Today 13:40 - 14:50
An architectural adventure and gripping account of war, The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart is the story of a feat of medieval military construction. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Today 13:40 - 14:50
An architectural adventure and gripping account of war, The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart is the story of a feat of medieval military construction. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Today 14:50 - 16:05
Incest, intrigue, and sibling rivalry. It involves her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, and is set against the backdrop of two of the wonders of the ancient world. (S)
Today 16:05 - 17:15
Promises: After the turbulent years following World War II, fragile peace gives way to rising tensions between former allies. (Part 1 of 4) (S1 Ep1)
Today 17:15 - 18:15
Financing Evil: Who financed Hitler and helped him to achieve power? Here, follow the trail of money to the top and see the secret partnerships that underpinned the evil regime. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Today 18:15 - 19:20
An architectural adventure and gripping account of war, The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart is the story of a feat of medieval military construction. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Today 19:20 - 20:35
Incest, intrigue, and sibling rivalry. It involves her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, and is set against the backdrop of two of the wonders of the ancient world. (S)
Today 20:35 - 21:40
Promises: After the turbulent years following World War II, fragile peace gives way to rising tensions between former allies. (Part 1 of 4) (S1 Ep1)
Today 21:40 - 22:40
Financing Evil: Who financed Hitler and helped him to achieve power? Here, follow the trail of money to the top and see the secret partnerships that underpinned the evil regime. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Today 22:40 - 00:00
Incest, intrigue, and sibling rivalry. It involves her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, and is set against the backdrop of two of the wonders of the ancient world. (S)
Tomorrow 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:00
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Tomorrow 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:40
Paul is travelling on an icon of the west coast; an original steam powered puffer, and is exploring a string of islands just off the west coast near Oban. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Tomorrow 13:40 - 14:45
La Rochelle was the largest Protestant base in France and for Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was the last stronghold needing to be abolished. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 14:45 - 15:40
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)
Tomorrow 15:40 - 16:45
Changing of the Guard: Changing of the Guard: New leaders Khrushchev & Eisenhower navigate Cold War tensions. Their complex ties reveal a fragile peace. (Part 2 of 4) (S1 Ep2)
Tomorrow 16:45 - 17:40
The Nazi Economic Miracle: Germany, 1937. Hitler appears to be fulfilling his promise of returning Germany to prosperity-but there was a deeply sinister side to the recovery. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 17:40 - 18:50
La Rochelle was the largest Protestant base in France and for Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was the last stronghold needing to be abolished. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 18:50 - 19:50
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)
Tomorrow 19:50 - 20:55
Changing of the Guard: Changing of the Guard: New leaders Khrushchev & Eisenhower navigate Cold War tensions. Their complex ties reveal a fragile peace. (Part 2 of 4) (S1 Ep2)
Tomorrow 20:55 - 21:55
The Nazi Economic Miracle: Germany, 1937. Hitler appears to be fulfilling his promise of returning Germany to prosperity-but there was a deeply sinister side to the recovery. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tomorrow 21:55 - 22:55
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)
Tomorrow 22:55 - 00:00
La Rochelle was the largest Protestant base in France and for Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was the last stronghold needing to be abolished. (Part 2 of 4) (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 - 13:35
There are seventy islands in the Orkney archipelago but just how much of a challenge is it to keep all these islands connected? (Part 5 of 6) (S)
Thursday 13:35 - 14:40
How did the city of Orleans manage to resist for 7 months before being delivered from the English in just a few days by Joan of Arc, the liberator of Orleans? (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Thursday 14:40 - 15:40
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)
Thursday 15:40 - 16:40
Confrontation: The Cold War intensifies in with the Suez Crisis and Hungarian Uprising. Eden and Nasser's clash reveals declining empires and Soviet ruthlessness. (Part 3 of 4) (S1 Ep3)
Thursday 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)
Thursday 17:40 - 18:50
How did the city of Orleans manage to resist for 7 months before being delivered from the English in just a few days by Joan of Arc, the liberator of Orleans? (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Thursday 18:50 - 19:50
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)
Thursday 19:50 - 20:55
Confrontation: The Cold War intensifies in with the Suez Crisis and Hungarian Uprising. Eden and Nasser's clash reveals declining empires and Soviet ruthlessness. (Part 3 of 4) (S1 Ep3)
Thursday 20:55 - 21:55
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)
Thursday 21:55 - 22:55
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)
Thursday 22:55 - 00:00
How did the city of Orleans manage to resist for 7 months before being delivered from the English in just a few days by Joan of Arc, the liberator of Orleans? (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Friday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 07:00 - 13:00
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Friday 13:00 - 13:40
This final episode sees Paul visiting two of the most windswept islands on our stormy coast, the 'Atlantic Twins' of Coll and Tiree. (Part 6 of 6) (S)
Friday 13:40 - 14:50
The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain. (Part 4 of 4) (S)
Friday 14:50 - 16:05
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)
Friday 16:05 - 17:10
Eyeball to Eyeball: Kennedy's and Castro's Cold War clash ignites the Bay of Pigs, Berlin Crisis, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, pushing the world to nuclear brinkmanship. (Part 4 of 4) (S1 Ep4)
Friday 17:10 - 18:15
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)
Friday 18:15 - 19:25
The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain. (Part 4 of 4) (S)
Friday 19:25 - 20:40
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)
Friday 20:40 - 21:50
Eyeball to Eyeball: Kennedy's and Castro's Cold War clash ignites the Bay of Pigs, Berlin Crisis, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, pushing the world to nuclear brinkmanship. (Part 4 of 4) (S1 Ep4)
Friday 21:50 - 22:45
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)
Friday 22:45 - 00:00
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)
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 - 13:40
Paul Murton's first journey takes him to the largest island in Britain: the long island of Harris and Lewis. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Saturday 13:40 - 14:45
