Tony travels along the first 50 miles of the iconic Liverpool-Leeds canal to Wigan Pier, uncovering some extraordinary Georgian and Victorian stories along the way.
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Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the north of Britain.
Tony travels along the first 50 miles of the iconic Liverpool-Leeds canal to Wigan Pier, uncovering some extraordinary Georgian and Victorian stories along the way.
Tony takes a tough four-day trek through the Kintail region of the Highlands to discover the incredible story of the Jacobite Uprisings of the early 1700s.
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.
With a double indemnity insurance policy on her husband's life and a lover as an accomplice, what can go wrong with Ruthie Brown's plan to stage a murder?
The prime suspect of a gruesome triple homicide, wax sculptor Robert Irwin sold his story to finance his defence and escape the death penalty.
A chance archaeological discovery in Germany's Tollense Valley unearthed thousands of bones, skulls, and weapons from the Bronze Age.
As series two kicks off, Professor Alice Roberts examines Britain in wartime by looking at the coastal town of Dover.
Dan explores the turbulent history that took place within the well-preserved walls of Warwick Castle, touching on tales of betrayal, bloodshed, murder and financial woe.
Dan is in the heart of Snowdonia exploring a Caernarfon Castle - built not only as an impenetrable fortress but also as a lavish royal palace fit for a fairy tale.
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit sites in the west of Britain, including one uncovering the rituals of Stonehenge
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the north of Britain.
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.
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.
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.
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams present more outstanding archaeology. In the east of Britain, sites include Must Farm, Colchester, Oakington, Lyminge and Silchester.
Tony takes in a stretch of the beautiful Cornish coast, discovering the history of smuggling - the biggest industry in the area back in the 18th century.
Tony Robinson takes a 45-mile hike through the beautiful countryside of the Weald in Kent and East Sussex, discovering its rich and surprising Tudor heritage.
At the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, we visit the 5,000-year-old standing stones of Callanish, look at traditional Scottish blackhouses and highland cattle, and cut peat with a modern crofter.
To uncover how the mafia has worked in the UK, Ross heads to New York. Meeting Salvatore ‘Crazy Sal' Polisi, a mafia enforcer in the 1970s, Ross learns how in the 1920's British bootleggers exported alcohol to the US during prohibition.
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