Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Sam Willis traces the history of the British castle from its first appearance in 1066.
2025-12-12 22:04:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 23:11:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Live & Upcoming Programmes
Sandringham: A Royal Residence
A look at 1952, when tragedy struck as King George VI died in his sleep, discovering what happened as the new Queen began her reign.
2025-12-12 21:15:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 22:04:00 +0000 UTC(49m)
Sandringham: A Royal Residence
The death of Edward VII in 1910 rocks Sandringham and the royals the privately-owned house was inherited by Edward VII's wife, Alexandra how the abdication crisis threw the very future of the house into question.
2025-12-12 20:26:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 21:15:00 +0000 UTC(49m)
Sandringham: A Royal Residence
Be transported back to 1862 when the building first came into royal hands Nigel Havers reveals that it was Queen Victoria who snapped up the original Sandringham Hall as a 21st birthday present for her party-loving son Prince Bertie.
2025-12-12 19:38:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 20:26:00 +0000 UTC(48m)
The Queen's Palaces
Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the least-known but most romantic of the royal palaces.
2025-12-12 18:32:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 19:38:00 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
The Queen's Palaces
Exploring Windsor Castle, the world's oldest and largest inhabited castle.
2025-12-12 17:24:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 18:32:00 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
The Queen's Palaces
The rise of Buckingham Palace from swampland in just 300 years.
2025-12-12 16:18:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 17:24:00 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
The Fairytale Castles of Ludwig II
Art historian Dan Cruickshank explores the castles of King Ludwig II, including Neuschwanstein, the iconic fairytale castle that became the inspiration for Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" castle.
2025-12-12 10:18:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 11:25:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Sam Willis explores how, by the Wars of the Roses, castles were under attack from a new threat -- the cannon, but survived into the Tudor era only to find their whole purpose challenged.
2025-12-12 09:11:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 10:18:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle -- the great Plantagenet king, Edward I who turned it into an instrument of colonization.
2025-12-12 08:04:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 09:11:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
Sam Willis traces the history of the British castle from its first appearance in 1066.
2025-12-12 06:57:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 08:04:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Sandringham: A Royal Residence
A look at 1952, when tragedy struck as King George VI died in his sleep, discovering what happened as the new Queen began her reign.
2025-12-12 06:09:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 06:57:00 +0000 UTC(48m)
Sandringham: A Royal Residence
The death of Edward VII in 1910 rocks Sandringham and the royals the privately-owned house was inherited by Edward VII's wife, Alexandra how the abdication crisis threw the very future of the house into question.
2025-12-12 05:20:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-12 06:09:00 +0000 UTC(49m)
How to Be a Gardener
Alan shows how to make a garden colorful and interesting all year round.
2025-12-11 23:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-11 23:33:00 +0000 UTC(33m)
How to Be a Gardener
Alan demonstrates how even the most neglected garden can become full of color.
2025-12-11 22:26:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-11 23:00:00 +0000 UTC(34m)
How to Be a Gardener
Soil, light and water are the three essentials for gardening success.
2025-12-11 21:53:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-11 22:26:00 +0000 UTC(33m)
Billionaire Blooms
BBC Home & Garden
2025-12-11 21:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-11 21:53:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Billionaire Blooms
Kelly Louise designs a floral dreamworld for a couple's perfect English country wedding, while Edinburgh's Fleurs de Villes showcases some of the brightest recreations of history's most iconic women.
2025-12-11 20:08:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-11 21:00:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Billionaire Blooms
BBC Home & Garden
2025-12-11 19:15:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-11 20:08:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Billionaire Blooms
BBC Home & Garden
2025-12-11 18:23:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-11 19:15:00 +0000 UTC(52m)