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Teleshopping

The Stuarts: A King Without a Crown

This three-part series argues that the Stuarts, more than any other, were Britain's defining royal family. We tend to take today's modern United Kingdom for granted, but there was nothing inevitable about its creation. During the 17th century, the Stuarts grappled with the chaos of three separate kingdoms, multiple religions and civil war. Britain has not known a century like it and some of the questions this dynasty faced have not gone away. This second episode explores Charles I’s failure to understand the inherent religious instabilities across the three kingdoms, and how these differences in Britain led to civil war and his own execution. Part 2 of 3.

WWII in Colour: Road to Victory: Okinawa

As relentless firebombing and blockade of war-ravaged Japan shows no sign of securing a surrender, the US reluctantly prepares to invade. First, they need Okinawa, an island close to the mainland, as a base to stage their attack. The Marines fear the worst - but their amphibious invasion is met with almost total silence. Lulled into a false sense of security, it’s just the calm before the storm. Part 9 of 10.

Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer

Incest, intrigue, and sibling rivalry. It involves her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, and is set against the backdrop of two of the wonders of the ancient world. Cleopatra, as you have never seen her before: the portrait of a killer.

Ancient Egypt: Life And Death In The Valley Of The Kings: Death

Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher discovers what life was like for ordinary Egyptians 3,500 years ago. She looks at the mysterious world of the ancient Egyptian afterlife. Part 2 of 2.