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Using 40 years of BBC archive footage Dan Snow charts how the Mary Rose was discovered, excavated and raised, and what the latest research has revealed about the ship and her crew. Show more
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Using the BBC film archives, Vanessa Collingridge explores how our view of Cleopatra has changed over the years, and how she has become lost amid myth, cliche and propaganda. Show more
Using years of BBC history archive film, Dr Alice Roberts explores how our views and understanding of Roman Britain have changed and evolved over the decades. Show more
The Crusades
Episode 3: Victory and Defeat
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Historical documentary series. Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals that the outcome of these holy wars was decided not on the hallowed ground of Jerusalem, but in Egypt. Show more
Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British
Episode 3: The Flat
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dan explores the high-rise flat in London's East End. He charts the history of the Lincoln estate, which went from a dream of luxury to deprivation and social exclusion. Show more
Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
Episode 3: Brave New World
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Dr Ian Mortimer takes viewers on a journey through this golden age of English history. He explores a new section of Elizabethan society, the middle class. Show more
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Professor Joanna Bourke charts how, over the past five centuries, dentistry has been transformed from a backstreet horror show into a gleaming modern science. Show more
Using archive film, Alice Roberts uncovers how the monument of Stonehenge has been interpreted, argued over and debated by some of Britain's leading historians and archaeologists. Show more
Alice Roberts reveals the story of the Roman cavalry. As she sets off across Hadrian's Wall on their trail, re-enactors recreate a cavalry tournament. Show more
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology. She visits Jersey where she meets a team of archaeologists hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals. Show more
Final episode of the series. Dr Alice Roberts goes in search of the Tudor age, visiting excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch. Show more
James May takes a journey of discovery across the universe, asking where it all began, how stars work, and what Madonna is doing in space. Show more
Gabriel Weston examines how television has played a crucial role in documenting seismic shifts in British law and policing, from the death penalty to laws against homosexuality. Show more
The true story of Colonel Percy Fawcett, who led several expeditions in the Amazon rainforest to discover what he called the Lost City of Z. Show more