The Romans

03: Ides of March | Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

02: Veni Vidi Vici | Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

01: High Priest | Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

Caesar enters into dangerous alliances and bends the rules of the republic in his bid to become consul, the highest...

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 super...

8: The Pagan | Colosseum

By the 4th century AD, the Roman Empire is in decline, and the Colosseum, once a proud symbol of the Empire's glory, lies empty. One man turns to th...

7: Commodus | Colosseum

All Roman rulers put great value on spectacles and games, but only one, the son of Marcus Aurelius, steps out of the imperial box and onto the sands ...

6: The Scientist | Colosseum

One of the most famous scientists of the ancient world, Galen of Pergamon, makes a name for himself as a doctor for gladiators in the arena.

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...

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...

3: The Beastmaster | Colosseum

Over a million animals are slaughtered on the sands of the arena by trained beastmasters, none more famous than Carpophorus. But when met with...

2: The Builder | Colosseum

Although master builder Haterius constructs the Colosseum where Nero’s Golden House once stood, his work is far from over. Rome's new emperor, Dom...

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 ...

Time Team Londinium – The Edge of Empire

In the past decade a huge amount of redevelopment has taken place in the City, providing an unparalleled opportunity for archa...

S2E5: Slave Girl from Jerusalem: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Nubia, Lupus, Flavia and Jonathan have to find the evidence that will clear a slave wrongly accused of terrible cri...

S2E5: Slave Girl from Jerusalem: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Nubia, Lupus, Flavia and Jonathan have to find the evidence that will clear a slave wrongly accused of terrible cri...

S2E4: The Fugitive From Corinth: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

The children take a carruca into the hills outside Ostia, in pursuit of the man Flavia thinks has murdered her fath...

S2E4: The Fugitive From Corinth: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

The children take a carruca into the hills outside Ostia, in pursuit of the man Flavia thinks has murdered her fath...

S2E3: The Colussus of Rhodes: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Lupus narrowly escapes kidnap by slave traders, but his friend Porcius and other Ostian children are snatched.

S2E3: The Colussus of Rhodes: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Lupus narrowly escapes kidnap by slave traders, but his friend Porcius and other Ostian children are snatched.

S2E2: The Trials of Flavia Gemina: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Flavia has a challenge on her hands when her father brings home a mysterious woman that he is thinking of marrying.

S2E2: The Trials of Flavia Gemina: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

An ship washes up in Ostia, Flavia's father brings home a mysterious woman, and everything is turned upside down ...

S2E1: The Gladiators From Capua: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Nubia thinks she may have glimpsed her missing brother, the children go to the arena and discover a mystery that en...

S2E1: The Gladiators From Capua: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

A ship docks at Ostia carrying a team of gladiators and Nubia thinks she may have glimpsed her missing brother amon...

S1E5: The Enemies of Jupiter: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

The secret of who invited Doctor Mordecai to Rome is revealed. A fast-acting poison threatens the life of a loved one,...

S1E5: The Enemies of Jupiter: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Emperor Titus has a premonition, 'when a Prometheus opens Pandora's Box, Rome will be devastated'. Powerless, he watch...

S1E4: The Dolphins of Laurentum: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

The lure of a quick fortune has attracted others and the repulsive Venalicius makes an unwelcome return. However, t...

S1E4: The Dolphins of Laurentum: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Captain Marcus Flavius Geminus returns from sea, having lost his ship and his precious cargo. With the family hound...

S1E3: The Assassins of Rome: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Jonathan is utterly alone, plagued by dreams of a cyclops and confused by speculation that his mother was not killed in...

S1E3: The Assassins of Rome: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Jonathan's birthday is marred by the arrival of uncle Simian. After upsetting his friends, Jonathan is tricked into goi...

S1E2: Pirates of Pompeii: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Flavia and friends find themselves too close to a kidnapping plot. The children must pull together or face life in slavery.

S1E2: Pirates of Pompeii: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has left a trail of destruction. In the chaos of the refugee camp, Flavia is shocked to dis...

S1E1: The Secrets of Vesuvius: Part 2 | Roman Mysteries

Flavia and her friends convince Admiral Pliny of the danger of Mount Vesuvius, but can he and his fleet can do anythi...

S1E1: The Secrets of Vesuvius: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Flavia and her friends convince Admiral Pliny of the danger of Mount Vesuvius, but can he and his fleet do anything a...

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 follow...

S3E4: The Lost Souls | Meet the Ancestors

Julian RICHARDS pres 4th of 6 archaeological discoveries that illuminate lives of ancient peoples. In this prog a burial ground und...

Hadrian’s Wall | Timewatch

Documentary about Hadrian's Wall presented by Julian Richards. Using archaeological discoveries, Timewatch journeys back through time to unl...

Episode 3 | Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Professor Catharine Edwards follows the stories of four very different women across centuries that s...

Episode 2 | Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Catharine Edwards explores the lives of Messalina, whose scandalous reputation lives on, and the ski...

Episode 1 | Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Professor Catharine Edwards explores the story of Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus and mother of ...

5: Spartacus | Heroes and Villains

Dramatised documentary revealing Spartacus as he really was - a brilliant leader of a guerrilla band, but a flawed and indecisive human be...

3: Attila the Hun | Heroes and Villains

Exploring the myth of the crude savage Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless...

Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

Margaret Mountford examines new evidence to reveal the sequence of events that destroyed the city of Pompeii and attempts t...

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...

3: Behind Closed Doors | Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Mary Beard goes behind the closed doors of Roman homes to explore their family life.

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.

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard

Professor Mary Beard traces the story of several ordinary yet remarkable Roman citizens.

6: Justinian: The Last of the Romans | I, Caesar

In AD 536, Justinian re-conquered a fallen Rome from the Goths, but his dream of permanent reunification proved elusive.

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...