Duels d'Histoire

History's Verdict

May 2025 •English

A group of history experts from London's King's College has created this documentary series that tries to assess the key political figures of WWII.

Titanic

May 2025 •English

The story of the ill-fated ocean liner and the sinking that made it infamous.

Slovenské rody

May 2025 •Slovak

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

May 2025 •English

It spans over 5,000 years of history that have shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories and an evolving society of inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans and pioneers. Professor Joann Fletcher reveals the highs and lows of the most beguiling civilisation in humanity’s rich history in this four-part series made for BBC2.

Ancient Unexplained Files

May 2025 •English

Ancient investigations turn tech as specialists harness an advanced digital forensics lab and use the latest scientific discoveries to solve the biggest mysteries of ancient history.

Lost Treasures of the Maya

May 2025 •English

A new "treasure map" of the Maya world is transforming what we thought we knew of one of the world most mysterious ancient civilizations.

Martin Clunes: Islands Of Britain

May 2025 •English

Elegidos

May 2025 •Spanish

A Pide Leninha

May 2025 •Portuguese

The life story of Madalena das Dores Oliveira, the first woman to reach the rank of Brigade Chief of the PIDE (the Estado Novo secret police), who became known by the inhuman way in which she acted.

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

May 2025 •English

The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and Henry V. It gave France a national heroine in Joan of Arc. But, even now, the jury is out as to its causes and outcome. Was it the final swansong of a redundant knightly class whose only reason for being was to fight? Was it a battle over ever more important territory to the emerging economies of England and France? Or was it the painful birth of two distinct national identities, forged through their long and violent divorce? Dr Janina Ramirez guides us through the stories of kings, great knights, bloody battles and cultural triumphs of this momentous conflict.

Murder Among the Mormons

May 2025 •English

High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.

Ancient Megastructures

May 2025 •English

Examine how ancient civilisations built some of the most magnificent structures on the face of the Earth, many centuries before the industrial revolution.

Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin

May 2025 •English

Albert Lin adventures to the ends of the earth, using advanced technology to strip back the layers of time and reveal ancient lost cities.

Libération(s), dans la joie et la douleur

May 2025 •French

The Derbyshire Auction House

May 2025 •English

Following one of the few women in Britain to helm an auction house, Irita Marriott. The series follows her as she builds her business in south Derbyshire, helping vendors make money from unwanted items.

1066: The Year that Changed Everything

May 2025 •English

With 1066, Professor Jennifer Paxton's exciting and historically rich six-lecture course, experience for yourself the drama of this dynamic year in medieval history-centering on the Norman Conquest of England that would dramatically reshape both English and Western history. Taking you from the shores of Scandinavia and France to the battlefields of the English countryside, this course plunges you into a world of fierce Viking warriors, powerful noble families, politically charged marriages, tense succession crises, epic military invasions, and more.

The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

May 2025 •English

Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.

Prophets of Science Fiction

May 2025 •English

The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries. It depicts how they predicted and, accordingly, influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality.

Viking Empires

May 2025 •English

Through new discoveries in science and archaeology, explorers take a look at the origins of the Vikings and how they influenced history.

Bonaparte: The Egyptian Campaign

May 2025 •French

In the spring of 1798, Napoleon set out with 38,000 men and 10,000 sailors to conquer Egypt.