iPlayer History Category :: Featured Episodes
Scottish Massacre and 70s Skate Park—Digging for Britain, Series 13
New evidence of a brutal massacre, Bradford’s first Muslim burial and a 1970s skatepark.
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Episode 1—Lucy Worsley's Victorian Murder Club, Series 1
Lucy Worsley takes on the case of a Victorian serial killer who was never caught.
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Secrets of the Conclave
The story of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, told by the cardinals who were there.
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The Unsinkable Ship—Titanic Sinks Tonight, Series 1
After hitting an iceberg, the captain realises Titanic is going to sink.
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Rome—Civilisations: Rise and Fall, Series 1
A weak emperor. A divided empire. Enemies at the gate. Is this the end for ancient Rome?
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Episode 1—A House Through Time, Series 5: Two Cities at War
Reeling from World War I, residents feel the impact of a new political party, the Nazis.
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The Disappearance of Captain Nairac
The search for missing British army Captain Nairac by a former enemy - nearly 50 years on.
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Episode 1—Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius, Series 1
Jane Austen is 17 and beginning to write stories.
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Knights of the Road: The Highwayman's Story—Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues
Though romanticised in literature, the highwayman became a social menace on the roads.
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Miners’ Strike: A Frontline Story
The story of 15 men and women on the front line of the 1984 miners' strike.
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Episode 1—Empire with David Olusoga, Series 1
David Olusoga tells the story of the beginnings of the British Empire under Elizabeth I.
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The Lost Neanderthals
The secrets of the Neanderthal discoveries in the Mandrin Cave in France are revealed.
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The Golden Ticket—Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story, Series 1
The minute-by-minute story of the world’s deadliest oil platform disaster.
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Lockerbie: Our Story
Families of six Lockerbie bombing victims tell the story of their lost loved ones.
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Andrew Garfield—Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 22
Andrew Garfield goes on a quest worthy of a film plot to explore his Jewish roots.
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Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard
Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.
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