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Monday 24th Jul

08:00 BRITAIN A.D: King Arthur's Britain

Historian Francis Pryor explores Arthurian Britain and investigates whether we actually welcomed the Romans, rather than being conquered by them. More >

09:00 Fit To Kill

What does it take to become a killer- not a murderer, but a member of the army? More >

10:00 THE ROYAL NAVY: The King's Ships

The origins of the Royal Navy under King Henry VIII, and the Virgin Queen. More >

11:00 THE LAST DAYS OF WWII: Episode 6

Week by week, the last six months of WWII are detailed, from the Battle of the Bulge to the climax of the Pacific War in August, 1945. History is re-told. (Part 5 of 12) More >

12:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: Dennis Nilsen

The ex-policemen who became Britain's worst mass murderer during the early 1980s. More >

12:30 VANISHINGS: The Comet Airliner Mystery

The Comet and the 35 people onboard were never seen nor heard from again More >

13:00 UFO FILES: Canada's Roswell

Does Canada have a real UFO case with a certifiable paper trail? More >

14:00 BRITAIN'S FINEST: Castles

Richard Holmes presents a magical tour of the country's favourite romantic ruins. More >

15:30 LANDSCAPE MYSTERIES: Figures In The Chalk

What is the origin of the mysterious figures in some of England's chalk hills? A team of archaeologists' remarkable discoveries shed new light on the ancient enigma. More >

16:00 Fit To Kill

What does it take to become a killer- not a murderer, but a member of the army? More >

17:00 THE LAST DAYS OF WWII: Episode 6

Week by week, the last six months of WWII are detailed, from the Battle of the Bulge to the climax of the Pacific War in August, 1945. History is re-told. (Part 5 of 12) More >

18:00 THE ROYAL NAVY: The King's Ships

The origins of the Royal Navy under King Henry VIII, and the Virgin Queen. More >

19:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: Dennis Nilsen

The ex-policemen who became Britain's worst mass murderer during the early 1980s. More >

19:30 VANISHINGS: The Comet Airliner Mystery

The Comet and the 35 people onboard were never seen nor heard from again More >

20:00 Victorians Uncovered: Part 3

This programme explores the relaxed attitudes to interracial relationships in the 18th century. More >

21:00 Warrior Queen Boudica

Warrior Queen: Boudica realistically and forcefully recreates the story of Boudica’s personal tragedy, moral outrage, and her violent struggle with the Romans. More >

23:00 COLD CASE FILES: Episode 84

The grisly desert discovery of a burned baby's body leads investigators to a Las Vegas couple who had tried to sell their child, then claimed the one-year-old was kidnapped. More >

00:00 Victorians Uncovered: Part 3

This programme explores the relaxed attitudes to interracial relationships in the 18th century. More >

01:00 The Curse Of The Hope Diamond

Famous, notorious and fabulously valuable: the story of the cursed Hope Diamond. More >