History on BBC Four
The most compelling stories from world history on BBC Four.
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets
Lucy Worsley takes us behind closed doors at three treasure-filled royal palaces.
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Tutankhamun in Colour
Elizabeth Frood shares the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb as it happened - in colour.
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Ian Hislop's Fake News: A True History
Ian Hislop's provocative take on 200 years of fake news, its causes and consequences.
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Episode 1—Berlin 1945, Series 1
At the beginning of 1945, Berlin remains under the spell of the Nazi promise of salvation.
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Episode 1—The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story, Series 1
An exploration of the first three years of Britain's biggest criminal manhunt.
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The Year of Victories—Blood of the Clans, Series 1
Neil Oliver retells the 17th-century conflict between royalist clans and parliamentarians.
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Making Margaret—Thatcher: A Very British Revolution, Series 1
Tracing Mrs Thatcher’s startling rise to power and her Iron Lady image in the 1970s.
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Words on a Page—The Secret History of Writing, Series 1
How the changing technology of writing has shaped the course of world history.
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North East—Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village, Series 1
Ben Robinson unlocks the ancient roots of the Northumberland village of Warkworth.
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Watching the Russians—Timeshift, Series 7
Stella Rimington explores our love-hate relationship with Russia over the past 150 years.
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The Best Laid Plans...—Queen Victoria's Children
An exploration of Queen Victoria's tempestuous relationship with Prince Albert.
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Episode 1—Charles I: Killing a King, Series 1
Christmas, 1648. Charles I is under arrest, and Parliament plots to try him for treason.
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Episode 1—Lost Films of WWII, Series 1
The story of Britain during World War II, told through the cine films of ordinary people.
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The Sound of the Crowd—The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook
How the early 80s saw new forces of choice and consumerism radically reshape British life.
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Instruments of Invasion—Castles: Britain's Fortified History
How the castle became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown.
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The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall
Documentary telling the story of the Berlin Wall and its impact on Berliners' lives.
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The First Black Brummies—A Very British History, Series 1
A look at what life was like for Birmingham’s Caribbean community in the postwar years.
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Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Documentary about the collaboration between Winston Churchill and Alexander Korda.
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How to Build a Cathedral
Documentary discovering how our medieval forebears built the wonders of their world.
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Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero
The story of a pioneering black British footballer who died heroically in WWI.
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The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia
The story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia.
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Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain
How the great icons of British Gothic architecture were all created by one family.
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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
The story of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin and the 245 days that brought them to supreme power
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Mountains—How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
How America's three great mountain ranges challenged the westward push of the pioneers.
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