History 62 available programmes
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Britain on FilmSeries 2 - Island Nation
A look at films that examine the implications of Britain's identity as an island nation.
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Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
The Rich
Dr Mortimer reveals how, in this age, those who have the most also have the most to lose.
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Britain on Film
Series 2 - Kids Today
How childhood was transformed by changes to the British educational system in the 1960s.
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Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
The Common People
Revealing the reality of life for most Elizabethans, outside of life at court.
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Britain on Film
Series 2 - Times of Change
The changing face of Britain's political, economic and cultural landscapes in the 1960s.
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Chronicle
The Ape Man That Never Was
The story of the faked jaw and skull found in Sussex some 70 years ago. (1973)
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Buried Treasure
King Solomon's Mines
Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe. (1958)
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Buried Treasure
The Walls of Jericho
Film of the archaeological excavations at Jericho. (1956)
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Buried Treasure
Stonehenge
Glyn Daniel talks about recent research into the mystery of Stonehenge. (1954)
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Buried Treasure
The Peat Bog Murder Mystery
A programme on the well-preserved body of a 2000-year-old Dane found in a peat bog. (1954)
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Armchair Voyage: Hellenic Cruise
Delos to Athens
Sir Mortimer Wheeler and the Hellenic Travellers’ Club crew visit Delos and Athens. (1958)
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Armchair Voyage: Hellenic Cruise
Istanbul and the Islands
Sir Mortimer Wheeler and the Hellenic scholars visit the Aegean Islands of Lesbos. (1958)
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The Grandeur That Was Rome
Roman Art and Architecture
Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys the art and architecture of the Roman period. (1960)
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Sir Mortimer and Magnus
Schliemann and Gladstone
Sir Mortimer Wheeler discusses how attitudes to archaeology have changed. (1974)
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Sir Mortimer and Magnus
The Genius of Flinders Petrie
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks about Sir Flinders Petrie. (1974)
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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?
01/10/1958
The Victoria & Albert Museum challenges the experts. (1958)
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Sir Mortimer and Magnus
In the Steps of Alexander
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks about his journey to Pushkalavati, in Pakistan. (1974)
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Buried Treasure
Mohenjo-daro
Sir Mortimer Wheeler describes his excavations of Mohenjo-daro, in Pakistan. (1957)
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Armchair Voyage: Hellenic Cruise
Venice to Mycenae
Sir Mortimer Wheeler sails the Mediterranean. (1958)
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The Grandeur That Was Rome
Gods and Men
Sir Mortimer Wheeler looks at the religious beliefs of the Roman Empire. (1960)