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Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 5 weeks

The behind-the-scenes story of the new reign, with unique access to the King, the Queen and their family. How will Charles III follow the longest-serving monarch in British history? Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Producer:
Faye Hamilton

Saturday Drama

The Letter of Last Resort

Duration: 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By David Greig. On her first day in office, the new PM must write a letter to the commanders of Trident with instructions to be followed in the event of a nuclear attack on Britain. Show more

Contributors

Prime Minister:
Belinda Lang
Director:
Nicolas Kent
Producer:
Lu Kemp

Genres

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

In the 17th century, religious conflict threatened not only the lives of musicians and monarchs, but the monarchy's future and the tradition of British music itself. Show more

David Starkey's Music and Monarchy

Episode 4: Reinventions

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Dr David Starkey's exploration of how the monarchy shaped Britain's music concludes in the 19th and 20th centuries, when the crown rediscovered the power of pageantry. Show more

The Brits Who Built the Modern World

Episode 2: The Power of the Past

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Modern British architects such as Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Norman Foster reveal the stories behind some of their most famous creations of the 1980s. Show more

The Brits Who Built the Modern World

Episode 1: The Freedom of the Future

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A look at some of the stunning recent work of an exceptional generation of British architects born in the 1930s, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers. Show more

The Brits Who Built the Modern World

Episode 3: The Politics of Power

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A look at the period from the late 90s to the present day, when the architects were at the peak of their success but also faced some huge controversies. Show more

Life Is Toff

Episode 6: Ghosts

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Series following the aristocratic Fulford family. The Fulfords unite in an attempt to win a prestigious Devon tourism award and put their ancestral family home on the map. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Series Producer:
Lee McMurray
Production Company:
Oxford Film and TV

David Starkey's Music and Monarchy

Episode 1: Crown and Choir

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Dr David Starkey reveals how the story of British music was shaped by its monarchy, beginning with kings who were also composers, Henry V and Henry VIII. Show more

The Story of the Jews

Episode 2: Among Believers

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. Simon Schama examines the story of the medieval Jews and their struggle to preserve their identity under the rule of Christianity and Islam. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Director:
Tim Kirby
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby

The Story of the Jews

Episode 3: A Leap of Faith

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. Simon Schama examines how the Enlightenment brought the ghetto walls crashing down and how this integration ultimately stirred up old prejudices. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Director:
Ella Bahaire
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby
Producer:
Ella Bahaire

The Story of the Jews

Episode 4: Over the Rainbow

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. Simon Schama explores how eastern European Jewish culture made its mark across the world, from Soviet politics to Hollywood cinema. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby

The Story of the Jews

Episode 5: Return

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. Simon Schama examines how the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have changed what it means to be Jewish as he traces these historic events. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South EastLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Filmed throughout his one hundredth year – before and after his death – this landmark portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh features only those who knew him best: his family and closest staff. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Faye Hamilton
Director:
Matthew Hill
Producer:
Faye Hamilton
Producer:
Matthew Hill
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
David Starkey
Participant:
Hilary Mantel
Participant:
Philippa Gregory
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Executive Producer:
Susan Jones

The Story of the Jews

Episode 1: In the Beginning

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Simon Schama looks at the Jewish story, starting 3,000 years ago with the emergence of tribal people in contested land and a book to define them across millennia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Director:
Tim Kirby
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 1 month

An exploration of TS Eliot's The Waste Land, in its centenary year, that for the first time uncovers the personal story behind Eliot's creation of his celebrated poem. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Susanna White
Producer:
Rosie Alison
Editor:
Paul Binns
Executive Producer:
Nicolas Kent
Production Company:
Oxford Films

Simon Schama Meets

Series 1

Nadya Tolokonnikova

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 12 months

Simon Schama meets Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, who speaks about her fight to preserve freedom of expression in Putin’s Russia. Show more