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How the invention of writing gave humanity a history. From hieroglyphs to emojis, an exploration of the way in which the technology of writing ...

The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.

The story of the dance revolution – the beat, the clubs and the DJs that changed music culture forever.

From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south – for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and ...

The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.

Three-part series about trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, reconnecting families, cultures and history.

Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on his most ambitious journey yet, an exploration of the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the United States ...

Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that ...

Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes ...

The three-part complementary series features eminent scientists, theologians and conservationists discussing the environmental and conservation ...

Treasures of Ancient Rome is a 2012 three-part documentary written and presented by Alastair Sooke. The series was produced by the BBC, and ...

A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of ...

Map expert Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps aren’t simply about getting from A to B, but are revealing snapshots of defining ...

Bushcraft expert and survivalist Ray Mears explores the awe-inspiring landscape of that shaped the story of the Wild West. … Discover how ...

Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he ...

Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science – how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of ...

In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.

The grit, humour and courage of ordinary people in the bleakest of circumstances. Darkly comic, poignant and sometimes devastating monologues ...

Art historian James Fox tells the story of our ever-changing relationship with nature through the lens of some of the world’s most extraordinary ...

The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. ...

Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a ...

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo host a weekly guide to the best (and worst) of streaming culture in the 21st century, across film and premium television.

Life in Berlin in 1945 before, during and after the battle of Berlin seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time from common ...

A landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected ...

Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the ...

Following teams of detectives and specialists involved in murder investigations.

A candid look at what life was really like for those living in, and under Hitler’s Swastika – at home – and abroad, a record ...

Documentary series in which art historian James Fox explores how the power of images has transformed the modern world.

In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight – Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists – reveal important new ...

Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss ...