Power, Politics and Society

Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley

Documentary, presented by Lucy Worsley, which uses dramatised testimony to tell the story of a group of working-class women conducting a dange...

Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette

In 1913 Suffragette Emily Davison stepped into the path of the King's horse at the Derby. Clare Balding examines the story of Emily,...

Selma (2014)

Biopic chronicling the three-month period in 1965 which saw Dr Martin Luther King Jr lead a turbulent march from Selma to Montgomery in a bid to secure equal vo...

Suffragette City | A History of the World

It was the campaign that changed the lives of British women forever. Actress Sheila Hancock is given unprecedented access to the Mu...

Suffragettes: Battling for Votes

When women were battling to win the vote, Parliament was on the front line. Rosalyn Ball looks back at the Suffragettes' campaign.

Episode 1 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery exploring the origins of the suffragette movement, beginning wi...

20th Century Wrap: 02: 1910s: Why Didn't Suffragettes Win the Vote? | History File

This programme investigates the Suffragette movement.

05: Activists | Icons

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

Martin Luther King Jr | Icons

Martin Luther King Jr was arguably the most influential figure of the civil rights movement, King masterminded a campaign which fought not only...

Episode 3 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. Vickery explores how the Edwardian suffragette movement became...

Mahatma Gandhi | Icons

Mahatma Gandhi employed non violent tactics of passive resistance in the face of the largest empire the world had ever known, he not only helped to se...

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, speaking to the people who organis...

Episode 2 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. During Victoria's reign extraordinary women gradually changed ...

Martin Luther King: American Prophet

Since his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King has become known as a champion of freedom. Oona King goes on a journey through the D...

S11E03: Rosa | Doctor Who

The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wo...

Rosa Parks | Face to Face

Martin Luther King tells the story of Rosa Parks, the ''Bus Boycott'' and how this lead to his rise a civil rights leader.

Alan Turing | Icons

A genius of mathematics, Turing developed machines which were the forerunners of modern computers. Called upon to help crack Nazi codes, his work at Blet...

02: How We Won the Vote | Timelines

An epic sweep through the social history of Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Miners' Strike.

Segregation and violence | Face to Face

Martin Luther King speaks of his experiences of segregation and violence as a child.

Colour discrimination | Face to Face

Martin Luther King recalls his first instance of being discriminated for his race at the age of six.

02: Pus | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Dr Michael Mosley explores our earliest attempts to tackle infection and how scientists, chemists and doctors...

01: Pain | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Michael Mosley discovers what pain is and how we were able to control it with the discovery of morphine at t...

Jenner's Marvellous Medicine | A History of the World

Professor Mark Horton tells the epic story of the world's greatest medical discovery. Edward Jenner's vaccination for s...

00: Goes Back in Time | Operation Ouch!

Dr Chris and Dr Xand turn back the clock and look at what medicine was like in the First World War. They meet a Paralympian runner wh...

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...

20th Century World: 05: Poverty in the 20th Century | History File

Programme examining poverty in Britain during 20th Century and where changes in society have caused new fo...

Medicine Through Time (1998): 02: Medicine and Science | History File

Schools prog on history.

Medicine Through Time (1989): 05: Medicine, Technology and The Individual | History File

The principal of the germ theory of disease is credited to Louis Pasteur. But why wa...

Medicine Through Time (1989): 04: Medicine and Long Term Change | History File

Paul Viragh presents programme on medicine and long-term change - Harvey's theory of the circu...

Medicine Through Time (1998): 05: Medicine and Surgery | History File

Programme concentrates on looking at medicine and surgery, and looks at the rise of surgery and inventi...

Medicine Through Time (1989): 03: Medicine, Women and Society | History File

Only one in four GP's in Britain is a woman. How were women excluded from medicine during the Mi...

03: Poison | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Dr Michael Mosley explores how scientists went from finding antidotes to poisons to applying poisons as cu...

Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop's Victorian Benefits

Ian Hislop presents an entertaining and provocative look at Victorian attitudes to the poor, exploring the views of five...

03: Darwin | Great Britons (2002)

Andrew Marr presents the case for Charles Darwin as the greatest Briton, reporting from the Galapagos Islands, where Darwin first witnessed...

Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good

Ian Hislop presents a film about Victorian financiers known for their spectacular philanthropy, including Samuel Gurney, George Peabody, A...

Mad George III | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley discusses the bad health and supposed madness of George III.

03: Paradise Lost | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

As the 1960s progress, Harold Wilson takes centre stage in a rapidly changing Britain as the country looks to a f...

02: The Land of Lost Content | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

The 1950s were a period of apparent calm, order and prosperity for Britain, but much of the populace w...

20th Century Wrap: 01: 1900s: Britain at its Peak? | History File

This programme investigates the myth of the Edwardian ''Golden Age''.

Chartism | Union with David Olusoga

Discover the history of class unity in the fight for voting rights across nations with David Olusoga. Explore the Chartism movement and t...

01: The Making of Britain | Union with David Olusoga

David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period define...

Blair's educational policies | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr describes the rise of Tony Blair as a leader and his educational policies.

The Two Party System | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley investigates the beginnings of the two party system.

S03E04: Empire | Monarchy By David Starkey

George I and his two namesakes forged new relationships with parliamentary leaders, creating a dynamic that survives in British go...

Robert Peel and The Corn Laws | Reflections: When Parties Split

In the first programme in a series of half-hour unscripted talks on party splits, political journalist Steve ...

John Bright | Speaker's House

Recorded coverage of the lecture delivered by Conservative MP Sir Bill Cash on John Bright (1811-1889), the British radical and liberal statesm...

Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here

Professor Jeremy Black explains the unique economic, social and political factors that helped Britain transform itself almost ent...

01: A New Dawn | Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mourning the death of Queen Vi...

Medieval Realms: 04: The Welsh Borders | History File

Edward I defeats Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, last prince of independent Wales. Edward's aim is British unity under English ru...

Episode 3 | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how Britain's new ruling family foug...

S01E01: The Coronation of Elizabeth II | Days That Shook the World

A look at the June 2, 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

02: Creating Britishness | Union with David Olusoga

David Olusoga reveals how, in the 18th century, a new British identity was forged in the face of multiple threats from wi...

06: Jubilee Special | National Treasures

Special edition of the history magazine show presented by Dan Snow and Sian Williams. Filmed at Westminster Abbey, the programme cel...

05: Erddig House | National Treasures

Dan Snow and Sian Williams are at Erddig House in North Wales, where they see what life was really like for Victorian servants. Sheila ...

The Prince and the Bomber

Fifty years on from the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales, this film explores the tumultuous period leading up to the ceremony a...

The Real George V

Documentary about the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II and the creator of the modern House of Windsor.

The Badness Of King George IV

King George IV's style and taste defined the Regency period, but as Prince Regent and as king, George IV's extravagance and self-indulgence att...

Episode 2 | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how George II had to adapt to a grow...

Episode 1 | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Dr Lucy Worsley's series begins in 1714 when, to prevent the crown falling into the hands of a Catholic, B...

S02E10: The Abdication of Edward VIII | Days That Shook the World

A British royal scandal: the abdication of Edward VIII.

Royal Coronation | Newsround Specials

Ricky explores the special coronation ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May.

The King | Newsround Specials

Ricky explores the life of King Charles III, ahead of his special coronation ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May.

George's Power Slips | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley discusses Jacobean opposition to George I.

Georgian Architecture | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley investigates Georgian neo-Palladian architecture.

George I's Mistresses | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley investigates depictions of King George I's Mistresses.

The Stuarts Vs George I | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley discusses the differences between painting depictions of the Stuarts and the Ha...

Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley

Documentary, presented by Lucy Worsley, which uses dramatised testimony to tell the story of a group of working-class women conducting a dange...

Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette

In 1913 Suffragette Emily Davison stepped into the path of the King's horse at the Derby. Clare Balding examines the story of Emily,...

Suffragette City | A History of the World

It was the campaign that changed the lives of British women forever. Actress Sheila Hancock is given unprecedented access to the Mu...

Episode 1 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery exploring the origins of the suffragette movement, beginning wi...

20th Century Wrap: 02: 1910s: Why Didn't Suffragettes Win the Vote? | History File

This programme investigates the Suffragette movement.

Kate Adie's Women of World War One

Distinguished war reporter Kate Adie examines the impact of women's work on the Home Front during the First World War.

05: Activists | Icons

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

Episode 3 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. Vickery explores how the Edwardian suffragette movement became...

The First World War: 03: The Home Front | History File

The First World War was a total war. Nobody escaped, even the women and children at home. In this third section we loo...

Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer

Film following the life of an extraordinary woman, a trailblazer who revolutionised modern nursing and reformed healthcare at home and ...

Episode 2 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. During Victoria's reign extraordinary women gradually changed ...

S02E03: The Russian Revolution | Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Lucy explores the myths and fibs that swirl around the dramatic events of 1917 and discovers ...

"Women first" evacuation | Titanic Sinks Tonight

This clip stresses how women were the first to be evacuated from Titanic as a result of the Edwardian belief that women were...

03: Women | Not Forgotten

Women, discussing how women's roles and expectations in society changed as a result of the war.

Modern British History | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Exam revision programme focusing on the Liberal reforms, women's suffrage, the Home Front, the General Strike, the Depression...

Made in Dagenham (2010)

Comedy drama charting the fight of female factory workers at the Ford Dagenham plant for equal pay. In 1968, one determined factory worker leads her ...

Medicine Through Time (1989): 03: Medicine, Women and Society | History File

Only one in four GP's in Britain is a woman. How were women excluded from medicine during the Mi...

S03E02: Victoria and Her Sisters | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as ind...

America's New Female Right

Layla Wright travels to the USA to meet the influencer women posting antifeminist and other offensive content online.

S02E01: The Worst Urban Jobs in History | The Worst Jobs In History

Among the worst jobs in the city are hunch backed water caddy, daring fire fighter, dangerous docker, dea...

S01E06: Victorians | The Worst Jobs In History

Tony tries his hand at some of the most difficult and disgusting jobs from Victorian England's history.

Hillsborough

Documentary on the Hillsborough disaster. Witness interviews show the horror of the day and expose the failures of the police and press in the wake of the tragedy.

04: The 80s | Back in Time for the Weekend

A family gives up its 21st-century technology and travels back in time. The family embrace the 80s, where TV and shopping dominate...

20th Century Wrap: 05: 1960s: The 'Me' Generation? | History File

Schools history programme looking at the 1960's.

02: The 60s | Back in Time for the Weekend

A family gives up their 21st-century technology and travels back in time. As they enter the 60s, there's more fun to be had - a tr...

01: The 50s | Back in Time for the Weekend

A family gives up their 21st-century technology and travels back in time. As they enter the 50s, it's goodbye to the flat-screen T...

04: The Winner Takes It All 77-79 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at the final years of the decade, marked by concerns that appear startlingly current.

02: 1960s | Back in Time for Dinner

The family and their home are transported to the space-age 60s, with a gleaming fitted kitchen and the arrival of a host of new tastes an...

Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

The class embrace the new world of the 1980s. With robots, early computers and synths, the kids get to grips with Britain's new high-tech...

Episode 4 | Back in Time for School

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. In the swinging 60s, the class experience bricklaying, typing, cooking and eve...

03: Goodbye Great Britain 75-77 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at sex discrimination laws, football hooliganism and industrial unrest.

S02E02: The Worst Royal Jobs in History | The Worst Jobs In History

Among the Worst Royal Jobs in History are: Jousting lance maker, link maker for chainmail armour, cadgman...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the 40s and 50s - deportment, debate and even dancing are on ...

The Supersizers Go...2: Restoration | The Supersizers

Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins try the food of Restoration Britain in the 1660s, a ...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for Tea

The Ellis family discover how life has changed for northern working-class families. 1960 marks the start of an era of prosperity. Dad Jon pu...

01: The Sound of the Crowd | The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook takes a look at a dynamic decade. This episode looks at how the early 80s saw new forces of cho...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for School

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the interwar years. They learn bizarre new languages, test th...

Made in Dagenham (2010)

Comedy drama charting the fight of female factory workers at the Ford Dagenham plant for equal pay. In 1968, one determined factory worker leads her ...

02: Doomwatch 73-74 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at the impact of a fast-changing world on British life and the effects of the oil price hike of the 70s.

Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

The class enters the experimental 1970s. They rewrite the rule book and learn weird and wonderful lessons as the free spirit of the era c...