Byzantium: The Lost Empire

Math and the Rise of Civilization

A guided tour of the history of numbers and how they’ve shaped the development of humankind is at the heart of this unique series. In five episodes th

2011

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece

How was everyday life in Ancient Greece? Did it have anything in common with our lives today? With the help of specialized scientists and a rich audio

2020

Jesus: The Evidence

1984 Channel 4 documentary series surveying the history of New Testament scholarship, giving an overview of the contemporary New Testament scholarship

1984

Le Long de la Muraille de Chine

Athens: The Truth About Democracy

Bettany Hughes searches out the real truth about the birth of democracy in ancient Athens 2500 years ago

2007

Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World

Bettany Hughes take viewers on armchair travels to explore household-name treasures and new finds from across the world.

2021

Tutankhamun with Dan Snow

2020

Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies

Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Yasmin el-Shazly and photographer Mahmoud Rashad investigate the life and burial of King Tut.

2022

Alexander: The Making of a God

Expert interviews and gripping reenactments combine to reveal the extraordinary life of Alexander the Great and his burning desire to conquer the worl

2024

The True Story of Alexander the Great

Tutored by Aristotle, helpless witness to his father's assassination, and a brilliant, pioneering tactician, Alexander the Great had conquered the kno

2005

Romulus

The story of Romulus and his twin brother Remus, in eighth century B.C. as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and viole

2020

Masada

A Roman general leads the epic 1st-century siege of Masada, the mountain fortress where more than 900 Jews made a heroic stand against 5,000 Roman sol

1981

Julius Caesar

Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome

2003

Ly Thuong Kiet

In 1072, King Ly Thanh Tong died, 7 years old Crown Prince Can Duc ascended the throne, alias Ly Nhan Tong. At the same time in the north, the Song dy

2018

The Emperor's Strategy

Chu Yuan is at the palace courtroom while Duan Baiyue is at the Southwest. Everyone believes they’re in opposition to each other, but turns out that m

2018

War of Letters

10th century, the most powerful state in Europe rests on a terrible secret that may threaten the very foundations of Christianity. Captured between po

2023

All Your History Are Belong To Us

2009

Tales From The Wild Wood

Writer and woodsman Rob Penn begins a year-long project to bring part of an abandoned woodland, Strawberry Cottage Wood, back to life.

2012

Prehistoric Autopsy

A journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.

2012

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces

For many the dream of having a bolt hole or a place to escape from their hectic lives can seem unobtainable. Architect George Clarke shows how such bi

2012