The remarkable story behind the fighting force. Stirling is locked away in Hitler's most secure prison and leadership of the SAS passes to Paddy Mayne. Show more
The remarkable story behind the fighting force. With the tragic loss of Jock Lewes, Stirling's second in command is now Captain Paddy Mayne, an unpredictable and dangerous officer. Show more
A History of Ancient Britain
Orkney's Stone Age Temple
59 minutes
Using 3D graphics, Neil Oliver explores a recently-discovered 5,000-year-old temple in Orkney that has triggered new thoughts about the beliefs of Neolithic people. Show more
Filthy Cities
Episode 1: Medieval London
1 hour
The sanitary history of cities. Dan Snow gets down and dirty in medieval grime to discover how the London of today was forged in the filth of the 14th century. Show more
Games Britannia
Episode 1: Dicing with Destiny
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series about the history of popular games in Britain. Ancient games were fundamental, but by the late Middle Ages gaming had become associated with gambling. Show more
The Classroom Experiment
Episode 2
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales
Professor Dylan Wiliam tests ideas to improve the quality of education for a Year 8 class. The pupils revolt when grades are removed from work, and does No Hands Up work for all? Show more
Filthy Cities
Episode 3: Industrial New York
1 hour
Series exploring the sanitary history of cities. Dan Snow looks at 19th century New York when migrants arrived in a city consumed by squalor, stench and soot. Show more
Filthy Cities
Episode 2: Revolutionary Paris
1 hour
Series exploring the sanitary history of cities. Dan Snow sniffs out the French revolution to explore how Paris was once buried in an inescapable stench. Show more
Traders: Millions by the Minute
Episode 2
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
Two-part documentary exploring the fiercely competitive world of financial traders. This episode features the British men and women who trade online, often from their own homes. Show more
Traders: Millions by the Minute
Episode 1
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD
Two-part documentary exploring the fiercely competitive world of financial traders. Manhattan hedge fund manager Karen juggles a busy family life and her $200-million fund. Show more
Paul O'Grady's Working Britain
Episode 1: Work
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
In the first of a two-part documentary, Paul O'Grady embarks on a personal journey through the history of the British working class to find out how work shaped our communities. Show more
Business Boomers
Episode 2: Real Storage Wars
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode discovers why Britain came to have the biggest self-storage industry in Europe. Show more
The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II. Show more
Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, sending her crew on an epic journey. Show more
Alice Roberts shares archaeological discoveries from the west of the UK, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a Roman bath house and a German camp. Show more
This year’s best archaeological finds from the east of the UK: a monument as old as Stonehenge, a dig at the site of Britain’s first tank battle and some disturbing Roman burials. Show more
59 minutes
Neil Oliver begins the epic story of the evolution of Britain and its occupants, beginning with the struggle for survival in the brutal world of the last ice age. Show more
59 minutes
Archaeological discoveries with Professor Alice Roberts. In the Cotswolds, a secret location, which appears to be a high-status Anglo Saxon cemetery, gives up a very precious and fragile artefact. Show more
Dan Snow looks at how, from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century, railways developed into the pivotal technology for modern Britain. Show more
59 minutes
Dan Snow traces the development of Britain's railways, from the beginnings of a true national network in the late 1830s through to the end of the 'railway mania' in 1847. Show more