Promises: After the turbulent years following World War II, fragile peace gives way to rising tensions between former allies. (Part 1 of 4) (S1 Ep1)
Saturday 14:45 - 15:55
Changing of the Guard: Changing of the Guard: New leaders Khrushchev & Eisenhower navigate Cold War tensions. Their complex ties reveal a fragile peace. (Part 2 of 4) (S1 Ep2)
Saturday 15:55 - 17:00
Confrontation: The Cold War intensifies in with the Suez Crisis and Hungarian Uprising. Eden and Nasser's clash reveals declining empires and Soviet ruthlessness. (Part 3 of 4) (S1 Ep3)
Saturday 17:00 - 18:10
Eyeball to Eyeball: Kennedy's and Castro's Cold War clash ignites the Bay of Pigs, Berlin Crisis, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, pushing the world to nuclear brinkmanship. (Part 4 of 4) (S1 Ep4)
Saturday 18:10 - 19:25
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)
Saturday 19:25 - 20:20
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)
Saturday 20:20 - 21:25
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)
Saturday 21:25 - 22:40
Incest, intrigue, and sibling rivalry. It involves her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, and is set against the backdrop of two of the wonders of the ancient world. (S)
Saturday 22:40 - 00:00
Acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes looks at Alexandria past and present, unearthing archaeological gems and following in the footsteps of Hypatia. (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 - 13:40
Thirty miles from mainland Scotland, there's a chain of low-lying islands that face the full might of the Atlantic Ocean: the Uists and Benbecula. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Sunday 13:40 - 14:50
An architectural adventure and gripping account of war, The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart is the story of a feat of medieval military construction. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Sunday 14:50 - 15:55
La Rochelle was the largest Protestant base in France and for Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was the last stronghold needing to be abolished. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Sunday 15:55 - 17:00
How did the city of Orleans manage to resist for 7 months before being delivered from the English in just a few days by Joan of Arc, the liberator of Orleans? (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Sunday 17:00 - 18:05
The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain. (Part 4 of 4) (S)
Sunday 18:05 - 19:05
Financing Evil: Who financed Hitler and helped him to achieve power? Here, follow the trail of money to the top and see the secret partnerships that underpinned the evil regime. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Sunday 19:05 - 20:05
The Nazi Economic Miracle: Germany, 1937. Hitler appears to be fulfilling his promise of returning Germany to prosperity-but there was a deeply sinister side to the recovery. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Sunday 20:05 - 21:05
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)
Sunday 21:05 - 22:10
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)
Sunday 22:10 - 00:00
Three Holocaust survivors with unanswered questions journey back to hometowns, killing sites and hiding places in search of clues. (S)
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 - 14:10
We follow the Titanic's journey from construction to catastrophe, and chart the ten key mistakes that brought about the most famous naval disaster in history. (S)
Monday 14:10 - 15:20
In advance of the construction of HS2, the biggest ever cemetery excavation in Britain reveals the forgotten stories of rich and poor in Georgian London. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Monday 15:20 - 16:15
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)
Monday 16:15 - 17:20
Invasion: Invasion - In May 1941, 14,000 German paratroopers supported by nearly a thousand aircraft were dropped on the island in a unique blitzkrieg operation. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Monday 17:20 - 18:20
Fathers and Sons: After returning from war, George H.W. Bush is reunited with his sweetheart Barbara. They married and had their first child - another future president. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Monday 18:20 - 18:55
On the west coast of Scotland are a group of islands that are so remote they almost seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world and are populated by just a few hardy souls. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Monday 18:55 - 20:05
In advance of the construction of HS2, the biggest ever cemetery excavation in Britain reveals the forgotten stories of rich and poor in Georgian London. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Monday 20:05 - 21:00
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)
Monday 21:00 - 22:05
Invasion: Invasion - In May 1941, 14,000 German paratroopers supported by nearly a thousand aircraft were dropped on the island in a unique blitzkrieg operation. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Monday 22:05 - 23:05
Fathers and Sons: After returning from war, George H.W. Bush is reunited with his sweetheart Barbara. They married and had their first child - another future president. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Monday 23:05 - 00:00
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 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 - 13:35
Among the islands of the Hebrides there's one that can rightly claim to have a separate identity: Islay which was once the capital of the ancient Lordship of the Isles. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 13:35 - 14:55
Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Yasmin Khan dig deeper through the excavations at St James's burial ground on the hunt for the lost explorer. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 14:55 - 15:55
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)
Tuesday 15:55 - 17:05
Evacuation: Evacuation - Allied forces were evacuated off Crete's south coast in a dangerous operation that cost the lives of almost 1,000 British seamen and Allied soldiers. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 17:05 - 18:05
The Price of Loyalty: Blinded by loyalty to his president and ignoring the advice of his family, George H.W. Bush was betrayed by Richard Nixon. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 18:05 - 18:45
Among the islands of the Hebrides there's one that can rightly claim to have a separate identity: Islay which was once the capital of the ancient Lordship of the Isles. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 18:45 - 19:55
Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Yasmin Khan dig deeper through the excavations at St James's burial ground on the hunt for the lost explorer. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 19:55 - 20:55
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)
Tuesday 20:55 - 22:05
Evacuation: Evacuation - Allied forces were evacuated off Crete's south coast in a dangerous operation that cost the lives of almost 1,000 British seamen and Allied soldiers. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 22:05 - 23:00
The Price of Loyalty: Blinded by loyalty to his president and ignoring the advice of his family, George H.W. Bush was betrayed by Richard Nixon. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
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 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm