Today 00:00 - 06:00
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Today 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Today 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Today 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Today 13:00 - 14:10
Mussolini is Always Right, 1925 - 1929: Technological advances were embraced by some-but not all-whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy. (Part 3 of 8) (S)
Today 14:10 - 15:30
Dan Snow explores the family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans. (Part 1 of 3)
Today 15:30 - 16:40
D-Day: For Churchill and his ally President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it was time to free Europe by organising the largest seaborne military operation in the history of mankind. (Part 1 of 3)
Today 16:40 - 17:40
The Business of War: With help from large corporations inside and outside of Germany, the Nazis had conquered much of Europe-and even their victims would be turned into profit. (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Today 17:40 - 18:55
Mussolini is Always Right, 1925 - 1929: Technological advances were embraced by some-but not all-whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy. (Part 3 of 8) (S)
Today 18:55 - 20:15
Dan Snow explores the family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans. (Part 1 of 3)
Today 20:15 - 21:25
D-Day: For Churchill and his ally President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it was time to free Europe by organising the largest seaborne military operation in the history of mankind. (Part 1 of 3)
Today 21:25 - 22:30
The Business of War: With help from large corporations inside and outside of Germany, the Nazis had conquered much of Europe-and even their victims would be turned into profit. (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Today 22:30 - 00:00
Dan Snow explores the family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans. (Part 1 of 3)
Tomorrow 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 07:00 - 13:00
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Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:10
Dancing on a Volcano, 1929 - 1931: By the late twenties, Europe-France especially-appeared to have put the bad old days of economic strife behind them. (Part 4 of 8) (S)
Tomorrow 14:10 - 15:30
King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. (Part 2 of 3)
Tomorrow 15:30 - 16:40
Liberation: Americans intend to administer France, once fully freed. But for De Gaulle, the only legitimate government is the one he has led from exile since 1943. (Part 2 of 3)
Tomorrow 16:40 - 17:40
Aftermath and Injustice: As World War II ended, the hunt for the Nazi criminals began. Amid a battle for justice, there was also the search for the property the Nazis had stolen. (Part 4 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 17:40 - 18:50
Dancing on a Volcano, 1929 - 1931: By the late twenties, Europe-France especially-appeared to have put the bad old days of economic strife behind them. (Part 4 of 8) (S)
Tomorrow 18:50 - 20:15
King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. (Part 2 of 3)
Tomorrow 20:15 - 21:25
Liberation: Americans intend to administer France, once fully freed. But for De Gaulle, the only legitimate government is the one he has led from exile since 1943. (Part 2 of 3)
Tomorrow 21:25 - 22:30
Aftermath and Injustice: As World War II ended, the hunt for the Nazi criminals began. Amid a battle for justice, there was also the search for the property the Nazis had stolen. (Part 4 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 22:30 - 00:00
King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. (Part 2 of 3)
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 - 14:10
In the 20s, there seemed to be some candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world? (Part 5 of 8) (S)
Friday 14:10 - 15:30
The armies of Duke William and King Harold meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October, 1066. (Part 3 of 3)
Friday 15:30 - 16:40
Last Secrets of Nazis: From the German countryside to South America, the film unveils the truth on cells used to exfiltrate Nazis. (Part 3 of 3)
Friday 16:40 - 17:55
Among the eyewitnesses, the diplomats worked in Berlin to find information, becoming investigators, spies, and whistleblowers. (S)
Friday 17:55 - 19:05
In the 20s, there seemed to be some candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world? (Part 5 of 8) (S)
Friday 19:05 - 20:20
The armies of Duke William and King Harold meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October, 1066. (Part 3 of 3)
Friday 20:20 - 21:35
Last Secrets of Nazis: From the German countryside to South America, the film unveils the truth on cells used to exfiltrate Nazis. (Part 3 of 3)
Friday 21:35 - 22:45
Among the eyewitnesses, the diplomats worked in Berlin to find information, becoming investigators, spies, and whistleblowers. (S)
Friday 22:45 - 00:00
The armies of Duke William and King Harold meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October, 1066. (Part 3 of 3)
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 - 14:20
Dan Snow explores the family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans. (Part 1 of 3)
Saturday 14:20 - 15:40
King Harold of England has to take on two invasion forces. (Part 2 of 3)
Saturday 15:40 - 17:00
The armies of Duke William and King Harold meet at battle in Sussex on 14 October, 1066. (Part 3 of 3)
Saturday 17:00 - 18:10
Hitler's fascination with propaganda was born in the trenches of the WWI. There he saw it emerge as a potent tool of psychological warfare. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Saturday 18:10 - 19:20
This episode explores Hitler's approach to propaganda in power. All in service of one goal. To create a state under one shared ideology: One People, One Reich, One Fuhrer. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Saturday 19:20 - 20:35
This episode explores the way Hitler used propaganda to justify his warmongering, reframing it as defence of Germany's people and borders. (Part 3 of 3) (S)
Saturday 20:35 - 21:40
Re-examining the leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, historian David Reynolds exposes the cover-up of his failing health and its impact on the war's endgame. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Saturday 21:40 - 22:40
Weaving together the epic of FDR's leadership in World War II with the tangled stories of the women who sustained him in his last years. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Saturday 22:40 - 00:00
An exploration into the legacy and works of Elmore Leonard, one of the finest crime novelists of the past half-century.
Sunday 00:00 - 06:00
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Sunday 06:00 - 07:00
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Sunday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Sunday 13:00 - 14:05
Atomic Spies: As WWII comes winding down, rising atomic fears set the stage for Soviet espionage efforts at the opening of the Cold War. (Part 1 of 4)
Sunday 14:05 - 15:05
Spies in the Skies: The desire to spy behind enemy lines leads to the development of some of the most sophisticated reconnaissance technologies the world has ever seen. (Part 2 of 4)
Sunday 15:05 - 16:15
On the Brink of Destruction: In the 1960s, both countries have a grip on nuclear weapons, but the imbalance between US and Soviet missiles is staggering. (Part 3 of 4)
Sunday 16:15 - 17:15
The Battle Over Hearts and Minds: The West sees Stalin's government as a threat to democracy, while Stalin views America as an obstacle to winning hearts and minds globally. (Part 4 of 4)
Sunday 17:15 - 18:20
An intimate psychological profile of Richard Nixon and his ruthless ambition to escape a loveless, impoverished background. (S)
Sunday 18:20 - 19:35
Though the Rosenbergs maintain their innocence from the start, the media and public opinion seems to have condemned them from day one. (S)
Sunday 19:35 - 20:40
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)
Sunday 20:40 - 21:40
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 21:40 - 22:50
An intimate psychological profile of Richard Nixon and his ruthless ambition to escape a loveless, impoverished background. (S)
Sunday 22:50 - 00:00
Documentary explores the landmark 1952 film starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, and the gripping story behind its troubled production.
Monday 00:00 - 06:00
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Monday 06:00 - 07:00
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Monday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Monday 13:00 - 14:20
With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria. (Part 6 of 8) (S)
Monday 14:20 - 15:20
We see the great state occasion of Queen Victoria's funeral and footage of life in the Lancashire coalfields. We also see footage of days out, parades, fun parks, and seaside holidays. (Part 1 of 2)
Monday 15:20 - 17:00
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time.
Monday 17:00 - 18:05
Everyone knows Columbus, but few know Vespucci. And yet, the continent of America was named after the banker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Monday 18:05 - 19:15
With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria. (Part 6 of 8) (S)
Monday 19:15 - 20:15
We see the great state occasion of Queen Victoria's funeral and footage of life in the Lancashire coalfields. We also see footage of days out, parades, fun parks, and seaside holidays. (Part 1 of 2)
Monday 20:15 - 21:50
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time.
Monday 21:50 - 23:00
Everyone knows Columbus, but few know Vespucci. And yet, the continent of America was named after the banker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
We see the great state occasion of Queen Victoria's funeral and footage of life in the Lancashire coalfields. We also see footage of days out, parades, fun parks, and seaside holidays. (Part 1 of 2)
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 - 14:00
The Invention of Surgery: The first part describes what risks people took to understand the human anatomy and how surgery became a recognised science. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Tuesday 14:00 - 15:10
History Stopped, 1936 - 1938: By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2? (Part 7 of 8) (S)
Tuesday 15:10 - 16:15
We see hundreds of workers taking to the streets to fight for better pay and conditions, and then we see footage of a football match in Burnley. (Part 2 of 2)
Tuesday 16:15 - 16:50
Paul Murton experiences island life. In the northernmost spur of Skye - the Trotternish Peninsula - he visits the Old Man of Storr. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 16:50 - 17:50
Blood and Betrayal: Enter a cauldron of intrigue, deceit, lust, and murder as we tell the true story of the legendary Queen of Egypt. (Ep1) (S)
Tuesday 17:50 - 18:50
Follow a team of archaeologists as they examine a rare mass grave dating to the collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. (Part 1 of 2)
Tuesday 18:50 - 19:55
History Stopped, 1936 - 1938: By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2? (Part 7 of 8) (S)
Tuesday 19:55 - 21:00
We see hundreds of workers taking to the streets to fight for better pay and conditions, and then we see footage of a football match in Burnley. (Part 2 of 2)
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:00
Blood and Betrayal: Enter a cauldron of intrigue, deceit, lust, and murder as we tell the true story of the legendary Queen of Egypt. (Ep1) (S)
Tuesday 22:00 - 22:55
Follow a team of archaeologists as they examine a rare mass grave dating to the collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. (Part 1 of 2)
Tuesday 22:55 - 00:00
We see hundreds of workers taking to the streets to fight for better pay and conditions, and then we see footage of a football match in Burnley. (Part 2 of 2)
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 - 14:00
The Path Inside: The second part tells of the first experiments with ether and chloroform and what changed dramatically as a result of their use. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Wednesday 14:00 - 15:15
For some, appeasement was the only way. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure. (Part 8 of 8) (S)
Wednesday 15:15 - 16:20
A window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe. (Part 1 of 3)
Wednesday 16:20 - 16:55
Paul Murton experiences island life. He crosses the great natural harbour of Scapa Flow and heads to Stronsay. (Part 5 of 6) (S)
Wednesday 16:55 - 17:55
Love and Death: Enter a cauldron of intrigue, deceit, lust, and murder as we tell the true story of the legendary Queen of Egypt. (Ep2) (S)
Wednesday 17:55 - 18:55
Follow a team of archaeologists as they examine a rare mass grave dating to the collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. (Part 2 of 2)
Wednesday 18:55 - 20:00
For some, appeasement was the only way. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure. (Part 8 of 8) (S)
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
A window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe. (Part 1 of 3)
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:00
Love and Death: Enter a cauldron of intrigue, deceit, lust, and murder as we tell the true story of the legendary Queen of Egypt. (Ep2) (S)
Wednesday 22:00 - 23:00
Follow a team of archaeologists as they examine a rare mass grave dating to the collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. (Part 2 of 2)
Wednesday 23:00 - 00:00
A window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe. (Part 1 of 3)
Thursday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm