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Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 1: The Birth of Art

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 2: The Golden Age

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Alastair Sooke picks treasures from Ancient Egyptian art's most opulent and glittering moment, and explores architectural wonders, exquisite tombs and a lost city. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 3: A New Dawn

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Alastair Sooke concludes the story of Egyptian art by looking at how, despite political decline, the final era of Egypt's empire saw its art enjoy revival and rebirth. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 1: Charles Dance

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

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

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 2: Craig Revel Horwood

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood heads to Australia to investigate what happened to his great-great-great-grandfather. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 3: Clare Balding

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Sports broadcaster Clare Balding visits New Jersey and New York, where she uncovers an extraordinary dynasty. Show more

Pole to Pole

Crossing the Line

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Running badly behind schedule and far off-course, Michael travels from Ethiopia to Kenya. En route, he encounters a lion, turns to hitchhiking and meets a hippo colony while on safari.

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Palin
Director:
Clem Vallance
Series Producer:
Clem Vallance
Director:
Roger Mills

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 4: Adil Ray

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Citizen Khan star Adil Ray traces his mixed Asian and African ancestry on the trail of rumours of a link to African royalty. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 5: Emma Willis

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Presenter Emma Willis explores her family history, with a marriage in Ireland leading her down two very different paths. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 6: Lulu

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 6 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Lulu travels to Glasgow to uncover the story of her Catholic grandfather and Protestant grandmother's love affair across the sectarian divide. Show more

Rise of the Nazis

Origins

Politics

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 2 months

Delving into the corridors of power where Germany’s top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the popularity of the Nazis for his own ends. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Series Producer:
Kate Quine
Line Producer:
Darapon Vongsa-Nga
Producer:
Ella Wright
Composer:
Tom Hodge
Production Company:
72 Films
Adolf Hitler:
Andrius Rozickas
Kurt Von Schleicher:
Julius Tamosiunas
Paul Von Hindenburg:
Juozas Budraitis
Franz Von Papen:
Dainius Svobonas
Hans Litten:
Rytis Saladzius
Hermann Göring:
Mindaugas Capas

Rise of the Nazis

Origins

The First Six Months in Power

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 2 months

At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany, but he does not have absolute power. He sets his sights on dismantling the German state. Show more

Contributors

Adolf Hitler:
Andrius Rozickas
Hermann Göring:
Mindaugas Capas
Ernst Röhm:
Ramunas Cicenas
Paul Von Hindenburg:
Juozas Budraitis
Heinrich Himmler:
Ruslanas Golubovas
Josef Hartinger:
Kristupas Kavaliauskas
Director:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Series Producer:
Kate Quine
Line Producer:
Darapon Vongsa-Nga
Producer:
Ella Wright
Composer:
Tom Hodge
Production Company:
72 Films

Rise of the Nazis

Origins

Night of the Long Knives

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 2 months

Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers and make the SS Germany’s only paramilitary force. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
Julian Jones
Executive Producer:
David Glover
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Series Producer:
Kate Quine
Line Producer:
Darapon Vongsa-Nga
Producer:
Ella Wright
Composer:
Tom Hodge
Production Company:
72 Films
Adolf Hitler:
Andrius Rozickas
Ernst Röhm:
Ramunas Cicenas
Paul Von Hindenburg:
Juozas Budraitis
Hermann Göring:
Mindaugas Capas
Heinrich Himmler:
Ruslanas Golubovas
Franz von Papen:
Dainius Svobonas
Edgar Jung:
Dainius Tarutis

Union with David Olusoga

Series 1

The Making of Britain

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

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

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Director:
Francis Welch
Producer:
Kat Feavers
Series Producer:
Francis Welch
Executive Producer:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Leanne Klein
Executive Producer:
Mary Crisp
Production Company:
Wall to Wall Media

Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Botallack

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how the small hamlet of Botallack was the centre of the Cornish tin and copper mining industry, and supplied a deadly poison to the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Cley next the Sea

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how Dutch settlers in the 1500s transformed the Norfolk village of Cley next the Sea. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Craster

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Ben Robinson visits Northumberland’s Craster to find out how a family who shares the name have had their lives and fortunes intertwined with the village for over 800 years Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

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Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Gorey

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers evidence of the German occupation of the Jersey village of Gorey and the role it played in defending the UK. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Laxey

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Ben Robinson visits Laxey on the Isle of Man to discover what drew Victorians to the tourist destination. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Orford

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson unearths the Suffolk village of Orford’s history of defending the British Isles. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Parkgate

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Ben Robinson explores Parkgate on the estuary of the River Dee in Cheshire. The village is landlocked due to the estuary’s shifting silt. But 250 years ago, it was a bustling harbour. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

Villages by the Sea

Series 3

Ravenglass

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

The quiet village of Ravenglass in the Lake District’s National Park played a strategic role in the Roman empire, as archaeologist Ben Robinson finds out. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Robinson
Executive Producer:
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:
Dympna Jackson
Production Company:
Purple Productions

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