Tuesday
07/02
Wednesday
08/02
Thursday
09/02
Friday
10/02
Saturday
11/02
Sunday
12/02
Monday
13/02
Tuesday
14/02
Wednesday
15/02
Thursday
16/02
Friday
17/02
Saturday
18/02
Sunday
19/02
Monday
20/02
Tuesday
21/02
Wednesday
22/02
Thursday
23/02
Friday
24/02
Saturday
25/02
Sunday
26/02
Monday
27/02
Tuesday
28/02
Wednesday
01/03
Thursday
02/03
Friday
03/03
Saturday
04/03
Sunday
05/03
Monday
06/03
Tuesday
07/03
Wednesday
08/03
Thursday
09/03
Friday
10/03
Saturday
11/03
Sunday
12/03
Monday
13/03
Tuesday
14/03
Wednesday
15/03
Thursday
16/03
Friday
17/03
Saturday
18/03
Sunday
19/03
Monday
20/03
Tuesday
21/03
Wednesday
22/03
Thursday
23/03
Friday
24/03
Saturday
25/03
Sunday
26/03
Monday
27/03
Tuesday
28/03
Wednesday
29/03
Thursday
30/03
Friday
31/03
17 Feb
The 6th of June, 1944 - D-Day: more than 156,000 British, American, and Canadian soldiers are transported across the English Channel in the largest seaborne invasion ever attempted.
17 Feb
Pakistan is portrayed as a country of bombs, beards and burkhas all too often; Sona Datta shows how it used to be the meeting point for many faiths and has an intriguing multicultural past.
17 Feb
The Mughals created the most dazzling empire India had ever seen - from the Taj Mahal to intricate miniatures of court life - but did they bring civilisation to India, or tear it apart in the process?
17 Feb
In a journey across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sona traces the development of the Hindu religion from its origins as an amalgamation of local faith traditions to its dominant position today.
17 Feb
17 Feb
17 Feb
Like it or not, warfare, conflict and the need to explore the unknown is the catalyst for human progress in technology. The fact is that mankind is at its most inventive when it's being destructive.
17 Feb
Like it or not, warfare, conflict and the need to explore the unknown is the catalyst for human progress in technology. The fact is that mankind is at its most inventive when it's being destructive.
17 Feb
Is a device that looks like a typewriter in a simple wooden box really one of the most dangerous weapons in history, and why is a modern helicopter carved in an ancient Egyptian temple?
17 Feb
Christopher Clark travels to Latin America; he follows the tracks of early advanced civilisations in Palenque and Teotihuacán and visits Cuba and the Galapagos Islands' national park.
17 Feb
January-May 1944: atop the hill in Monte Cassino lies an abbey whose commander has forbidden military use of; the abbey is reduced to rubble despite this and the fight claims over 200,000 deaths.
17 Feb
During WWI, men had to endure combat and extreme conditions; civilians dealt with food shortages and raids. The insidiousness of ethnic cleansing raised its head, and a young Adolf Hitler took note.
17 Feb
The final hours of WW2 change the course of history; as the Americans inch closer to Japan, the Japanese fight with greater intensity. The question now is how to force capitulation.
17 Feb
The search for the truth behind the legend of Slumach has the team chasing leads; while many have died in pursuit of his riches, was one prospector murdered for what he knew or for what he found?
17 Feb
Can a team of eccentric geniuses decode an encrypted German telegram in time, and will revealing its contents damage Britain's relationship with its ally America forever?
17 Feb
In 1952, a team of archaeologists discovered a copper scroll in a cave high above the Dead Sea; it was classified as a Dead Sea Scroll, but this was no Biblical text - it was a treasure map.
17 Feb
Scientists and historians investigate whether colossal volcanoes toppled an ancient dynasty; they also reveal how man-made changes to the landscape threaten what remains of Egypt's great civilisation.
17 Feb
Is a device that looks like a typewriter in a simple wooden box really one of the most dangerous weapons in history, and why is a modern helicopter carved in an ancient Egyptian temple?
17 Feb
The Mothman: a creature that has been haunting the American town of Point Pleasant since the 1960s. Over 100 people claim to have seen him, but no-one can explain what it is or where it comes from.
17 Feb
January-May 1944: atop the hill in Monte Cassino lies an abbey whose commander has forbidden military use of; the abbey is reduced to rubble despite this and the fight claims over 200,000 deaths.
17 Feb
During WWI, men had to endure combat and extreme conditions; civilians dealt with food shortages and raids. The insidiousness of ethnic cleansing raised its head, and a young Adolf Hitler took note.
17 Feb
The final hours of WW2 change the course of history; as the Americans inch closer to Japan, the Japanese fight with greater intensity. The question now is how to force capitulation.
17 Feb
Pakistan is portrayed as a country of bombs, beards and burkhas all too often; Sona Datta shows how it used to be the meeting point for many faiths and has an intriguing multicultural past.
17 Feb
The Mughals created the most dazzling empire India had ever seen - from the Taj Mahal to intricate miniatures of court life - but did they bring civilisation to India, or tear it apart in the process?
17 Feb
In a journey across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sona traces the development of the Hindu religion from its origins as an amalgamation of local faith traditions to its dominant position today.
17 Feb
Fiat didn't just make cars - they also made trains and planes, and like modern-day kingmakers, they made and broke governments too.
Brings history to life with captivating documentaries that take a fresh, modern look into history. We take our viewers on a powerful journey through time with intelligent, well researched programmes that entertain and challenge their minds. The focus is on european history, revealing the secrets of the past and how it defines us today.
Social