Series looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Michael Wood explores how English, Scots and Welsh nations emerged due to the impact of the Vikings. Show more

Michael Wood begins his people's history of Britain by tracing the roots of the country, from the end of the Roman Empire in Britannia through to the coming of the Anglo-Saxons. Show more

Margaret Mountford goes in search of the truth behind Sappho, the most controversial writer of the ancient world and the first authentic woman's voice in western history. Show more