YouTuber Joe Sugg aptly discovers that one of his ancestors was involved in one of the earliest forms of communications technology, electrical telegraphs. Another survived the Great Fire of London. Show more

Ed Balls explores his ancestry, investigating a possible link to Nelson's HMS Victory. He also learns about an ancestor who was put on trial at Norwich Castle. Show more

1994. A horrific helicopter crash in the Mull of Kintyre wipes out Northern Ireland's top intelligence personnel. The pilots are blamed, a fight for truth and justice begins.

Series in which Alastair Sooke explores Greek art. He begins his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos, and travels to Santorini to the 'Greek Pompeii'. Show more

Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. Show more

Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. Show more

The death of a young scientist became one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Now, the case has finally been brought to trial.

David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined by religious and cultural divisions. Show more

In the face of threats from overseas and rebellion in Scotland, a new sense of Britishness emerges, and a national hero is born. Show more

The 19th-century union appears secure, but beneath the surface run deep divisions, leading to the emergence of a new working-class movement - and a catastrophic famine in Ireland. Show more

The 20th century sees partition in Ireland. A sense of national unity emerges in the aftermath of the World War II, but new divisions create questions about the union’s future. Show more

1994. A horrific helicopter crash in the Mull of Kintyre wipes out Northern Ireland's top intelligence personnel. The pilots are blamed, a fight for truth and justice begins.

Robert 'Judge' Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, as well as investigating the dark mystery surrounding his great-grandfather. Show more

Celebrity genealogy series. Paralympic gold medal winner Jonnie Peacock looks back through the generations and ends up captivated by his four-times-great-grandmother. Show more

The death of a young scientist became one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Now, the case has finally been brought to trial.

The story of the New Cross house fire of 1981, in which 13 young black British people died, and how its aftermath ignited an uprising by the black British community. Show more

The story of the aftermath of the New Cross fire and the run up to the Black People’s Day of Action, a mass demonstration organised to bring the tragedy to the attention of the nation. Show more

How tensions between the black community and the police boiled over into some of the biggest riots in British history, from Brixton to Toxteth, while the cause of the New Cross fire remained unknown. Show more

1994. A horrific helicopter crash in the Mull of Kintyre wipes out Northern Ireland's top intelligence personnel. The pilots are blamed, a fight for truth and justice begins.

Adam Hart-Davis investigates the lavish lifestyles of the Romans, visiting the sumptuous villa at Fishbourne, the famous bath complex in Bath and enjoying Roman cuisine.

Adam Hart-Davis analyses the military strength and effectiveness of the Roman army and visits the Lunt, a reconstruction of an early wooden fort near Coventry.

Adam Hart-Davis analyses the Romans' ingenious farming methods and looks at the creation of early towns. He visits York and discovers the remains of the Roman city.

The death of a young scientist became one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Now, the case has finally been brought to trial.

Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Charles Dance explores his family history and is determined to learn about his dad, who died when Charles was four. Show more

Celebrity genealogy series. Ruby Wax journeys to central Europe to learn about the plight of her parents, who fled Vienna and the Nazis for America in 1938. Show more

1994. A horrific helicopter crash in the Mull of Kintyre wipes out Northern Ireland's top intelligence personnel. The pilots are blamed, a fight for truth and justice begins.

Adam Hart-Davis analyses the Romans' ingenious surveying methods that enabled them to build their arrow-straight roads.

Adam Hart-Davis visits Hadrian's Wall and demonstrates how communications were the key to the success of the Roman military machine.

Adam Hart-Davis looks at how the Romans kept the citizens of the empire entertained, plays the first ever keyboard musical instrument, and surveys another Roman import - concrete.

The death of a young scientist became one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Now, the case has finally been brought to trial.

Politically passionate and one of the first working class reporters at the BBC, Jack Ashley wanted to show the suffering caused by high unemployment in Hartlepool. (1963) Show more

Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. Starting in Uruk, the 'mother of all cities', in southern Iraq, he travels to Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece. Show more

Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. He looks at the winners and losers of the Bronze Age collapse, and the powers that emerged in the Iron Age. Show more

Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand in hand with political discord. Show more

Richard Miles examines the legacy of Alexander the Great. In Pakistan he discovers traces of a city where west and east were united in an intriguing new way. Show more

Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the phenomenon of the Roman Republic, from its mythical beginnings to the all too real violence of its end. Show more