La Rochelle was the largest Protestant base in France and for Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was the last stronghold needing to be abolished.

How did the city of Orleans manage to resist for 7 months before being delivered from the English in just a few days by Joan of Arc, the liberator of Orleans.

The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain.

An architectural adventure and gripping account of war, The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart is the story of a feat of medieval military construction.

La Rochelle was the largest Protestant base in France and for Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was the last stronghold needing to be abolished.

How did the city of Orleans manage to resist for 7 months before being delivered from the English in just a few days by Joan of Arc, the liberator of Orleans.

The Gallic wars were coming to an end beneath the fortifications of Alesia. After six years of fighting, almost 200 000 warriors came together on the plain.

Despite a volatile temper and a love of show business Sam Giancana rose to be the richest and most powerful mafia boss of his day. Boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit.

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was the number one gangster of all time. He put the 'Organised' into organised crime and invented the modern Mafia.

the Maverick Mobster: In 1964 Joe Colombo became the youngest Mafia Godfather ever. However, Colombo quickly got carried away with his status and wealth.

In the 1980s, the Mob produced one of the biggest characters in its history. America's only celebrity gangster; John Gotti.

Crossroads explores Sicily's ancient past when it was the breadbasket of the ancient and then medieval world and occupied by Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs and Normans.

Borderlands examines the island's role on the frontlines of a clash of civilisations during the Spanish era, when its glorious baroque buildings were also created.

Despite a volatile temper and a love of show business Sam Giancana rose to be the richest and most powerful mafia boss of his day. Boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit.

There are seventy islands in the Orkney archipelago but just how much of a challenge is it to keep all these islands connected.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

People's Story: King and Country: Young men enthusiastically volunteered for the Great War, unaware of the horrors to come.

People's Story: The Battle of the Somme: The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest skirmishes in human history.

People's Story: The Fight to the End: For the Allies, the war looked lost. But a series of brutal battles changed their fortunes.

1918. As the Armistice bells ring out across the world to celebrate the end of the Great War, a silent killer makes its way home with the soldiers.

People's Story: King and Country: Young men enthusiastically volunteered for the Great War, unaware of the horrors to come.

People's Story: The Battle of the Somme: The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest skirmishes in human history.

People's Story: The Fight to the End: For the Allies, the war looked lost. But a series of brutal battles changed their fortunes.

11 months of fighting, over 2 million soldiers mobilised and 300,000 dead. We look back at this insane battle that was to become the bloodiest chapter of WWI.

Through rare archives, 3D animations and interviews with historians and scientists, we plunge inside the walls of these coveted fortifications.

Heroes of the Somme uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross.

The presence of the American soldiers on French soil during the Great War is virtually unknown. 2 million arrived in France between 1917 and 1918 to fight alongside French and British troops.

1918. As the Armistice bells ring out across the world to celebrate the end of the Great War, a silent killer makes its way home with the soldiers.

Heroes of the Somme uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross.

The presence of the American soldiers on French soil during the Great War is virtually unknown. 2 million arrived in France between 1917 and 1918 to fight alongside French and British troops.

This final episode sees Paul visiting two of the most windswept islands on our stormy coast, the 'Atlantic Twins' of Coll and Tiree.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

the long island of Harris and Lewis.

Investigators trace the rise and fall of a thriving metropolis in North America known as Cahokia.

Frank Costello was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese.

11 months of fighting, over 2 million soldiers mobilised and 300,000 dead. We look back at this insane battle that was to become the bloodiest chapter of WWI.

Through rare archives, 3D animations and interviews with historians and scientists, we plunge inside the walls of these coveted fortifications.

Investigators trace the rise and fall of a thriving metropolis in North America known as Cahokia.

Frank Costello was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese.

11 months of fighting, over 2 million soldiers mobilised and 300,000 dead. We look back at this insane battle that was to become the bloodiest chapter of WWI.

Through rare archives, 3D animations and interviews with historians and scientists, we plunge inside the walls of these coveted fortifications.

Investigators trace the rise and fall of a thriving metropolis in North America known as Cahokia.

Frank Costello was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese.

11 months of fighting, over 2 million soldiers mobilised and 300,000 dead. We look back at this insane battle that was to become the bloodiest chapter of WWI.

Through rare archives, 3D animations and interviews with historians and scientists, we plunge inside the walls of these coveted fortifications.

the long island of Harris and Lewis.

Frank Costello was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese.

11 months of fighting, over 2 million soldiers mobilised and 300,000 dead. We look back at this insane battle that was to become the bloodiest chapter of WWI.

the long island of Harris and Lewis.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

The Copper Scroll may hold the secret to the location of the Ark of the Covenant, but experts must decode it in order to find its legendary treasure trove.

Carmine Galante wielded massive power despite spending most of his career behind bars because Galante made heroin his main money spinner.

Heroes of the Somme uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross.

1918. As the Armistice bells ring out across the world to celebrate the end of the Great War, a silent killer makes its way home with the soldiers.

The Copper Scroll may hold the secret to the location of the Ark of the Covenant, but experts must decode it in order to find its legendary treasure trove.

Carmine Galante wielded massive power despite spending most of his career behind bars because Galante made heroin his main money spinner.

Heroes of the Somme uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross.

1918. As the Armistice bells ring out across the world to celebrate the end of the Great War, a silent killer makes its way home with the soldiers.

The Copper Scroll may hold the secret to the location of the Ark of the Covenant, but experts must decode it in order to find its legendary treasure trove.

Carmine Galante wielded massive power despite spending most of his career behind bars because Galante made heroin his main money spinner.

Heroes of the Somme uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross.

1918. As the Armistice bells ring out across the world to celebrate the end of the Great War, a silent killer makes its way home with the soldiers.

the Uists and Benbecula.

Carmine Galante wielded massive power despite spending most of his career behind bars because Galante made heroin his main money spinner.

Heroes of the Somme uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery in 1916 won them the Victoria Cross.

the Uists and Benbecula.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

Investigators search for the lost city of Pi-Ramesses in ancient Egypt, named for Ramesses II, who conducted the largest building program of his time.

Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime.

City of Kings: charts the city's growth from ancient times until the end of the Ancient Regime, where Kings Louis the 9th and Louis the 14th embraced and encouraged a high culture.

Though the Rosenbergs maintain their innocence from the start, the media and public opinion seems to have condemned them from day one.

Investigators search for the lost city of Pi-Ramesses in ancient Egypt, named for Ramesses II, who conducted the largest building program of his time.

Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime.

City of Kings: charts the city's growth from ancient times until the end of the Ancient Regime, where Kings Louis the 9th and Louis the 14th embraced and encouraged a high culture.

Though the Rosenbergs maintain their innocence from the start, the media and public opinion seems to have condemned them from day one.

Investigators search for the lost city of Pi-Ramesses in ancient Egypt, named for Ramesses II, who conducted the largest building program of his time.

Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime.

City of Kings: charts the city's growth from ancient times until the end of the Ancient Regime, where Kings Louis the 9th and Louis the 14th embraced and encouraged a high culture.

Though the Rosenbergs maintain their innocence from the start, the media and public opinion seems to have condemned them from day one.

On the west coast of Scotland are a group of islands that are so remote they almost seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world and are populated by just a few hardy souls.

Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime.

City of Kings: charts the city's growth from ancient times until the end of the Ancient Regime, where Kings Louis the 9th and Louis the 14th embraced and encouraged a high culture.

On the west coast of Scotland are a group of islands that are so remote they almost seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world and are populated by just a few hardy souls.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

Islay which was once the capital of the ancient Lordship of the Isles.

Since Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, archaeologists have been trying to unlock the secrets of Tutankhamen's tomb.

As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank.

City of Revolutions: Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

Since Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, archaeologists have been trying to unlock the secrets of Tutankhamen's tomb.

As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank.

City of Revolutions: Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

Since Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, archaeologists have been trying to unlock the secrets of Tutankhamen's tomb.

As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank.

City of Revolutions: Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

Since Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, archaeologists have been trying to unlock the secrets of Tutankhamen's tomb.

As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank.

City of Revolutions: Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city.

Islay which was once the capital of the ancient Lordship of the Isles.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

For this grand tour Paul's journey begins at Loch Hourn on the mainland, takes him over the sea to Skye, then heads to the tiny island of Soay before ending on Canna.

The quest for the Holy Grail has consumed knights, Crusaders and Hollywood alike. One church in Spain says they have found the secret chalice.

Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year.

The Secular City: The revolt against religion found its voice in heroes such as Victor Hugo who were celebrated in great secular monuments such as The Pantheon.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

The quest for the Holy Grail has consumed knights, Crusaders and Hollywood alike. One church in Spain says they have found the secret chalice.

Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year.

The Secular City: The revolt against religion found its voice in heroes such as Victor Hugo who were celebrated in great secular monuments such as The Pantheon.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

The quest for the Holy Grail has consumed knights, Crusaders and Hollywood alike. One church in Spain says they have found the secret chalice.

Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year.

The Secular City: The revolt against religion found its voice in heroes such as Victor Hugo who were celebrated in great secular monuments such as The Pantheon.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

The quest for the Holy Grail has consumed knights, Crusaders and Hollywood alike. One church in Spain says they have found the secret chalice.

Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year.

The Secular City: The revolt against religion found its voice in heroes such as Victor Hugo who were celebrated in great secular monuments such as The Pantheon.

For this grand tour Paul's journey begins at Loch Hourn on the mainland, takes him over the sea to Skye, then heads to the tiny island of Soay before ending on Canna.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

City of Kings: charts the city's growth from ancient times until the end of the Ancient Regime, where Kings Louis the 9th and Louis the 14th embraced and encouraged a high culture.

City of Revolutions: Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city.

The Secular City: The revolt against religion found its voice in heroes such as Victor Hugo who were celebrated in great secular monuments such as The Pantheon.

Cline bucked female conventions of the 1950s with her fashion sense, her decision to divorce and the assertive ambition to get opportunities equal to those of her male peers in the music industry.

City of Kings: charts the city's growth from ancient times until the end of the Ancient Regime, where Kings Louis the 9th and Louis the 14th embraced and encouraged a high culture.

City of Revolutions: Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city.

The Secular City: The revolt against religion found its voice in heroes such as Victor Hugo who were celebrated in great secular monuments such as The Pantheon.

The murderous street thug who became the mob's man in Las Vegas. His notoriety found its way onto the big screen in Martin Scorcese's Casino.

Frank Costello was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese.

Carmine Galante wielded massive power despite spending most of his career behind bars because Galante made heroin his main money spinner.

Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime.

City of Kings: charts the city's growth from ancient times until the end of the Ancient Regime, where Kings Louis the 9th and Louis the 14th embraced and encouraged a high culture.

City of Revolutions: Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city.

The Secular City: The revolt against religion found its voice in heroes such as Victor Hugo who were celebrated in great secular monuments such as The Pantheon.

Cline bucked female conventions of the 1950s with her fashion sense, her decision to divorce and the assertive ambition to get opportunities equal to those of her male peers in the music industry.

Paul is heading as far north as you can go in Britain, to the islands of Fetlar, Unst and Yell. These islands are as much Scandinavian as Scottish and were once part of Norway.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he explores a cluster of islands in the Outer Hebrides.

Investigators trace the rise and fall of a thriving metropolis in North America known as Cahokia.

The Copper Scroll may hold the secret to the location of the Ark of the Covenant, but experts must decode it in order to find its legendary treasure trove.

Investigators search for the lost city of Pi-Ramesses in ancient Egypt, named for Ramesses II, who conducted the largest building program of his time.

Since Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, archaeologists have been trying to unlock the secrets of Tutankhamen's tomb.

Investigators trace the rise and fall of a thriving metropolis in North America known as Cahokia.

The Copper Scroll may hold the secret to the location of the Ark of the Covenant, but experts must decode it in order to find its legendary treasure trove.

Investigators search for the lost city of Pi-Ramesses in ancient Egypt, named for Ramesses II, who conducted the largest building program of his time.

Since Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, archaeologists have been trying to unlock the secrets of Tutankhamen's tomb.

