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- StarsDan JonesSuzannah LipscombRob BellHistorians Dan Jones and Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and engineer Rob Bell explore how London faced daring invasions, catastrophic fires and deadly plague. Also, how it grew from a small Roman trading post, to the capital of the British Empire, and ultimately to the thriving mega-city we know today.
- StarsAlice RobertsBen RobinsonElaine ChalusProfessor Alice Roberts explores the UK's past, focusing on six key eras by exploring the stories of towns which best illustrate each.
- StarsVeronika HyksTamsin GreigKim NewmanSeries looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.184 episodes
- StarsTony RobinsonJohn LloydJohn Lloyd and Tony Robinson discuss Blackadder and its role in history.16 episodes
- StarsTony RobinsonThe actor picks up a pebble from the beach at St Bees in Cumbria and sets off along the 192 mile Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk to deposit it on the beach at Robin Hood's Bay on the other side of the country exploring the area en-route.6 episodes
- StarsTony RobinsonTony Robinson walks our oldest roads to find the truth behind the megaliths, burial sites, ley lines and hidden caves along their path, and connect the clues they have left hidden in the British landscape.7 episodes
- CreatorNick WardStarsTony RobinsonAlistair MoffatKate WilliamsTony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from our past.16 episodes
- StarsTony RobinsonA history of Britain from the air in 7 episodes
- StarsAlice RobertsStuart PriorCat JarmanDr Alice Roberts visits archaeological excavations around the UK, linking together the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country to build up a picture of the year in British archaeology.30 episodes
- StarsTony RobinsonKate HumblePhil Harding2 episodes
- StarsTony RobinsonLindsay Allason-JonesJoanna Story8 episodes
- CreatorTim TaylorStarsTony RobinsonPhil HardingJohn GaterA group of archaeologists have 3 days to discover historical artifacts in different sites around Britain.286 episodes
- StarsRob BellJack Arthur ShawAll over Britain there are fascinating lost railways waiting to be uncovered. Every week Rob Bell will explore the old railway lines around the country, experiencing the hidden landscapes, lost infrastructure and forgotten worlds.
- StarsTony RobinsonJohn SentamuActor and history enthusiast Tony Robinson examines six monumental British cathedrals, their history and the treasures that they house.6 episodes
- StarsDan JonesChristophe LombardiJay DeeHistorian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.12 episodes
- StarsDavid DimblebyA journey through some of Britain's greatest historic buildings to examine their impact and influence on the country's architectural and social history.
- StarsLucy WorsleyNathen AminHistorian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in British History are actually a concoction of fibs and stories which have been manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
- StarsBrian CoxPaul NurseSimon Baron-CohenBrian Cox discusses British scientists and their contributions to our modern world.
- StarsDavid DimblebyStanleyDavid Dimbleby explores the historical roots of Britain's relationship with the sea. Braving all weather, he sails across some of Britain's most beautiful coastlines to chart the different ways that the waterways have shaped the nation's development, history and culture.4 episodes
- StarsDiarmaid MacCullochHow God Made the English is a British documentary series about the English national identity and its history. It is shown on BBC Two and hosted by historian Diarmaid MacCulloch.
- StarsLucy WorsleySarah ToulalanMatthew SweetLucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.
- StarsDavid StarkeyTony CottrellGerard HaylingA history of the English Crown from AD 400 to today.17 episodes ***********************************
- StarsSean Cameron MichaelScot CooperPaul HampshireSeries looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and ladies have all had their say down the centuries, what were the last 1,600 years like for everyday Britons?9 episodes *************************************
- StarsIoan GruffuddMichael PortilloHelen MirrenSeries about the 2000 years tumultuous history of Britain. Seven part series with a Journey from the Roman invasion to the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953.7 episodes
- StarsDavid DimblebyGwendoline ChristieDamien HirstTraces 2,000 years of Britain's history through the arts - both as objects that have often played a decisive part in events and as marvels of their age.7episodes *************************************
- StarsAndrew MarrAndrew Marr presents a history of Britain from the end of the Second World War to the start of the third millennium.5 episodes
- StarsBettany HughesJon GloverCelia ImrieHistorian Bettany Hughes looks at the struggles between man and the environment on the British Isles since 6000 BCE. In collaboration with some of the country's top archaeologists and historians, here's the unofficial history of Britain.7 episodes
- StarsSimon SchamaMichael KitchenSamuel WestA comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.15 eoisodes **********************************
- StarsJohn NettlesAlan Mac FarlaneSimon Schaffer3 episodes ************************************
- StarsSteve PurbrickEducational programme that explores four key themes in British history. Sites of historic significance are visited to increase understanding.
- StarsSean PertweeAnna KeayGeoffrey ParnellDocumentary with interesting behind the wall look at the Tower of London. The 8 episodes covered the Tower as a Fortress, its most famous prisoners, its use as a treasure house, the Tower at war, parts of the Tower no longer standing, the tower as a tourist attraction, its bloody history, and the office of the Constable of the Tower.
- StarsMatt AbercrombySuzannah LipscombCory PetersonThis series is challenging the public assumptions and myths surrounding the iconic Tower of London and is using original historical sources to shed new light on fascinating individual cases, gruesome executions, and notorious prisoners.
- DirectorGeorgina HarveyStarsMica Nava
- DirectorMatt ReidStarsBarbara FlynnMichael BallArnaud BambergerThree-part documentary series which goes behind the scenes at the Queen's favourite home, Windsor Castle.
- StarsMichael WoodCarenza LewisChris DryerIn each episode, English historian Michael Woods's team sheds an original light on a major period in British history. However, instead of a merely descriptive approach, they attempt to report as if on the present and stress links with our age.
- StarsSamantha BondGeorge ShultzAnita McBrideThe history of Britain's Royal Family told through rare archive footage and the personal stories of its closest members. From the present Queen, as she prepared to celebrate her 90th birthday, to the epic love story of Edward and Mrs Simpson, which cost a King his crown. The 10-part series, narrated by Samantha Bond, uses exclusive footage from the archives of ITN Source and is made by TVT Productions, with Charles Thompson as series Executive Producer.
- CreatorJacqui HaydenStarsAmanda VickeryMary BeardKirsty WarkHistorian Amanda Vickery uncovers the 300 year-long campaign by women for political and sex equality in Britain, revealing the largely forgotten heroines (and a few heroes) who fought for the cause.
- StarsIan HislopIan Hislop examines the work of Victorian "do-gooders" - campaigners who were responsible for bringing about social reform in Britain, abolishing injustices such as slavery and young children working in coal mines and mills, and for raising the age of consent.
- StarsDonald SutherlandLawrence JamesFrances McDevittIn these 4hs we get to know everything about Queen Victoria's reign during the XIX Century. We are informed about the up and downs of her life and her people. How she managed to be the governor of such an important country.
- StarsBamber GascoigneJacinta MulcahyHow the Victorians struggled to bring order to a society torn apart by industrializations and rapid social change. How the Victorians put in place the infrastructure of modern society.
- StarsLucy WorsleySarah KayIvan DayThis 3-part documentary traces the British Regency Era, from Parliament passing The Regency Act of 1811, due to King George III's mental incapacity, to his 1820 demise.
- StarsBrenda BlethynStephen ManganCharlie HamblettDocumentary series based in 17th century England, which examines the great plague of London in 1665, the great fire of London in 1666, the Civil War between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, and the Gunpowder Plot in 1605.
- StarsSuzannah LipscombDan JonesCharlie ClementsA series about Henry VIII and his wives, chronicling the ups and downs in his marriages and how they shaped his reign as King and ultimately the face of Britain.
- StarsLucy WorsleyNicholas AgnewClaire CooperHistorian Lucy Worsley visits the time of Henry VIII and tells the story of his six successive wives.
- DirectorPeter ChinnStarsSamuel WestRobert HutchinsonSusan RonaldHenry VIII is the most iconic king of English history. Part medieval tyrant, part renaissance prince, he ruled over his people as no king of England had ever done before. He took a country salvaged by his father from the wreck of civil war and set over it a single, sovereign ruler. By the end of his reign the power of the Tudor.
- StarsJohn WattsIan DawsonRosemary HorroxUsing historically-accurate, battle-filled re-enactments and interviews with expert historians and noted authors, this documentary series brings to life the captivating true stories behind Britain's bloody civil wars.
- StarsJeremy FreestonTim SutherlandSimon LeeThe series traces and sifts through the remains of the Medieval Dead. Specially assembled experts Tim Sutherland, Malin Holst and Simon Richardson travel battlegrounds and battlefields, towns and villages, churches and burial grounds to search for clues hidden in the bones of the dead from medieval time.
- StarsJanina RamirezDr Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped every aspect of medieval Britain.
- StarsDan JonesJames Oliver WheatleySteffan BojeUsing a combination of documentary and drama, historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses - the 30 year civil war between the House of York and House of Lancaster that saw the crown change hands seven times.
- StarsDan JonesDragos OniseiAdina EadyDocudrama series with author Dan Jones. It follows the period from control freak king Henry II to the tyrant king Richard II.
- StarsRobert BartlettThe story of England's longest ruling dynasty, starting with Henry II and ending with Richard III.
- StarsAlixe BoveyArt historian Alixe Bovey follows the Gough Map, the oldest surviving road map of Britain, in search of the country as it was in the medieval era.
- StarsAdam JamesClive RussellJuliet StevensonDrama-Documentary in which historian Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to the Battle of Hastings.
- StarsRobert BartlettProfessor Robert Bartlett examines the extraordinary expansion and unchecked ambition of the Normans, and shows how they transformed the history of Europe.
- StarsNed KellyJulian RichardsBirthe Kjølbye-BiddleThe Vikings were an ambitious, daring and frightening people who left an indelible mark on the British psyche. Yet archaeology has revealed very little about their time in Britain and even less about what happened to them afterwards. Archaeologist Julian Richards finds new evidence about what really happened during the dramatic period when Vikings roamed the seas around Britain. And in a ground-breaking genetics research project designed specially for the BBC series, internationally renowned geneticist, Professor David Goldstein, sets out to answer some of the most intriguing questions about the Vikings. Samples taken from around 2,000 people in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe have been processed and the results are revealed during the series.
- StarsMichael WoodMichael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during the age of the Vikings.
- DirectorBob CarruthersStarsJohn Viner
- StarsDan JonesSimon ElliottHistorian Dan Jones tells the story of Roman Britain though six walks along the roads they built - from the point of their invasion to the farthest edge of their empire.
- DirectorJames GrayStarsAlice RobertsGuy de la BédoyèreHow our views and understanding of Roman Britain have changed and evolved over time.
- DirectorMichael WaterhouseStarsJustin BlakeChristine LampardMichael ScottIn a unique journey across Britain by helicopter, Christine Bleakley and historian Dr Michael Scott tell the story of what life was like for Romans and Britons 2000 years ago.
- StarsBettany HughesMali Tudno JonesCampbell FosterSifting through writings, relics and ruins, historians piece together the time before, during and after the Roman invasion of Britain.
- StarsAlice RobertsNeil OliverMike LoadesAnthropologist Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver embark on an expedition to unravel the enigmatic ancient Celtic civilization, tracing their footsteps across various regions.
- StarsNeil OliverBarry CunliffePhilip CrummyIn four chapters, largely based on and illustrated with archaeological finds and sites, Neil Oliver explains how, as far as is known, the Iron Age Celtic tribes known as the Ancient Britains evolved and entered European civilization. Their internecine tribal phase was warlike and partitioned. Overseas contacts, especially metal trade, brought wealth and progress. Ultimately, it attracted the superior Roman empire, which would conquer and pacify Britain into a province, like Gaul shortly before, but Caesar's invasion wasn't the definitive annexation yet, that was left to emperor Claudius; even afterward some Celtic traits and even rebellions remained.
- StarsNeil OliverAlison SheridanFrancis PryorNeil Oliver tells the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history - the beginnings of our world forged in ice, stone, and bronze.
- StarsFrancis Pryor
- StarsBrian CoxClive RussellDouglas RussellA docudrama telling the story of the events that unfolded when a Scottish army led by Robert Bruce tried to drive the English out of Scotland 700 years ago.
- DirectorColin CollisRichard KirbyStarsPaul McGannWay off Scotland's western coast are the desolate Hebrides. They are scattered with ruins from wave after wave of failed human settlement, but wildlife adapts well enough to thrive there, especially thanks to some of the richest fishing waters in the world. The abundant bird nests feed various hunters, and at times provide vital nutrients to the few remaining humans.
- StarsAlistair MoffatJulie GibsonA history of Scotland from the ice age 10,000BC to the end of the Picts and the creation of Scotland in the 5th century AD.
- StarsNeil OliverScott GlynnJames FlemingA documentary charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation.
- CreatorMick McAvoyStarsJohn MichieRay OwensJim HunterA look at the Highland Clearances, the historical period which involved the forced displacements of the population of the Scottish Highlands in the 18th century, and the preceding religious and political events.
- DirectorBasil WrightStarsJohn LaurieJohn GriersonThe history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.
- StarsHuw EdwardsLee JessupMichael AustinHuw Edwards presents this history of Wales, showing the country in ways it's never been seen before. From prehistoric times, to power struggles with the barons, and England, through to the industrial revolution and today this history is comprehensive and is a compulsive viewing.
