The evolution of writing | Africa’s Great Civilisations

1: 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, a...

S2E7: Piltdown Man | Days That Shook the World

Using dramatized reconstructions, this program recalls the 'Piltdown Man' hoax in 1953.

2: Birth of a Nation | In Search of Scotland

By the first century, Scotland was in an age of competing tribes speaking different languages. Fiona Watson examines how the Pic...

Silbury: the Heart of the Hill

Documentary following the final archaeological exploration of the interior of the largest man-made mound in Europe - Silbury Hill, one of our ...

Iron Age: tribes | Learning Zone

Raksha explores Maiden Castle; the biggest Iron Age Hill Fort in Britain.

New Stone Age | Learning Zone

Life in Neolithic Britain through the eyes of one family as they attempt to hunt and farm enough food to live on.

S2E7: Dinosaurs & Duplicity: Discovery of the First Dinosaur | Days That Shook the World

Using dramatized reconstructions, this program recalls the first discovery of a dino...

1: Beginnings | Michael Wood: The Story of India

Michael Wood journeys through the subcontinent, tracing the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. He charts the...

Early humans and the development of culture | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates Jr investigates early human migration from Africa and the development of culture...

Iron Age Britain | Learning Zone

Life in Iron Age Britain through the eyes of one family, as the impact of the new, and cheaper, stronger, metal on their life is explored in...

Stone Age: flint | Learning Zone

Raksha Dave explores the importance of flint to Stone Age man.

Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice

Professor Alice Roberts on the natural history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from their or...

1: Mysterious Ancestors | In Search of Scotland

Exploring Scotland's dramatic history, Dr Fiona Watson begins with our mysterious Neolithic ancestors.

1: Stonehenge | The Flying Archaeologist

Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over Wiltshire to uncover new discoveries in the Stone Age landscape. Sites found from the air have...

2: Norfolk Broads | The Flying Archaeologist

Ben Robinson flies over the Broads where photos have revealed 945 previously unknown ancient sites, many of which have historian...

Amanirenas | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates Jr investigates Amanirenas, the Queen of the Kingdom of Kush.

Bronze Age Britain | Learning Zone

Life in Bronze Age Britain through the eyes of one family as they learn how copper and tin is mined, and make bronze using a furnace.

Bronze Age Stonehenge gold | Learning Zone

There are also lots of barrow burials around Stonehenge and one of them, Bush Barrow Man, is used to find out about Bronze Age times.

Bronze Age: making metal | Learning Zone

Raksha visits Butser Ancient Farm to make a bronze age axe head exactly the way Bronze Age man would have done so.

Bronze Age: wool | Learning Zone

Raksha visits the Bronze Age at an ancient farm and learns how to make woollen cloth.