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British Masters is a three-part BBC television series on 20th century British art, presented by Dr James Fox and first broadcast in July 2011 on BBC...

What Darwin Didn't Know is a documentary show on BBC Four presented by Armand Marie Leroi which charts the progress in the field of Evolutionary...

Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss...

During the reign of Henry VIII much was created buildings, music, artworks. Did this compensate for the destruction of the monastries and their...

Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the...

Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.

Dr Jago Cooper explores the extraordinary and resilient culture of the American Northwest, revealing one the most inspiring stories in human history.

Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.

Doctors to Be: 20 Years On is a biographical documentary series first broadcast on BBC Four by the BBC in 2007. It is a sequel to the series about...

Leading musical artists perform live for the cameras

Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of...

This is a story of a revolution which has affected every person in the West, and nearly every country in the world. It is a revolution which...

Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveler Ibn Battutah, who was born...

In search of World Speed Records by land, air and water

Series looking at three Everest expeditions - by balloon, canoe and climbing without oxygen.

The Battle That Made Britain is a 2006 BBC Television documentary telling the Battle of Culloden.

Perfomances of James Bond theme tunes from a variety of different shows in the BBC archives.

Travellers' Century is a 2008 BBC Television documentary series presented by Benedict Allen that profiles the lives of three influential 20th century...

A look at some true legends from the world of music.