BBC History Revealed
HELLISH NELL
Malcolm Gaskill delves into the life of Helen Duncan - the fraudulent Scottish medium whose ectoplasm-filled seances saw her ending up on the wrong side of the law
6 min |
Christmas 2023
BBC History Revealed
GIVING THE POOR A VOICE
From Hard Times to Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens used his pen to help illuminate the lives of the less fortunate
3 min |
Christmas 2023
BBC History Revealed
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
Dr Lee Jackson chronicles Charles Dickens's journey from down-at-luck teenager to titan of Victorian literature
6 min |
Christmas 2023
Best of British
"A Personal Stab of Shock and Horror"
Chris Hallam looks back on the British reaction to President Kennedy's assassination
6 min |
November 2023
Best of British
The Rise and Fall of Poole Pottery
Steve Annandale charts the history of what was, by the 1990s, Dorset's most significant tourist attraction
5 min |
November 2023
Best of British
POSTCARD FROM CHESHIRE
Bob Barton finds out about subsidence, timber-framed buildings, boat lifts, waterways and Lewis Carroll, taking it all with a pinch of salt
6 min |
November 2023
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THE ULTIMATE RESPONSE
Roger Harvey nominates a sculpture in his native Newcastle as the most poignant and powerful memorial to duty and heroism
4 min |
November 2023
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DOCTOR HO-HO!
Robert Ross takes a swift spin through some of the comedy stars who have stumbled into the Tardis
5 min |
November 2023
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ON TARGET
Russell Cook browses through 50 years of a publishing phenomenon
5 min |
November 2023
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OVER HERE
Michael Foley looks back at how the people of East Anglia reacted to the American \"invasion\" during World War Two that saw the building of dozens of airfields
5 min |
November 2023
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A BUILDING BONANZA
Claire Saul samples some of the entries in a new publication from the National Trust
3 min |
November 2023
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The Three Ronnies
Martin Handley celebrates the talents of a trio of composers
7 min |
November 2023
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A RARE OLD SCRAMBLE
Colin Allan has fond memories of tuning in to Grandstand to watch scrambling on winter afternoons in the sport's golden age of the 1960s
4 min |
November 2023
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A Toast to the Past
Gregory Kerry on the memories provoked by food and drink
4 min |
November 2023
Best of British
Who's Better...?
Simon Stabler speaks to classic Doctor Who companion Janet Fielding
9 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
9 EXTINCT ANIMALS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
From a lonely tortoise to a butterfly with a royal namesake, Megan Shersby tells the sad and surprising stories behind nine remarkable creatures that have been driven out of existence
6 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
LESSONS & LEARNING
We enter the classrooms of the past to discover how schooling, skills training and teaching materials have evolved over the centuries
2 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
UNEARTHING THE BOY KING
The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb is often regarded as one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. But how did Howard Carter and his team make their breakthrough?
5 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
TUTANKHAMUN'S FORGOTTEN WOMEN
What can the treasures found inside the Boy King's tomb tell us about the women in his life? Professor Joyce Tyldesley reviews the evidence – and shares some intriguing discoveries
6 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TUTANKHAMUN
Professor Aidan Dodson answers some of the burning questions surrounding the life and reign of the Boy King
5 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
WHAT IF...THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA HAD NEVER HAPPENED?
Nige Tassell asks Professor Steven Press about the possible shape of Africa had European powers not carved up the continent for their own gain
4 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
HOW DID HE DIE?
There are many theories about how the king met his premature end - some perhaps more credible than others
2 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
9 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HENRY V AND AGINCOURT
Teresa Cole shares lesser-known facts about the English king and the against-all-odds battle that secured his legacy
6 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
THE BOY BEHIND THE MASK
Tutankhamun is the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt. But who was he, and what sort of world was he born into?
6 min |
November 2023
BBC History Revealed
WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
We look at a monumental work of art - both in size and subject matter - that has become a visual icon of the horrors of World War I
2 min |
November 2023
Best of British
POSTCARD FROM HAMPSHIRE
Bob Barton enjoys rides at the fairground, a voyage on a working steamship, revisits the golden age of aircraft and goes on the trail of Jane Austen
5 min |
October 2023
Best of British
THE STORY OF HIS LIFE
Pete Nelson remembers the singer Michael Holliday
6 min |
October 2023
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WOOKEY WONDERLAND
Simon Stabler goes underground to explore a popular Somerset cave system
3 min |
October 2023
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A BRAVE LITTLE SHIP
John Greeves traces the history of Pudge, a Thames barge with a charmed life
4 min |
October 2023
Best of British
LET BATTLE COMMENCE
Chris Hallam recounts the history of the Sealed Knot, which has specialised in re-enacting civil war battles for more than 50 years
5 min |