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.
Documentary series following the salvage of seven shipwrecks from the river Thames
The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and ...
The extraordinary stories of imprisonment, murder and execution behind the walls of Britains most hi...
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Create...
Inimitable actress Miriam Margolyes is on a mission to confront her fear of ageing and death and tac...
This two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexua...
History series telling the glorious and gory story of the city's rise to power.
Series looking at the British genius for woodwork over the centuries.
Nick Knowles challenges ten people with different mental health issues to run the London Marathon. W...
Following workers across the capital for three years as they race to build an enormous super sewer o...
London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by...
Series telling the story of the architects, engineers and spin doctors who entered a frantic two yea...
With the 00s now firmly in our rear view mirror, the decade is ripe for re-evaluation. From 9/11 to ...
Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.
Delve into heart-wrenching crimes through the lens of real footage of victim’s last moments alive. E...