iPlayer History Category :: Featured Episodes

Documentary following the work of scientists at archaeological marvel the Chauvet cave.

After hitting an iceberg, the captain realises Titanic is going to sink.

Lucy Worsley takes on the case of a Victorian serial killer who was never caught.

How grieving parents forced the government to ban handguns after the Dunblane shooting.

New evidence of a brutal massacre, Bradford’s first Muslim burial and a 1970s skatepark.

Jane Austen is 17 and beginning to write stories.

Fred explores the development of the fortress, visiting Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy.

How Stonehenge has been interpreted by leading historians and archaeologists.

A look at how the Normans established their new province of Normandy in northern France.

The story of the 1996 Sea Empress oil spill off the Welsh coast.

Rory Stewart reveals how the Kingdom of Northumbria was born in Britain's lost Middleland.

A look at how the era's sculpture casts a new light on medieval times in Britain.

Simon Schama visits the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney.

A weak emperor. A divided empire. Enemies at the gate. Is this the end for ancient Rome?

How modern-day Sydney was the first battleground of the frontier wars.

The story of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, told by the cardinals who were there.

Dr Jon Henderson tells the story of the Norsemen in Scotland.