In this second programme Amanda Vickery describes the paradox for British women of a female queen who thought women's rights campaigners deserved a good whipping. But during Victoria's reign extraordinary women gradually changed the lives and opportunities of their sex, despite successive governments furiously resisting giving women the vote.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- English subtitles
- 60
In this second programme Amanda Vickery describes the paradox for British women of a female queen who thought women's rights campaigners deserved a good whipping. But during Victoria's reign extraordinary women gradually changed the lives and opportunities of their sex, despite successive governments furiously resisting giving women the vote.
In the final episode of her story of British women's fight for power, the historian Amanda Vickery explores how the Edwardian suffragette movement became a quasi-terrorist organisation. She asks what they achieved with their violent campaign and argues they are best understood as part of a war still going on today.
- TV-Recordings
- History
- English subtitles
- 60
In the final episode of her story of British women's fight for power, the historian Amanda Vickery explores how the Edwardian suffragette movement became a quasi-terrorist organisation. She asks what they achieved with their violent campaign and argues they are best understood as part of a war still going on today.
2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. The fight for the vote was about much more than just the Pankhurst family or Emily Davidson's fateful collision with the king's horse. In this film, Lucy is at the heart of the drama, alongside a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that Edwardian society had about them.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 89
2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. The fight for the vote was about much more than just the Pankhurst family or Emily Davidson's fateful collision with the king's horse. In this film, Lucy is at the heart of the drama, alongside a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that Edwardian society had about them.
How some species survived the ice age that began 2.8 million years ago.
- TV-Recordings
- Environmental Studies
- Other
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
How some species survived the ice age that began 2.8 million years ago.
In episode two, Fortey focuses on the 'KT boundary'. 65 million years ago, a 10 km diameter asteroid collided with the Earth and saw the end of the long reign of the dinosaurs.
- TV-Recordings
- Environmental Studies
- Other
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
In episode two, Fortey focuses on the 'KT boundary'. 65 million years ago, a 10 km diameter asteroid collided with the Earth and saw the end of the long reign of the dinosaurs.
It is estimated that 99 per cent of species have become extinct and there have been times when life's hold on Earth has been so precarious it seems it hangs on by a thread.
- TV-Recordings
- Environmental Studies
- Other
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 60
It is estimated that 99 per cent of species have become extinct and there have been times when life's hold on Earth has been so precarious it seems it hangs on by a thread.
Documentary following a team of maritime archaeologists as they uncover the remarkable city of Heracleion, lost to the sea and forgotten for over two thousand years.
- TV-Recordings
- Archaeology
- English subtitles
- 60
Documentary following a team of maritime archaeologists as they uncover the remarkable city of Heracleion, lost to the sea and forgotten for over two thousand years.
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Symphony
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BBC
Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- No
Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity
Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity.The first episode begins amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution with the arrival in England of Joseph Haydn, dubbed the \'Father of the Symphony\'.
- TV-Recordings
- Music
- English subtitles
- 60
Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity.The first episode begins amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution with the arrival in England of Joseph Haydn, dubbed the \'Father of the Symphony\'.
Simon Russell Beale looks at the symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz and Liszt.
- TV-Recordings
- Music
- English subtitles
- 60
Simon Russell Beale looks at the symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz and Liszt.
How nationalist voices such as Dvorak and Sibelius took the symphony to wider audiences.
- TV-Recordings
- Music
- English subtitles
- 60
How nationalist voices such as Dvorak and Sibelius took the symphony to wider audiences.
Simon Russell Beale\'s journey takes him into the 20th century, a time when the certainties of empire were falling away, war was looming and the world was changing faster than ever before.
- TV-Recordings
- Music
- English subtitles
- 60
Simon Russell Beale\'s journey takes him into the 20th century, a time when the certainties of empire were falling away, war was looming and the world was changing faster than ever before.
With the Moogs turned up to 11, a 1970s and 80s journey through the BBC's synthpop archives from Roxy Music and Tubeway Army to New Order and Sparks.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
With the Moogs turned up to 11, a 1970s and 80s journey through the BBC's synthpop archives from Roxy Music and Tubeway Army to New Order and Sparks.
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The Ancient World with Bethany Hughes
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Bethany Hughes
Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- No subtitles
- No
Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation
Through their superlative buildings, the legacy of the Egyptian empire continues to enthrall people to this day. Yet these incredible structures were made over 4,000 years ago.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- Engineering
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Through their superlative buildings, the legacy of the Egyptian empire continues to enthrall people to this day. Yet these incredible structures were made over 4,000 years ago.
