Elsewhere on the BBC

If you enjoyed Andrew Marr's History of the World, you might also like these other BBC programmes and features

Human evolution
Our three-million year journey from the treetops of Africa to civilisation.
The alphabet
In Our Time: Did this flexible system of writing begin life as graffiti?
Fall of the Minoans
Why did this magnificent civilisation suddenly disappear?

History of Buddhism
One man's spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and the teachings that followed.
Dawn of democracy
What was Greek democracy like, and how was it different from today?
Aristotle's Poetics
In our Time: Introducing one of the most important works of philosophy ever written.

Creating Cleopatra
Your Paintings: How artists have created our image of one of history's most famous figures.
Jesus and Rome
How did the small cult of Christianity become the dominant religion of the west?
Systems of belief
A guide to the different religions of the world.

Art or imperialism?
Your Paintings: Is the renaissance one of the most misunderstood events in history?
Muslim Spain
In Our Time: For 700 years, Muslims, Jews and Christians lived in relative peace.
Viking Quest
Play Viking Quest and explore how the Vikings plundered Britain.

Turn of the tulip
Your Paintings: The flower that brought down a nation
New worlds
How did Christopher Columbus's voyages change our view of the world?
The Reformation
Was this revolution a grand theological debate or a struggle for power?

La guillotine
In Our Time: Why did French revolutionaries want to turn the calender back to zero?
Galileo Galilei
The Scientist who pointed a telescope at Jupiter and took on the Catholic church.
Abolition of Slavery
Our interactive map charts the end of the British slave trade.

Opium wars
In Our Time: How did these 19th century conflicts shape the relationship between Britain and China?
Industry leader
Why was Britain the workshop of the world, and why did this dominance not last?
War artists
Your Paintings: How changing theories of art captured the experience of the First World War. (Image (C) Tate)

Winston Churchill
Why did Winston Churchill believe in victory at all costs?
Nuclear age
Many claim that the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved lives in the long run. Is this true?
Thinking machines
In Our Time: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether we can teach a computer to think.