2021

In the Footsteps of... with Gyles Brandreth

8/1

This four-part series tells the stories of the landscapes, towns and cities which inspired four of the UK's greatest writers - Jane Austen, Thomas Har...

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In the Footsteps of... with Gyles Brandreth

2010

Seven Ages of Britain

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Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series which is written and presented by David Dimbleby. The seven part series was first aired o...

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Seven Ages of Britain

2009

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

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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 hist...

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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

2013

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

7/3

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 t...

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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

2020

Tony Robinson's History of Britain

3.5/2

Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.

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Tony Robinson's History of Britain

2018

Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

4.3/5

This two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed Britain during the 2...

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Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

2012

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

8/2

Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the ter...

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She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

2013

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

7/1

The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and Henry V. It...

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Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

1994

Time Team

7.1/14

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented...

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Time Team

2005

Abroad Again in Britain

9/1

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

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Abroad Again in Britain

2021

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

7/3

The comedian explores the British isles in her vintage camper van, Helen, taking in some dramatic scenery, unspoilt countryside and incredible histori...

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Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

2019

London: 2000 Years of History

7/1

History series telling the glorious and gory story of the city's rise to power.

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London: 2000 Years of History

2018

Britain's Most Historic Towns

7.7/3

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and ci...

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Britain's Most Historic Towns

2020

Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets

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Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones

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Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets

2011

If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home

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Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the historic royal palaces, takes us through 800 years of domestic history by exploring the British home through four r...

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If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home

2023

A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

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This is the true tale of the biggest scandal ever to engulf the British Royal Family – a forbidden love affair which had a devastating impact. This s...

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A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

2015

Secrets of Great British Castles

6.6/13

Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of Lon...

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Secrets of Great British Castles

2009

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

6.9/9

In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is remagined, not from the saddles of kings and conque...

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1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

2010

The Normans

6/1

The Normans is a British television documentary series first aired on BBC Two in 2010. Over three episodes, it sees Professor Robert Bartlett's journe...

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The Normans

2014

Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

7.8/2

Acclaimed historian Dan Jones tells the story of the dynasty who ruled England and much of France during the Middle Ages. More shocking, brutal and ex...

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Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty