Power, Politics and Society

S11E03: Rosa | Doctor Who

The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wo...

7: Women's Liberation | 1900s House

The arrival of the maid has given Joyce the freedom to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the more she learns about...

20th Century Wrap: 2: 1910s: Why Didn't Suffragettes Win the Vote? | History File

This programme investigates the Suffragette movement.

6: Sylvia Pankhurst | Shoulder to Shoulder

1914: War is declared, and women still do not have the vote.

5: Outrage | Shoulder to Shoulder

The campaign grows. Suffragettes destroy property, and Emily Wilding Davison becomes a martyr to the cause.

4: Christabel Pankhurst | Shoulder to Shoulder

Black Friday - 18 November 1910. A violent struggle in Parliament Square between suffragettes and police. But why don't the po...

1: The Pankhurts | Shoulder to Shoulder

1898: Dr and Mrs Pankhurst and their four children are living comfortably in Manchester. However, in that year an event occurs which ...

Suffragette City | A History of the World

It was the campaign that changed the lives of British women forever. Actress Sheila Hancock is given unprecedented access to the Mu...

Episode 2 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. During Victoria's reign extraordinary women gradually changed ...

Episode 3 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery. Vickery explores how the Edwardian suffragette movement became...

Episode 1 | Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power

Documentary series presented by Amanda Vickery exploring the origins of the suffragette movement, beginning wi...

5: Activists | Icons

Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Mart...

Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley

Documentary, presented by Lucy Worsley, which uses dramatised testimony to tell the story of a group of working-class women conducting a dange...

Artefact: Nellie Dean's Letter | Michael Wood's Story of England

Michael Wood learns about Suffragette Nellie Taylor and her experiences during a London window-smashing camp...

Living in the USA | Face to Face

Martin Luther King explains why he doesn't move to a less discriminatory country and why it is important that he fights for equality in the US.

Non-violent success | Face to Face

Martin Luther King speaks to the success of non-violent protest.

Non-violence | Face to Face

Martin Luther King talks about the importance of non-violent protest in the civil rights movement.

Fear and leadership | Face to Face

Martin Luther King reflects on the difficult times he faced being a leader and symbol of the civil rights movement.

Rosa Parks | Face to Face

Martin Luther King tells the story of Rosa Parks, the ''Bus Boycott'' and how this lead to his rise a civil rights leader.

Token integration | Face to Face

Martin Luther King reflects on the lawful change he has witnessed with regard to integration.

Jenner's Marvellous Medicine | A History of the World

Professor Mark Horton tells the epic story of the world's greatest medical discovery. Edward Jenner's vaccination for s...

3: Darwin | Great Britons (2002)

Andrew Marr presents the case for Charles Darwin as the greatest Briton, reporting from the Galapagos Islands, where Darwin first witnessed ...

5: Medicine and Surgery | History File

Programme concentrates on looking at medicine and surgery, and looks at the rise of surgery and inventions such as X-rays, the stethos...

2: Medicine and Science | History File

Schools prog on history.

5: Medicine, Technology and The Individual | History File

The principal of the germ theory of disease is credited to Louis Pasteur. But why was it taken up and acted on, so ...

3: Medicine, Women and Society | History File

Only one in four GP's in Britain is a woman. How were women excluded from medicine during the Middle Ages, & what problems did ...

4: Medicine and Long Term Change | History File

Paul Viragh presents programme on medicine and long-term change - Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood is usually ...

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...

3: Poison | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Dr Michael Mosley explores how scientists went from finding antidotes to poisons to applying poisons as cur...

1: Pain | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Michael Mosley discovers what pain is and how we were able to control it with the discovery of morphine at th...

2: Pus | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Dr Michael Mosley explores our earliest attempts to tackle infection and how scientists, chemists and doctors ...

Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop's Victorian Benefits

Ian Hislop presents an entertaining and provocative look at Victorian attitudes to the poor, exploring the views of five...

0: Goes Back in Time | Operation Ouch!

Dr Chris and Dr Xand turn back the clock and look at what medicine was like in the First World War. They meet a Paralympian runner who...

Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good

Ian Hislop presents a film about Victorian financiers known for their spectacular philanthropy, including Samuel Gurney, George Peabody, A...

Mad George III | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley discusses the bad health and supposed madness of George III.

