Approaches to History

11: The Greatest of Them All | Great Britons (2002)

A final opportunity to hear the arguments and vote for the Greatest Briton of all time. Anne Robinson is joined by the ce...

1: The Top 100 | Great Britons (2002)

Anne Robinson launches the BBC's search for the Greatest Briton in a special program, revealing a countdown of the top 100 nominations....

3: Green Imagined Land | Ian Hislop's Olden Days

Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. He looks at the rural olden days - Britain's idealised vis...

2: Forward into the Past | Ian Hislop's Olden Days

Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. He shows how the Victorians turned to the Middle Ages to...

8: Live Final | Icons

In this live final hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Nick Robinson, the celebrity advocates return to fight their winning icon's case, and the public vot...

History - Interpretations | Curriculum Bites

People interpret events from the past in different ways, so what is history?

4: To Infinity and Beyond | The Story of Maths

Marcus du Sautoy concludes his look at the history of mathematics by examining the great unsolved problems that confronted mat...

3: The Frontiers of Space | The Story of Maths

Marcus du Sautoy investigates the ways in which Europe replaced the Middle East as the world's powerhouse of mathematical idea...

1: The Language of the Universe | The Story of Maths

Marcus du Sautoy uncovers the use of a decimal system based on ten fingers of the hand and looks at the contributions of...

2: The Genius of the East | The Story of Maths

Marcus du Sautoy looks at the rise of mathematics in the east, discovering how it helped build imperial China and finding out ...

California 2000 | Panorama

A look at California's technology industry and its potential impact on the future. The Californian technology industry is by far the most advanced...