Digging For Britain
Alice Roberts learns more about mankind's Stone Age ancestors, and travels to Jersey to meet a team hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals.
2026-07-10 09:45:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 10:39:46 +0000 UTC(54m)
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Instruments of Death
Cannon, grenade and Brown Bess musket are all put under the microscope in this examination of what it was like to face a Napoleonic cavalry charge.
2026-07-10 12:28:45 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 13:21:24 +0000 UTC(52m)
Instruments of Death
Karl Ude-Martinez puts ancient swords, spears and armour to the test as he revisits the bloody British uprising against the Roman invaders.
2026-07-10 11:34:31 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 12:28:45 +0000 UTC(54m)
Digging For Britain
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams present more outstanding archaeology. In the east of Britain, sites include Must Farm, Colchester, Oakington, Lyminge and Silchester.
2026-07-10 10:39:46 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 11:34:31 +0000 UTC(54m)
Digging For Britain
Alice Roberts learns more about mankind's Stone Age ancestors, and travels to Jersey to meet a team hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals.
2026-07-10 09:45:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 10:39:46 +0000 UTC(54m)
Queens Of Ancient Egypt
The great Cleopatra VII was not the only Egyptian queen to bear that name. Exploring the shocking story of two other Cleopatras, who ruled Egypt jointly with Ptolemy VIII. It's a grim tale of incest, murder, rape, mutilation and war.
2026-07-10 08:50:24 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 09:45:13 +0000 UTC(54m)
Queens Of Ancient Egypt
Investigating the story of Queen Tiye, who rose to dazzling heights 3,300 years ago. Ambitious and stunningly beautiful, Tiye helped Egypt become the greatest nation in the world.
2026-07-10 07:54:16 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 08:50:24 +0000 UTC(56m)
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the Georgian era in her hometown of Bristol, from architectural gems and the world's first chocolate factory to the horror of the slave trade.
2026-07-10 06:57:52 +0000 UTC→2026-07-10 07:54:16 +0000 UTC(56m)
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)
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