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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...

Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even...

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War takes black-and-white films from the era and colourises the footage, bringing the past vividly back to life.

Andrew Graham-Dixon explores how a group of 19th-century architects and artists spurned the modern age and turned to Britain's medieval past to...

Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a...

How the invention of writing gave humanity a history. From hieroglyphs to emojis, an exploration of the way in which the technology of writing has...

The Atheism Tapes is a 2004 BBC television documentary series presented by Jonathan Miller. The material that makes up the series was originally...

Dr Jago Cooper explores the rise and fall of the forgotten civilisations of Central America.

Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels through time to unlock the world of Russian art.

In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the...

Composer and musician Neil Brand presents a series on musical theatre evolution over the last century.

Historian Dan Snow puts his walking boots on and sets off to see what the great British landscape can teach us about our Norman predecessors

Comics Britannia is a three-part documentary series from BBC Four which started on 10 September 2007. It was then repeated on BBC Two starting on 19...

Lost Kingdoms of Africa is a British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC. It describes the pre-colonial history of Africa. The...

The story of what it felt like to live in Britain during World War II, told through the eyewitness accounts and cine films of ordinary people.

Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how, by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal the universe.

The rise and fall of Lady Jane Grey. England's Queen for only 9 days