british history

A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston ...

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing ...

Today, few people’s clothes attract as much attention as the royal family, but this is not a modern-day paparazzi-inspired obsession. ...

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Neil Oliver is given exclusive access to a team of historians and scientists investigating the final resting place of Alfred the Great. ...

Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal ...

England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the ...

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense ...

Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, ...

All across the UK, a micro revolution is happening. As traditional pubs continue to close at astounding rates, a dedicated number of small ...

Classicist Mary Beard asks what do we really know about Julius Caesar? She looks at how he became the autocratic ruler of Rome, the tactics of ...

A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the ...

The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland’s best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when ...

In this special follow-up programme, the only television team with access to the dig and the scientific tests on the skeleton uses unseen footage ...

Following his father’s early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the ...

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal ‘spare heir’, younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to ...

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24. Release: The Young Mr ...

Social change in Britain in the aftermath of the Second World War, including the nationalisation of industries and the formation of the welfare ...

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though ...

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. Release: The Great Train Robbery ...