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

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Richard is on a lifelong mission to discover the identity of his father, Janet wants to know if she has a secret sister, and Glen hopes his DNA can finally reveal his ancestry. Show more

Seventy-nine-year-old Jackie grew up in a Nazi concentration camp and wonders if any family escaped the Holocaust. Maureen wants to know if her father was actually an African-American GI. Show more

Mel wants to know her sperm donor father’s identity, while Fi wonders if she might have passed down a 'murder gene' to her kids. Bahaa worries he will get cancer like his brother. Show more

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Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie’s haunted, unconventional early life to discover the origins of her talent for murder – and reveals some carefully concealed secrets. Show more

Agatha Christie's shocking disappearance in 1926 gripped the nation. Lucy Worsley unpicks the mystery and reveals the profound influence this episode had on Agatha's writing. Show more

Lucy Worsley examines Agatha Christie’s later life and discovers how, amid the turbulent 1930s and 40s, newfound personal happiness ushered in a golden age for her writing. Show more

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Clare wonders if her dad was a British soldier during the Troubles, while Leigh is searching for his sister. Jenna and Ryan are hoping DNA testing can help them grow their family. Show more

Georgina is trying to find her Portuguese dad, while Matthew is wondering if he might be half Caribbean. Michaela and Richie are testing their son’s DNA for the genetic disorder 'bubble boy disease'. Show more

Five sisters in Lancashire want to know if they are full or half siblings, while former sperm donor Luke wonders if he might have fathered any children in the 1980s. Show more

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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

In the last of the series, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Show more

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Lucy's romp through 300 years of love's rituals begins with the Georgian age, when the rules of courtship were being rewritten, and women and men made their own romantic choices. Show more

Lucy journeys into the Victorian way of love in part two of her series on the changing face of British romance. She discovers how medieval chivalry shaped Victorian courtship. Show more

Lucy concludes her series. Out of the carnage of World War One came a racier species of romantic love, and the hedonistic era of World War Two encouraged more permissive attitudes. Show more

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Olympic athlete Sarah wants to find her father. Jean, 91, wants to know if her mum died during WW2, and twins Tanya and Kim want to discover their origins before time runs out Show more

Kerry wants to establish her father's true identity. Twins Madison and Sydney want to find their egg donor, and Anthony, 77, wants to discover who his American GI father is. Show more

Steph is a foundling looking for her biological family, while Mark wants to know if he really is Egyptian. Viv is searching for the sister who was taken from her mother in Ireland. Show more

First transmitted in 1989, this is the first episode in a series which delves into the world of regimental tradition and reveals the stories that make up regimental history. Show more

First transmitted in 1989. The second episode in a six-part series which delves into the world of regimental tradition includes the eating of a raw rose in one battalion's mess. Show more

First transmitted in 1989, this programme delves into the illustrious history of the Royal Scots Greys, and covers the tragic events of the Charge of the Light Brigade. Show more

First transmitted in 1989, this episode has tales of the Grenadier Guards, the tipples of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment and the King's Own Scottish Borderers taste for porridge. Show more

First transmitted in 1989, this is the final part of a six part series which delves into the world of the British Army’s Regimental traditions and the stories behind them. Show more

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Lucy Worsley explores the extraordinary love-hate relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous fictional creation, Sherlock Holmes. Show more

Arthur Conan Doyle had managed to finally rid himself of Sherlock Holmes. But who was Arthur without Sherlock, and could he become the hero of his own story? Show more