1: In the Beginning | The Story of the Jews

2: Among Believers | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama examines the story of the medieval Jews and their struggle to preserve their identity under the rule of Christianity ...

3: A Leap of Faith | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama examines how the Enlightenment brought the ghetto walls crashing down and how this integration ultimately stirred up ...

4: Over the Rainbow | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama explores how eastern European Jewish culture made its mark across the world, from Soviet politics to Hollywood cinema.

5: Return | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama examines how the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have changed what it means to be Jewish as he traces these historic events.

Antisemitism | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama looks at the Jewish population of Paris at a time of resurgent French nationalism.

Balfour Declaration | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama explains the background to Zionism and the Balfour Agreement.

Das Judenthum in der Musik | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama discusses the hostile Das Judenthum in der Musik by Wagner.

Early Judeo-Muslim relations | The Story of the Jews

In Medieval Cairo and much of the Mediterranean, Jews lived and flourished under Muslim rule despite many restrictions.

Faisal | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama discusses the role that King Faisal of Iraq played in Jewish people settling in Palestine.

Hand in Hand school in Jerusalem | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama visits the Hand in Hand School in Jerusalem where Jewish and Arab students are educated together.

Hasidism | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama discusses the origins, beliefs and practices of Hasidic Judaism.

Holy Land | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama investigates the forced expansion of Israel in the West Bank.

Hosanna | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama describes Jewish weddings in Eastern European shtetl.

Jewish African-American Music | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama investigates Jewish African American music.

Judaism and Hellanism | The Story of the Jews

A look at how Jewish culture changed through the influence of Hellenic culture but eventually remained intact.

Kibbutz | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama visits a Kibbutz that he worked on and explains the Socialist Zionist background to the movement.

Mishna | The Story of the Jews

The Jewish community at Sepphoris wrote the Mishna, converting oral tradition into law.

Moses Mendelssohn | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama talks about Moses Mendelssohn who translated the Torah from Hebrew into German.

Nakba | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama investigates the forced removal of Arab Palestinians from their land, in the expansion of Israel.

Objects of respect and love | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama explains the importance of the Sefer Torah to Jewish worship.

S3E1: Forces of Nature | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

The French Revolution sent shockwaves through Britain. While some watched transfixed, others were horrified. Si...

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz

In the most personal and unflinching film of his career, historian Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as not just a Nazi obsession but ...

Handmaid's history | Simon Schama Meets

Margaret Atwood describes how history is cyclical and contemporary leaders or movements are based on nostalgic whims of the past. ''T...

Art from concentration camps | Civilisations

Simon Schama views the art that was made by children in concentration camps.

Judaism and Hellanism | The Story of the Jews

A look at how Jewish culture changed through the influence of Hellenic culture but eventually remained intact.

To His Mistress Going to Bed' | Simon Schama's John Donne

A reading and analysis of John Donne's poem 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'.

6: Van Gogh | Simon Schama's Power of Art

Simon Schama investigates what drove Van Gogh to paint Wheat Field with Crows.