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Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. Part 1 of 6.
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. This episode looks at how railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. Part 2 of 6.
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn find out how railways transformed the British diet. Part 3 of 6.
This series brings back to life the fate of cities razed to the ground by intensive bombing. Using state of the art graphic composing visual effects, see how Berlin re-invented itself in record time. Post-war engineering at its’ best! Part 1 of 2.
This series brings back to life the fate of cities razed to the ground by intensive bombing. Using state of the art graphic composing visual effects, see how Warsaw re-invented itself in record time. Post-war engineering at its’ best! Part 2 of 2.
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.
Neil Oliver continues the story of how today's Britain and its people were forged over thousands of years of ancient history. It's 4,000 BC and the first farmers arrive from Europe, with seismic consequences for the local hunter-gatherers. Part 2 of 4.
Neil Oliver continues his journey through Ancient Britain as he encounters an age of cosmological priests and some of the greatest monuments of the Stone Age, including Stonehenge itself. This is a time of elite travellers, who were inventing the very idea of Heaven itself. Part 3 of 4.
Neil Oliver reaches the end of his epic tour of our most distant past with the arrival of metals and the social revolution that ushered in a new age of social mobility, international trade, and village life. Part 4 of 4.
Almost four decades after her father’s death, Lady Irene Hatter embarks on a journey to find out the truth behind her father's bravery, which helped save the lives of hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
A thrilling and very emotional story—the definitive account of Canada’s greatest war. Fifty survivors of the worst war in history tell their stories of terror, tears, and courage as they fought their way to victory.
