Migration to Britain

03: The Age of Revolution | Story of Ireland

Here, he looks at the changes wrought on Ireland's demographics by the Plantation of Ulster. Presented by Fergal Keane.

Huguenots and silk | The Great British Sewing Bee

Claudia Winkleman explains the history of the Huguenots, their fleeing to Britain and how they affected the silk trade.

S02E02: Let's Pretend | A History of Scotland

Bitterly divided by politics and religion for centuries, this is the infamous story of how Scotland and England came together i...

S01E04: Language is Power | A History of Scotland

Neil Oliver reveals the story of the infamous Highland/Lowland divide, which was the result of a family struggle.

The First Refugees | Civilisations Stories

Documentary in which fashion historian Amber Butchart unravels the story of the Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields.

S01E02: Conquest | The Normans

Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.

Episode 1 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England

Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war and the ...

Harrying of the North | The Normans

Offshoots of Anglo-Saxons, particularly in Northern England, would target roaming Normans, killing them to prevent any changes to their l...

04: Into the Light | Andrew Marr's History of the World

Andrew reaches the Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged from Northern Europe to North America.

S01E01: Men of the North | The Normans

A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.

Norman cultural changes | The Normans

Robert Bartlett describes the cultural changes that the Normans brought to Britain.

Mansa Musa | Andrew Marr's History of the World

The year is 1324 and Emperor Mansa Musa of Mali was about to burst upon the world.

Hereward the Wake | The Normans

Hereward the Wake oversaw the next resistance to King William, and got help from the Danish to attack England from the East.

William's castles | The Normans

William's coronation was met with some angst, but he persevered and proceeded to divide up land to Norman noblemen and build castles.

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

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

The 1066 invasion | The Normans

Robert Bartlett gives a step-by-step guide to the infamous Battle of Hastings where William took the throne from King Harold and so ended th...

S01E03: Normans of the South | The Normans

Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 1...

Norman churches | The Normans

Being devout Christians, the Normans were responsible for much of the religious infrastructure England knows today.

The Normans | The Normans

Summing up the achievements and nature of the Norman people and their affect on Europe.

The Domesday Book | The Normans

Robert Bartlett details the beginnings of the Domesday book and the kind of information that William requested for it, highlighting the demis...

Episode 1 | Vikings

Neil Oliver heads for Scandinavia to reveal the truth behind the legend of the Vikings, exploring the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancest...

William's death | The Normans

On his deathbed, William confessed to his sins and his regrets towards how he treated the English people. After he died, panic and chaos ensued...

William's English links | The Normans

William had links to England as he was Edward the Confessor's cousin, so with Edward's death imminent he could make a plausible claim t...

William the Bastard | The Normans

Details of William the Conqueror's origin as the son of an embalmer and the turbulent times he was born into, facing rebellion at every tur...

03: Judgement Day | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

How Jerusalem became the object of rivalry between Christian nations, the focus of the longing of Jews and the site ...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham

The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit ...

Finding My Family - Windrush | Newsround Specials

Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left for a...

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

How black immigrants who made Britain their home came face to face with the government's 'hostile environment'. David Olusoga exposes...

05: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.

01: Arrival | Windrush (2008)

Series tracing the changes to British national life brought about by the first major influx of people from the Caribbean in 1948. The initial w...

02: Intolerance | Windrush (2008)

The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing.

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Brixton

Documentary following a family who give up their modern lives for one summer to experience what life was like for Caribbeans who immigra...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Birmingham

The Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - fro...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Brixton

The Irwins learn how a new generation of black Britons forged their way through the 70s, 80s and 90s.

The Windrush Years (Part 1) | The Slot

A collection of short snippets of stories from the Windrush generation.

02: 1940-1965 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

George Alagiah tells the story of the GI babies labelled war casualties, the boom in mixed-race couples following mass migrat...

04: A British Story | Windrush (2008)

The 1990s saw the emergence of a new black British identity, with black peers in the House of Lords and black celebrities in sport, ent...

01: Mangrove | Small Axe

The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during th...

Rwandan-Scottish | Black and Scottish

Sex Education star, Ncuti Gatwa details his journey from Rwandan refugee to being a Scotsman.

02: Homes for Highland Heroes | Scotland: The Promised Land

A look at the problems facing the Highlands following World War I.

Episode 1 | Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

Lenny Henry is joined by a host of famous faces as he celebrates his Caribbean-British heritage and explores how his culture has ...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for Birmingham

The kids dance at a daytimer and get language lessons, while mum and dad work hard to turn a profit, and the whole family start to re...

03: 1965-2011 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

George Alagiah tells the story of couples facing violence on the streets during the 70s, how adoption became a battleground a...

01: 1910-1939 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells how Britain escaped laws preventing interracial marriage an...

03: A New Generation | Windrush (2008)

Focusing on the education of black children, their search for an identity through their music and lifestyle, and the tragedy of the Ne...