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Dan Snow shines a light into the Dark Ages after the collapse of the Roman Empire in Britain

Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.

Leading musical artists perform live for the cameras

English historian David Reynolds reassesses Stalin's role in the life-and-death struggle between the Soviet Union and Germany in World War II.

A series of programmes about Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and armaments minister.

Join Grace Dent on a televisual trip back in time.

Documentary series that investigates a momentous event in history, the trial and execution of King Charles I, an act that changed politics and power...

The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain, will present the revealing and surprising story of Britain in the reigns of George I and...

A captivating insight into British life straight from the mouths of school children from the 1960s and '70s.

Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder Ben Garrod looks at how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and dominate practically every...

Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveller Ibn Battutah, who was born...

A selection of memorable performances of classical music from the BBC's archives.