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- While on a school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.
- The true story of the Christmas Day truce between opposing British and German forces that took place in No Man's Land during World War 1. Told through archive interviews and reconstructions of the event.
- On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter made one of the greatest discoveries ever; the tomb of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun. The news was spread all over the world. But when people who had entered the chamber began to die, stories of the "curse of the pharaoh" spread. Were the deaths a coincidence or stories to sell newspapers? Can modern science explain the truth behind the legend?
- Titanica reveals the clearest motion pictures ever captured of the Titanic. Witness startling images of the long-lost ruin contrasted with never-before-seen 1912 archival photos showing her in all her splendor. Feel the passion of the explorers, each obsessed with a different aspect of the expedition.
- Alexander Armstrong presents a documentary about the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on 20th November 1947 featuring archive footage, home-movies and interviews with attendees.
- Finding the orgin of words
- Documents the works of three generations of Gothic architects Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878), George Gilbert Scott Jr (1839-1897) and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960). Between them they designed the Chapel of Exeter College, Oxford; the Albert Memorial; the Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station; the churches of All Hallows, Southwark, St Agnes, Kennington, and St Mary Magdalene, East Moors, North Yorkshire; the Avenues district of Hull; St John the Baptist (Catholic) Cathedral, Norwich; Liverpool (Anglican) Cathedral; Battersea Power Station; Waterloo Bridge; Bankside Power Station which is now the Tate Modern Gallery; and the iconic K2 and K6 red telephone boxes.
- Chronicling the romantic life of Britain's royal family in the 20th century, this documentary explores the history of royal marriages and asks what's next for a royal family increasingly battered by media pressures and whose business is shared with the whole world.
- Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall in a revelatory journey that takes him from venues such as Wilton's Music Hall in London to Glasgow's once-famous Britannia.
- This program analyzes the great rebel leader Michael Collins and his commitment to a free Ireland, the truth and the facts behind the myth in the light of Neil Jordan's (at the time) upcoming film, released in 1996. Jordan's film was such an important and awaited project in Ireland that even the IRA revolutionaries, protestants, catholics, all parties declared a cease fire through the whole film shooting period in 1995. Historians discuss the real Collins while Jordan discusses about his epic movie.
- Susan concludes the second series by heading to the breath-taking isles of Lewis and Harris, where she learns more about Harris Tweed and Stornoway Black Pudding, learns how to Step-Dance and visits Neolithic standing stones.
- 2021–7.7 (7)TV Episode
- 2019–202159m7.7 (15)TV EpisodeJanina travels to Turkey on the trail of a young explorer who found the world's oldest city and rewrote the beginning of civilisation. But then his reputation was destroyed by a scandal.
- Michael embarks upon a series of railway journeys, this time through the Britain of the inter-war period. He begins with a tour of the Home Counties, starting in the city of dreaming spires, Oxford. He visits the home of MG Sports Cars.
- 2010– 29m7.6 (5)TV Episode
- Dan explores the ups and downs of a climactic 19th century in naval and British history. Rapacious and ruthless, the Navy used 'gunboat diplomacy' to push British interest further afield than ever before, the control of the sea was the key to Britain's growing wealth...
- Michael Portillo journeys through Kent, from London Bridge around the scenic south coast to Hastings. First, he visits the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to see how the railways standardised time.
- Michael explores a secret port that ran the first train ferries to France carrying vital supplies during the WWI, visits Walmer castle and the home of the Duke of Wellington.
- Over 900 years ago, The Tower of London was conceived with war in mind. This installment puts the viewer in the thick of battle as we explore how the Tower held up, adapted, and how it faced adversity during wars through the centuries.
- Michael takes a ride on a secret miniature railway hidden beneath London's streets, rings the bells of the famous church of Bow, and tries his hand at station announcing at Fenchurch Street station.
- Michael uncovers the amazing oil fields hidden underneath England's quiet sea side resorts, and discovers the crucial role Weymouth played in the D-day landings.
- Michael visits a station fit for royalty in Windsor, views an engineering triumph built by Brunel to span the Thames at Maidenhead, and tries his hand at collecting the mail 'Victorian style'.
- 2010–7.4 (6)TV EpisodeMichael explores the Victorian railway legacy of Port Talbot, follows the trail of 19th century waterfall hunters in Neath, and uncovers the fascinating whaling past of Milford Haven.
- 2010–TV EpisodeMichael travels from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, finding out about the remarkable craftsmen behind the Victorian furniture trade
- Michael travels from Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford, Cheshire, finding out about one of the greatest locomotive factories in railway history along the way.
- Michael travels from the naval hub of Portsmouth to Grimsby docks. On the first leg, he helps feed the crew of Britain's newest battleship, and discovers how the Victorians planned to repel a possible French invasion.
- Michael Portillo gets close to some precious Victorian botany at Kew Gardens, tries his hand at croquet and discovers a very surprising 19th century place of worship.
- 2010–7.4 (6)TV Episode
- 2010–TV EpisodeMichael Portillo discovers how derelict Victorian London is being rejuvenated, puts in a shift at Cambridgeshire brick factory and meets the immigrant community built from it.
- Michael learns about a Scottish hero, visits a Highland Games and discovers how an impressive piece of Victorian engineering, ended in tragedy.
- Michael learns how one man's vision helped bring train travel to the Highlands, discovers how farming has changed since Bradshaw's day.
- Michael is following in the footsteps of the master engineer of the Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, beginning at the line's London gateway, Paddington Station.
- Michael visits the Irish National Stud, discovers how harsh life was for the Irish poor and uncovers an astronomical feat of Victorian engineering.
- 2021– 44mTV EpisodeComedian and Benidorm actress Crissy Rock gets a surprise at auction. Angus Ashworth has a laugh at interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's mansion, where he finds a big porcelain pumpkin
- On the last leg of his journey from a notorious slum in Manchester to the grandeur of a ducal seat in Derbyshire, Michael tunes into the music of the mills and collieries of Victorian England.
- Michael finds out how the world's first industrialised city also gave birth to a revolutionary political movement and how railway workers began one of the most successful football clubs in the world.
- Michael learns to set table aboard the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth before she sets sail and discovers how Cunard steamers began by transporting post across the Atlantic.
- At Winchfield, Michael discovers the vast carriage which carried the Duke of Wellington's coffin to his funeral at St Paul's Cathedral in 1852 and hears how the Duke's stallion also received full military honours when he was buried.
- Michael finds out how demand from a growing number of rail commuters fuelled the development of the modern printing press and learns how to print on an iron press.
- Michael's first destination is the elegant spa town of Cheltenham, where he discovers a very early locomotive carriage which ran not on rails but on the road and is lucky enough to get behind the wheel.