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The Bloody Border (2020)
6.3 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire;...

Julius Caesar Revealed (2018)
8 / 10

Documentary

Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Julius Caesar, and to challenge public perception, exploring Caesar's surprising legacy.

Micropubs - The New Local (2020)
8 / 10

Documentary

Inspired by the original micropub craze in Kent, three entrepreneurial Londoners decide to open their very own micropub and revitalise their high...

Land of Tradition (1950)
7 / 10

Documentary

This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Included are Runnymede, Windsor, Ascot, Lincoln, Wells,...

Adolf Island (2019)
5 / 10

Documentary

Caroline Sturdy Colls, a world leader in the forensic investigation of Nazi crime scenes, is chasing clues to an unsolved case: a concentration camp...

From the Four Corners (1941)
0 / 10

Drama

Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them...

England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation (2017)
8 / 10

Documentary, History

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined this radical religious revolution in...

Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons (2010)
7 / 10

Documentary

In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is...

David Harewood on Blackface (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary

At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a...

The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance (2013)
0 / 10

Documentary

Built in 1923, the Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to run at 100 miles an hour and to star in its own feature film. This is the untold...

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files (2019)
0 / 10

Documentary

David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ for black British immigrants has been...

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign (2022)
0 / 10

History, Documentary

Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. While her service to her country is...

Captain Elliot's Circle (2023)
10 / 10

Documentary, History

Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interaction with an obscure corner of Chinese and British...

Richard III: The Unseen Story (2013)
6 / 10

Documentary

In this special follow-up programme, the only television team with access to the dig and the scientific tests on the skeleton uses unseen footage and...

The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England (2013)
9 / 10

Documentary

Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English, which made him a threat to the...

Edward II of England: The Unhappy King (2019)
6.5 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

His opponents accused him of being homosexual. The male favorites he gathered around him during his short life gave those malevolent enemies solid...

Torchlighters: The John Wesley Story (2014)
0 / 10

When young John Wesley is miraculously saved from his family’s burning home, his mother is certain that God has a great purpose for the boy's life....

The Spy Who Brought Down Mary, Queen of Scots (2016)
0 / 10

Documentary

Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone (2010)
0 / 10

Documentary, History

The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when it was...

How To Get Ahead at Medieval Court (2014)
0 / 10

History

Writer Broadcaster and Newsnight arts correspondent Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II.