Britain's Most Historic Towns
Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's history through the stories of individual towns and cities, revealing what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past
Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's history through the stories of individual towns and cities, revealing what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past
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This episode features the most dramatic object in the collection – the stunning Knights Templar Sword that Carl and Hamilton believe might have been used at the infamous battle of Acre – the last stand of the Knights Templar in the Holy Land.
Dr Alice Roberts investigates British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country.
Dr Alice Roberts investigates British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country.
Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from our country's past.
Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from our country's past.
The Nazca lines were made by ancient people 2000 years ago and continue to exist without any damages to date. How were they formed? What purpose could they have served? Were aliens involved creating these monumental lines that form geometric designs?
The Ark of the Covenant, the ornate, gold-plated wooden chest that housed the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God. It now exists at a crossroads between myth and reality, and we intend to clearly signpost how we got here and where it may rest now.
Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's history through the stories of individual towns and cities, revealing what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past
Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's history through the stories of individual towns and cities, revealing what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past
Rick and Beau return to the River Trent to follow in the bloody footsteps of the Vikings as they invade ninth-century Britain.
River detectorist turned YouTube sensation Beau Ouimette and presenter Rick Edwards search for underwater archaeological finds tied to the Civil War.
Dr Alice Roberts investigates British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country.
Dr Alice Roberts investigates British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country.
Nazi loot. Roman coins. Viking artefacts. Spanish gold. These are just some of the priceless treasures that regularly pass through the hands of the world's most prolific yet completely unknown treasure hunters, Hamilton White and Carl Cookson.
Andy receives military training at a Civil War re-enactment, before embarking on a ghostly hunt and meeting the man who captured leopard DNA from a sheep kill.
Dr Alice Roberts investigates British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country.
Dr Alice Roberts investigates British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country.
Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from our country's past.
Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from our country's past.
Al Murray is joined by comedian Chris Daley. Together they uncover the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean, and Al works on on a sugar cane plantation to get a taste of the exploitation that helped boost Scotland's economy.
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