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The great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life. Part 9 of 12.
This powerful documentary reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees who began new lives in England's Lake District in the summer of 1945. A pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust.
This first episode, which begins with Hitler's arrival in power in 1933, goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth (BDM). Part 1 of 2.
In 1942, a new phase of the genocide took place: the 'Final Solution'. Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly. Part 2 of 2.
In the first part of a major three-part drama documentary series, newly discovered documents take us right inside the Spanish Armada for the very first time and reveal a missed opportunity that could have spelled the end of Tudor England. Anita Dobson and Dan Snow present. Part 1 of 3. Ⓢ
In the second part of a major three-part drama-documentary series, using newly discovered documents, Dan relives the fierce battles at sea, and we go behind the scenes in the royal court of Elizabeth as the Spanish fleet prepares for full-on invasion. Anita Dobson and Dan Snow present. Part 2 of 3. Ⓢ
In the final episode of a three-part drama-documentary series newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading, and show how the English victory forged the reputation of Elizabeth. Anita Dobson and Dan Snow present. Part 3 of 3. Ⓢ
England is alone - a Protestant nation in a largely Catholic Europe. Then, 12 years into Elizabeth's reign, the pope declares her a heretic, which in the hearts of England's Catholics gives them permission to kill her. Queen Elizabeth looks to her spymaster William Cecil to stop the Catholic assassins getting through. Cecil establishes a huge espionage network - England's first secret service. His spies break Catholic conspiracies at home and abroad. Part 1 of 3. Ⓢ
Robert Cecil is the son of Elizabeth I's original spymaster. He has been groomed since birth to inherit his father's network, but when he finally steps into his father's shoes the queen's enemies are stronger than ever and Cecil must also watch his back. The Earl of Essex has established a rival network and is trying to oust Cecil as Elizabeth's spymaster. Part 2 of 3. Ⓢ
Elizabeth I is dead and King James of Scotland travels south to take the throne at the invitation of Robert Cecil. Meanwhile, John Gerard, a Catholic priest who has dedicated his life to the destruction of the Protestant state that developed in Elizabeth's England, has escaped and made contact with a splinter cell in the Catholic underground containing an extremist called Guy Fawkes, who has a plan to blow up parliament with the king inside. Part 3 of 3. Ⓢ
