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History

In the Highest Tradition

1989 series which delves into the world of British military tradition.

Episode 1 (28 mins)

A City Crowned with Green

How London has grown in size and spread into the surrounding country. (1964)

29 mins

Documentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)

Timewatch unravels the circumstances which turned a killer into a Gothic hero. (1988)

Scotland's VE Day: Countdown to Victory

Scotland re the men and women who battled to bring Hitler's forces to their knees.

Culture, contributions and controversy - the story of a generation that rebuilt Britain

D-Day: The Last Heroes

How two years of planning, espionage and analysis lay behind the D-Day invasions.

I Was There: The Great War Interviews

Never-before-seen footage from interviews with eyewitnesses of the First World War.

Rome's Invisible City

The secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.

The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain

The Bikers visit a pub believed to have been drunk dry by troops in the English Civil War.

Scotland's Big Night Out

Iain Stirling explores the history of Saturday nights out across Scotland since the 1950s.

Ancient Invisible Cities

Michael Scott uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt.

Tutankhamun in Colour

Elizabeth Frood shares the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb as it happened - in colour.