Schedule

Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles: The Siege of Alesia, Caesar's Greatest Victory

Summer, 52 BC. The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain. One of the greatest battles in Antiquity was about to commence. Part 4 of 4.

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

1918. As the Armistice bells ring out across the world to celebrate the end of the Great War, a silent killer makes its way home with the soldiers. The Spanish Flu will kill up to one third of the world’s population, more than both world wars combined. From the soldier who carried the virus to the Western Front, to the doctor who started the fightback, follow the compelling human stories behind this seismic chapter of history. With new evidence revealed for the first time, this documentary tracks the dramatic race to stop the pathogen spreading.

Clearing the Air: the War on Smog

In 1943, smog descended over Los Angeles, sickening residents. Clearing the Air: The War on Smog reveals the struggle for clean air, involving years of scientific study and civic pressure that would lead to the EPA and the Clean Air Act.

Mafia's Greatest Hits: Joe Valachi

Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia’s code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year; his revelations changed the nature of the battle between the FBI and the Mafia forever. Part 10 of 13.

Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles: The Siege of Alesia, Caesar's Greatest Victory

Summer, 52 BC. The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain. One of the greatest battles in Antiquity was about to commence. Part 4 of 4.

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

1918. As the Armistice bells ring out across the world to celebrate the end of the Great War, a silent killer makes its way home with the soldiers. The Spanish Flu will kill up to one third of the world’s population, more than both world wars combined. From the soldier who carried the virus to the Western Front, to the doctor who started the fightback, follow the compelling human stories behind this seismic chapter of history. With new evidence revealed for the first time, this documentary tracks the dramatic race to stop the pathogen spreading.

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles:

Paul Murton experiences island life. In the northernmost spur of Skye – the Trotternish Peninsula – he visits the Old Man of Storr. Part 4 of 6.

Teleshopping

Teleshopping