History

Ralf Little. Death in Paradise star and soccer fan Ralf finds football runs in the family

Celebrating 50 years of British Asian history, through the story of the Sharma family

Historical mysteries from the most dramatic and brutal chapters of Britain's past

Real stories, real voices. Frank, intimate accounts from the heart of an epidemic

From Princess to Queen, sharing stories and home videos of Her Majesty's remarkable life

One family, fifty years of scandal. The rise and spectacular fall of the Maxwell dynasty

The humanity and horror of the world's most destructive weapon. Award-winning docudrama

Honoured. Haunted. An unflinching account of surviving and living with memories of war

Britain's most valuable treasure. Clive Myrie explores its history – relic or regalia?

Lucy Worsley sets off on a quest to find out if there's another version of our history.

An epic 1930s quest. Ardal explores Celtic history and what it means to be Irish

In 1930, Germany was a liberal democracy. Four years later, it was a brutal dictatorship.

Misha and the Wolves. A Holocaust survivor’s staggering story hides an even darker truth

At the beginning of 1945, Berlin remains under the spell of the Nazi promise of salvation.

Bearing witness to the past. Jewish families uncover their relatives' Holocaust stories

Final Account. The last generation of everyday people to partake in Hitler's Third Reich

The students face SOE's demanding selection process.

Pain, loss, hope. Prince Charles commissions lasting reminders of history’s darkest days

American reporter Ed Murrow returns to London where he spent much of World War II. (1959)

Benedict Cumberbatch narrates Norman Lewis’ touching memoir of life in a remarkable city.

Birmingham's brutal gangs. History of the Midlands mobsters and facts that led to fiction

Sophie Duker, Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks dive into the science behind the sci-fi.

Kerry Mucklowe's statue tours the Cotswolds to celebrate the last series of This Country.

The powerful stories of the families behind EastEnders’ landmark knife crime storyline.

Staying true to themselves. The story of six British women rediscovering their sexuality

Pioneering forensics reveals the truth for those who can no longer speak for themselves.

Robert Symes investigates the background to Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. (1986)

The captivating secrets behind the myths, magic and legends - revealed by Stephen Fry

Artist, illustrator, author. An epic career as told in his own words and pictures

A very personal pilgrimage – exploring the spiritual legacy of Scotland’s remote islands

The find of the century. A spectacular Roman mosaic is unearthed in a Rutland farm field

Simon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.

A remarkable artefact depicting betrayal, bravery and a bloody battle - but who made it?

Huw Edwards presents an in-depth history of Wales.

Sir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)

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

Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe. (1958)

One family, fifty years of scandal. The rise and spectacular fall of the Maxwell dynasty

Can technology help cast new light on one of Britain’s most infamous cases?

Giving the victims a voice. Can their stories tell us more than the killer ever could?

Birmingham's brutal gangs. History of the Midlands mobsters and facts that led to fiction

Scotland’s biggest manhunt. The notorious serial killer who’s never been caught

Clues that cracked the case. How expert witnesses helped to solve the UK’s major crimes

How attitudes to the elderly enabled Harold Shipman’s crimes to go undetected.

James Clayton looks at recent breakthroughs in DNA technology which help to solve murders.

50 years on, could the biggest unsolved serial murder case in British history be solved?

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

Author Patricia Cornwell is convinced she knows Jack the Ripper's true identity. (2002)

An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK.

Educator, activist, community leader - the inspiring story of Welsh idol Betty Campbell

David Olusoga investigates the secret files of a scandal 70 years in the making

Famous faces talk honestly about the highs and lows of being black and British.

A Jamaican bus conductor, a Barbadian nurse and others offer a snapshot of British life.

A fatal fire. A pain-filled protest. A community erupting. From director Steve McQueen

When art met activitism – a host of stars on the quest for inclusion on and off screen.

Showing the world a sophisticated image of black people when discrimination was rife.

Matt Lucas discovers the fate of family members in Nazi Germany and a link to Anne Frank

Sue Perkins delves into the German branch of her family, who were refugees during WWII

Actress Olivia Colman travels to India to find out more about a relative.

Alex Scott discovers her Jewish ancestry and retraces her beloved nan's roots in Jamaica

Josh Widdicombe. A rollercoaster ride through his extraordinary family history

Naomie Harris’s dramatic discoveries inspire her to anger, sadness and tears of joy.

Father-and-son comedy team Jack and Michael Whitehall investigate their family tree.

Ed Balls. Ed reveals a link to HMS Victory and an ancestor on trial at Norwich Castle

Joe Sugg. Vlogger Joe and sister Zoella discover that communication runs in the family

Pixie Lott discovers links to military musicians and ancestors who battled poverty

Joe Lycett. Comedian Joe finds humour everywhere – but has a darker family history

Dame Judi Dench discovers spectacular links to Shakespeare and 16th-century Denmark