Victorian living conditions | Britain’s Biggest Dig

S01E01: The Secrets of Vesuvius: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Flavia and her friends convince Admiral Pliny of the danger of Mount Vesuvius, but can he and his fleet do anything...

S07E15: Terrible Tudor Special | Horrible Histories

Chop, chop, it's the Horrible Histories' Terrible Tudors Special, with everything you need to know about history's most f...

S01E02: Pirates of Pompeii: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has left a trail of destruction. In the chaos of the refugee camp, Flavia is shocked to d...

S06E06: Henry VIII - A Little More Reformation (Song) | Horrible Histories

Comedy superstar Rowan Atkinson stars as Henry VIII with an Elvis twist.

The end of the British Slave Trade | Angellica: Time Traveller

In the final part of this journey Angellica Bell meets one of the descendants of William Wilberforce who helpe...

05: The Spanish Armada | Landmarks

In October 1588, a lone Spanish ship was wrecked off south Devon. In today's programme children from three Devon schools use their own map...

S03E06: The Truth About Richard III (Song) | Horrible Histories

History has been unkind to Richard III and he's written a song to set the record straight: he's a nice guy re...

S08E08: History of Democracy: Common People (Song) | Horrible Histories

Follow the story of democracy from Ancient Greece to the 21st Century.

03: Gandhi | Primary History

An introduction to the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. Schools programme for seven- to 11-year-olds.

Sir Francis Drake | My Story

Trixie and Daddy Olly go on a journey of discovery to find out what life was like for a ship's boy nearly 500 years ago. Trixie and Olly dress u...

S02E01: The Gladiators From Capua: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

A ship docks at Ostia carrying a team of gladiators and Nubia thinks she may have glimpsed her missing brother am...

S03E08: The Suffragettes' (Song) | Horrible Histories

Emily Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett sing about their involvement in getting the right to vote for women.

T is for Trenches | WWI A-Z

Descriptions of the conditions of British trenches on the Western Front in World War One.

S05E13: Rosa Parks - I Sat on a Bus (Song) | Horrible Histories

Rosa Parks shares about how she helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, all by sitting on a bus!

S06E04: Mary Queen of Scots - Queenian Rhapsody (Song) | Horrible Histories

Mary, Queen of Scots' legal troubles were really something to sing and shout about!

A is for Archduke Franz Ferdinand | WWI A-Z

Explanation of how the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War One.

Episode 1 | Evacuation Manor House

Twelve modern boys and girls experience life as 1940s evacuees at one of the finest country houses in the land. The evacuees face the chal...

Genocide in Rwanda | Newsround

Newsround looks back at the conflict between Tutsi and Hutu communities in Rwanda, in which 800,000 people were killed, mainly of Tutsi origin.

S01E02: Pirates of Pompeii: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Flavia and friends find themselves too close to a kidnapping plot. The children must pull together or face life in slavery.

S01E03: The Assassins of Rome: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Jonathan's birthday is marred by the arrival of uncle Simian. After upsetting his friends, Jonathan is tricked into g...