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Paul Murton travels by train from the foot of Ben Nevis to the fabled Isle of Skye. Part 3 of 6.
We look at the lives of two titans of the 19th century, Wellington and Napoleon, following their epic encounter at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. The victor, the Duke of Wellington, became a national hero in Britain eventually becoming Prime Minister. The defeated Napoleon, however, was exiled to St Helena, a small island in the Atlantic, where he died in 1821.
The mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilisations during the late Bronze Age, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history - and warns we may be facing similar threats today. Part 1 of 2.
The mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilisations during the late Bronze Age, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history - and warns we may be facing similar threats today. Part 2 of 2.
Victorious empires have long benefitted from the fruits of conquest. We look at how many famous icons of conquest were removed, what made them special and the debate on whether, when, and how they should be returned.
Outlining the social, political and economic conditions that allowed the Famine to occur; and charting the first three years of the crisis in Ireland and Europe. The British government's response is initially successful, but the situation worsens. Part 1 of 2.
In late 1847, the famine is at its height in Ireland. A million people have died, and those who reach America work hard to rebuild their lives. The British government decides that all further relief must come from rates raised on Irish landlords. Part 2 of 2.
THE IRISH CIVIL WAR tells the epic and often challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923. Narrated by Brendan Gleeson. Part 1 of 3.
THE IRISH CIVIL WAR tells the epic and often challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923. Narrated by Brendan Gleeson. Part 2 of 3.
THE IRISH CIVIL WAR tells the epic and often challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923. Narrated by Brendan Gleeson. Part 3 of 3.
