Schedule

Beautiful Serengeti: Defence

Discover defensive strategies that include the most powerful instinct, a mother’s love - the protection of the next generation. It is the act of self-sacrifice or risk of harm that typifies a mother’s defence of her offspring. Part 3 of 12.

In Search of Medieval Britain: London and South East

Medieval art historian Dr Alixe Bovey continues her historical journey around the country using the oldest surviving road map of Great Britain - the Gough Map. Here, she follows the ancient pilgrim trail from the east coast to London. Part 3 of 6.

Egyptian Tomb Hunting with Tony Robinson:

Join Tony Robinson as he embarks on an epic tomb hunting adventure across Egypt. Tony travels the length of the Nile, from Cairo to Aswan, to investigate tombs of all shapes and sizes, meeting the archaeologists making an extraordinary new wave of discoveries. He explores tombs that have been sealed shut for thousands of years, and follows in the footsteps of recent tomb robbers who've been unearthing new treasures. And he discovers hieroglyphs only ever seen by the ancient Egyptians. From squeezing into snake-infested chambers to wading through waterlogged tunnels, Tony finds out that the Egyptians did death better than anyone. And these new discoveries are revealing the Egyptians as we've never seen them before. Part 1 of 2.

Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney:

In the second part of this three-part series, Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered there to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs. In this episode, Andy Torbet and some local seafaring volunteers build a boat made of just willow and cow hide, and set out to cross the dangerous Pentland Firth as the ancient Orcadians would have done. Neil Oliver investigates the extraordinary discovery of some human bones, Chris Packham goes in search of whales and Shini Somara uncovers the powers of the tides. Part 2 of 3.

World War II: The Last Heroes: Victory

With only the Rhine lying between the Allies and Hitler, each of the Allied armies undertakes to cross the river in its own way. Soldiers tell the amazing story of capturing the Ludendorff Bridge in the town of Remagen. Once across the Rhine, the Allies meet the Russian troops at Elbe and the war reaches its endgame with the Russian siege of Berlin. Part 6 of 6.

Beautiful Serengeti: Defence

Discover defensive strategies that include the most powerful instinct, a mother’s love - the protection of the next generation. It is the act of self-sacrifice or risk of harm that typifies a mother’s defence of her offspring. Part 3 of 12.

In Search of Medieval Britain: London and South East

Medieval art historian Dr Alixe Bovey continues her historical journey around the country using the oldest surviving road map of Great Britain - the Gough Map. Here, she follows the ancient pilgrim trail from the east coast to London. Part 3 of 6.

Egyptian Tomb Hunting with Tony Robinson:

Join Tony Robinson as he embarks on an epic tomb hunting adventure across Egypt. Tony travels the length of the Nile, from Cairo to Aswan, to investigate tombs of all shapes and sizes, meeting the archaeologists making an extraordinary new wave of discoveries. He explores tombs that have been sealed shut for thousands of years, and follows in the footsteps of recent tomb robbers who've been unearthing new treasures. And he discovers hieroglyphs only ever seen by the ancient Egyptians. From squeezing into snake-infested chambers to wading through waterlogged tunnels, Tony finds out that the Egyptians did death better than anyone. And these new discoveries are revealing the Egyptians as we've never seen them before. Part 1 of 2.

Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney:

In the second part of this three-part series, Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered there to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs. In this episode, Andy Torbet and some local seafaring volunteers build a boat made of just willow and cow hide, and set out to cross the dangerous Pentland Firth as the ancient Orcadians would have done. Neil Oliver investigates the extraordinary discovery of some human bones, Chris Packham goes in search of whales and Shini Somara uncovers the powers of the tides. Part 2 of 3.

World War II: The Last Heroes: Victory

With only the Rhine lying between the Allies and Hitler, each of the Allied armies undertakes to cross the river in its own way. Soldiers tell the amazing story of capturing the Ludendorff Bridge in the town of Remagen. Once across the Rhine, the Allies meet the Russian troops at Elbe and the war reaches its endgame with the Russian siege of Berlin. Part 6 of 6.

Europe's Waterways: France

Starting in the Camargue, we travel up the Rhône, the most voluminous river in the country, past Arles, Avignon and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The route then follows the wild Ardèche into France’s Massif Central. Part 3 of 5.

Teleshopping