Season 2
4 episodes
58 min. per episode
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A determined historian uncovers hidden truths, challenging perceptions of history while grappling with personal demons and unexpected revelations.
Episodes
Professor Alice Roberts goes through BBC film archive to see how experts viewed the most famous British ancient monument over the last 70 years, and which of their theories held up while others, like the more esoteric ones, got debunked.
Historian Dr Thomas Asbridge explores the BBC's archive to reveal how television's telling of the Crusades has changed over the last 60 years.
Using archive film, Vanessa Collingridge examines the life of Elizabeth Tudor- her upbringing, her conflicts with her enemies and her greatest victory against the Spanish Armada
Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war.
Using archive footage from the long-running Timewatch series and the BBC in general, the televised evolution of a particular subject is examined each time.