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 ...

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

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Normans is a British television documentary series first aired on BBC Two in 2010. Over three ep...
Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at a dynamic decade. 1980s Britain changed in everything from p...

This is the true tale of the biggest scandal ever to engulf the British Royal Family – a forbidden ...

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

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

Presented by Dr Clare Jackson of Cambridge University, this new three-part series argues that the St...

Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive ...

In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into ...

Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series which is written and presented by David...

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