Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.

Cities of the Ancient World

People live in a world of cities; reflecting on ancient models of the city as a human phenomenon offers important lessons about today's culture; an opportunity to survey the breadth of the ancient world through the context of its urban development.

Talking Landscapes

Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside

Kings and Queens

The twelve episodes of this BBC series cover a millennium of English monarchy and portray lives of twelve important English monarchs and how each of them impacted the history: William the Conqueror, Henry II, Edward I, Henry V , Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charles I, Charles II, George III, Victoria, and to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Each 23-minute episode is filmed on location, with historian Nigel Spivey providing the narration describing bloodshed, lust and political intrigue. Actors provide mute dramatization.

A Very British Romance with Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happily ever after and how our feelings have been affected by social, political and cultural ideas.

Jesus: The Evidence

1984 Channel 4 documentary series surveying the history of New Testament scholarship, giving an overview of the contemporary New Testament scholarship, and finally a tracing of the history of the development of Christianity.

Au pic et à la pelle

Inside Hampton Court Palace

On the edge of London stands Hampton Court, one of Britain's biggest palaces and most popular tourist spots, attracting almost a million visitors every year. Spanning 750 acres of grounds, it boasts 1,300 rooms and 23 courtyards...along with a host of secrets and historic stories. This two-part special provides an exclusive and intimate look at life inside the court today for the people keeping Henry VIII's world alive in the modern age, and also explores what life was like in the palace where the private world of the Tudors began.

Viking Empires

Through new discoveries in science and archaeology, explorers take a look at the origins of the Vikings and how they influenced history.

Lost Secrets

Historian Justin Jampol unlocks the secrets of the past through recently unearthed artifacts. Using scientific testing and detective work, his investigations reveal new details about the most significant moments in history.

Mary Berry's Country House Secrets

Mary Berry discovers the rich history of Great Britain's greatest stately homes through the prism of food.

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

A history of the eleven years which Thatcher spent as Prime Minister of the UK.

Britain's Greatest Generation

Documentary series that tells the stories of the extraordinary last survivors of the generation who fought or lived through World War II.

La Vie secrète des lacs

Our planet’s lakes make up a huge freshwater reserve delicately balanced between the water that feeds them and the rivers they feed.

Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.

Secrets of the Lost Ark

For centuries, explorers have searched for the Bible’s most sacred religious artefacts. One of the most mysterious of these objects is the famed Ark of the Covenant. The gold-plated wooden chest – one of the most instrumental symbols of faith and God's presence – was believed to house the two tablets bearing the Ten Commandments. The Ark’s exact whereabouts has long puzzled scholars. Where did it go? And why has it remained such a mystery?

Lost Treasures of Rome

This new series follows International teams of archaeologists on the front line, as they embark on a season of excavations to unravel the secrets of life in the Roman Empire. Crawling beneath Pompeii, unearthing an enormous lost coliseum, and hauling a 2000 year old battleship ram from the depths of the ocean, they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.

The BBC at War

An enthralling series exploring how the BBC fought not only Hitler but also the British government to become the institution it is today.

Spying on the Royals

This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and the espionage operation that accompanied the investigation.

American Ripper

American serial killer H.H. Holmes has a dark legacy. Now, through his grandson's research, it may be that Holmes and Jack the Ripper are one in the same.