Digging For Britain
Dr Alice Roberts explores the biggest collection of Roman writing tablets. A fort scattered with human skulls provides evidence of Caesar's invasion.
2026-06-08 10:29:41 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 11:26:45 +0000 UTC(57m)
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Secrets Of Great British Castles
Dan visits one of Northern Ireland's oldest castles, Carrickfergus, to learn more about the tempestuous relationship between Britain and Ireland.
2026-06-08 12:22:35 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 13:19:20 +0000 UTC(56m)
Secrets Of Great British Castles
Stirling has long been one of the most strategically important castles in Britain. Dan Jones examines the rich and savage history of this stronghold.
2026-06-08 11:26:45 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 12:22:35 +0000 UTC(55m)
Digging For Britain
Dr Alice Roberts explores the biggest collection of Roman writing tablets. A fort scattered with human skulls provides evidence of Caesar's invasion.
2026-06-08 10:29:41 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 11:26:45 +0000 UTC(57m)
Digging For Britain
Dr Alice Roberts explores the most exciting finds from West Britain. Iron Age gold in Britain is unearthed and a Viking camp is discovered.
2026-06-08 09:32:28 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 10:29:41 +0000 UTC(57m)
Greatest Prison Escapes With Billy Hayes
The Texas Seven were a group of prisoners who escaped by overpowering maintenance supervisors. Three disguised in civilian clothes pretended to install monitors, while four distracted tower guards. They stole a maintenance truck and fled.
2026-06-08 08:37:50 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 09:32:28 +0000 UTC(54m)
Truth And Lies
For thousands of years, wars and conflicts have been fought under the guise of religion. Rudolph Herzog discusses how faith has brewed conflict.
2026-06-08 07:42:59 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 08:37:50 +0000 UTC(54m)
Britain's Secret Islands
At Rathlin Island, the third episode of the series visits a neolithic stone tool factory, a unique ‘upside-down' lighthouse, and a WW2 shipwreck.
2026-06-08 06:48:20 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 07:42:59 +0000 UTC(54m)
Ross Kemp
Ross heads to Portsmouth and the Mary Rose Museum and takes up an opportunity he can't turn down – to be one of the few divers allowed on the site of Britain's most famous wreck, the Mary Rose.
2026-06-08 00:32:27 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 01:27:36 +0000 UTC(55m)
Ross Kemp
Ross tries to find out more about his sea-faring Great Grandfather, Arthur ‘Pop' Chalmers. He discovers that Pop served in the Merchant Navy and survived three shipwrecks. Inspired to know more, he links up with maritime archaeologist, Mallory Haas.
2026-06-07 23:37:52 +0000 UTC→2026-06-08 00:32:27 +0000 UTC(54m)
Ross Kemp
Ross prepares to explore the wreck of a sunken steam-age ship, the Iona II. The ship went down with a mystery cargo on board. Determined to solve the mystery, Ross meets with a maritime historian who has uncovered the Iona II's shocking purpose.
2026-06-07 22:42:20 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 23:37:52 +0000 UTC(55m)
Ross Kemp
Ross first takes on the largest wrecks in Scapa Flow: Germany's sunken WWI fleet. Ross tries to understand why the proud German fleet ended up at the bottom. The trail leads to an experimental British aircraft carrier submarine.
2026-06-07 21:47:09 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 22:42:20 +0000 UTC(55m)
Ross Kemp
Ross completes his specialist SCUBA training under the expert tutelage of dive Supervisor Neil Brock, and inspired by the stories of his shipwrecked relatives, he heads up to the Royal Navy's historic naval base in the far northerly Orkney Islands.
2026-06-07 20:50:13 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 21:47:09 +0000 UTC(56m)
Ross Kemp
Ross goes on the hunt for wrecks that tell the story of D-Day, the 1944 Allied invasion of Occupied France, and discovers how winning wasn't just a case of superior firepower and numbers, but also ingenuity.
2026-06-07 19:52:52 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 20:50:13 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ross Kemp
In this episode Ross continues his diving quest in the crystal clear waters of the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. It's a deeply personal journey as Ross' grandfather fought in the North Africa campaign during World War Two.
2026-06-07 19:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 19:52:52 +0000 UTC(52m)
Ross Kemp
Ross goes on the hunt for wrecks that tell the story of D-Day, the 1944 Allied invasion of Occupied France, and discovers how winning wasn't just a case of superior firepower and numbers, but also ingenuity.
2026-06-07 12:18:07 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 13:15:28 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ross Kemp
In this episode Ross continues his diving quest in the crystal clear waters of the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. It's a deeply personal journey as Ross' grandfather fought in the North Africa campaign during World War Two.
2026-06-07 11:25:15 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 12:18:07 +0000 UTC(52m)
Ross Kemp
Fresh from diving on the Mary Rose and still on the hunt for underwater artefacts that tell the story of the British Empire, Ross hops round the coast from Portsmouth to Plymouth, then on to the Gulf of Suez.
2026-06-07 10:28:18 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 11:25:15 +0000 UTC(56m)
Ross Kemp
Ross heads to Portsmouth and the Mary Rose Museum and takes up an opportunity he can't turn down – to be one of the few divers allowed on the site of Britain's most famous wreck, the Mary Rose.
2026-06-07 09:30:36 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 10:28:18 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ross Kemp
Ross tries to find out more about his sea-faring Great Grandfather, Arthur ‘Pop' Chalmers. He discovers that Pop served in the Merchant Navy and survived three shipwrecks. Inspired to know more, he links up with maritime archaeologist, Mallory Haas.
2026-06-07 08:36:01 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 09:30:36 +0000 UTC(54m)
Ross Kemp
Ross prepares to explore the wreck of a sunken steam-age ship, the Iona II. The ship went down with a mystery cargo on board. Determined to solve the mystery, Ross meets with a maritime historian who has uncovered the Iona II's shocking purpose.
2026-06-07 07:40:29 +0000 UTC→2026-06-07 08:36:01 +0000 UTC(55m)
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