Historian Dan Snow charts the defining role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indelible relationship with the sea and ships.

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain is a 2009 BBC documentary television series presented by ...

On the edge of London stands Hampton Court, one of Britain's biggest palaces and most popular touris...

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmenta...

Through this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monar...

Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous cas...

Documentary series that tells the stories of the extraordinary last survivors of the generation who ...

In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locat...

Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. The cases start...

In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is r...

In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, ...

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

An enthralling series exploring how the BBC fought not only Hitler but also the British government t...

Drama documentary about Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, who terrorised the British colonies ...

Series tracing the events of 1940, when Britain faced alone the threat of invasion and defeat by Hit...

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Create...

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investiga...

Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health o...

Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members o...

This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. ...