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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.
How living in everyday Britain continued as war raged on. Episode one looks at food scarcity and the ingenious ways people put food on the table. Part 1 of 3.
How living in everyday Britain continued as war raged on. Episode two explores the steps taken to keep safe, from taking cover in air raid shelters to evacuating children. Part 2 of 3.
How living in everyday Britain continued as war raged on. The third episode recalls how people kept up morale through music, dance, film and self-made forms of entertainment, and ends with the euphoric VE Day celebrations in 1945. Part 3 of 3.
Paul Murton continues his odyssey, discovering the secrets of some of the most remote places in Europe. His first journey takes him to the largest island in Britain: the long island of Harris and Lewis. Part 1 of 6.
Victorious empires have long benefitted from the fruits of conquest. We look at how many famous icons of conquest were removed, what made them special and the debate on whether, when, and how they should be returned.
In 1895, Oscar Wilde fought a spectacular duel in court with his fellow Irishman, Edward Carson. Merlin Holland, grandson of Oscar Wilde, tells the epic story of the famous playwright’s downfall at the hands of the man who he once called an old friend.
The search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. Learn about Camp Nelson, KY, the military base where these soldiers and thousands got their freedom papers.
The 1993 Waco siege begun as a raid, turned into a 51-day standoff, and ended with the destruction of a five-storey building and 75 people dead. A quarter of a century later, we revisit the American tregedy through rarely seen footage and interviews.
