Today 13:55 - 14:55
The mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilisations during the late Bronze Age, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Today 13:55 - 14:55
The mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilisations during the late Bronze Age, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Today 14:55 - 15:55
The mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilisations during the late Bronze Age, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Today 15:55 - 17:00
Rise of the Khmer: Laser surveys lead the team to undiscovered jungle temples. Could a huge jungle pyramid also expose the makings of a mysterious cult? (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Today 17:00 - 18:10
Fight for Survival: Ancient weapons, hidden battle carvings, and traces of a colossal iron industry reveal the truth behind the awesome power of the Khmer military. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Today 18:10 - 19:20
Legends and Blood: A search for traces of the Bronze Age roots of ancient Greece. (Part 1 of 5) (Ep1)
Today 19:20 - 20:30
Warfare and Games: Greece awakens from the 'Dark Ages' - an era of change begins. (Part 2 of 5) (Ep2)
Today 20:30 - 21:45
Slaves and Democrats: Athenian democracy - bought with blood and violence. (Part 3 of 5) (Ep3)
Today 21:45 - 22:50
Brothers War: Civil war, plague, decline - the end of Greece's golden age. (Part 4 of 5) (Ep4)
Today 22:50 - 00:00
Alexander the Great: Alexander the Great becomes a legend through cruel conquests. (Part 5 of 5) (Ep5)
Tomorrow 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:55
On this Grand Tour Paul sets off from Mallaig to visit a group of islands famed for their unusual names: Rum, Muck and Eigg. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Tomorrow 13:55 - 15:10
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Tomorrow 15:10 - 16:15
Shiloh: The episode examines the strategic decisions made by Union and Confederate leaders and the intense combat experienced by soldiers. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Tomorrow 16:15 - 17:20
From 1933 to 1942: This first episode goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth (BDM). (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Tomorrow 17:20 - 18:25
In 1942, a new phase of the genocide took place: the "Final Solution". Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Tomorrow 18:25 - 19:40
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Tomorrow 19:40 - 20:50
Shiloh: The episode examines the strategic decisions made by Union and Confederate leaders and the intense combat experienced by soldiers. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Tomorrow 20:50 - 21:50
From 1933 to 1942: This first episode goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth (BDM). (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Tomorrow 21:50 - 22:55
In 1942, a new phase of the genocide took place: the "Final Solution". Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Tomorrow 22:55 - 00:00
Shiloh: The episode examines the strategic decisions made by Union and Confederate leaders and the intense combat experienced by soldiers. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tuesday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tuesday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tuesday 13:00 - 13:40
Continuing his island-hopping odyssey Paul sets sail on an island pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints, visiting Lismore, Colonsay and Oronsay. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 13:40 - 14:55
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. This episode looks at how railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 14:55 - 16:00
Vicksburg: Episode 2 highlights the strategic decisions of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 16:00 - 17:15
Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Tuesday 17:15 - 18:20
Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Tuesday 18:20 - 19:35
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. This episode looks at how railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 19:35 - 20:40
Vicksburg: Episode 2 highlights the strategic decisions of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 20:40 - 21:50
Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Tuesday 21:50 - 22:55
Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Tuesday 22:55 - 00:00
Vicksburg: Episode 2 highlights the strategic decisions of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Wednesday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Wednesday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Wednesday 13:00 - 13:55
In the fifth episode, Paul Murton explores the islands scattered in the Firth of Forth. He discovers that these seemingly peaceful islands have a dramatic history of war. (Part 5 of 6) (S)
Wednesday 13:55 - 15:10
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn find out how railways transformed the British diet. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Wednesday 15:10 - 16:15
Chickamauga: Episode 3 showcases the intense fighting and strategic errors in the Battle of Chickamauga leading to significant losses on both sides. (Part 3 of 3) (S)
Wednesday 16:15 - 17:25
A Game of Thrones: Ancient history knows few rulers like Constantine the Great. Part one follows archaeologists on the stages of his life from Naissus to Rome. (Part 1 of 2) (Ep1)
Wednesday 17:25 - 18:25
In this definitive guide, new archaeological findings are revealed and we go behind the scenes with China's modern army. (S)
Wednesday 18:25 - 19:40
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn find out how railways transformed the British diet. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Wednesday 19:40 - 20:50
Chickamauga: Episode 3 showcases the intense fighting and strategic errors in the Battle of Chickamauga leading to significant losses on both sides. (Part 3 of 3) (S)
Wednesday 20:50 - 21:55
A Game of Thrones: Ancient history knows few rulers like Constantine the Great. Part one follows archaeologists on the stages of his life from Naissus to Rome. (Part 1 of 2) (Ep1)
