Plot: Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRSL is an English historian specialising in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history and French history. He is a University Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University, New York. Wikipedia
Plot: The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series, first shown on 20 May 1998 on BBC One and presented by medical scientist Robert Winston. A co-production between the BBC and The Learning Channel, the series looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death. Wikipedia
Plot: Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during the age of the Vikings.
Plot: Historian Michael Wood takes a look at the last 1600 years of British history through the eyes of ordinary people. The programme looks at the story of Britain from the ground up telling the story of people's lives in the context of major events, including the Viking invasions, the Industrial Revolution...
Plot: In Search of the Trojan War is a 6-part BBC TV documentary series written and presented by Michael Wood, first broadcast in 1985 on BBC2. It examines the extent to which historical and archeological evidence matches the tale of the Trojan War as recounted by Homer in The Iliad. Wikipedia
Plot: In Search of the Dark Ages is a BBC television documentary series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, first shown between 1979 and 1981. Wikipedia
Plot: In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown during 1998. It was written and presented by British historian and broadcaster Michael Wood. Wikipedia
Plot: In this six-part limited series, Michael Wood embarks on a thrill-packed journey through modern India, a trek that looks for clues to the past and, in turn, suggestions for what the future may hold for the world's largest democracy.
Plot: Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver explore the world of the Celts in this three-part documentary. In reviewing the origins and culture of the ancient civilisation, the presenters use drama reconstructions and the latest findings to uncover theories of the relationship between the...
Plot: British architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the world's most unusual and interesting buildings, structures and sites, believing that architecture and a culture's aspirations and beliefs are intertwined. Among his visits are the Leshan Giant Buddha in China, St. Catherine's Monastery in...
Plot: Despite American devotion to the separation of church and state, religion and religious dissidents have played a crucial role in the development of the nation. This six-hour miniseries traces that history and the struggle to define religious liberty, from the arrival of the Puritans to the religious...
Plot: Today's city dwellers may think of urban living as an improvement over the existence of our hunting and gathering ancestors. But Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney explains that our modern tendency to live in cities isn't the result of an inevitable march towards progress. Beginning roughly 12,000 years ago...
Plot: A tyrant is defined as a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally. That definition fits Henry VIII, at least by the end of his reign as king of England. Henry's ascension to the throne was greeted with much rejoicing in 1509. The nation was filled with hope. But by the time he died...
Plot: Written and presented by British journalist David Dimbleby, `Seven Ages of Britain' traces 2,000 years of the country's history through the arts - both as objects that have often played a decisive part in events and as marvels of their age. Dimbleby visits countries including Italy, Germany, Turkey...
Plot: English historian Michael Wood explores China's heritage in this travelogue series. The presenter goes back in time to discover the stories and people who have shaped the landscape, and the culture, of today's superpower. Wood begins his journey in Wuxi, where 300 relatives of the Qin family congregate...
Plot: Historian Michael Wood tells the 2,000-year-old story of the settlement of Kibworth, Leicestershire, a community that survived the Black Death, the English Civil War, the Industrial Revolution and World War II. Episodes cover Kibworth's first 1,000 years, the worst famine in European history, the dramatic...