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El Chapo Part 7: The Curtain Falls?
A desperate flight through a sewage pipe is not enough to deliver El Chapo to freedom.
17 Jun 2026,·29 mins
William Wallace
William Wallace takes on the English invaders led by King Edward I!
26 Jul 2023,·16 mins
The shops at the centre of London Punk in the 70s
Acme Attractions and BOY in Chelsea were centres of 'anti-fashion’ in the early 1970s.
10 Aug 2026,·15 mins
Putin and the Apartment Bombs
7. Hindsight
Who bombed the four apartment buildings?
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
100 Objects #13: The Sand Letters
How Julia Sand's 23 letters transformed a president and American politics forever.
14 Aug 2026,·46 mins
Episode 2
Day three, the halfway point of the walk, but the worst is yet to come.
21 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Heroism
5. New Heroes
Rory Stewart explores ideas of the hero through time.
01 Sep 2025,·28 mins
The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions
A collection of the week's Witness History episodes
15 Aug 2026,·60 mins
Introducing: Undercover, The Spycops
An undercover police officer is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on.
24 Jan 2024,·5 mins
Peak Danger
8. Only The Mountain Knows
In the long, dark shadow of K2, the surviving climbers try to rebuild their lives.
20 Jan 2025,·30 mins
Roger Bolton reassesses one of the world's great archaeological discoveries.
24 Jul 2007,·60 mins
6. The Reunion
Jake and Debbie travel to Helsinki for Debbie and Natasha's first meeting in 50 years.
30 Sep 2025,·42 mins
Episode 3
Edward is in the Nile Delta, one of the most intensively farmed areas on the planet.
17 Feb 2012,·28 mins
Reflections: Series 4
Caroline Lucas
The former Green Party leader discusses power, getting arrested and listening to opponents
20 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Series 8
The Junkers of Woodbridge Airfield
Michael Portillo remembers a crucial 1944 incident that impacted on the war.
18 Jun 2012,·28 mins
The Blackout Ripper
The Killers and The Hangman
Marjorie Cummins is certain that her husband is innocent, but will the jury believe her?
27 May 2024,·30 mins
Chapter 4: After Empire
Once Upon a Time in Kampala
A Ugandan cab driver forms an unlikely bond with a sex worker during the covid lockdown.
22 Dec 2023,·26 mins
From The World to America: Neil MacGregor meets Roman Mars
Roman Mars & Neil MacGregor on the new US spinoff: A History of the U.S. in 100 Objects.
13 Jul 2026,·35 mins
10. Fresh Hostilities
Sixty years on, the university is engaged in a new struggle over its history and identity.
24 Mar 2023,·14 mins
Kennedy and Khrushchev
10. Fallout
Can war be averted? The Cuban Missile Crisis reaches its climax
26 Jan 2026,·42 mins
Series 2
Edward Heath
Nick Robinson looks at how Edward Heath handled the top job in politics.
31 May 2011,·15 mins
The fall of the Shah led to the creation of the world's first Islamic republic.
01 Jul 2009,·30 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Episode 6 - The Return of the King
The brutal and bloody business of taking, and retaining, the Scottish Throne
29 Feb 2024,·37 mins
Alex Scott
Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott delves into both sides of her family history.
30 Jun 2022,·54 mins
7. Eindhoven and out
The Boro face Sevilla in the UEFA Cup Final.
15 Jun 2026,·29 mins
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh, American Civil War
29 May 2025,·36 mins
Omnibus: Episodes 6-10
The story of a unique wartime archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto and its recovery.
05 May 2023,·57 mins
Omnibus: episodes 6-10
Sathnam Sanghera tells the story of our national drink and its imperial past.
15 Dec 2023,·57 mins
Mary Seacole
Join Greg Jenner for a fun Homeschool History lesson on the life of Mary Seacole.
22 Mar 2021,·13 mins
