Chasing Flavor

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

June 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.

1066: The Year that Changed Everything

June 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.

Lost Treasures of the Maya

June 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.

Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin

June 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.

Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey

June 2025 •English

Joanna Lumley explores the culture and history of Greece.

The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

June 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.

Elegidos

June 2025 •Spanish

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

June 2025 •English

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

Pole to Pole

June 2025 •English

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, travelling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

June 2025 •English

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many sites where Ernest Hemingway had been. The sites include Spain, Chicago, Paris, Italy, Africa, Key West, Cuba, and Idaho. After the trip was over Michael Palin wrote a book about the journey and his experiences. This book contains both Palin's text and many pictures by Basil Pao, the stills photographer who was on the team.

Martin Clunes: Islands Of Britain

June 2025 •English

A Pide Leninha

June 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.

The Derbyshire Auction House

June 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.

Ancient Megastructures

June 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.

Murder Among the Mormons

June 2025 •English

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

History's Verdict

June 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.

Viking Empires

June 2025 •English

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

Duels d'Histoire

June 2025 •French

Titanic

June 2025 •English

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

Prophets of Science Fiction

June 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.