The Tank Man
Documentary about the legendary tank man and surrounding events of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
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Blood of the Vikings
Julian Richards examines the story of the Vikings in Britain, from their first raids, to the settlement of the British Isles. The Viking legacy is traced through archaeology, history and a genetics survey of Britain’s current inhabitants.
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Neanderthal
Europe, eighty thousand years ago, for countless generations the kingdom of a remarkable and mysterious creature, the Neanderthal. A species of human in many ways so similar to us, and yet also so very different.
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Lost Tribe of Palau
Berger, a paleoanthropologist responsible for many ground-breaking discoveries about early man, sets off to investigate a possible discovery of fossilised human remains in Palau.
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Islam: Empire of Faith
From Muhammad to the great Ottoman sultans, learn more about the history of the Islamic Empire.
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The Minotaur’s Island
Bettany Hughes explores the mysterious world of the Minoan civilisation.
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The Machine That Made Us
Stephen Fry examines the story behind the first media entrepreneur, printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.
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Terry Jones’ Great Map Mystery
In this innovative new series, Terry Jones treks through the countryside of England, unveiling sinister stories, and shedding light on a dark and previously unexplored chapter in British history.
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Gladiators – Back From The Dead
Drawing on sensational new archaeological discoveries, this programme recreates the world of the Roman arena through the lives and violent deaths of six British gladiators.
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The Prize
The Prize tells the epic history of oil – how it has dominated global politics, shaken the world economy, and transformed our century.
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Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives
Famous for lampooning the medieval world in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Jones has a real passion for and detailed knowledge of the Middle Ages.
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Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxons
Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon heroic epic poem of unknown authorship, dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between the 8th and the early 11th century, set in Denmark and Sweden.
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The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea
Over three thousand years ago legend has it that Queen Hatshepsut, Egypts first female pharaoh, sent a fleet of ships to the wonderful distant land of Punt. A bas-relief in the temple where she is entombed brings back extraordinary treasures. But did this expedition really happen? And if it did, where exactly is the land of Punt?
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Coolies: How Britain Reinvented Slavery
The slave trade was officially abolished throughout the British Empire in 1807. This documentary reveals one of Britain’s darkest secrets: a form of slavery that continued well into the 20th century – the story of Indian indentured labour.
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