British History Movies
- 2010
Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone
Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone02010HD
The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when it was...
- 1979
Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 171979HD
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed...
- 2022
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign02022HD
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. While her service to her country is...
- 2013
Richard III: The Unseen Story
Richard III: The Unseen Story62013HD
In this special follow-up programme, the only television team with access to the dig and the scientific tests on the skeleton uses unseen footage and...
- 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments82008HD
A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.
- 1994
London
London6.61994HD
A psycho-geographic journey through London and its history, as undertaken by an unseen narrator and his companion, Robinson, at the time of the 1992...
- 1996
Moments with Johan
Moments with Johan61996HD
The beautiful gay erotic superstar Johan Paulik is enthusiastically celebrated in this jam-packed compendium of Johan's greatest on-screen...
- 2006
Silent Britain
Silent Britain6.82006HD
Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved,...
- 2018
Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding
Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding6.52018HD
Historian Lucy Worsley restages the 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Aided by a team of experts, Worsley recreates the most...
- 2021
In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth
In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth82021HD
Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth travels to the West Yorkshire moors, known as "Bronte Country". It is an area that shaped the Bronte sisters, and they...
- 2013
The Spirit of '45
The Spirit of '456.12013HD
How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
- 1983
Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 371983HD
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
- 2008
Clarissa & the King's Cookbook
Clarissa & the King's Cookbook6.52008HD
Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury. This 700-year-old scroll was written during the reign of King...
- 1948
Robinson Charley
Robinson Charley01948HD
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
- 2020
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets102020HD
Chief curator of historic royal palaces Lucy Worsley provides an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces: the Tower of London,...
- 2015
Cake Bakers & Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI
Cake Bakers & Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI02015HD
Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this...
- 1950
Land of Tradition
Land of Tradition71950HD
This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Included are Runnymede, Windsor, Ascot, Lincoln, Wells,...
- 2013
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England
The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England92013HD
Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English, which made him a threat to the...
- 2019
Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed
Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed7.52019HD
Professor Saul David examines Prince Albert's role in shaping British culture, governmental policy and international relations in Victorian Britain.
- 2019
Adolf Island
Adolf Island6.3332019HD
Caroline Sturdy Colls, a world leader in the forensic investigation of Nazi crime scenes, is chasing clues to an unsolved case: a concentration camp...