Exploring the mysteries and unearthing the treasures of the ancient world.
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
Bettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
Michael Scott uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt.
The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.
A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
Richard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)
Documentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)
In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate.
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.
Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
Jacob Bronowski opens the first programme at the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
