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.

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 ...

Series looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and ladies h...
This four-part series tells the stories of the landscapes, towns and cities which inspired four of t...

The twelve episodes of this BBC series cover a millennium of English monarchy and portray lives of t...

Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones

Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed ...

Mary Berry discovers the rich history of Great Britain's greatest stately homes through the prism of...

A history of the eleven years which Thatcher spent as Prime Minister of the UK.

Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happi...

Stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000, Simon Schama's Complete History of Britain does not ...

Profiling two of the massive archaeological digs along the 150-mile route of HS2, the UK’s new high-...

Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever...

Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key ev...

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

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston ...

Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr. David Starkey, the controvers...

Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers for...

Happy birthday! Mary Berry is joined by famous friends to share memories and recipes. Celebrating th...

Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.