Professor Alice Roberts charts the rise of civilisation from 6100BCE to the end of the Bronze Age. A time of great architecture, literature and the arts, most of these great civilisations suddenly collapsed, plunging the world into a dark age.
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Dr Alice Roberts explores a secret location in the Cotswolds, which gives up a very precious and fragile artefact.
Tony Robinson winds back the clock to 1940 for a walk along Dorset's Jurassic Coast, revealing the county's World War II role as the frontline against Hitler.
Tony traces the Norman conquest of this part of Wales, which still feels more English than the rest of the country, nearly 1000 years later.
Professor Alice Roberts charts the rise of civilisation from 6100BCE to the end of the Bronze Age. A time of great architecture, literature and the arts, most of these great civilisations suddenly collapsed, plunging the world into a dark age.
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 journey to some of the mysteries of how the early Celts emerged and expanded, from collapsed salt mines, to bizarre rituals and lost cities.
Alice tells the story of Edwardian Britain by studying the history of Cardiff, Britain's most Edwardian town.
Dan delves into the rich past of the Tower of London, exploring inside the imposing walls that have witnessed some of the most important events in our history.
Dan ventures behind the battlements of Dover Castle, exploring the underground lairs and a vast network of tunnels that have been used to defend the country for centuries.
The archaeologists get more than they bargained for while exploring the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey.
Dr Alice Roberts explores a secret location in the Cotswolds, which gives up a very precious and fragile artefact.
Archaeologists continue their exploration of Pompeii, uncovering the secrets of this fascinating ancient city, with surprises to be found and trouble ahead.
Enjoy a journey through time, joining archaeologists as they tread new ground and search for new secrets in one of the world's most fascinating places - Pompeii.
Al Murray is joined by Kevin Kropinery. Uncover the truth about Captain Cook and how the first cricket legends were Aboriginal. Hitting the high notes of controversy along the way by butting in on topical issues is Al Murrays comedic alter ego.
Professor Alice Roberts explores 2018's best archaeological finds from the east of the UK: a monument as old as Stonehenge, a dig at the site of Britain's first tank battle, and some disturbing Roman burials.
Andy visits Britain's oldest shop, drinks coffee with a corpse and discovers a 19th-century time machine hidden in an urban cemetery.
Tony sets out on a walk across the Cairngorms to Balmoral, in the footsteps of Victoria and Albert, who promoted the Scottish Highlands.
When the Greeks defeated the Persians in the 5th century, they rebuilt the Acropolis in the heart of Athens and erected its greatest site - the Parthenon.
Exploring the great historic sites of the Minoan civilisation on Crete, Mycenae in the Peloponnese, and the emerging Greek city states such as Corinth.
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