Monday 13:00 - 15:00
Blitz Spirit: Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six people who lived, worked and volunteered during the Blitz. It shows their remarkable resilience, as well as the terrible suffering they endured.
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Mon Apr 21
Monday 15:00 - 16:25
Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864): Episode six of the series begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee. (Part 6 of 9) (S)
Monday 16:25 - 18:00
Most Hallowed Ground (1864): The presidential election of 1864 sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. (Part 7 of 9) (S)
Monday 18:00 - 19:30
War is All Hell (1865): William Tecumseh Sherman's brilliant march to the sea brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. (Part 8 of 9) (S)
Monday 19:30 - 21:00
The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865): The final episode of the series begins with the aftermath of Robert E. Lee's surrender. (Part 9 of 9) (S)
Monday 21:00 - 22:55
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968): On the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks throughout the South. (Part 6 of 10) (S)
Monday 22:55 - 00:00
Discover how Line Siegfried and Line Maginot protected Germany and France during World War II using modern technologies. (S)
Tue Apr 22
Today 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Today 06:00 - 07:00
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Today 07:00 - 13:00
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Today 13:00 - 14:20
Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Today 14:20 - 15:30
The Rise to Power: At the end of a bloody civil war, Francisco Franco seized power and ruled Spain with an iron hand for nearly four decades. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Today 15:30 - 17:55
The Veneer of Civilisation (June 1968-May 1969): Public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices. (Part 7 of 10) (S)
Today 17:55 - 19:10
Historian Dr. Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt. (S)
Today 19:10 - 20:30
Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Today 20:30 - 21:40
The Rise to Power: At the end of a bloody civil war, Francisco Franco seized power and ruled Spain with an iron hand for nearly four decades. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Today 21:40 - 00:00
The Veneer of Civilisation (June 1968-May 1969): Public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices. (Part 7 of 10) (S)
Wed Apr 23
Tomorrow 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:00
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Tomorrow 07:00 - 13:00
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Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:20
Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tomorrow 14:20 - 15:35
The New Regime: Franco gave himself the title of Caudillo de España - Supreme Leader of Spain - and created his own rituals of power. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 15:35 - 18:00
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970): With morale plummeting, Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. News breaks of a massacre committed by American soldiers. (Part 8 of 10) (S)
Tomorrow 18:00 - 19:10
Acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes looks at Alexandria past and present, unearthing archaeological gems and following in the footsteps of Hypatia. (S)
Tomorrow 19:10 - 20:20
Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tomorrow 20:20 - 21:35
The New Regime: Franco gave himself the title of Caudillo de España - Supreme Leader of Spain - and created his own rituals of power. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 21:35 - 00:00
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970): With morale plummeting, Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. News breaks of a massacre committed by American soldiers. (Part 8 of 10) (S)
Thu Apr 24
Thursday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Thursday 06:00 - 07:00
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Thursday 07:00 - 13:00
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Thursday 13:00 - 14:20
Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom, and in doing so changes the course of British history. But the Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay. (Part 3 of 3) (S)
Thursday 14:20 - 15:30
Zero Hour: At the end of the Second World War, the cards in global politics were reshuffled, and the situation became critical for Franco. (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Thursday 15:30 - 17:50
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970 - March 1973): South Vietnamese forces suffer a terrible defeat. US airpower halts an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. (Part 9 of 10) (S)
Thursday 17:50 - 19:10
Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher discovers what life was really like for ordinary Egyptians 3,500 years ago. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Thursday 19:10 - 20:25
Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom, and in doing so changes the course of British history. But the Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay. (Part 3 of 3) (S)
Thursday 20:25 - 21:35
Zero Hour: At the end of the Second World War, the cards in global politics were reshuffled, and the situation became critical for Franco. (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Thursday 21:35 - 00:00
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970 - March 1973): South Vietnamese forces suffer a terrible defeat. US airpower halts an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. (Part 9 of 10) (S)
Fri Apr 25
Friday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 06:00 - 07:00
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Friday 07:00 - 13:00
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Friday 13:00 - 14:15
Madrid, 1944. European fascists arrive in Madrid, and protected by the Franco regime, they weave a secret web known as ratlines in order to escape the Allied forces. (S)