- StarsLiam NeesonJoe MullinsNarrated by Liam Neeson, this landmark documentary tells the dramatic story of the events that took place in Dublin during Easter Week 1916, when a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire.
- DirectorAlex FeganStarsWinnifred AndersonBridget AspellDolly AtleyTells the story of a hundred years of a life as seen through the eyes of thirty Irish centenarians.
- StarsSimon DelaneyDave SwiftMarcus SeoigeThe history of Irish castles throughout history. A terrific look at the majestic history of Ireland presented with the gifted storyteller style you would expect from the Irish perspective.
- StarsDerek MooneyA landmark series that follows in the footsteps of Ireland's greatest botanist Robert Lloyd Praeger, discovering the true makeup of our distinct and unique plant life. Presenter Derek Mooney embarks on an epic journey around Ireland and Europe piecing together the jigsaw of clues to tell for the first time, the epic story of our landscape and how it came to be, since the last Ice Age.
- StarsFergal KeaneRoy FosterTom Ó LoughlinShowcases Irish history, charting the origin and impact of the myths that have been passed off as history in the past.
- StarsSimon DelaneyTom BradyNoel PearsonA series chronicling Ireland's modern history focusing each week on a different strand of Irish society and the radical changes it has undergone over the last 25 years.
- DirectorBrendan CulletonPerhaps the key event of Irish history in the last thousand years was the arrival a small group of cousins on the Wexford coast in 1169. Of mixed Norman and Welsh blood, their followers predominantly Welsh and Flemish, they hurled themselves into the mêlée of contemporary Irish politics, at the invitation of the Irish themselves, and ended up almost conquering the whole country. If they had been sunk by a storm, or wiped out on landing, Irish history could have been very different. It they had succeeded in capturing the whole country, could this could have led to a happier outcome, with a strong Norman/Irish state along the lines of the English kingdom? For the King of England was also Duke of Normandy, and a vassal of the French king. Could Strongbow have become King of Ireland and still be Earl of Pembroke? Irish people still debate fervently the "800 years of oppression". In few other countries will we find events from so long ago linked with contemporary politics. Let's have a look at the real story, what really happened. Its a very exciting adventure story, involving Irish, Norman and Viking Kings, adultery, burning monasteries, looted towns, Vikings fleets, Norman knights, Irish axe-men, acts of courage and generosity, acts of vengeance and horror, blinding of hostages, raped abbesses. Troubadours sang songs about this great adventure all around the world of Western Christendom.
- DirectorLeo EatonStarsMichael BaillieEdel BhreathnachFriar Christopher DillonA history of fabled Erin comes alive through stunning imagery, original music, and timeless stories in this vivid portrait of the island nation's remarkable past and enduring impact on Western Civilization. This 3-part documentary spans the centuries, from 3,000 BC to 1170 AD.
- DirectorPaul WagnerStarsGabriel ByrneBrenda FrickerKelly McGillisTraces the history of Irish immigration to the United States, following the stories of several families and their journeys to America, including where they ended up.
- StarsRobert KeeDavid WalterhouseIreland's history from earliest times to 1980.
- StarsTony RobinsonThis series explores the evolution of law and the "rights of man" in Great Britain: from Chieftains, to Feudal Lords, to the Divine Right of Kings, to a modern independent judiciary in which no one--not even Monarchs are above the law.
- For almost 120 years, Country Life magazine has been aspiring to capture the elusive soul of the British countryside, from muddy fields to stately homes. Jane Treays spent a year filming with the magazine, exploring the lives of those who have been bred into the land, inherited it or have simply bought into its dreams. From a 'girl in pearls' shoot in Yorkshire to a historic mansion in Dorset, via Lindisfarne castle and a family farm in Somerset, this series captures the glory and eccentricity of the men and women who live the rural life.
- StarsAubrey Manning
- StarsMelvyn BraggKen LoachIrvine WelshLord Bragg presents a personal examination of the British obsession with class, seeing it through his own eyes as a working class boy turned member of the gentry, and reflecting on its evolution & relevance in the nation as a whole.
- DirectorChris GormlieStarsJohn VinerLong-buried treasures and newly discovered monuments are shedding new light on Celtic society. Classical writers condemned what they saw as the barbarian society - a lifestyle built around rituals, bloody sacrifices and savage fighting. This program reveals that there was a rich sophisticated element to Celtic culture.
- StarsBettany HughesBen RobinsonUsing an octocopter, historian Bettany Hughes and aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson, explore various sites of historic interest from a new perspective, the air.
- StarsDavid OlusogaDeborah Sugg RyanIan HislopHistorian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.