On 8 May 1945, Churchill announced that war in Europe was over. Seventy-five years on, some of Britain’s best-loved entertainers recall the jubilation of that day. Show more
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Seventy years on, some of Britain's best-loved entertainers and broadcasters recall the jubilation of VE Day and the years that followed. Show more
Bettany Hughes explores Venus, goddess of love, discovering her surprising roots and modern relevance. Show more
Bettany Hughes explores Venus - goddess of love - discovering her surprising roots and modern relevance. Show more
Series on how London has changed since Charles Booth's social conditions survey in 1886. Camberwell Grove has come full circle to middle-class affluence again. Show more
Celebrities trace their ancestry. Sheila Hancock discovers that her grandfather was a successful manager and guide for Thomas Cook's travel agents in glamorous Milan. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Brian Blessed has always loved his unusual name - but has no idea where his Blessed ancestors came from. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Brendan O'Carroll ditches his alter ego Mrs Brown to turn detective, as he attempts to discover who murdered his grandfather. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Larry Lamb sets out to learn about his biological grandparents, who gave his mother up for adoption as an infant. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Kevin Whately discovers that his ancestors were among the richest and most powerful men of the 17th century. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Annie Lennox uncovers tangled family relationships blighted by illegitimacy and poverty on her late grandmother's branch of the family. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Actress Una Stubbs sets out to discover the story of her paternal grandparents, uncovering a tale of illegitimacy and poverty in the process. Show more
Brendan O'Carroll tells the story of the Irish Easter Rising. In Easter week 1916, 1,600 Irish rebels took over the centre of Dublin. Three of those rebels were Brendan's uncles. Show more
Richard Osman delves into his Brighton roots and is astonished to learn that one of his ancestors turned amateur sleuth and ended up entangled in one of Brighton’s most notorious murder trials. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Sports broadcaster Clare Balding visits New Jersey and New York, where she uncovers an extraordinary dynasty. Show more
Celebrity genealogy series. Actress Olivia Colman travels to India to find out more about her great-great-great-grandmother. Show more