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In A Short History of the Moors we explore the rich architectural legacy of the Moors, the dynasties that built an empire, and what they left behind.
Julian Davison begins his journey in Istanbul, the gateway between East and West and former epicentre of the Eastern Christian Empire of Byzantium. Julian charts the rise of the Ottomans and their momentous conquest of Constantinople. Part 1 of 3.
Looking at the ever-present challenges presented by competing for food, mating rights or territory. The competitive spirit is shown in the hunt, the competition between predator and prey. Part 7 of 12.
The collapse of the southern Maya Civilisation is a dramatic and chilling tale of power, god-kings, climate change, war, desperation and escalating sacrifice. Through new science and new discoveries the incredible story of the fall of the ancient Maya Kings can be told - by the ancient Maya themselves.
Edward Mannock VC and James McCudden VC rose from modest backgrounds to become two of Britain's greatest fighter aces in World War One. As the number of their victories grew, so did their chances of dying in flames. Timewatch tells the story of their battle to survive against the odds, and of the 90-year-old mystery surrounding the death of one of them.
The Minoans, considered by many as the first European civilisation, flourished in the islands of the Aegean in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE, but Minoan civilisation is abruptly ended around 1550 BC as a result of a powerful explosive event. Part 1 of 6.
This absorbing documentary details how, in 1940’s wartime Britain, a 21-year-old Irishman named Brendan 'Paddy' Finucane became the youngest Wing Commander in the history of the RAF and a living legend. With a shamrock emblem painted on the side of his Spitfire, for many enemy fighter pilots it was the last thing they would ever see.