In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.

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

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...

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...

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

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. ...

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

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

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

Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and gra...

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

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

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

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

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

Historian Dan Snow charts the defining role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernit...