Memphis
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
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...
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.
Berlin 1945 time-travels in cinematic style into the city's most fateful year through the eyes of those who...
Charting the period between 1961 and 1971, this is a searing account of how members of the British Black Power...
Historian David Olusoga explores the history and abolition of slavery in Britain and the choice by the government of...
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...
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...
Mary Beard investigates the real Julius Caesar, separating fact from fiction and revealing how his influence is...
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...
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...
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...
In Medieval and Tudor England there was no question in peoples' minds – men ruled and women didn't. Historian Helen...
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,...
Historian Amanda Vickery tells the story of the 300-year-long struggle for gender equality in Britain, revealing the...
Experts help illuminate moments in Winston Churchill's life that informed his decisions during the war, and how he...
Historian David Olusoga reveals that, despite popular opinion, not all slave owners were the era's super-rich. They...
Survivors of the tragic New Cross fire that killed 13 Black teens in 1981 recount their experiences of growing up...
David Olusoga explores the business of slavery and remembers the Black sailors who fought for Britain at Trafalgar...