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On August 21, 1991, the communist hard-liner coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ends with... More >
08:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Catherine Of Aragon
The Spanish princess, and much-loved Queen, who would become the first victim of Henry's hunt for an heir More >
09:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Anne Boleyn
The sexy, ambitious and intelligent woman, Elizabeth I's mother, who paid a high price for failing to give Henry a male heir More >
10:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Jane Seymour And Anne Of Cleves
We look at the meek young wife who would give Henry the son he wanted, and the king's fourth wife, who refused to consummate their marriage. More >
11:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Katherine Howard And Catherine Parr
The flighty teenager who betrayed Henry, and the devoted companion who would outlive him More >
12:00 Elizabeth - From The Prison To The Palace
Her mother had been executed and her new stepmother had produced a male heir to the throne. The young Elizabeth had been rapidly demoted! Edward VI never grew big enough to fill his father's shoes and Mary's inheritance of the crown saw Elizabeth banished to the tower where she faced the darkest moments of her life. Deliverance came with Mary's death and Elizabeth became Queen. As Starkey says: "Now came the difficult bit . . . " More >
13:00 Elizabeth - Virgin Queen, The
Suitors kept coming, but if she was married to anyone, it was to England. How the self-styled Virgin Queen used her single status to secure her country's safety. More >
14:00 Elizabeth - Heart Of A King
The arrival of the Spanish Armada in 1588 marked the most dramatic phase of Elizabeth's reign. As Starkey comments: "It was something that Elizabeth had twisted and turned for 20 years to avoid." The Virgin Queen emerges as mistress of the seven seas - could Britain live up to the name of 'Empire'? More >
15:00 Elizabeth - Gloriana
The dramatic final chapter of Elizabeth's life. Her victories over the Spanish elevated her almost to the status of a god. Yet with every year she weakened - and her trusty council began to die out. The Earl of Essex emerged as the most prominent of her new generation of advisers, successfully destroying Spain's attempts to launch another Armada. She died in 1603, having raised England from obscurity into a great power. More >
16:00 How Mad Was King George?
King George III's reputation as a madman often overshadows his achievements and qualities as a monarch. We set the record straight. More >
17:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Catherine Of Aragon
The Spanish princess, and much-loved Queen, who would become the first victim of Henry's hunt for an heir More >
18:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Anne Boleyn
The sexy, ambitious and intelligent woman, Elizabeth I's mother, who paid a high price for failing to give Henry a male heir More >
19:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Jane Seymour And Anne Of Cleves
We look at the meek young wife who would give Henry the son he wanted, and the king's fourth wife, who refused to consummate their marriage. More >
20:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Katherine Howard And Catherine Parr
The flighty teenager who betrayed Henry, and the devoted companion who would outlive him More >
21:00 Eat Like a King
Feast your eyes on the meals of King Henry VIII. Containing exotic new ingredients from the new world, they were some of the most fantastic, outrageous dishes ever created. More >
22:00 How Mad Was King George?
King George III's reputation as a madman often overshadows his achievements and qualities as a monarch. We set the record straight. More >
23:00 Eat Like a King
Feast your eyes on the meals of King Henry VIII. Containing exotic new ingredients from the new world, they were some of the most fantastic, outrageous dishes ever created. More >
00:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Catherine Of Aragon
The Spanish princess, and much-loved Queen, who would become the first victim of Henry's hunt for an heir More >
01:00 THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII: Anne Boleyn
The sexy, ambitious and intelligent woman, Elizabeth I's mother, who paid a high price for failing to give Henry a male heir More >