At the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, we visit the 5,000-year-old standing stones of Callanish, look at traditional Scottish blackhouses and highland cattle, and cut peat with a modern crofter.
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At the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, we visit the 5,000-year-old standing stones of Callanish, look at traditional Scottish blackhouses and highland cattle, and cut peat with a modern crofter.
Episode 6 of History's Greatest Myths looks at the mystery that lies in vast and unexplored places. In the relics of ancient civilisations, whose truths are lost to time. In the secrets we keep, and the ones that are kept from us.
Dr Alice Roberts explores a secret location in the Cotswolds, which gives up a very precious and fragile artefact.
Alice Roberts follows the excavation of Iron Age Britain's most spectacular grave. A team of archaeologists in East Yorkshire have uncovered the remains of only the third upright chariot burial ever found in Britain.
Tony Robinson travels along the wonderful seascapes of the North Norfolk coast and through one of the least developed spots in the country.
Tony Robinson sets off on his most curious walk yet, across the ancient and turbulent kingdom of Northumbria In the seventh century, at the height of the Dark Ages, the rule of Northumbria stretched from Edinburgh to York.
Throughout its history Mexico has been convulsed by a series of epic, violent and bloody struggles that have defined the culture and identity of this complex nation.
Throughout its history Mexico has been convulsed by a series of epic, violent and bloody struggles that have defined the culture and identity of this complex nation.
In Cheltenham, Britain's most Regency town, Professor Alice Roberts attends a period society ball.
Professor Roberts learns about religious intolerance in the United Kingdom's most Tudor city.
The final part of Britain's Secret Islands starts in the Isles of Scilly, strewn with shipwrecks, ancient ruins and dramatic fortifications.
At Rathlin Island, the third episode of the series visits a neolithic stone tool factory, a unique ‘upside-down' lighthouse, and a WW2 shipwreck.
WWII and King Arthur: Dr Alice Roberts explores finds from the west of Britain, including the lost World War I training trenches on Salisbury Plain.
Dr Alice Roberts goes in search of our elusive Stone Age ancestors. Along the way she visits the Channel island of Jersey where she meets a team of archaeologists hoping to shed new light on the much-maligned Neanderthals.
Episode 4 of History's Greatest Myths explore the theme of society and the myths that engulf memories of the past. These myths become woven into the fabric of our society, and, in some cases, passed down from generation to generation.
Professor Alice Roberts explores 2018's best archaeological finds from the east of the UK: a monument as old as Stonehenge, a dig at the site of Britain's first tank battle, and some disturbing Roman burials.
Alice Roberts shares archaeological discoveries from the west of the UK, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a Roman bath house and a German camp.
Setting off from Liverpool, Tony takes a three-day walk inland to Wigan, tracing the story of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal's chaotic construction and its dramatic impact on the development of Lancashire.
In the late 18th century, there was a sure-fire way to earn a living along the Cornish coast: smuggling. The great walking country is home to tiny secretive harbours, beaches and secluded coves which were once ideal for the infamous illicit imports.
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