Migration to Britain

Huguenots and silk | The Great British Sewing Bee

Claudia Winkleman explains the history of the Huguenots, their fleeing to Britain and how they affected the silk trade.

3: The Age of Revolution | Story of Ireland

Here, he looks at the changes wrought on Ireland's demographics by the Plantation of Ulster. Presented by Fergal Keane.

S2E2: Let's Pretend | A History of Scotland

Bitterly divided by politics and religion for centuries, this is the infamous story of how Scotland and England came together in ...

S1E4: Language is Power | A History of Scotland

Neil Oliver reveals the story of the infamous Highland/Lowland divide, which was the result of a family struggle.

The First Refugees | Civilisations Stories

Documentary in which fashion historian Amber Butchart unravels the story of the Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields.

3: Judgement Day | Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

How Jerusalem became the object of rivalry between Christian nations, the focus of the longing of Jews and the site o...

Episode 1 | Vikings

Neil Oliver heads for Scandinavia to reveal the truth behind the legend of the Vikings, exploring the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancest...

1: First Encounters | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Afric...

4: Into the Light | Andrew Marr's History of the World

Andrew reaches the Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged from Northern Europe to North America.

Episode 1 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England

Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war and the ...

S1E3: Normans of the South | The Normans

Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11t...

S1E2: Conquest | The Normans

Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.

S1E1: Men of the North | The Normans

A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.

The 1066 invasion | The Normans

Robert Bartlett gives a step-by-step guide to the infamous Battle of Hastings where William took the throne from King Harold and so ended th...

The Bayeux Tapestry | The Normans

Robert Bartlett guides us through the Bayeux Tapestry and details the historical timeline of events that lead to the beginning of the infam...

King Harold's reign | The Normans

The people of the Middle Ages were sceptical of their new king Harold who, previous to William, was attempted to be usurped by Norwegian Vi...

William's English links | The Normans

William had links to England as he was Edward the Confessor's cousin, so with Edward's death imminent he could make a plausible claim t...

William the Bastard | The Normans

Details of William the Conqueror's origin as the son of an embalmer and the turbulent times he was born into, facing rebellion at every tur...

The Normans | The Normans

Summing up the achievements and nature of the Norman people and their affect on Europe.

William's death | The Normans

On his deathbed, William confessed to his sins and his regrets towards how he treated the English people. After he died, panic and chaos ensued...

The Domesday Book | The Normans

Robert Bartlett details the beginnings of the Domesday book and the kind of information that William requested for it, highlighting the demis...

Norman churches | The Normans

Being devout Christians, the Normans were responsible for much of the religious infrastructure England knows today.

Hereward the Wake | The Normans

Hereward the Wake oversaw the next resistance to King William, and got help from the Danish to attack England from the East.

Harrying of the North | The Normans

Offshoots of Anglo-Saxons, particularly in Northern England, would target roaming Normans, killing them to prevent any changes to their l...

William's castles | The Normans

William's coronation was met with some angst, but he persevered and proceeded to divide up land to Norman noblemen and build castles.

6: Always on Sunday | Rainbow City

Sixth episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Er...

4: Beards and Turbans | Rainbow City

Forth episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring ...

3: A Better Fortune | Rainbow City

Third episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Er...

2: Why You Marry? | Rainbow City

Second episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring Err...

1: What Sort of Boy? | Rainbow City

First episode of a groundbreaking BBC drama series from 1967 about the experience of the West Indian community in Birmingham, featuring E...

Episode 2 | Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

Lenny looks back on his coming of age and explores how he and other second and third-generation British-born Caribbean kids began...

Episode 1 | Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

Lenny Henry is joined by a host of famous faces as he celebrates his Caribbean-British heritage and explores how his culture has ...

Episode 4 | Back in Time for Birmingham

The Sharma family reflect on their time-travelling journey through British Asian history and discover what has changed for second and...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for Birmingham

The kids dance at a daytimer and get language lessons, while mum and dad work hard to turn a profit, and the whole family start to re...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Birmingham

The Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - fro...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham

The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit ...

3: The Batory | A Passage to Britain

Dr Yasmin Khan unearths the stories of those travelling on the great ocean liner the Batory, in the 1950s.

2: The Asturias | A Passage to Britain

Dr Yasmin Khan reveals stories of passengers coming to Britain from Bombay in the late 40s following Independence, including Anglo-Ind...

S2E6 | World on Fire

Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes ev...

5: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.

3: 1965-2011 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

George Alagiah tells the story of couples facing violence on the streets during the 70s, how adoption became a battleground an...

2: 1940-1965 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

George Alagiah tells the story of the GI babies labelled war casualties, the boom in mixed-race couples following mass migrati...

1: 1910-1939 | George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia

A history of Britain's mixed-race community. George Alagiah tells how Britain escaped laws preventing interracial marriage and...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Brixton

The Irwins learn how a new generation of black Britons forged their way through the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Back in Time for Brixton

Documentary following a family who give up their modern lives for one summer to experience what life was like for Caribbeans who immigrated to Brita...