History
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa.
1. First Encounters (53 mins)
- Digging for BritainFinds include a Viking camp, ancient gold and evidence of people living inside henges.
- The Black PharaohsThe glories of a lost empire - the kingdom of Kush and the black pharaohs history forgot49 mins
- Meet the AncestorsPotholers in the Yorkshire Dales stumble upon the remains of human burials.
- Once Upon a Time in Northern IrelandConflict and peace. The highly acclaimed tale of the Troubles, by those who lived it
- Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary BeardThey ruled, partied and plotted, but behind their power Mary uncovers a story of paranoia59 mins
- Pompeii: The New DigStill springing surprises. The biggest dig in a generation unearths fascinating secrets
- Meet the Romans with Mary BeardProf Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
- Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy WorsleyLucy Worsley uncovers the myths written about the English Reformation.
- A History of Ancient BritainLife in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
- Caligula with Mary BeardProfessor Mary Beard explores the life and times of the notorious Roman emperor Caligula.59 mins
- Ancient WorldsRichard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
- Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina RamirezHow Britain’s greatest treasure was found in an English country garden on the eve of WWII.
