05: The Meeting of Two Oceans | Michael Wood: The Story of India

Horrible Histories: The Movie (2019)

When Roman lad Atti offends edgy Emperor Nero, he is drafted to fight in far-flung Britain, where local Celt lass Orla itches to join Bo...

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death

Drama documentary real-life gladiator, Verus, who fought during the opening games of the Colosseum in Rome AD 80. The programme follows Veru...

03: Aztecs | Civilisations: Rise and Fall

The Aztecs battle to save their civilisation from Spanish invaders – but is the real threat from the enemy within?

01: Boudicca's Rebellion | Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow on the battles that shaped our nation, starting almost 2,000 years ago with the revolt of the Iceni, led by...

01: The Bodies | Pompeii: The New Dig

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation, where they find a bakery, a wealthy house and a fresco of a s...

S01E02: Hammers of the Scots | A History of Scotland

Neil Oliver charts the 13th century story of the two ruthless men who helped transform the Gaelic kingdom of Alba into t...

Gladiator (2000)

Maximus Decimus Meridius, heir and favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed by the emperor's son Commodus and enslaved to a gladiator trainer.

Medicine Through Time (1998): 01: Medicine and Religion | History File

Programme begins with looking at Ancient Greece, then the Roman Empire then looking at Muslim and Chri...

Medicine Through Time (1989): 02: Medicine, Public Health and Government | History File

With the fall of the Roman Empire came the collapse of the public health system which...

04: The Gladiatrix | Colosseum

When the Emperor Trajan stages his great games of AD107, the crowd is treated to a rare spectacle - female gladiators. A Roman named Mevia ill...

05: The Last Empire | The Story of China

Michael Wood looks at China's Qing empire, which lasted from 1644 to 1912. Under the Qing, China doubled in size and became arguably...

Murder In Rome | Timewatch

Rome, 81BC. Sextus Roscius is accused of patricide. If found guilty, he faces brutal execution. Includes actual trial records to recreate one of t...

Episode 1 | The Silk Road

Sam Willis traces the story of the famous trade route. He explores Venice's Renaissance architecture and art before travelling to the beginning of ...

01: The Gladiators | Colosseum

In AD80, the Colosseum is open for business. Roman emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate, including an epic battle to the death...

02: Age of Empire | Andrew Marr's History of the World

In this episode, Andrew Marr tells the story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.

01: Ancestors | The Story of China

Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Michael joins the Qin family reunion, as 300 relatives gather to worsh...

01: Survival | Andrew Marr's History of the World

Andrew Marr traces 70,000 years of history, beginning with the earliest humans. From Africa, they spread around the world, ...

03: The Aztecs, Maya and Incas | What the Ancients Did for Us

Roving reporter Hermione Cockburn describes Aztec, Mayan and Incan inventions, including chocolate, suspension ...

06: Boudica | Queens that Changed the World

Boudica and her army razed Roman cities to the ground. Although she was eventually defeated, her image and legacy live on.

Episode 2 | The Silk Road

Sam Willis travels west to Central Asia, a place of major innovations, big historical characters and a people - the Sogdians - whose role was pivot...