Revisit the final 100 days of WWII in Europe as we detail the chaos that led to the collapse and surrender of Germany.

Watch the final days of the Pacific War unfold and the history-altering battles that took place on land, sea, and air.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

Aspiring to a better future, the French rolled up their sleeves and set about rebuilding the country. But in post-war France, hopes and reality would yet collide.

Tony Vaccaro: Tony Vaccaro created one of the most haunting records of war using a smuggled $47 camera while developing the negatives in his helmet at night.

Investigators trace the rise and fall of a thriving metropolis in North America known as Cahokia.

The Copper Scroll may hold the secret to the location of the Ark of the Covenant, but experts must decode it in order to find its legendary treasure trove.

Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he explores a cluster of islands in the Outer Hebrides.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he tours the coast of the Long Island of Harris and Lewis, beginning on Scarp.

A team of experts have found evidence of a catastrophe that wiped out a technically advanced Mediterranean civilisation 3,500 years ago.

This is the story of how New York's finest repeatedly failed to snare Mafia serial killer Roy Demeo. His victims may have numbered as many as 200.

Re-examining the leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, historian David Reynolds exposes the cover-up of his failing health and its impact on the war's endgame.

A 100-year-old veteran of the 4th Marine Division who returns to Iwo Jima for the final time and the son of a marine who has spent decades searching for details of his father's time on the island.

A team of experts have found evidence of a catastrophe that wiped out a technically advanced Mediterranean civilisation 3,500 years ago.

This is the story of how New York's finest repeatedly failed to snare Mafia serial killer Roy Demeo. His victims may have numbered as many as 200.

Re-examining the leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, historian David Reynolds exposes the cover-up of his failing health and its impact on the war's endgame.

A 100-year-old veteran of the 4th Marine Division who returns to Iwo Jima for the final time and the son of a marine who has spent decades searching for details of his father's time on the island.

A team of experts have found evidence of a catastrophe that wiped out a technically advanced Mediterranean civilisation 3,500 years ago.

This is the story of how New York's finest repeatedly failed to snare Mafia serial killer Roy Demeo. His victims may have numbered as many as 200.

Re-examining the leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, historian David Reynolds exposes the cover-up of his failing health and its impact on the war's endgame.

A 100-year-old veteran of the 4th Marine Division who returns to Iwo Jima for the final time and the son of a marine who has spent decades searching for details of his father's time on the island.

A team of experts have found evidence of a catastrophe that wiped out a technically advanced Mediterranean civilisation 3,500 years ago.

This is the story of how New York's finest repeatedly failed to snare Mafia serial killer Roy Demeo. His victims may have numbered as many as 200.

Re-examining the leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, historian David Reynolds exposes the cover-up of his failing health and its impact on the war's endgame.

Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he tours the coast of the Long Island of Harris and Lewis, beginning on Scarp.

Teleshopping.

Teleshopping.

Paul Murton experiences island life. He explores the eastern outposts of Shetland - Papa Stour, Whalsay and the Out Skerries.

Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle.

Most people take their image of the Jewish-American gangster from the character Hyman Roth. Ruthless and powerful, Roth was supposedly based on Lansky.

Weaving together the epic of FDR's leadership in World War II with the tangled stories of the women who sustained him in his last years.

As Japan shocks the world with the speed of its advance, the Allies scramble to halt what seems to be an unstoppable force.

Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle.

Most people take their image of the Jewish-American gangster from the character Hyman Roth. Ruthless and powerful, Roth was supposedly based on Lansky.

Weaving together the epic of FDR's leadership in World War II with the tangled stories of the women who sustained him in his last years.

As Japan shocks the world with the speed of its advance, the Allies scramble to halt what seems to be an unstoppable force.

Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle.

Most people take their image of the Jewish-American gangster from the character Hyman Roth. Ruthless and powerful, Roth was supposedly based on Lansky.

Weaving together the epic of FDR's leadership in World War II with the tangled stories of the women who sustained him in his last years.

As Japan shocks the world with the speed of its advance, the Allies scramble to halt what seems to be an unstoppable force.

Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle.