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The Art of Monarchy - Progress
Art of Monarchy - Progress - Adaptation and renewal. The monarchy as patron of Arts, Science and Technology.
Woman's Hour - Medieval Queens (2010)
Jane Garvey talks to Helen Castor on the power of the medieval queens.
The Hidden Henry VIII - Henry the Scholar (2009)
Five academics present portraits of unknown, intimate and surprising aspects of Henry VIII's character.
Sixty Years in Sixty Minutes - The Beatles Royal Command Performance (1986)
The Beatles talk about their appearance at the Royal Command Performance.
The Queen's Gallery (1962)
Sir Anthony Blunt, then Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures, talks to Audrey Russell in 1962.
Thomas Cromwell—Great Lives
Historian and author Derek Wilson proposes 16th century politician Thomas Cromwell.
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The Great Exhibition of 1851—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg examines the exhibition that showcased Victorian Britain's industrial might.
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Henry VII—Great Lives
Former chancellor George Osborne nominates Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty.
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