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Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Episode 5: India to Sri Lanka

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. In India, he tangles with a ten-armed naked goddess and is moved to passion in the Cave of Heavenly Maidens. Show more

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Uzbekistan to Syria

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan sees tile making in Samarkand, the Trading Domes of Bukhara, the Fire Temple of Baku and Persepolis. Show more

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Jordan to Ethiopia

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan goes in search of the Ark of the Covenant, a journey that takes him from Jordan to the Holy Land and finally Ethiopia. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan's latest journey reaches new heights of discomfort in the heat and dust of the desert. Show more

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Turkey to Germany

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan's penultimate journey takes him from Turkey, via Russia and Poland, to Germany. Show more

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Homeward Bound

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan's final journey takes him from Bosnia through Greece and Italy before finishing in Spain. Show more

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Series 1

The Witch Hunts

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

What started Britain’s century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands. Show more

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Series 1

The Black Death

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

How did the Black Death change Britain? Lucy Worsley examines the latest science and explores how the huge death toll affected religious beliefs, class structure, work and women.

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Series 1

Princes in the Tower

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

What really happened to the princes in the tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Director:
Emma Frank
Series Producer:
Emma Frank
Executive Producer:
Julia Harrington

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Series 1

Madness of King George

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

How did George’s mental illness change Britain? Lucy Worsley uncovers Royal papers and explores how the attempt on his life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever.

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Episode 1: All Roads Lead to Rome

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 9 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

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Episode 2: Streetlife

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for 9 months

Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard discovers the crime and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Episode 3: Behind Closed Doors

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for 9 months

Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Mary Beard goes behind the closed doors of Roman homes to explore their family life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Series Producer:
Caterina Turroni
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley

Rise of the Nazis

The Manhunt

Most Wanted

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 10 months

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, as the Allies uncover the scale of the Holocaust, the hunt is on to capture and convict the highest-ranking Nazis. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Helen Sage
Director:
Alice Smith
Director:
Izzy Charman
Producer:
Izzy Charman
Film Editor:
Matt White
Assistant Producer:
Tom Macrae
Production Manager:
Emma Taylor
Production Coordinator:
Kiriem Bello
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Production Company:
72 Films

Rise of the Nazis

The Manhunt

The Ratline

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 10 months

As the Cold War escalates, most Nazi hunting is abandoned. Suddenly, Nazis are able to return to normal life or find refuge overseas. Thousands begin new lives in South America. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Helen Sage
Director:
Alice Smith
Director:
Izzy Charman
Producer:
Izzy Charman
Assistant Producer:
Tom Macrae
Production Manager:
Emma Taylor
Production Coordinator:
Kiriem Bello
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Production Company:
72 Films

Rise of the Nazis

The Manhunt

The Reckoning

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 10 months

In the 1960s and 70s, World War II is a distant memory, but a few diehards are determined to hunt down thousands of Nazi war criminals, some of whom are living in plain sight. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Helen Sage
Director:
Alice Smith
Director:
Izzy Charman
Producer:
Izzy Charman
Assistant Producer:
Tom Macrae
Production Manager:
Emma Taylor
Production Coordinator:
Kiriem Bello
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Production Company:
72 Films

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

After World War II, Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann establishes a new life in Argentina, where he and fellow Nazi Willem Sassen record a comprehensive account of his career. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Pressing forward with the prosecution, Hausner manages to secure a transcript of the Sassen Tapes, but the actual audio recordings continue to evade him. Show more

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 1: Second Moment of Creation

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Simon Schama looks at the formative role art and the creative imagination have played in the forging of humanity itself. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Director:
Tim Niel
Assistant Producer:
Billie Shepherd
Production Company:
Nutopia

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 18

Josh Widdicombe

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 1 month

Comedian Josh Widdicombe embarks on a rollercoaster ride through his extraordinary family history, including a courtier with very personal access to King Charles I. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 18

Dame Judi Dench

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 4 weeks

Judi Dench begins her journey by trying to find out how her father won his gallantry medals during the First World War. Her investigations then lead her to 16th-century Denmark. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 18

Alex Scott

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 23 days

Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott learns about her Jewish ancestry and travels to Jamaica for the first time in her life to find out about her great-great-grandmother. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 18

Joe Lycett

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 16 days

Comedian and presenter Joe Lycett manages to find humour everywhere, but apart from his Edwardian great-grandad, Joe uncovers a darker family history. Show more

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