An extraordinary variety of writers, who often suffered terrible adversity throughout their lives, created wonderful places full of happiness in...

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill,...

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain is a 2009 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British...

Britain’s rich horticultural history is being lost. More and more front and back gardens are paved over - for development, for parking spaces,...

Sir Tony Robinson, the history presenter and former Black Adder star, tells the story of the Great War. How it started, how it changed the world and...

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...

The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.

Using witness testimony, archive and archaeological evidence, this three-part series reveals the untold story of the preparations to defend World War...

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and...

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are...

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and...

Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense,...

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's...

Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum's always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems. Each episode is centered around...

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

From power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization's checkered history — and what it takes to host a...

Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as...

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole...

Award-winning actor and nervous explorer Eugene Levy steps out of his comfort zone for a whirlwind tour of the world's most beautiful and intriguing...