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In the first episode, veterans and their families describe their experience of D-Day from midnight until 7.30am, with expert commentary from historians Max Hastings and Onyeka Nubia. Part 1 of 2.
In this second episode, recounting the story of D-Day Veterans, minute-by-minute, on that crucial day on 6th June 1944, the time is 7.30am. With the Americans pinned down on Omaha Beach, the British and Canadians now land on their beaches. Part 2 of 2.
Paul Murton travels through the central Highlands from Glen Lyon to the Cairngorms National Park. Part 4 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.
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. Part 4 of 6.
An early 21st-century world where once again innovation, disruption, and displacement are forces across the planet. America's Great Lakes, with an abundance of coal, iron ore, and lots of water, fuelled an unparalleled industrial revolution. Part 1 of 2.
Exploring the early years of Abraham Lincoln and the lesser-known aspects of his life before political stardom, from his hard, frontier roots to his courtship of a complicated woman who will later push him to great political heights. Part 1 of 6.
While the issue of the expansion of slavery is tearing the country apart, Lincoln reveals how poignant oration, political savvy, and moral conviction can help a lawyer from Illinois ascend from obscurity to the White House. Part 2 of 6.
Examining the beginning of Lincoln’s presidency and the start of the Civil War. As the former one-term congressman prepares to take office, the South severs itself from the United States and the country faces an unprecedented crisis. Part 3 of 6.
The Union Army struggles as Lincoln wrestles with his own mental health. This episode examines Lincoln’s journey to the Emancipation Proclamation and questions if Lincoln’s motive was moral integrity or military necessity. Part 4 of 6.
Chronicling Lincoln’s evolution on the issues of slavery and equality. As the Civil War ends, Lincoln delivers the most iconic speech and piece of legislation of his career, but at great cost to his marriage and family. Part 5 of 6.
After Lincoln’s murder, an epic manhunt for his killer in on as his wife and country unravel. America is rife with racial conflict, and his assassination sets the stage for the Civil Rights struggles from Jim Crow to Black Lives Matter. Part 6 of 6.