20th Century Wrap: 1: 1900s: Britain at its Peak? | History File

This programme investigates the myth of the Edwardian ''Golden Age''.

S3E4: Empire | Monarchy By David Starkey

George I and his two namesakes forged new relationships with parliamentary leaders, creating a dynamic that survives in British gove...

1: The Making of Britain | Union with David Olusoga

David Olusoga tells the story of attempts to form a united Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, a period defined...

3: Paradise Lost | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

As the 1960s progress, Harold Wilson takes centre stage in a rapidly changing Britain as the country looks to a fa...

2: The Land of Lost Consent | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

The 1950s were a period of apparent calm, order and prosperity for Britain, but much of the populace wa...

Blair's educational policies | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr describes the rise of Tony Blair as a leader and his educational policies.

The Two Party System | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley investigates the beginnings of the two party system.

John Bright | Speaker's House

Recorded coverage of the lecture delivered by Conservative MP Sir Bill Cash on John Bright (1811-1889), the British radical and liberal statesm...

Robert Peel and The Corn Laws | Reflections: When Parties Split

In the first programme in a series of half-hour unscripted talks on party splits, political journalist Steve ...

Episode 3 | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how Britain's new ruling family foug...

Episode 2 | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how George II had to adapt to a grow...

Episode 1 | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Dr Lucy Worsley's series begins in 1714 when, to prevent the crown falling into the hands of a Catholic, B...

S2E10: The Abdication of Edward VIII | Days That Shook the World

A British royal scandal: the abdication of Edward VIII.

S1E1: The Coronation of Elizabeth II | Days That Shook the World

A look at the June 2, 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

1: A New Dawn | Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr revisits Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. He finds the country mourning the death of Queen Vic...

4: The Welsh Borders | History File

Edward I defeats Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, last prince of independent Wales. Edward's aim is British unity under English rule, but does he ju...

2: Creating Britishness | Union with David Olusoga

David Olusoga reveals how, in the 18th century, a new British identity was forged in the face of multiple threats from wit...

George's Power Slips | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley discusses Jacobean opposition to George I.

Georgian Architecture | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley investigates Georgian neo-Palladian architecture.

George I's Mistresses | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley investigates depictions of King George I's Mistresses.

The Stuarts Vs George I | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley discusses the differences between painting depictions of the Stuarts and the Ha...

George is under pressure | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley explores the opposition to George I and the Hanoverians.

George I is crowned | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley investigates the crowing of King George I.

Electress Sophia of Hanover | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley discusses the life and character of Sophia of Hanover, the closest Protesta...

Who shall rule next | The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

Lucy Worsley introduces the Georgian era and the issue of who would be King after Queen Anne.

George III Versus Parliament | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley discusses the battles in parliament during King George's moments of madness.

Fredrick and Caroline | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

On her deathbed Caroline refused to see her estranged son Frederick.

The Role of Parliament in Succession | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley investigates the parliamentary search to find a Protestant successor to Qu...

Sarah and Anne's relationship | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley investigates the complicated relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah.

7: Women's Liberation | 1900s House

The arrival of the maid has given Joyce the freedom to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the more she learns about...

3: Breakthroughs and Backlash | The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

Kirsty Wark navigates the devolution era and reveals what happens when women take the lead, from the sh...

2: Having It All | The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

Kirsty Wark explores the 1980s and 90s, when legislative leaps enshrined new rights for women. But with sexism rife,...

1: The Disruptors | The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

Kirsty Wark reveals how pioneering women of the 1960s and 70s seized the baton from previous generations and surged...

20th Century Wrap: 2: 1910s: Why Didn't Suffragettes Win the Vote? | History File

This programme investigates the Suffragette movement.

6: Sylvia Pankhurst | Shoulder to Shoulder

1914: War is declared, and women still do not have the vote.

5: Outrage | Shoulder to Shoulder

The campaign grows. Suffragettes destroy property, and Emily Wilding Davison becomes a martyr to the cause.

4: Christabel Pankhurst | Shoulder to Shoulder

Black Friday - 18 November 1910. A violent struggle in Parliament Square between suffragettes and police. But why don't the po...

2: Annie Kenney | Shoulder to Shoulder

1904: Annie Kenney - a mill worker since the age of ten. What has Women's Suffrage to offer her?

