The Spanish Civil War
Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World...
7 Deadly Sins: Pride
The sin of pride has been a topic of discussion throughout history, with various figures and societies having different perspectives on it. The Italian...
Vlad The Impaler
This documentary examines the bloody career of Vlad the Impaler, the 15th-century prince of Wallachia who took no prisoners in his resistance to the...
Normandy 44: The Battle Beyond D Day
As history buffs and veterans gather to commemorate one of the pivotal moments of the Second World War, historian James Holland takes us on...
Islam: Empire of Faith
What is Islam? Who is Muhammad? This is the first of 3 part documentary narrated by Ben Kingsley about Islam and attempts to answer...
The Madness of Bedlam
Bedlam hospital has long gone. Graves are found near Liverpool Street station during the dig for Crossrail. The story of Bedlam hospital and patients...
Loyalists: War and Peace
Former Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) prisoners Gerry Spence and Bobby Philpott claim that Loyalist violence in the early nineties made the IRA realise they...
Suez: A Very British Crisis
In 1956, the world watched as Britain, in a move widely deemed as foolish and misguided, invaded Egypt. Dubbed the Suez Crisis, this event...
Secrets of the Parthenon
Nova checks in to see how the multi-decade restoration of the Parthenon is going. They find the restorers dealing with a massive jigsaw puzzle...
