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.
Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
Richard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
Simon Schama examines how different Americans created visions of the postwar world.
Ben Fogle鈥檚 island pilgrimage follows the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides.
Bettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)
Michael Scott uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt.
The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.
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.
In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate.
David Olusoga explores the 400-year history of London鈥檚 Covent Garden Piazza.
