Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mourning the death of Queen Victoria and enjoying the bawdy pleasures of music hall. Show more

Three brothers cycle on the trail of ancient warrior Hannibal. On the east coast of Spain, they pass through Elche's palms, Benidorm's beaches and Valencia's zoo. Show more

Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire. He continues by examining how traders, conquerors and settlers spread the British way of doing things. Show more

Documentary. Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how Christianity has shaped western attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality throughout history. Show more

Documentary series. Robert Peston charts how shopping in Britain was transformed from a chore to be endured in the 1950s into our favourite pastime by the 1980s. Show more

Robert Peston reveals how shopping in Britain was transformed over the 20th century, focusing on how the high street is coping with online shopping and the recession. Show more

David Dimbleby sees how Britain's countryside has inspired its art. He visits the Scottish Highlands and crosses the Irish Sea to see the paintings of Paul Henry. Show more

Andrew Marr charts the events that shaped Britain. Britain gets its first taste of total war, which transformed the lives of people on the frontline and at home. Show more

Andrew Marr revisits the Britain of Margaret Thatcher and comes to some surprising conclusions about the British national character. Show more

Neil Oliver joins a team of historians and scientists investigating the final resting place of Alfred the Great as they exhume the contents of an unmarked grave. Show more

The Wood brothers cycle along Spain's east coast, watching a football match at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium and visiting the ancient Greek ruins of Ampurias. Show more

Danny, Ben and Sam Wood retrace Hannibal's steps through the south of France to the foothills of the Alps, recreating Hannibal's crossing of the River Rhone. Show more

The series on modern design looks at the 1970s, including the fashion for rural idyll, Biba, Clive Sinclair's pocket calculator and the DIY ethos of punk. Show more

British film-maker Gurinder Chadha travels from Southall to Delhi to find out about the Partition of India - one of the most seismic events of the 20th century. Show more

Drama documentary. King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. His brother Tostig attacks the south coast, then King Harald Hardrada lands in north England. Show more

Drama documentary. Duke William leads his vast invasion fleet across the Channel to face King Harold. The two armies meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October 1066. Show more

Documentary series. A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066. Show more

Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human and political drama that lies within the parchment of England's earliest surviving public record, the Domesday Book, commissioned in 1086. Show more

Documentary series. Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters. Show more

Drama-documentary in which Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of the Elgin Marbles and their removal from Athens. He also cites the arguments for and against their return. Show more