History
Around the World in 80 Treasures
Documentary series presented by Dan Cruickshank revealing the most beautiful and precious things in the world
Series 1: 1. Peru to Brazil (59 mins)
- Egyptian Journeys with Dan CruickshankDan visits the underground tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
- The People鈥檚 Piazza: A History of Covent GardenAn immersive journey through the history聽of a place of produce, performance and protest88 mins
- Great British Railway JourneysThe spectacular south. Michael leaves Marylebone to discover postwar England
- Simon Schama's ShakespeareSimon Schama explains how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time'.
- Nairn Across BritainWriter and journalist Ian Nairn takes a journey to the industrial North. (1972)
- Discovering the World's CultureNikki Bedi travels to Mardin in the south east of Turkey.22 mins
- Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery QueenA life as dramatic as her work. The secret factors that shaped her dark imagination
- Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan DoyleThe ultimate power struggle. The famed super-sleuth and the writer who came to resent him
- Pavlopetri - The City Beneath the WavesFollowing the excavation of Pavlopetri, the oldest submerged city in the world.59 mins
- CivilisationsSimon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.
- Simon Schama's History of NowA lifetime in art 鈥� and the enduring power of culture in shaping the defining issues
- A Life in Ten PicturesEvery picture tells a story. Freddie's defining moments, revealed by those who were there
