TV Schedule

  • 00:00

    17 Dec

    Secret Nazi Bases - Season 3

    The Nazis had all but lost the war by March of 1945, but Hitler still sent throngs of soldiers to protect an isolated area of occupied Poland from oncoming forces. What was he trying to hide?

  • 01:00

    17 Dec

    World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

    The war turns in favour of the Allies. Montgomery turns the tables on the Afrika Corps at El Alamein, the Japanese are defeated at Guadalcanal and the Germans are defeated at Stalingrad.

  • 02:00

    17 Dec

    The Crusades - Season 1

    In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.

  • 02:50

    17 Dec

    The Titanic in Colour - Season 1

    Artefacts at an auction of Titanic memorabilia in the south of England prove that fascination with the Titanic shows no sign of waning over a century after the sinking of the ship.

  • 03:35

    17 Dec

    Cursed Treasures - Season 1

    The removal of some priceless artefacts at the Parthenon in Athens brought only trouble, and one of the world's most famous artists ended his life in France soon after finishing a doomed painting.

  • 04:25

    17 Dec

    Strangest Things - Season 1

    Can a 3,000-year-old solid gold hat really see into the future? How could a tiny metal cube have won the war for Hitler? How could an intricate and complex clock have solved a billion-pound problem?

  • 05:10

    17 Dec

    Forbidden History - Season 6

    Vatican City has its own laws, police, and - unbelievably - its own ATMs that print out in Latin. It's a secret world of libraries, holy relics and artwork that does not allow access outsiders.

  • 06:05

    17 Dec

    Cursed Bloodlines - Season 1

    The name Rockefeller is synonymous with wealth, power, and American politics. Generation after generation has been marked by tragedy; is there a debt to pay for their money-motivated actions?

  • 06:25

    17 Dec

    D-Day: The Soldiers' Story - Season 1

    Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.

  • 07:25

    17 Dec

    Treasures with Bettany Hughes - Season 2

    Bettany travels to Azerbaijan, which sits between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountain range; it was a strategic position on the ancient Silk Roads that left a legacy of diverse cultures.

  • 08:30

    17 Dec

    Ancient Superstructures - Season 3

    Chambord is the largest of the Loire castles; with 220,000 tons of stone needed for its construction, it is one of the most important building sites of the Renaissance.

  • 09:35

    17 Dec

    The Crusades - Season 1

    Retracing the steps of the Crusaders from a small town in France to the magnificent cities of the Holy Land, Dr Thomas Asbridge brings the human experience of the Crusades to life.

  • 10:35

    17 Dec

    The Rise of the Dictators - Season 1

    Dictatorships are almost universally unsustainable; a dictator's thirst for power invariably leads to greater and greater oppression, leaving a nation broken and so all dictatorships eventually fall.

  • 11:40

    17 Dec

    World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

    The war turns in favour of the Allies. Montgomery turns the tables on the Afrika Corps at El Alamein, the Japanese are defeated at Guadalcanal and the Germans are defeated at Stalingrad.

  • 12:40

    17 Dec

    Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

    World War II was a battle for supremacy at sea more than any other conflict before or since; in this episode, we explore how the secret weapons of naval warfare changed the tides of history.

  • 13:50

    17 Dec

    D-Day: The Soldiers' Story - Season 1

    Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.

  • 14:50

    17 Dec

    Ancient Superstructures - Season 3

    Chambord is the largest of the Loire castles; with 220,000 tons of stone needed for its construction, it is one of the most important building sites of the Renaissance.

  • 15:55

    17 Dec

    Treasures with Bettany Hughes - Season 2

    Bettany travels to Azerbaijan, which sits between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountain range; it was a strategic position on the ancient Silk Roads that left a legacy of diverse cultures.

  • 16:55

    17 Dec

    The Crusades - Season 1

    Retracing the steps of the Crusaders from a small town in France to the magnificent cities of the Holy Land, Dr Thomas Asbridge brings the human experience of the Crusades to life.

  • 17:55

    17 Dec

    The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

    Hitler and Stalin begin to shape the course of history. President Roosevelt attempts to raise his country out of the Depression, and the world teeters on the brink of yet another World War.

  • 18:55

    17 Dec

    World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

    The war turns in favour of the Allies. Montgomery turns the tables on the Afrika Corps at El Alamein, the Japanese are defeated at Guadalcanal and the Germans are defeated at Stalingrad.

  • 20:00

    17 Dec

    The Crusades - Season 1

    In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.

  • 21:00

    17 Dec

    The Titanic in Colour - Season 1

    Artefacts at an auction of Titanic memorabilia in the south of England prove that fascination with the Titanic shows no sign of waning over a century after the sinking of the ship.

  • 22:00

    17 Dec

    Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

    World War II was a battle for supremacy at sea more than any other conflict before or since; in this episode, we explore how the secret weapons of naval warfare changed the tides of history.

  • 23:00

    17 Dec

    The Crusades - Season 1

    In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.

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