03: Trade and Romance | Britain and the Sea

01: Adventure and Exploration | Britain and the Sea

David Dimbleby sails the south west coast of England, exploring maritime art, architecture and history - including the st...

01: Heart of Oak | Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World

Dan Snow charts the role the Royal Navy played in Britain's development. How victory over the Arm...

1: The Viceory of India | A Passage to Britain

Dr Yasmin Khan tracks down passengers who travelled from Mumbai to Britain in the 1930s on the luxurious P&O liner The Viceroy...

1: Why Britain? | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

In this programme we learn about the origins of the British empire in the 17th century and how its foundations we...

3: The Jewel in the Crown | British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Lucy explores how British history is a concoction of fibs. She debunks the fibs that surround th...

4: Having a Ball | Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

In the 1920s, Imperial Britannia slid from view and Britain saw a housing boom and the birth of radio broadcast...

4: Heaven's Breed | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

In this programme we discover how a few thousand British people ruled over India, a country of more than 250 mi...

4: The Homecoming | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Historian David Olusoga concludes his series with the three African kings who stood up to empire, an irresistible ...

4: The West: Putting on the Style | How We Built Britain

David Dimbleby tours Britain to discover the buildings that have made us who we are. He travels west, where he finds...

5: Maxim Force | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

The 'scramble for Africa' by competing European nations during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign is the com...

5: The North: Full Steam Ahead | How We Built Britain

David Dimbleby tours Britain to discover the buildings that have made us who we are. Dimbleby travels north to the powe...

6: Age of Empire | Seven Ages of Britain

David Dimbleby travels through Britain, America and India, tracing the British Empire from 1750 to 1900.

African Roman soldiers in Northern England | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga visits Hadrian's Wall and discusses the Roman history of black soldiers.

Anglo-Zulu War | A Timewatch Guide

David Olusoga discusses the events of the Anglo-Zulu war and how it has been depicted in film.

Bechuanaland Chiefs | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga investigates the Bechuanaland Chiefs.

Bill Richmond | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Davis Olusoga investigates the Bill Richmond black boxer who took Georgian Britain by storm.

Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

In 1834 Britain abolished slavery, a defining and celebrated moment in our national history. What has been largely forgotten is that aboliti...

British emigration to America | A House Through Time

In the late 1880's, thousands of people were passing through Liverpool and emigrating to America. David Olusoga investig...

Bunce Island | Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga visits Bunce Island, where the first slave fortress was built in the 17th century.

Cecil Rhodes | A Timewatch Guide

David Olusoga examines not whether the British Empire was a force for good or ill, but rather how it has been portrayed on British television.