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- StarsNiall FergusonPeter JandaJohn LindellDocumentary: Niall Ferguson investigates how western civilization came to dominate the world.
- DirectorGloria Z. GreenfieldStarsNiall FergusonAyaan Hirsi AliVictor Davis HansonHard-hitting documentary that examines the internal and external threats facing the West. The distinguished cast of scholars and experts trace the penetration of anti-Western ideas and movements into academia, politics and society.
- StarsClive AndersonMary-Ann OchotaHelen GeakeTelevision and radio presenter Clive Anderson and anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota explore the island's ancient places and rituals.
- 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.
- StarsSuzannah LipscombOwen EmmersonDominic FontanaProfessor Suzannah Lipscomb wends her way around the country on the trail of history's most fascinating dynasty.
- StarsNiall FergusonGareth ArmstrongRichard LinternNiall Ferguson takes us on a historical adventure through the ascent of money, applying fact and opinion throughout.
- StarsNiall FergusonNiall Ferguson explores the history of social networks, demonstrating how human behavior, disruptive technology and the profit motive can change the world.
- StarsLucy WorsleyNicholas AgnewClaire CooperHistorian Lucy Worsley visits the time of Henry VIII and tells the story of his six successive wives.
- 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.
- StarsTerry JonesPeter BarberFaye GetzTerry Jones hosts this series that looks at the real facts about the Middle Ages and its roots.
- StarsBettany HughesRay LonnenMargaret RobertsonA history of the ancient Spartans, featuring historian Bettany Hughes as presenter and narrator.
- 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.
- 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.
- StarsNeil OliverChris PackhamShini SomaraNeil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara follow the work of archaeologists from around the world who are working on one of Europe's largest digs that is reshaping the map of Stone Age Britain.
- 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.
- StarsNeil OliverScott GlynnJames FlemingA documentary charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation.
- StarsNeil OliverTony PollardDaniel ArbonThe Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 is a crucial point in the history of Scotland. To mark its 700th anniversary Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard lead a dig to find the site and using historical accounts recreate events of the 2-day engagement.
- 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.
- StarsLily ColeVincent KerschbaumSuzannah LipscombDocu-drama starring Lily Cole as a young Elizabeth I, featuring dramatic reconstructions of key moments in her life. Presented by historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones.
- 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.
- StarsTony RobinsonJonathan FoyleCarl Wilson-DownieTony Robinson visits various periods in history, literally getting involved in the worst jobs our ancestors had to endure.
- StarsNeil OliverVikings is a documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the empire of Canute.
- DirectorLaura WilsonLisa WilsonStarsJonathan BateCharles BeauclerkWilliam BoyleThis documentary explores the ongoing debate about the authorship of the works attributed to Shakespeare. Writers and critics, actors and scholars, including Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, Charlie Chaplin, and many others have struggled to reconcile England's "Star of Poets" with the grain dealer from Stratford. Why?
- StarsWaldemar JanuszczakShaun GreenhalghChristianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman Empire. This episode is a history of the ways believers grappled with a way to depict Jesus. Simple symbolic meaning developed into splendid art and churches.