Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Julius Caesar, and to challenge public perception, exploring Caesar's surprising legacy.

Raphael: The Lord of the Arts is a documentary about the 15th century Italian Renaissance painter Ra...

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...

The Hobbit Enigma examines one of the greatest controversies in science today: what did scientists f...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...

Norwegian researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have deciphered a secret code hidden in legendary pla...

Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about o...

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...

It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. ...
Pianist Richard Glazier offers a unique view of Broadway and Hollywood music using fascinating inter...

China is the only civilization that continues to hold sway throughout its entire territory as define...

The long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to resist the U.S. government's pro...

The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at ...

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...

The film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her mar...

Stonehenge is an icon of prehistoric British culture, an enigma that has seduced archaeologists and ...

Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, ...

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...

Every year, tens of thousands don the Red Suit for families, parties and parades, but only a handful...
Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most c...