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732: Battle of Tours
At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, Frankish leader Charles Martel, a Christian, defeats a large... More >
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Friday 23rd May

08:00 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Episode 3

The true story of the Battle of Britain told with astonishing unseen footage from the classic 1969 film. Britain stands alone as the RAF readies itself against the Luftwaffe... More >

09:00 My Favourite Place: Neil Oliver's Hadrians' Wall

Neil Oliver delights in discovering how much archaeologists have recently discovered about Hadrian's Wall. More >

09:30 Highlands: Episode 3

The third in this six-part documentary series follows John Michie’s journey around the significant sites of the last great uprising on British soil, the Jacobites. More >

10:00 ANCIENT DISCOVERIES: Chinese Superships

The master ship builders of the Far East created the most deadly warships of ancient times. More >

11:00 The Universe 2: Cosmic Holes

The infinite universe is brimming with strange, violent phenomena, cosmic portals in space and time. Join scientists in their search for white, black and worm holes. More >

12:00 The Lost Evidence: Leyte Gulf

Cutting edge techniques, unique archive film, re-enactments and extraordinary interviews are used in this story of the historic invasion of Leyte. More >

13:00 Sharpshooters

In this fast-paced programme, we examine famous 'gun-slingers' throughout history. More >

15:00 Cities of the Underworld: London's Lost Cities

We delve beneath the suburban streets and pavements of London to uncover the buried historical secrets of our country's vibrant capital city. More >

16:00 Lost Evidence: The Liberation of Paris

British and German aerial reconnaissance photographs shed exciting new light on the summer 1944 liberation of Paris. More >

17:00 SAS - The Originals: Death in the Sun

In this three-part documentary, Colonel Tim Collins examines the formation of the Special Air Service. More >

18:00 Weird Weapons: The Axis

The second instalment of our comprehensive examination of the novel weapon solutions dreamed up by Allied scientists during the Second World War. More >

19:00 Cities of the Underworld: Scotland's Sin City

We delve into Edinburgh's double life, revealing the subterranean secrets concealed beneath the picturesque streets of Scotland's capital city. More >

20:00 1940s House: The Home Front

Follow the dilemmas of a modern family as they take part in a unique experiment and agree to live life back as it was at the onset of the Second World War. More >

20:30 POW: Japan's Prisoners Of War

The grainy newsreels of the past showed skeletal men walking down gangways to freedom. Survivors of the Japanese POW camps reveal their harrowing and unforgettable memories. More >

21:00 Gestapo: The Sword is Shattered

We look at the end of the Second World War and the activities of the Gestapo during the desperate final months of the Nazi regime. More >

22:00 THE SS: Death's Head

Hitler's most barbaric servants guarded the concentration camps and were stripped of any human compassion. How were these men recruited and turned into monsters? More >

23:00 SAS - The Originals: Death in the Sun

In this three-part documentary, Colonel Tim Collins examines the formation of the Special Air Service. More >

00:00 1940s House: The Home Front

Follow the dilemmas of a modern family as they take part in a unique experiment and agree to live life back as it was at the onset of the Second World War. More >

00:30 POW: Japan's Prisoners Of War

The grainy newsreels of the past showed skeletal men walking down gangways to freedom. Survivors of the Japanese POW camps reveal their harrowing and unforgettable memories. More >

01:00 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Episode 3

The true story of the Battle of Britain told with astonishing unseen footage from the classic 1969 film. Britain stands alone as the RAF readies itself against the Luftwaffe... More >