Schedule

World of Stonehenge: Age of Ice

Neil Oliver travels back to ice age Britain as he begins the epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history. The ice age saw a struggle for survival in a brutal world of climate change and environmental catastrophe. Part 1 of 4.

The Stuarts: A King Without a Crown

This three-part series argues that the Stuarts, more than any other, were Britain's defining royal family. We tend to take today's modern United Kingdom for granted, but there was nothing inevitable about its creation. During the 17th century, the Stuarts grappled with the chaos of three separate kingdoms, multiple religions and civil war. Britain has not known a century like it and some of the questions this dynasty faced have not gone away. This second episode explores Charles I’s failure to understand the inherent religious instabilities across the three kingdoms, and how these differences in Britain led to civil war and his own execution. Part 2 of 3.

Franco: the Last Inquisitor: The Manipulator

Having come to power through a coup, General Franco manoeuvred from 1939 until his death in 1975 to remain in control. While his former allies Hitler and Mussolini disappeared with the end of WW II, his political longevity remains surprising. Part 2 of 2.

The Truth About Franco: Spain's Forgotten Dictatorship: The New Regime

The Franco myth stands for a cruel regime; for the darkest chapter in Spanish history. Franco gave himself the title of Caudillo de España - Supreme Leader of Spain. He created his own rituals of power: the war hero, the family man and the mass murderer. Franco was a man of many faces. Franco and his family formally moved into the El Pardo Palace, the former summer residence of the king. Was that still the behaviour of a head of state? Or was it already megalomania? Part 2 of 4.

The Stuarts: A King Without a Crown

This three-part series argues that the Stuarts, more than any other, were Britain's defining royal family. We tend to take today's modern United Kingdom for granted, but there was nothing inevitable about its creation. During the 17th century, the Stuarts grappled with the chaos of three separate kingdoms, multiple religions and civil war. Britain has not known a century like it and some of the questions this dynasty faced have not gone away. This second episode explores Charles I’s failure to understand the inherent religious instabilities across the three kingdoms, and how these differences in Britain led to civil war and his own execution. Part 2 of 3.

Franco: the Last Inquisitor: The Manipulator

Having come to power through a coup, General Franco manoeuvred from 1939 until his death in 1975 to remain in control. While his former allies Hitler and Mussolini disappeared with the end of WW II, his political longevity remains surprising. Part 2 of 2.

Weathered: Earth's Extremes: Water Whiplash

Maiya May learns about the severe impacts of droughts and floods on agriculture and the alarming depletion of groundwater reserves. Despite these challenges, Maiya finds hope in innovative agricultural practices. Part 4 of 6.

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