienced...
Sixty years of Cuba's history and its place in the world is explored, with views from every side - the Cubans, the...
Professor Joann Fletcher explores what it was like to be a woman of power in ancient Egypt - from the realities of...
Within 100 years of each other, despite being separated by thousands of miles, three of the greatest minds in history -...
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 workings...
Mary Beard investigates the real Julius Caesar, separating fact from fiction and revealing how his influence is still...
Historian and author Helen Castor explores how people in the Middle Ages handled life's most fundamental moments of...
British historian Mary Beard puts aside the stories of Emperors and armies, blood, guts and gore, to take a fresh look...
Acclaimed British horticulturist Monty Don heads across the Channel to find out what makes French gardens, and the...
World-famous gardener Monty Don takes us on a trip around Italy's most beautiful gardens.
Monty Don travels across the Islamic world and beyond in search of Paradise Gardens, whose beauty and symbolic meaning...
Leading experts look at the past 30 years and the events that have shaped our world, including the collapse of the...
Historian Mary Beard answers questions that have fascinated people for centuries. How could a mediocre city in central...
In Medieval and Tudor England there was no question in peoples' minds – men ruled and women didn't. Historian Helen...
Historian Amanda Vickery tells the story of the 300-year-long struggle for gender equality in Britain, revealing the...
Historian Amanda Foreman charts the changing role of women, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day.
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people are uncomfortable with the true history and legacy of Britain's heroes.
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...
Featuring testimony from more than 60 witnesses and re-mastered archival footage, Ken Burns' acclaimed documentary...
Experts help illuminate moments in Winston Churchill's life that informed his decisions during the war, and how he...
Rob Bell reveals the secrets of the historic ships that shaped the world. He visits each of these monumental vessels as...
Africa with Ade Adepitan
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Central Africa
Expires on Jun 30
Ade travels from the coast of Gabon, through the Democratic Republic of Congo, and on to Uganda.
The Vietnam War
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A Sea of Fire
Expires on Jun 30
With morale plummeting, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an unthinkable massacre...
Africa with Ade Adepitan
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West Africa
Expires on Jun 23
British Paralympian Ade travels from Cape Verde to Senegal and the Ivory Coast, before finishing in Nigeria - the...
The Vietnam War
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Chasing Ghosts
Expires on Jun 23
Public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices.
The Vietnam War
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Things Fall Apart
Expires on Jun 16
On the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks throughout the South. The...
World's Greatest Ships
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Ark Royal
Expires on Jun 16
The construction of the HMS Ark Royal influenced every new aircraft carrier vessel built after it.
Andrew Marr on Churchill: Blood, Sweat and Oil Paint
Expires on Jun 13
Andrew Marr investigates Winston Churchill's lifelong love of painting and reveals the ways in which his hobby helped...
The Vietnam War
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This is What We Do
Expires on Jun 9
American casualties and enemy body counts mount as the Marines face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery south...
World's Greatest Ships
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Queen Mary
Expires on Jun 9
The RMS Queen Mary was the pinnacle of luxurious ocean-crossing liners, and its first-class accommodations attracted...
The Vietnam War
E5
This is What We Do
Expires on Jun 9
American casualties and enemy body counts mount as the Marines face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery south...
World's Greatest Ships
S2:
E5
Queen Mary
Expires on Jun 9
The RMS Queen Mary was the pinnacle of luxurious ocean-crossing liners, and its first-class accommodations attracted...