Afoot Again in the Past

A bank holiday celebration of the history of the British seaside holiday experience.

Melvyn visits the site of the first Home Guard training school in Osterley.

Timewatch unravels the circumstances which turned a killer into a Gothic hero. (1988)

Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art.

Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through medieval literature.

Kirsty Wark investigates how stately homes go about opening up their kitchens to visitors.

Secrets, sex and a murder that threatened the life and legacy of Britain’s first king

The secret of who we are. Simon Schama journeys through 5000 years of life in Britain

The summer that baked, burned and simmered with tensions that transformed a generation

Documentary discovering how our medieval forebears built the wonders of their world.

Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of a romantic Victorian seaside village.

The myths, motives and mentality - a chilling review of how the Nazi party rose to power