Russian society implodes. Millions of people fall into the abyss. Many live underground or in forests. The president attacks parliament with tanks saying he is saving democracy. Show more
Yeltsin believes a war in Chechnya will save him. The Oligarchs seize control of practically everything. In an upside-down world, gangsters become heroes for defending democracy. Show more
Suddenly, the western bankers leave. Oligarchs take control and search for a new president to be their puppet. They choose Putin. Russians turn against 'the curse of democracy'. 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.
How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Episode 1: Mountains
59 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for 6 months
How the landscapes of America's three great mountain ranges - the Appalachians, the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada - challenged the westward push of the early pioneers. Show more
How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Episode 2: Great Plains
59 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for 6 months
Ray Mears finds out how 500,000 square miles of flat, treeless grassland was the setting for Wild West stories of Indians, wagon trains, homesteaders and cattle drives. Show more
How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Episode 3: Deserts
59 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for 5 months
Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. 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.
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 1: Durham Cathedral
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for years
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. His journey begins in the north east of England at Durham Cathedral. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 2: Lincoln Cathedral
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales iconic structures to reveal their secrets. The Gothic Lincoln Cathedral, built in 1183, was once the tallest building in Britain. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 3: Caernarfon Castle
29 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Next up is Caernarfon Castle, built in 1283. 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.
Digs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor’s lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims and a formidable fortress perched on top of a Scottish mountain.
In central England, an RAF airbase with a Roman past, a forgotten medieval nunnery, a gold pendant from a 7th-century grave and a pub with a very long history of hospitality.
The death of a young scientist became one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Now, the case has finally been brought to trial.
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 4: New College, Oxford
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for years
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to New College in Oxford. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 5: Layer Marney Tower
29 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. The next step in Jonathan's journey takes him to Layer Marney Tower. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 6: Burghley House
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to Burghley House in Lincolnshire. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 7: St Paul's Cathedral
29 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for years
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to St Paul's Cathedral in London. 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.
In the west of Britain, there's a rare medieval cemetery, a disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age burial and the ruins of a Gothic masterpiece.
Roberts reveals the most fascinating archaeological finds this year in the east of England: a Roman dodecahedron, the secrets of Boudicca’s hill fort and Waterloo’s disappearing dead.
The death of a young scientist became one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Now, the case has finally been brought to trial.
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 8: Blenheim Palace
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for years
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 9: Clifton Suspension Bridge
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's iconic structures to reveal their secrets. He explores Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Show more
Dr Jonathan Foyle studies St Pancras, a masterpiece of Victorian design. He investigates the techniques used to construct both the train terminal and the Midland Hotel. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 11: Glasgow School of Art
29 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal their secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to the Glasgow School of Art, built from 1897. 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.
Archaeology in the south of England unearths Britain’s oldest shoe, the lost shipyard of one of England’s greatest warrior kings and Britain’s top-secret WWII defences.
Digs in the west of Britain reveal a forgotten fortress teetering on the edge of a cliff, evidence of the oldest house in Cardiff and a discovery at a Roman mosaic that shocks the experts.
The death of a young scientist became one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders. Now, the case has finally been brought to trial.
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 12: The Liver Building
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for years
Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to the Liver Building in Liverpool. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 13: Coventry Cathedral
29 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales Britain's most iconic structures to reveal the buildings' secrets. Jonathan's journey takes him to Coventry Cathedral. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 14: Lloyd's Building
28 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales iconic structures to reveal their secrets. He investigates the high-tech architecture of the Lloyd's Building in the City of London. Show more
Climbing Great Buildings
Episode 15: Imperial War Museum
29 minutes on BBC History Channel
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Dr Jonathan Foyle scales iconic structures to reveal their secrets. Here, he explores the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, designed by Daniel Libeskind. 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.
Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Episode 1: Reinventing Russia
59 minutes on BBC History Channel
Available for years
Lucy looks at the beginning of the Romanovs' reign, from Mikhail to Peter the Great, the tsar determined to modernise Russia at the end of the 17th century. Show more
India with Sanjeev Bhaskar
A Camel Called Sanjeev
1 hour on BBC History Channel
Available for over a year
On the final leg of his journey, Sanjeev Bhaskar goes to the magical state of Rajasthan, where he samples the princely lifestyle of the Maharaja of Jodhpur. Show more
Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across India, using his trademark humour and insight to get under the skin of an endlessly fascinating country. Show more
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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
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