Documentary Series

Ancient Worlds Documentary – Return of the King

Return of the King Richard Miles traces Alexander the Great’s battle-scarred route through Turkey, Syria and Lebanon to Egypt and[…]

The Greek Thing The program explores the blossoming of Greek art, philosophy and culture in the 5th century B.C. and[…]

The Age of Iron The program looks at the survivors and losers of the Bronze Age collapse and the civilizations[…]

Come Together Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound innovations in our human[…]

Foundations 1/2 Dr Jago Cooper looks at the origins and significance of the Inca Empire.

Clash of Empires 2/2 Jago Cooper reveals how the strengths of the empire became factors in its rapid demise.

A Force from the Desert We trace the origins of the Arabs and Islam, from nomadic Bedouins to the sophisticated[…]

The Triumph of Monotheism Today one god is worshipped by two thirds of humanity. It is the culmination of an[…]

The Rise of the Ottomans At the time of Elizabeth I, the greatest power in the world was not England,[…]

Between Two Rivers This episode follows the birth of civilisation in Anatolia and the Middle East. We go back to[…]