Abroad Again in Britain

Harold Shipman

Examining what drove Harold Shipman to commit murder.

2014

Brits Who Made The Modern World

The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.

2008

A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

This is the true tale of the biggest scandal ever to engulf the British Royal Family – a forbidden love affair which had a devastating impact. This B

2023

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

Series looking at the British genius for woodwork over the centuries.

2013

If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home

Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the historic royal palaces, takes us through 800 years of domestic history by exploring the British home through four r

2011

In the Footsteps of... with Gyles Brandreth

This four-part series tells the stories of the landscapes, towns and cities which inspired four of the UK's greatest writers - Jane Austen, Thomas Har

2021

Time Team

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented

1994

The Real Dad's Army

Using witness testimony, archive and archaeological evidence, this three-part series reveals the untold story of the preparations to defend World War

2006

Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes that we

2012

Great British Buildings: Restoration of the Year

Kevin McCloud and Dr Anna Keay explore the UK's most incredible restorations of historic buildings of 2016

2017

Britain's Most Historic Towns

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and ci

2018

Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the Engl

2020

Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets

Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones

2020

Lenny's Britain

Comedian Lenny Henry sets out on a journey to discover what makes us laugh and what role humour plays in our lives

2007

Britain's Biggest Dig

Profiling two of the massive archaeological digs along the 150-mile route of HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, ahead of its start of constructio

2020

British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley explores how British history is a concoction of fibs and stories manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.

2017

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

The comedian explores the British isles in her vintage camper van, Helen, taking in some dramatic scenery, unspoilt countryside and incredible histori

2021

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain is a 2009 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British hist

2009

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during t

2013

Railways: The Making of a Nation

Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through

2016