Wednesday 21:55 - 22:55
In this definitive guide, new archaeological findings are revealed and we go behind the scenes with China's modern army. (S)
Wednesday 22:55 - 00:00
Chickamauga: Episode 3 showcases the intense fighting and strategic errors in the Battle of Chickamauga leading to significant losses on both sides. (Part 3 of 3) (S)
Thursday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Thursday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Thursday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Thursday 13:00 - 14:30
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Thursday 14:30 - 15:50
The search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. (S)
Thursday 15:50 - 16:55
A New Rome: Constantine's claim to power knows no bounds. Part two follows the emperor's archaeological traces to the new Rome, Constantinople. (Part 2 of 2) (Ep2)
Thursday 16:55 - 18:00
Explore the tombs of China's Han Dynasty. Within lie opulent artworks, including terracotta armies, civilians, and livestock, all crafted and now excavated to reveal their story. (S)
Thursday 18:00 - 19:15
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Thursday 19:15 - 20:35
The search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. (S)
Thursday 20:35 - 21:40
A New Rome: Constantine's claim to power knows no bounds. Part two follows the emperor's archaeological traces to the new Rome, Constantinople. (Part 2 of 2) (Ep2)
Thursday 21:40 - 22:45
Explore the tombs of China's Han Dynasty. Within lie opulent artworks, including terracotta armies, civilians, and livestock, all crafted and now excavated to reveal their story. (S)
Thursday 22:45 - 00:00
The search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. (S)
Friday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 13:00 - 14:20
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. (Part 5 of 6) (S)
Friday 14:20 - 16:15
The programme explores the heroic and moving stories of airmen and women who were part of these key moments in the world's first independent air force. (S)
Friday 16:15 - 18:10
Bombshell explores how the U.S. government manipulated the narrative about the human impact of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (S)
Friday 18:10 - 19:25
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. (Part 5 of 6) (S)
Friday 19:25 - 21:20
The programme explores the heroic and moving stories of airmen and women who were part of these key moments in the world's first independent air force. (S)
Friday 21:20 - 23:05
Bombshell explores how the U.S. government manipulated the narrative about the human impact of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (S)
Friday 23:05 - 00:00
This extraordinarily moving documentary tells the story of Holocaust survivor, Henia Bryer, in her own words. (S)
Saturday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Saturday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Saturday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Saturday 13:00 - 13:35
On the final grand tour of the series Paul Murton goes over the sea to Skye to visit the home of celebrated writer and naturalist Gavin Maxwell. (Part 6 of 6) (S)
Saturday 13:35 - 14:55
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Saturday 14:55 - 16:15
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. This episode looks at how railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Saturday 16:15 - 17:30
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn find out how railways transformed the British diet. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Saturday 17:30 - 18:35
From 1933 to 1942: This first episode goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth (BDM). (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Saturday 18:35 - 19:35
In 1942, a new phase of the genocide took place: the "Final Solution". Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Saturday 19:35 - 20:50
Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Saturday 20:50 - 21:55
Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Saturday 21:55 - 23:00
From 1933 to 1942: This first episode goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth (BDM). (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Saturday 23:00 - 00:00
In 1942, a new phase of the genocide took place: the "Final Solution". Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Sunday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Sunday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Sunday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Sunday 13:00 - 13:35
Paul is travelling to the beautiful islands of Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay which are famed for their white sandy beaches and stunning scenery. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Sunday 13:35 - 14:55
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Sunday 14:55 - 16:10
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. (Part 5 of 6) (S)
Sunday 16:10 - 17:20
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team find out how more leisure time and cheap rail transport meant more freedom for working-class Victorians. (Part 6 of 6) (S)
Sunday 17:20 - 18:30
A Game of Thrones: Ancient history knows few rulers like Constantine the Great. Part one follows archaeologists on the stages of his life from Naissus to Rome. (Part 1 of 2) (Ep1)
Sunday 18:30 - 19:35
A New Rome: Constantine's claim to power knows no bounds. Part two follows the emperor's archaeological traces to the new Rome, Constantinople. (Part 2 of 2) (Ep2)
Sunday 19:35 - 20:40
Shiloh: The episode examines the strategic decisions made by Union and Confederate leaders and the intense combat experienced by soldiers. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Sunday 20:40 - 21:40
Vicksburg: Episode 2 highlights the strategic decisions of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Sunday 21:40 - 22:50
Chickamauga: Episode 3 showcases the intense fighting and strategic errors in the Battle of Chickamauga leading to significant losses on both sides. (Part 3 of 3) (S)
Sunday 22:50 - 00:00
The search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. (S)
Monday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm