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Introducing House of the Lion: A Blood Soaked Throne
Susan Morrison & Len Pennie explore the bloody struggles for throne of medieval Scotland.
26 Jan 2024,·2 mins
Omnibus 2
A 400-year journey into the creation of the United States with the writer Joe Queenan
11 Sep 2020,·57 mins
How to Laugh It Off
Jack Boswell explores craic, the Irish way of blending humour, stories and shared joy.
17 Jan 2025,·15 mins
Omnibus (Part 2)
Alan Johnson on 140 years of education through the prism of one school in Camberwell.
08 Mar 2019,·57 mins
Omnibus 4
Greg Jenner dives into the BBC archive to explore changes over the past century.
16 Dec 2022,·57 mins
Episode 4
Tarek Osman examines the build up to the Arab Spring, as two worlds collide.
31 Dec 2013,·43 mins
Heddwch
Cyfres am Gymry'r Rhyfel Mawr, gan roi pwyslais yn y rhaglen hon ar ddiwedd y gwrthdaro.
16 Nov 2018,·27 mins
Acts of Union and Disunion: Omnibus
Episode 3
Linda explores Britain's relationships with North America, Europe and expatriate Britons.
24 Jan 2014,·58 mins
The Saudi Arabian Spring
Tarek Osman considers how the impact of the 2011 Arab uprisings was felt in Saudi Arabia.
16 Mar 2015,·28 mins
Episode 8: From the Ashes
Events in Brixton spark a summer of discontent, as rioting breaks out across the country.
21 May 2021,·39 mins
Dr Robert Lynch - Partition and the Anglo-Irish Treaty
A series of talks on the centenary of Partition and establishment of Northern Ireland.
04 Oct 2021,·23 mins
Episode 2
Michael Grade celebrates 1963 with special guests at London's Riverside Studios.
26 Nov 2013,·60 mins
Matthew Sweet explores Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and cuttings.
28 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Series 5
Chaos
Is chaos good or bad? Bettany Hughes explores the place of disruption in our lives.
21 Apr 2017,·15 mins
5. Chronicle of a Mess Foretold
David Goldblatt tells Brazil's history through football.
30 May 2014,·15 mins
5. Out of the Ashes
The first years of peace after the Second World War ended.
13 May 2005,·42 mins
6: We Imagine With Our Bodies
When the sound archive disappears again, Adam discovers the power of imagination
16 Aug 2022,·31 mins
Napoleon's Way
Anne is in Brussels and Paris to explore the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte.
29 Apr 2013,·28 mins
Jonathan Glancey
Peter Snow and his final guest board a time travelling DeLorean.
23 Oct 2015,·15 mins
Episode 3 - The long-term impact
Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic.
29 May 2020,·28 mins
London versus the Rest?
Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore historical connections to today's big issues.
04 Feb 2020,·28 mins
Surviving the strike
Hard-working families faced new poverty in confusing times for the community.
02 Mar 2024,·18 mins
Lennox Castle Hospital
Anita Anand uncovers hidden stories from recent British history.
14 Aug 2023,·28 mins
The 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death, and how fighting him changed Britain forever.
10 Jun 2015,·28 mins
1975-1979
How crucial developments from this remarkable decade shaped the world we live in now.
12 Apr 2019,·57 mins
5. Shakespeare's Midlands
Helen Castor on why the action in Shakespeare’s history plays takes place in the Midlands.
27 May 2016,·15 mins
Week 4 Omnibus
Neil MacGregor tours Britain's museums to explore how the past tells us who we want to be.
22 Apr 2022,·57 mins
Steph discovers how silk's global spread has driven industrial and technological change.
30 Oct 2013,·28 mins
The New Face of Terror
Has our response to terrorism changed since 1800? Fergal Keane ends his series.
05 Dec 2014,·15 mins
5. Northern Ireland-Healing History?
In the 1970's, a new kind of history teaching began in Northern Ireland.
31 Jan 2020,·14 mins
