History on BBC Four

The real story of life in Britain during World War II, told through fascinating footage.

Three extraordinary items that radically changed our understanding of human culture.

Robert Stone’s acclaimed documentary of the battle to put a man on the Moon.

Did total war unleash the world's first pharmacological arms race?

Edward cuts sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to Jane.

Neil Oliver joins a team investigating the final resting place of Alfred the Great.

Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to Tudor times in search of the era's household killers.

Lucy Worsley restages the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Documentary which looks at Britain during the 18th century, a time of sexual excess.

Michael Scott traces Sicily's history from the first arrival of ancient Greek settlers.

How David Livingstone took the faith of his nation to the ends of the earth.

How the Allies used 3D photographs to thwart the Nazis' superweapons.

Julian Richards goes back to the excavation of two burials from Roman Britain.

Dan Snow investigates the history of the Second World War in Northern Ireland.

The experiences of some British soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles

Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.

Neil Oliver explores the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancestors.

Lucy Worsley traces the houses Jane Austen lived in to show how they influenced her work.

Historian Eleanor Barraclough unearths the true story of the mysterious Celts.

Fiona Bruce traces the story of the love between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

An epic detective story that reveals the amazing truth of the boy behind the golden mask.

How maps are both snapshots of defining moments in history and tools of political power.

A look at how we thought the car of the future was going to turn out in the 50s and 60s.

The story of the 'Cockleshell Heroes', who raided Nazi-occupied Bordeaux in 1942.

The story of the battle for control of the North Sea during the First World War.