8 Jul
9 Jul
10 Jul
11 Jul
12 Jul
13 Jul
14 Jul
15 Jul
16 Jul
17 Jul
18 Jul
19 Jul
20 Jul
The quest for the Holy Grail has consumed knights, Crusaders and Hollywood alike. One church in Spain says they have found the secret chalice, with two ancient Arabic parchments as proof. Part 5 of 6.
Edward VIII is most famous for his abdication, less than a year after being crowned King, in 1936. But what happened afterwards is where the true scandal lies. This revealing documentary shows the extent of the Duke of Windsor’s treachery during WW2.
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era when a thrilling new invention, the motion picture camera, first captures a nation on film. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time. They offer a rare portrait of a powerful and prosperous nation - and Empire - on the cusp of great change.
Autumn 1944. In the late autumn of 1944 American soldiers suffer terrible losses when they are ordered into the forbidding and fiercely defended terrain of the Hürtgen Forest and the Vosges Mountains. In the Central Pacific, to the delight of audiences back home, General MacArthur returns to the island of Leyte. But months of bloody fighting lie ahead before the Philippine Islands, and the people imprisoned on them, can be liberated. A series by Ken Burns. Part 10 of 14.
Maiya May goes to Cheyenne to visit a supercomputer. In Michigan, she observes the explosive end of a coal plant. Returning to Atlanta, Maiya and Dr Marshall Shepard discuss climate challenges and vulnerabilities in the U.S. Part 5 of 6.