Bettany Hughes searches for the truth about the 'Golden Age' of Ancient Athens, investigating how a barren rock wedged between the East and West became the first democracy 2,500 years ago.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- Politics & Public Policy
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 100
Bettany Hughes searches for the truth about the 'Golden Age' of Ancient Athens, investigating how a barren rock wedged between the East and West became the first democracy 2,500 years ago.
Three cities dominated the ancient world: Athens, Rome and a third, now almost forgotten. It lies hidden beneath the waters of the Mediterranean and a sprawling modern metropolis.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Three cities dominated the ancient world: Athens, Rome and a third, now almost forgotten. It lies hidden beneath the waters of the Mediterranean and a sprawling modern metropolis.
A new film about Alexandria provides the centrepiece of Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
A new film about Alexandria provides the centrepiece of Bettany Hughes' definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation.
Bettany Hughes traces the story of the mysterious and misunderstood Moors, the Islamic society that ruled in Spain for 700 years, but whose legacy was virtually erased from Western history.
- TV-Recordings
- Classical Civilisation
- History
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
Bettany Hughes traces the story of the mysterious and misunderstood Moors, the Islamic society that ruled in Spain for 700 years, but whose legacy was virtually erased from Western history.
Critic and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels from southern to northern Spain to tell the story of some of Europe's most exciting and vital art. He journeys to the country’s scorched centre to explore Spanish art of the 16th and 17th centuries. From the mystical world of El Greco to the tender genius of Velazquez, this was a moment so extraordinary it became known as the Golden Age. But beneath the glittering surface was a dark and savage heart.
- TV-Recordings
- Art & Design
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 58
Critic and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels from southern to northern Spain to tell the story of some of Europe's most exciting and vital art. He journeys to the country’s scorched centre to explore Spanish art of the 16th and 17th centuries. From the mystical world of El Greco to the tender genius of Velazquez, this was a moment so extraordinary it became known as the Golden Age. But beneath the glittering surface was a dark and savage heart.
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The Balfour Declaration: Britain's Promise To The Holy Land
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Katherine Churcher
100 years ago, just 67 words on a single sheet of paper lit a fire in the Holy Land, igniting the most intractable conflict of modern times.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 60
100 years ago, just 67 words on a single sheet of paper lit a fire in the Holy Land, igniting the most intractable conflict of modern times.
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The Bank That Almost Broke Britain
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Leo Burley
Ten years on from the global financial crash, this documentary tells the extraordinary story of how a small Scottish bank briefly grew to become the biggest in the world before collapsing and triggering the largest financial bail-out in British history.
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 59
Ten years on from the global financial crash, this documentary tells the extraordinary story of how a small Scottish bank briefly grew to become the biggest in the world before collapsing and triggering the largest financial bail-out in British history.
Reviews the BBC's coverage of the Vietnam war
- TV-Recordings
- History
- TV-Recordings
- No subtitles
- 12
Reviews the BBC's coverage of the Vietnam war
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The Beauty of Books
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BBC
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 90
Series combining human stories, expert interviews, book illustrations and historic archive to reveal the beauty of books
A look at the 4th-century Codex Sinaiticus and 12th-century Winchester bibles.
- TV-Recordings
- Literature Books
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
A look at the 4th-century Codex Sinaiticus and 12th-century Winchester bibles.
Examining medieval books such as the Luttrell Psalter and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
- TV-Recordings
- Literature Books
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
Examining medieval books such as the Luttrell Psalter and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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The Beauty of Diagrams
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BBC
Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 90
Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams
When Polish priest and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus developed his extraordinary theory of a sun-centred universe 500 years ago, he was flying in the face of both science and religion. Mankind had believed for thousands of years that the earth was at the centre of the cosmos, and to disagree was to risk derision and accusations of heresy.
- TV-Recordings
- Astronomy
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
When Polish priest and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus developed his extraordinary theory of a sun-centred universe 500 years ago, he was flying in the face of both science and religion. Mankind had believed for thousands of years that the earth was at the centre of the cosmos, and to disagree was to risk derision and accusations of heresy.
In the mid-1660s, Isaac Newton bought a pair of prisms at a fair near Cambridge, which were to be the basis of a series of experiments that would unlock a secret that had occupied scientists for centuries - the nature of light itself.
- TV-Recordings
- Physics
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
In the mid-1660s, Isaac Newton bought a pair of prisms at a fair near Cambridge, which were to be the basis of a series of experiments that would unlock a secret that had occupied scientists for centuries - the nature of light itself.
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The Beauty of Diagrams - Episode 05: DNA
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Marcus du Sautoy
Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the world's most familiar and influential scientific diagrams.
- TV-Recordings
- Biology
- Medical Sciences
- TV-Recordings
- English subtitles
- 30
Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the world's most familiar and influential scientific diagrams.