The Great British Dig
Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath the back gardens of Benwell in Newcastle.
2026-07-08 07:44:01 +0000 UTC→2026-07-08 08:38:54 +0000 UTC(54m)
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Digging For Britain
Dr Alice Roberts visits excavations in Orkney and York on the hunt for Viking relics. Finds include an amazing collection of silver and gold.
2026-07-10 00:38:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 01:31:04 +0000 UTC(52m)
Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead
Over the centuries, the mystery of death has inspired strange ceremonies, incited bizarre rituals and launched complex religious beliefs. By investigating their approach to death, this series casts new light on the secrets of ancient civilisations.
2026-07-09 23:46:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 00:38:37 +0000 UTC(52m)
Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead
Over the centuries, the mystery of death has inspired strange ceremonies, incited bizarre rituals and launched complex religious beliefs. By investigating their approach to death, this series casts new light on the secrets of ancient civilisations.
2026-07-09 22:54:03 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 23:46:13 +0000 UTC(52m)
Empire Builders
Investigate the mighty Inca Empire and its accomplishments, including the construction of their awe-inspiring buildings in Cusco and Machu Picchu.
2026-07-09 21:52:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 22:54:03 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Empire Builders
Series bringing to life Great Empires, each episode visiting the most significant sites 100 historic sites in all, discovering how they were built, for what purpose, and what they reveal about the empire's rise and fall.
2026-07-09 20:56:05 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 21:52:53 +0000 UTC(56m)
Medieval Dead
Medieval Italy was a hotch-potch of City States – among them Venice, Florence and Genoa – which were very, very rich and therefore juicy targets for envious foreign powers.
2026-07-09 19:58:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 20:56:05 +0000 UTC(57m)
Medieval Dead
If there's a single period in history that really gets the imagination racing it's the time of the Crusades, which are always the subject of much historical speculation and are surrounded by myth and mystery.
2026-07-09 19:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 19:58:13 +0000 UTC(58m)
Secrets Of Great British Castles
In medieval England, the North was ruled from York. Dan Jones explores the history of its castle, from the Viking Jorvik and the Normans, through the dark days of the anti-Jewish pogrom and the imprisonment of the Knights Templar, to one of its most colourful inmates - the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin.
2026-07-09 13:15:06 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 14:12:04 +0000 UTC(56m)
Instruments of Death
Karl Ude-Martinez looks at various items of weaponry employed during 1916's Battle of the Somme, from machine guns to poison gas.
2026-07-09 12:18:47 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 13:15:06 +0000 UTC(56m)
Instruments of Death
Presenters Karl Ude-Martinez and Kevin Hicks continue their look at how weapons and body armour were developed, investigating the part played by Danish battle axes, Saxon shields and Norman lances during the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
2026-07-09 11:23:19 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 12:18:47 +0000 UTC(55m)
Digging For Britain
Dr Alice Roberts discovers what Britain was like before the Romans as she examines fascinating finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
2026-07-09 10:28:44 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 11:23:19 +0000 UTC(54m)
Digging For Britain
Dr Alice Roberts visits excavations in Orkney and York on the hunt for Viking relics. Finds include an amazing collection of silver and gold.
2026-07-09 09:33:58 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 10:28:44 +0000 UTC(54m)
Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead
Over the centuries, the mystery of death has inspired strange ceremonies, incited bizarre rituals and launched complex religious beliefs. By investigating their approach to death, this series casts new light on the secrets of ancient civilisations.
2026-07-09 08:39:15 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 09:33:58 +0000 UTC(54m)
Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead
Over the centuries, the mystery of death has inspired strange ceremonies, incited bizarre rituals and launched complex religious beliefs. By investigating their approach to death, this series casts new light on the secrets of ancient civilisations.
2026-07-09 07:44:46 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 08:39:15 +0000 UTC(54m)
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice reveals the history of Belfast, the UK's most Victorian city. She visits the shipyards that built the Titanic and gets locked up in the notorious Crumlin Road gaol.
2026-07-09 06:50:05 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 07:44:46 +0000 UTC(54m)
Digging For Britain
Dr Alice Roberts pays tribute to the Bard, visiting Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch and sifting through the poet's rubbish!
2026-07-09 00:36:09 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 01:30:43 +0000 UTC(54m)
The Great British Dig
Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Viking burial ground hidden beneath Masham in North Yorkshire, to shed light on the lives of the Anglo-Saxons laid to rest there.
2026-07-08 23:41:19 +0000 UTC→2026-07-09 00:36:09 +0000 UTC(54m)
The Great British Dig
Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath the back gardens of Benwell in Newcastle.
2026-07-08 22:46:26 +0000 UTC→2026-07-08 23:41:19 +0000 UTC(54m)
The Great British Dig
Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Viking burial ground hidden beneath Masham in North Yorkshire, to shed light on the lives of the Anglo-Saxons laid to rest there.
2026-07-08 21:51:36 +0000 UTC→2026-07-08 22:46:26 +0000 UTC(54m)
The Great British Dig
Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath the back gardens of Benwell in Newcastle.
2026-07-08 20:56:03 +0000 UTC→2026-07-08 21:51:36 +0000 UTC(55m)
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