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Bringing the past to life
World Service,·94 episodes
Destroyed by the Nazis, the Jewish Historical Museum was rebuilt in Amsterdam in 1955
12 Dec 1995,·28 mins
The history of Zanzibar, a cornerstone of world trade for over a 1000 years
07 Apr 1996,·28 mins
The astonishing transformation of pearling and fishing villages into oil rich metropolises
15 May 1996,·28 mins
The continuing destruction of Pompeii 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius
07 Jun 1996,·28 mins
The Fifes and Drums continue to play military music from the American Revolution
14 Jun 1996,·27 mins
Immortalized by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½r in the Iliad Troy still draws archaeologists from around the world
07 Oct 1996,·28 mins
The Siege of Sarajevo and its legacy on the city
26 Nov 1996,·28 mins
From eyesores to ancient monuments, the race to save Britain's World War Two pillboxes
16 Dec 1996,·28 mins
Preserving the monuments and settlements of the Tudor Roanoke Colony in North Carolina
17 Dec 1996,·27 mins
From pirate ships to slave plantations Jamaica's history is being reassessed
30 May 1997,·27 mins
Knossos on the Greek island of Crete could be the birthplace of European culture
06 Jun 1997,·27 mins
Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon and their discovery in 1922 of the young king's tomb
13 Jun 1997,·27 mins
The ancient sites at Great Zimbabwe Bulawayo and Zimbabwe's prehistoric painters
25 Jun 1997,·27 mins
How 2,300 paintings from the 13th Century to Picasso are housed, displayed, and cared for
04 Jul 1997,·27 mins
How do you pack priceless ancient masterpieces to be exhibited half way around the world?
21 Oct 1997,·27 mins
A celebration of St Augustine's re-establishment of Christianity in Britain 1400 years ago
29 Oct 1997,·27 mins
The history of 'Old Cairo' is the history of the ancient world
05 Nov 1997,·27 mins
The discovery of crashed US bombers along the Suffolk coast. With Charlton Heston
19 Nov 1997,·27 mins
A visit to the ancient Syrian sites of Homs Damascus and Palmyra
25 Nov 1997,·27 mins
The complex and sophisticated Mayan civilization survives in stone in Belize
19 May 1998,·27 mins
From death at the Colosseum to Dominican monks, the layers of Rome's history are revealed
29 May 1998,·27 mins
Who should own the past? The battle to own and display the world's ancient artefacts
23 Jun 1998,·27 mins
What makes Greenwich, an area in South London, a Unesco World Heritage site?
02 Jul 1998,·27 mins
The Tsarist capital was a city of palaces with 30 surviving the Soviets and the Nazis
09 Jul 1998,·27 mins
Divers explore the wreck of a Byzantine ship dashed onto rocks over a thousand years ago
21 Oct 1998,·27 mins
Is conservation about restoration or preservation, heritage or tourism?
28 Oct 1998,·27 mins
The unexpected history of a hospital run by the Order of St John in 1180 Jerusalem
03 Nov 1998,·27 mins
How the arteries of the British industrial revolution are being brought back to life
18 Nov 1998,·27 mins
How Bedouins in Jordan are abandoning goat herding for employment in eco-tourism
25 Nov 1998,·27 mins
The oldest European building in Africa became a central point in the Atlantic slave trade
19 May 1999,·28 mins
