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Film exploring the extraordinary impact of escapologist Harry Houdini in the early 20th century. Featuring restored archive footage and interviews with historians and illusionists.
50:00Documentary detailing the killer wave which struck the coast of the Bristol Channel in 1607. Two scientists are increasingly convinced that the wave was actually a tsunami.
Episodes 2023
Documentary drama exploring the last days of Napoleon's life in exile on St Helena, where he fought his final battle with words, presenting himself as the rescuer of France.
An investigative biography of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man at the centre of the political crime of the 20th century, the assassination of President John F Kennedy.
1:00:00Lord Ashdown tells the story of the Cockleshell Heroes, who took part in one of the most audacious commando raids of World War II - to blow up enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
Documentary that re-examines the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Computer graphics recreate the scene and show how close the plotters came to success.
In January 2007, the MSC Napoli ran aground, spilling its cargo on Branscombe beach in Devon. Author Bella Bathurst discovers the history of 'wrecking'.
59:00Timewatch goes in search of the true story of Bonnie and Clyde, with unprecedented access to gang members' memoirs, family archives and recently released police records.
Episodes 2020
James Holland presents an analysis of the 1943 mission to destroy German dams with a brand-new weapon - the bouncing bomb. Extraordinarily, the raid almost never happened.
Episodes 2019
Dan Cruickshank investigates the circumstances and rituals surrounding death in Victorian Britain. He unearths some bizarre tales of sinister bodysnatchers and stolen corpses.
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Michael Palin tells the story of how the First World War ended on 11th November 1918 and reveals the shocking truth that soldiers continued to be killed in battle for many hours after the armistice had been signed. Recounting the events of the days and hours leading up to that last morning, Palin tells the personal stories...May 21, 2018 of the TV-show Timewatch was broadcast by BBC4 on Monday 21 May 2018 at 20:00.
Episodes 2017
November 7, 2017 of the TV-show Timewatch was broadcast by BBC4 on Tuesday 7 November 2017 at 22:00.
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In 1943, Noor Inayat Khan became the first female wireless operator to be sent into wartorn France. Betrayed, captured and tortured, hear how Noor remained defiant to the end. 59:00 Expired
Edward Mannock VC and James McCudden VC rose from modest backgrounds to become two of Britain's greatest fighter aces in World War One. 49:00 Expired
The story of how an unassuming little girl rose to be the most powerful woman in the world. At her birth few believed Princess Victoria would ascend the throne, but a number of untimely deaths and the failure of her uncles to father any children meant that Victoria became heiress to the British throne. The battle between h... 55:00 Expired
In the late 18th century, Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which pushed the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth. In just over a decade, his ability as a navigator and chartmaker would add one-third to the map of the known world. For many he was the greatest explorer in history, but... 49:00 Expired
The Romans loved their bloody spectacles with gladiators and wild beasts, so they built amphitheatres all over their empire. In Britain there were at least 25 and the largest was in Chester, a fortress city of huge importance. What exactly did it look like and was it built by Emperor Vespasian, the man who built the Coloss... 1:00:00 Expired
Bettany Hughes shows how the legend of Atlantis was inspired by a real historical event.(R)Episodes 2016 1:00:00
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Following on from his documentary Operation Mincemeat, based on his book of the same name, writer and presenter Ben MacIntyre returns to the small screen to bring to life his other bestselling book - Agent Zigzag.