Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.
Three-part observational documentary series charting the journey to the London 2012 Olympics.
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers for...
Two times guinness world record holder and world-renowned endurance rider Kevin Sanders has a dream....
With 1066, Professor Jennifer Paxton's exciting and historically rich six-lecture course, experience...
Inimitable actress Miriam Margolyes is on a mission to confront her fear of ageing and death and tac...
Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hol...
The biggest West End shows, the most famous pop acts, the world's most successful dance teachers and...
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Create...
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain is a 2009 BBC documentary television series presented by ...
Archival footage and interviews with historians mark this fascinating documentary on the 1950s, base...
Follow Gordon Ramsay over 9 months in the lead up to his biggest restaurant venture to date: the ope...
The Savoy hotel... Its very name synonymous with glamour and exclusivity. But what really goes on be...
For the first time, key figures from John Lennon's life and death—including friends, doctors, and in...
Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and gra...
This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divor...
Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.
Stephen K. Amos and Susan Calman present a unique series in which LGBTQ people from across the UK ta...
How, from 1974 to 1993, Totò Riina (1930-2017), supreme boss of the Corleone family, ruled by blood ...
Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series which is written and presented by David...