Five teams of intrepid Brits will battle it out in a breath-taking 15,000 kilometres race across Eastern Asia. Show more
Neil Oliver continues the epic story of how Britain came to be. He focuses on the great social transformation: a change from hunting and gathering to farming. Show more
Neil Oliver continues the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be. He explores the age of the first cosmological priests, back in the Stone Age. Show more
Five teams of intrepid Brits will battle it out in a breath-taking 15,000 kilometres race across Eastern Asia. Show more
Series tracing the changes to British national life brought about by the first major influx of people from the Caribbean in 1948. The initial warm reception was not to last. Show more
Documentary series tracing changes in Britain since the first major influx of people from the Caribbean. The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing. Show more
Paul Merton traces the life of his maternal grandfather and discovers that he was involved in some of the key events that led to Irish independence in the 1920s. Show more
Sharon Osbourne uncovers the difficult circumstances of her mother’s and grandmother’s lives, and is stunned to learn that her great-grandmother was born in the US. Show more
Five teams of intrepid Brits will battle it out in a breath-taking 15,000 kilometres race across Eastern Asia. Show more
Neil Oliver continues his tour of Britain's past with the arrival of metals and how they ushered in a new age of social mobility, international trade and village life. Show more
Neil Oliver continues his epic story of how Britain came to be. It's 1,000 BC and the end of the Bronze Age: economic meltdown, climate change and social crisis. Show more
Former TOWIE star Mark Wright discovers that his ancestors included an Andalucian master swordsman and a Spaniard who was burned at the stake during the Inquisition. Show more
Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker finds out how her great-great-grandfather worked his way up from child labourer in a Yorkshire coal mine to mine owner. Show more
Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange true story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA in 1972 before vanishing for decades.
Series looking at the influence of the first major influx of people from the Caribbean to Britain. The 1970s began with rejection and ended in riot. Show more
Documentary series on the changes brought about since people from the Caribbean came to Britain. The 1990s saw the emergence of a new black British identity. Show more
Five teams of intrepid Brits will battle it out in a breath-taking 15,000 kilometres race across Eastern Asia. Show more
David Walliams learns of his great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during the First World War, which condemned him to a lifetime in what was then called a lunatic asylum. Show more
Actor Ruth Jones - Nessa from Gavin and Stacey - uncovers her grandfather's role in the Medical Aid Societies of south Wales, which provided a model for the NHS. Show more
Continuing his epic story of Britain and its peoples, Neil Oliver encounters the age of the Celts - a time of warriors, druids and kings of unimaginable wealth. Show more
Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange true story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA in 1972 before vanishing for decades.
Silent Witness actor Liz Carr gets forensic about her family history, discovering that her great-great-great-grandfather was involved in an attempted murder in rural Northern Ireland in the 1850s. Show more
Dev Griffin learns about his ancestry, including momentous stories from Ireland and some very personal details from his great-grandparents' lives in Jamaica. Show more
Neil Oliver completes his epic journey through thousands of years of ancient history with the modern marvels of Rome and the very beginnings of history itself. Show more
Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange true story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA in 1972 before vanishing for decades.
Chris Ramsey has always felt lucky, so he’s delighted to learn it runs in the family as he uncovers the stories of ancestors who survived a deadly WWI battle and won a lottery. Show more
Lesley Manville is moved to discover a family story of enduring love and is delighted when an ancestor’s involvement in a riot reveals new relatives in Australia. Show more
Five teams of intrepid Brits will battle it out in a breath-taking 15,000 kilometres race across Eastern Asia. Show more
Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange true story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA in 1972 before vanishing for decades.
Five teams of intrepid Brits will battle it out in a breath-taking 15,000 kilometres race across Eastern Asia. Show more
A History of Ancient Britain
Orkney's Stone Age Temple
59 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for years
Using 3D graphics, Neil Oliver explores a recently-discovered 5,000-year-old temple in Orkney that has triggered new thoughts about the beliefs of Neolithic people. Show more
Documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank reveals the world's most beautiful man-made treasures. Dan visits the giant Moai, the ruins of Machu Picchu and the statue of Christ in Rio. Show more
In his documentary series revealing the most beautiful things in the world, Dan Cruickshank travels from the Australian outback to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom in Cambodia. Show more
Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange true story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA in 1972 before vanishing for decades.
Dan Cruickshank reveals the most beautiful and precious things in the world. In Japan, he visits a temple with a meditation garden. In China, Dan marvels at the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army. Show more