Exploring the mysteries and unearthing the treasures of the ancient world.
Richard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
Ben Fogle鈥檚 island pilgrimage follows the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides.
Simon Schama examines how different Americans created visions of the postwar world.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)
In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate.
The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
Michael Scott uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt.
Bettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
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.
Documentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)
A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
Jacob Bronowski opens the first programme at the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
David Olusoga explores the 400-year history of London鈥檚 Covent Garden Piazza.