Friday 14:15 - 15:30
The Leaden Age: In the mid-1950s Franco's foreign policy successes opened up new perspectives for Spain - and new challenges. (Part 4 of 4) (S)
Friday 15:30 - 17:50
The Weight of Memory (March 1973 - Onward): When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos. (Part 10 of 10) (S)
Friday 17:50 - 19:05
Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher looks at the mysterious world of the ancient Egyptian afterlife. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Friday 19:05 - 20:20
Madrid, 1944. European fascists arrive in Madrid, and protected by the Franco regime, they weave a secret web known as ratlines in order to escape the Allied forces. (S)
Friday 20:20 - 21:30
The Leaden Age: In the mid-1950s Franco's foreign policy successes opened up new perspectives for Spain - and new challenges. (Part 4 of 4) (S)
Friday 21:30 - 00:00
The Weight of Memory (March 1973 - Onward): When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos. (Part 10 of 10) (S)
Sat Apr 26
Saturday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Saturday 06:00 - 07:00
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Saturday 07:00 - 13:00
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Saturday 13:00 - 13:40
The Romantic Ideal: Paul Murton travels from the Trossachs out to Iona and then the fabled Isle of Staffa. (Part 1 of 6)
Saturday 13:40 - 15:25
Déjà Vu (1858-1961): Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the North aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem's untested regime in the South. (Part 1 of 10) (S)
Saturday 15:25 - 17:10
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963): President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country, and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. (Part 2 of 10) (S)
Saturday 17:10 - 19:35
The River Styx: Hardliners in Hanoi send combat troops to the South, accelerating the insurgency. President Johnson escalates America's military commitment. (Part 3 of 10) (S)
Saturday 19:35 - 22:00
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967): As an antiwar movement builds back home, soldiers and Marines discover that the war in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers' war. (Part 4 of 10) (S)
Saturday 22:00 - 00:00
This is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967): As body counts mount, Hanoi plans a surprise offensive, and the Johnson administration attempts to reassure the American public. (Part 5 of 10) (S)
Sun Apr 27
Sunday 00:00 - 06:00
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Sunday 06:00 - 07:00
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Sunday 07:00 - 13:00
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Sunday 13:00 - 13:40
The Feminine Touch: Paul Murton uncovers the stories of pioneering female tourists determined to travel north. (Part 2 of 6)
Sunday 13:40 - 14:50
We look at the lives of two titans of the 19th century, Wellington and Napoleon, following their epic encounter at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.
Sunday 14:50 - 16:35
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968): On the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks throughout the South. (Part 6 of 10) (S)
Sunday 16:35 - 18:50
The Veneer of Civilisation (June 1968-May 1969): Public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices. (Part 7 of 10) (S)
Sunday 18:50 - 21:05
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970): With morale plummeting, Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. News breaks of a massacre committed by American soldiers. (Part 8 of 10) (S)
Sunday 21:05 - 23:20
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970 - March 1973): South Vietnamese forces suffer a terrible defeat. US airpower halts an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. (Part 9 of 10) (S)
Sunday 23:20 - 00:00
The Feminine Touch: Paul Murton uncovers the stories of pioneering female tourists determined to travel north. (Part 2 of 6)
Mon Apr 28
Monday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Monday 06:00 - 07:00
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Monday 07:00 - 13:00
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Monday 13:00 - 13:55
Scotland in Miniature - the Isle of Arran: Paul Murton explores this island that has something for everyone - old castles, rugged mountains, stunning wildlife and even a nudist beach. (Part 1 of 6)
Monday 13:55 - 15:00
Archaeologists begin a pioneering experiment to build a replica Aztec pyramid and investigate the mysterious pyramid ruins being unearthed in the heart of Mexico city. (Part 1 of 2)
Monday 15:00 - 15:55
The teenage Henry VIII falls in love with the beautiful Spanish princess Katherine of Aragon. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Monday 15:55 - 17:05
Rising Sun: Episode One explores the origins of Japan's involvement in WW2. (Part 1 of 4)
Monday 17:05 - 18:25
Follow the story of the USS Indianapolis, from her sinking in WWII to the scientific detective work that led to her discovery three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea. (S)
Monday 18:25 - 19:35
Archaeologists begin a pioneering experiment to build a replica Aztec pyramid and investigate the mysterious pyramid ruins being unearthed in the heart of Mexico city. (Part 1 of 2)
Monday 19:35 - 20:35
The teenage Henry VIII falls in love with the beautiful Spanish princess Katherine of Aragon. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Monday 20:35 - 21:40
Rising Sun: Episode One explores the origins of Japan's involvement in WW2. (Part 1 of 4)
Monday 21:40 - 22:50
"The girl in the photo" retraces the extraordinary story of the young burnt girl whose terrible photo will contribute, by its power, to overturn world opinion about the Vietnam War.
Monday 22:50 - 00:00
The teenage Henry VIII falls in love with the beautiful Spanish princess Katherine of Aragon. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Tue Apr 29
Tuesday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm