Rome’s Invisible City

Horrible Histories: The Movie (2019)

When Roman lad Atti offends edgy Emperor Nero, he is drafted to fight in far-flung Britain, where local Celt lass Orla itches to join Bo...

2: Medicine, Public Health and Government | History File

With the fall of the Roman Empire came the collapse of the public health system which they had initiated. What broug...

1: Boudicca's Rebellion | Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow on the battles that shaped our nation, starting almost 2,000 years ago with the revolt of the Iceni, led by ...

1: Romans to Normans | Michael Wood's Story of England

Michael Wood uncovers the history of Kibworth's first 1,000 years, with a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and evide...

What historians now believe happened at Pompeii | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

What historians now believe happened at Pompeii

1: Medicine and Religion | History File

Programme begins with looking at Ancient Greece, then the Roman Empire then looking at Muslim and Christian links.

Ancient Rome | The Supersizers

Restaurant critic Giles Coren and performer and broadcaster Sue Perkins travel back to the Roman Empire. Living in a splendid villa, they samp...

Mount Vesuvius erupts | Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

An exploration of what happened when Mount Vesuvius first erupted in 79AD.

S1E1: Dark Ages | The Worst Jobs In History

Some of the worst jobs of the Dark Ages in Britain were mining gold for the Romans, ploughing fields with a wooden plough and oth...

Scotland: Rome's Final Frontier

Archaeologist Dr Fraser Hunter looks back on three centuries of contact and conflict with Scotland's Roman invaders, a story of a superpower ...

2: Augustus: First of the Emperors | I, Caesar

In 44 BC, a teenage relative of Julius Caesar stepped in and triumphed over Mark Antony and Cleopatra in a brutal civil war, b...

5: Constantine: Bearing the Cross | I, Caesar

This episode looks at the reign of Constantine, who in the 4th century revived a Roman world in crisis and changed the course o...

Murder In Rome | Timewatch

Rome, 81BC. Sextus Roscius is accused of patricide. If found guilty, he faces brutal execution. Includes actual trial records to recreate one of t...

The Roman Empire | Learning Zone

Bettany Hughes explains why the Romans were keen to invade Britain.

2: Streetlife | Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Professor Mary Beard discovers the crime and slum conditions in the world's first high-rise city.

3: Romans | Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth

Dr Michael Scott explores how the Romans absorbed Greek theatre and how their empire provides a crucial connection bet...

4: The Gladiatrix | Colosseum

When the Emperor Trajan stages his great games of AD107, the crowd is treated to a rare spectacle - female gladiators. A Roman named Mevia illu...

5: The Martyr | Colosseum

The public execution of criminals is a staple in the Colosseum, but during Trajan's games, one of these victims is no common prisoner. Bishop Ignat...

Britain BC

Britain BC, seeks to change our view of the way British civilization had developed prior to their arrival and to restore some of the knowledge we have lost about ...

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death

Drama documentary real-life gladiator, Verus, who fought during the opening games of the Colosseum in Rome AD 80. The programme follows Veru...