History Documentaries

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Afua Hirsch explores the epic story of Kenya through the country’s art, music and writing.

A look at the 19th century, when competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

David Olusoga traces the house’s history through the Bristol Blitz to its current glory.

Britain enters the uncharted waters of the post-Thatcher era.

Samira Ahmed goes back to when Persia faced her gravest threat - Genghis Khan.

David Olusoga concludes his series with the three African kings who stood up to empire.

David Harewood travels back to his native Birmingham to look at his city's Blitz story.

The ramifications of a bomb that fell on 6th Avenue in the city of Hull.

Neil Oliver reveals how Scotland was torn in two by Bonnie Prince Charlie’s rebellion.

How working-class Victorians made Birmingham one of the most important industrial cities.

David Olusoga traces the propaganda war waged between pro-slavery lobby and abolitionists.

Lucy debunks the fibs that surround India, the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire.

A look at British woodwork from the Middle Ages, an era of wonders that still astound.

The story of the faked jaw and skull found in Sussex some 70 years ago. (1973)

Kenneth Clark considers heroic materialism and humanitarianism in the past 100 years.

Simon Schama explores the fate of art in the machine- and profit-driven world.

How Britain's V Force became the platform for delivering nuclear Armageddon.

The team are on the hunt for artefacts from World War II.

History short looking at life and business in the 60s.

Lucy investigates how the family's grip on Russia unravelled in the years 1825-1918.