History
Archaeology: A Secret History
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
1. In the Beginning (58 mins)
- Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and RoguesThough romanticised in literature, the highwayman became a social menace on the roads.
- How to Get AheadStephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II.
- Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in TimeAlice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.59 mins
- The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made BritainIn 1714, Britain shipped in a ready-made royal family from the German state of Hanover.
- Castles: Britain's Fortified HistoryHow the castle became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown.
- Genius of the Ancient WorldBettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
- Mysteries of the Bayeux TapestryExperts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry.59 mins
- The Latest Secrets of HieroglyphsCracking the code. A new generation of Egyptologists reanimate an entire civilisation59 mins
- Treasures of Ancient EgyptAlastair Sooke crosses the Sahara and travels the Nile to find Egypt's earliest art.
- Treasures of Ancient GreeceAlastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete.
- The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank...Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.59 mins
- Art of PersiaSamira Ahmed unveils the stunning history of a Persian empire, its people and culture.