1: The Pankhurts | Shoulder to Shoulder

1898: Dr and Mrs Pankhurst and their four children are living comfortably in Manchester. However, in that year an event occurs which ...

4: Florence Nightingale | Great Britons (1990)

Philippa Stewart, biographer of Florence Nightingale, narrates her life story through on-location reports from places she live...

3: Women | Not Forgotten

Women, discussing how women's roles and expectations in society changed as a result of the war.

S2E3: The Russian Revolution | Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Lucy explores the myths and fibs that swirl around the dramatic events of 1917 and discovers it...

3: Medicine, Women and Society | History File

Only one in four GP's in Britain is a woman. How were women excluded from medicine during the Middle Ages, & what problems did ...

3: The Home Front | History File

The First World War was a total war. Nobody escaped, even the women and children at home. In this third section we look at how the lives of ...

S3E2: Victoria and Her Sisters | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

A look at the social and economic changes which took place during Queen Victoria's reign, such as indus...

S2E1: The Worst Urban Jobs in History | The Worst Jobs In History

Among the worst jobs in the city are hunch backed water caddy, daring fire fighter, dangerous docker, deal ...

22: 1970: Half the People | People's Century

Women struggle to win political and economic rights in societies gamed to entrench male privilege. Even with limited suffrage, a...

3: So Many Broken Hearts | Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

The impact of the hunger strikes is seen through the eyes of three women. Tit-for-tat killings, car bombs and...

Suffragette City | A History of the World

It was the campaign that changed the lives of British women forever. Actress Sheila Hancock is given unprecedented access to the Mu...

02: The 1970s, 80s and 90s | Back in Time for Christmas

The Robshaws discover how the race for a Christmas number one single was born, meet an EastEnders star who reminisces...

01: The 1940s, 50s and 60s | Back in Time for Christmas

One family time-travels through six decades of festive nostalgia. A wartime Christmas has the Robshaws embracing the ...

04: Pleasure and Escape | Britain and the Sea

David Dimbleby explores how the sea emerged as a source of pleasure, Punch and Judy and sand sculpture, before docking into Gre...

S06E22: The Passing of the Year | Omnibus

This film traces how the passing of the seasons is still celebrated in 1973 with folk song, dance and ritual. For 12 months, from M...

20th Century Wrap: 5: 1960s: The 'Me' Generation? | History File

Schools history programme looking at the 1960's.

6: 21st Century | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

After 100 years running a corner shop in Sheffield, the Arderns continue their time-travelling adventure by exploring how ...

5: 80s and 90s | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns go back in time to run a corner shop through the 80s and 90s. Selling everything from Ice Magic to lottery tick...

4: 1970s | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns continue their time-travelling journey running a corner shop and enter the 70s. Comedian Sanjeev Kohli visits the fam...

3: 50s and 60s | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns continue their time-travelling adventure from postwar rationing to the boom years of the 60s and discover how s...

2: 20s, 30s and 40s | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns continue their time-travelling journey in the 20s, 30s and 40s. From Izal loo roll to powdered eggs, they ...

1: Victorian | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns start their time-travelling adventure running a Victorian corner shop, discovering how life behind the counter re...

3: Thomas Cook and His Son | Great Britons (1990)

John Pudney traces the life and times of Thomas and John Mason Cook, the inventors of the modern package holiday, visiting ...

4: The Winner Takes It All 77-79 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at the final years of the decade, marked by concerns that appear startlingly current.

3: Goodbye Great Britain 75-77 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at sex discrimination laws, football hooliganism and industrial unrest.

1: Get It On 70-72 | The 70s

Historian Dominic Sandbrook explores the 1970s. He reveals a Britain brimming with aspiration as ordinary people first felt the thrill of freedo...

2: Doomwatch 73-74 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at the impact of a fast-changing world on British life and the effects of the oil price hike of the 70s.

3: Party Like It's 1899 | Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century

Suzy Klein examines how the music of the 19th century was able to flourish through econ...

2: Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution | Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century

Series in which Suzy Klein explores the transformation of music in the 19th centu...

1: We Can Be Heroes | Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century

Suzy Klein shows how, as the aristocracy weakened and the middle classes flourished, compos...

6: The Popular Age | Howard Goodall's Story of Music

Composer Howard Goodall looks at the popular age - the last hundred years in music. A period when classical music seemed...