Duration: 2'59''
David Olusoga shows how art was always on the frontline when distant cultures met.
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6: First Contact | Civilisations
Aztec Double Headed Serpent | Civilisations
David Olusoga investigates the history of the Aztec Double Headed Serpent.
Benin Bronzes | Civilisations
David Olusoga visits the Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.
Jan Vermeer | Civilisations
David Olusoga explores Jan Vermeer's life and work, a man who barely ever left the small Dutch city of Delft.
Johan Zoffany | Civilisations
David Olusoga explores Johan Zoffany's work, which portrays a rare moment seen in the art of the time, depicting British traders cavorting with...
Maria Sibylla Merian | Civilisations
David Olusoga considers how Maria Sibylla Merian made use of her move to Amsterdam to promote her detailed naturalist artwork.
Maruyama Okyo | Civilisations
David Olusoga considers how Maruyama Okyo divided the line between Western and Eastern art with his masterpiece, ''Cracked Ice''.
Nanban Screens | Civilisations
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02: Veni Vidi Vici | Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
03: Ides of March | Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
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1: Ancestors | The Story of China
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1: Medicine and Religion | History File
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1: Romans to Normans | Michael Wood's Story of England
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1: Second Moment of Creation | Civilisations
Simon Schama looks at the formative role art and the creative imagination have played in the forging of humanity itself.
1: Son of God | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Michael Wood walks in the footsteps of Alexander the Great as he travels from Macedonia in Northern Greece, crosses t...
1: Stonehenge | The Flying Archaeologist
Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over Wiltshire to uncover new discoveries in the Stone Age landscape. Sites found from the air have...
1: Survival | Andrew Marr's History of the World
Andrew Marr traces 70,000 years of history, beginning with the earliest humans. From Africa, they spread around the world, a...
1: The Age of Heroes | Treasures of Ancient Greece
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1: The Age of the Heroes | In Search of the Trojan War
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1: The Gladiators | Colosseum
In AD80, the Colosseum is open for business. Roman emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate, including an epic battle to the death ...
10 Guinea Street | A House Through Time
David Olusoga reflects on the past, present and future of number 10 Guinea Street.
4: Union and Disunion | Union with David Olusoga
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The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
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Independent slave traders in Britain | Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga investigates the British independent slave owners.
The beginnings of the British slave trade | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
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