British History Movies
- 2014
Tales from the Royal Wardrobe
Tales from the Royal Wardrobe72014HD
Today, few people's clothes attract as much attention as the royal family, but this is not a modern-day paparazzi-inspired obsession. Historian Dr. Lu...
- 2015
Cake Bakers & Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI
Cake Bakers & Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI02015HD
Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this...
- 2019
A Year Of British Murder
A Year Of British Murder02019HD
Between January 1st and 31 December 2017, 768 people died as a result of murder or manslaughter in Britain - approximately 14 people a week. This powe...
- 2019
A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley
A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley92019HD
Recreating festivities from Henry VIII's era, Lucy Worsley dresses, eats, drinks, sings and parties like it is 500 years ago - discovering long-lost t...
- 2023
Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence
Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence02023HD
A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of signals intelligence over the past century. Wh...
- 2014
How To Get Ahead at Medieval Court
How To Get Ahead at Medieval Court02014HD
Writer Broadcaster and Newsnight arts correspondent Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II.
- 1977
Here We Come A-Wassailing
Here We Come A-Wassailing01977HD
A documentary on the surviving syncretic pagan midwinter customs of the British Isles, focusing on nine ritual celebrations ranging from the Moray Fir...
- 1996
Moments with Johan
Moments with Johan61996HD
The beautiful gay erotic superstar Johan Paulik is enthusiastically celebrated in this jam-packed compendium of Johan's greatest on-screen performance...
- 2010
Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone
Rosslyn Chapel: A Treasure in Stone02010HD
The exquisite Rosslyn Chapel is a masterpiece in stone. It used to be one of Scotland's best-kept secrets, but it became world-famous when it was feat...
- 1970
The Changing Face Of Salford Collection
The Changing Face Of Salford Collection01970HD
Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of the living conditions in the slums of Ordsall, Salf...
- 1950
Land of Tradition
Land of Tradition71950HD
This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Included are Runnymede, Windsor, Ascot, Lincoln, Wells,...
- 2019
INFINITY minus Infinity
INFINITY minus Infinity02019HD
INFINITY minus Infinity draws on several inspirations: the modernist verse of the Jamaican poet Una Marson, the alluvial invocations of the Martinican...
- 2010
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons72010HD
In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is a...
- 2018
Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence02018HD
Opera based on the story of Edward II and Piers Gaveston. Music by George Benjamin, libretto by Martin Crimp. BBC broadcast of the 2018 premiere at th...
- 2014
Torchlighters: The John Wesley Story
Torchlighters: The John Wesley Story02014HD
When young John Wesley is miraculously saved from his family’s burning home, his mother is certain that God has a great purpose for the boy's life. Jo...
- 2014
Return of the Black Death
Return of the Black Death52014HD
The black death had devastating effects in centuries past, but what actually caused it and how many lives did it take? The world has not seen a diseas...
- 2024
Ghosts of the Isle of Wight
Ghosts of the Isle of Wight02024HD
This retro documentary, based on the book by world-renowned paranormal expert and author Gaynor Baldwin, explores the haunted history of the Isle of W...
- 2000
The 43 Group: The Unfinished War
The 43 Group: The Unfinished War02000HD
The 43 Group was an English anti-fascist group set up by Jewish ex-servicemen in the immediate wake of World War II when, on their return to London, t...
- 1954
English History: Earliest Times to 1066
English History: Earliest Times to 106601954HD
Considers how Anglo-Saxon England was built by many different peoples and cultures. Re-enacts important historical events. Shows authentic landmarks a...