Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

Timeshift

December 2025 •English

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

Brits Who Made The Modern World

December 2025 •English

The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

December 2025 •English

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and management teams determined to keep the country moving.

Quebec Middle Ages

December 2025 •French

Abroad Again in Britain

December 2025 •English

Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.

Harry & Meghan

December 2025 •English

From their courtship to their exit from royal life, Harry and Meghan share their complex journey in their own words in this docuseries.

Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

December 2025 •English

Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.

Charlemagne

December 2025 •German

Secret Britain

December 2025 •English

Exploring the hidden corners of the UK in search of the best the countryside has to offer.

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

December 2025 •English

Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members of the Boleyn family, ultimately made notorious for daughter Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII and execution.

Burgen

December 2025 •German

La Grande-Bretagne Sauvage

December 2025 •French

Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals

December 2025 •English

Since her glittering coronation, Queen Elizabeth II has become one of the most powerful and respected leaders on Earth and has been on the British throne for 67 years. Historians, royal insiders and the wider family provide fresh insight into who the Queen and her family really are, and how they have navigated the sometimes-turbulent seven decades of her record-breaking reign.

The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

December 2025 •English

Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at a dynamic decade. 1980s Britain changed in everything from politics and sport to fashion and popular culture.

Secrets of Great British Castles

December 2025 •English

Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.

The Queen's Palaces

December 2025 •English

Fiona Bruce fronts this eye-opening new three-part series on the stories behind Britain's official royal residences: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Sedm pečetí Karla IV.

December 2025 •Czech

Sur nos traces

December 2025 •French

Harold Shipman

December 2025 •English

Examining what drove Harold Shipman to commit murder.

The Queen

December 2025 •English

The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. The Queen was portrayed by Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick. Katie McGrath played Princess Margaret in the first episode and Lesley Manville played Margaret Thatcher in the third episode. The series was co-funded by the American Broadcasting Company, the network which aired the series in the US. This reunited Emilia Fox and Katie McGrath who had played sisters in BBC One's Merlin.