How We Built Britain

Kirsty Wark explores the 1970s and early 1980s, an era of shops, pop, new towns and oil.

How the castle became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown.

The story of the people who operated the canal boats carrying goods around the country.

Railway enthusiast Michael Portillo leads a landmark journey through 200 years of rail.

How planners and architects took to the skies to redesign Scottish towns and cities.

Simon Schama visits the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney.

Rory Stewart reveals how the Kingdom of Northumbria was born in Britain's lost Middleland.

Fred explores the development of the fortress, visiting Warwick, Edinburgh and Conwy.

Documentary about the London Underground map, created in 1931 by Henry Beck.

John Betjeman hears from the railway men who are facing the end of the steam age. (1962)

Rebuilding a Chinese bridge, saving a 450-year-old table, and a painting with a secret.

David Olusoga explores the 400-year history of London’s Covent Garden Piazza.

A look at how the era's sculpture casts a new light on medieval times in Britain.

Examining the core values of this definitively British institution.

Two friends with a passion for the past explore the abandoned metal mines of mid Wales.

Michael Portillo embarks on a postwar exploration of Britain’s southern counties.

Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

Miners tunnel under the hotel while manager Eugene tries to protect guests from the noise.

The inside story of the construction of the London Underground's Victoria Line. (1969)

The Arderns' adventure starts behind the counter of a Victorian corner shop.

Si visits Brasenose College for a taste of one of their ancient rituals.

Fred looks at the 11th-century building programme of the Normans.

Simon Schama looks at what forests have come to represent in the world of culture.

The story of peatlands around the world, from excavation to restoration.