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In this series, historian Paul Murton sets out to experience life on Scotland’s magnificent islands. He uncovers the past and reveals its connections with the present, pointing to all that makes these islands quirky, surprising and beautiful. Part 2 of 6.
Neil Oliver continues his epic story of how Britain and its people came to be. Diving for 3,000-year-old treasure and pot-holing through an ancient copper mine, he discovers how a golden age of bronze collapsed into social and economic crisis set against a period of sharp climate change, and would eventually be replaced by a new era, of iron. Part 1 of 4.
Continuing his journey into our ancient past, Neil Oliver explores the age of Celtic Britain - a time of warriors, druids and kings of unimaginable wealth. Neil encounters a celebrated warrior from 300 BC, owner of the finest Iron Age sword ever discovered. He tries his hand at divination in an effort to discover the power of Celtic priests and searches into his own DNA for clues to Celtic identity. Part 2 of 4.
Continuing his epic story, Neil Oliver explores the remains of brutal Iron Age battles and Celtic rebellion as he reaches the moment when Celtic Britain was ripped apart by the world's greatest empire - Rome. Part 3 of 4.
Neil Oliver completes his epic journey through thousands of years of ancient history with the modern marvels of Rome. He digs beneath a London tower block, discovers building work from a massive stadium, and encounters the remains of an African woman who lived in York 1800 years ago - all evidence of the extraordinary multicultural modern world of Rome. Part 4 of 4.
With exclusive access to a major new excavation, Alice Roberts discovers what King Arthur’s Britain was really like, including the surprisingly modern connections we all share with our ancient past.
In this first chapter, the three presenters look at how a single spark started The Great Fire of London, look at the tragedy it caused to the people of London, and new evidence of what the Londoners lost. Part 1 of 3.
In the second chapter, the three presenters explore the devastation that the fire caused. Part 2 of 3.
In the final chapter, the presenters discover what ended The Great Fire and how the city rebuilt itself from the ashes. Part 3 of 3.
Crusaders, Ottomans, Venetians, Moors, and European Empires all built great fortresses in the Mediterranean which have witnessed epic battles and historic moments over the past thousand years. We explore these battles, the design and construction of these historic structures, and their role in shaping the world.
