Charlemagne The Holy Roman Empire

His name comes from the latin corolus magnusor Charles the great, and there can be no doubt about his claim to greatness. Because at...

Hitler’s British Girl

On September 3rd 193925 year old English aristocrat Unity Mitford walked into a Munich park and shot herself in the head. Distraught at the...

von Ribbentrop Diplomat of Evil / The Errand Boy

Hitler's Henchmen and Hitler's Warriors paints portraits of the men who consolidated Hitler's reign and turned his plans into action. They wove the complicities...

Patient Hitler

Adolf Hitler dreampt of creating a master race but the Fuhrer himself was an appalling hypochondriac who abused laxatives and suffered for much of...

Episode 1 The Birth of a Dynasty

From a small Italian community in 15th century Florence the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill,...

Nero

This series of programs consists of 16 episodes which profile 16 evil men and women throughout history who have used their power to torturekill,...

Episode 6 Killers & Corruptors

Wayward women tells the tale of some of history's most fascinating females and combines strong story telling from celebrities and academics with the unique...

Genghis Khan Rise of the Conqueror

Follow the rise to glory of Genghis Kahnthe 13th century Mongol leader whose empire covered four times the area conquered by Alexander the Great....

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

The watchwords of the French Revolution were libertyequality and fraternity. Maximilien Robespierre believed in them passionately. He was an idealist and a lover of...

Victorian Sex Explorer

Actor and writer Rupert Everett takes a revealing and witty journeyretracing the steps of one of his great heroes the infamous author, Victorian explorer...