Leif Ericsson | Horrible Histories

Christopher Columbus | Horrible Histories

Christopher Columbus insists to a sceptical crewman that he's discovered India - also, mermaids.

5: Activists | Icons

Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Mart...

4: Living and Dying | History File

The Great War was the first 'world' war, there were soldiers from Africa, Australia and India as well as Europe. In this section we look a...

5: Maxim Force | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

The 'scramble for Africa' by competing European nations during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign is the com...

1: First Encounters | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Afric...

1: Home from Home | Lost World of the Raj

The first episode recreates the era of the 1930s, when British expatriates attempted to create an idyllic version of English life i...

3: Empires of Gold | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates travels to the shores of the Sahara Desert to see the transformation of north and west Africa.

3: The Mission | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

Following the religious revival that started in the late 18th century, missionaries began working in Africa and In...

Episode 2 | Empire State of Mind

Sathnam Sanghera goes on a very personal journey to unearth the roots that bind his country to its colonial past. Travelling across Britain ...

The Extraordinary Equiano

The story of Olaudah Equiano, a black slave who emerged from the horrors of the African holocaust to become an English gentleman, marry a white wom...

2: Sex and Sensibility | Lost World of the Raj

Raj society was based on a formal order of precedence, but behind the scenes there was a great deal of flirtation, fun, affair...

2: White Plague | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

The concept of 'plantation' is explored in this programme, referring not to crops but the settlement of British p...

3: Pomp and Power | Lost World of the Raj

Set against the backdrop of British India from the 1920s to Independence in 1947, this third and last programme in the series tells...

6: Clash of Civilisations | Africa's Great Civilisations

The final episode reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

03: High Tide | Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World

Dan Snow presents a series on the Royal Navy's role in British history. Dan looks at the evolution o...

1: Origins | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at the discoveries that point to Africa as the genetic home of all currently living humanity.

4: Cities | Africa's Great Civilisations

This episode looks at the powerful, cosmopolitan cities that dotted Africa at the time when Europe was in its Middle Ages.

6: Freedom | Michael Wood: The Story of India

Michael Wood examines the British Raj and traces the events that led to the Partition of India in 1947.

8: The Cult of Progress | Civilisations

David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century.

British colony and safari culture | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Afua Hirsch investigates the British colony in Kenya and the development of safari culture.