Daily from 7.00pm.
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
Michael Portillo embarks on a rail journey that begins in Minnesota and ends in Wisconsin, finding out how the Mississippi was made navigable. Show more
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
Episode 1: All Roads Lead to Rome
59 minutes
on BBC FourAvailable for 11 months
Historical series looking at the Roman Empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard traces the story of several ordinary yet remarkable Roman citizens. Show more
In AD80, the Colosseum is open for business. Roman emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate, including an epic battle to the death between gladiators Priscus and Verus.
Although master builder Haterius constructs the Colosseum where Nero’s Golden House once stood, his work is far from over. Show more
Sir Derek Jacobi remembers the landmark 1976 TV series I, Claudius.
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, chronicling the reigns of the Roman emperors. Show more
The adaptation of Robert Graves's novels continues and introduces Claudius as a stumbling, stuttering child, marked out for greatness by a falling wolf cub. Show more
Livia engineers the downfall of Julia, who is banished. Tiberius is recalled to Rome. Claudius finds a friend in Herod, king of the Jews. Show more
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
Episode 1: All Roads Lead to Rome
59 minutes
on BBC FourAvailable for 11 months
Historical series looking at the Roman Empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard traces the story of several ordinary yet remarkable Roman citizens. Show more
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
