Civilisations: Origins and Empires
Journeys into the ancient worlds that shaped our own.
High Priest—Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator, Series 1
Julius Caesar tears up the rulebook in his quest to become Rome’s greatest man.
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Buddha—Genius of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.
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The Last Battle of the Vikings
Dr Jon Henderson tells the story of the Norsemen in Scotland.
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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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The Pharaoh—Tutankhamun's Egypt, Series 1
An exploration of the pharaoh's role in ancient Egyptian life.
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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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Secrets of the Tomb Builders—Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Dan visits the underground tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
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Life of Luxury—What the Romans Did for Us, Series 1
Adam Hart-Davis investigates the lavish lifestyles of the Romans.
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Julius Caesar Revealed
Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Julius Caesar.
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The Skin of Our Teeth—Civilisation
Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series looks at how European art survived the Dark Ages.
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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—Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit
Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome.
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The Birth of Art—Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke crosses the Sahara and travels the Nile to find Egypt's earliest art.
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Death on the Nile—Ancient Apocalypse
Fekri Hassan attempts to determine why the Egyptian Old Kingdom collapsed around 2200 BC.
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
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The Mystery of the Desert Kites
An international team of archaeologists explores megastructures in the Arabian desert.
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Second Moment of Creation—Civilisations, Series 1
A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
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Age of Ice—A History of Ancient Britain, Series 1
Life in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
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Egypt's Lost Cities
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
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The Bodies—Pompeii: The New Dig, Series 1
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
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All Roads Lead to Rome—Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
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The Black Pharaohs
The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.
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The Gladiators—Colosseum, Series 1
In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate.
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