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1. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Celebrities study their lineages and family trees, usually learning surprising secrets they never knew about their families.
Stars: Mark Strong, Phil Davis, Cherie Lunghi, David Morrissey
Votes: 1,224
2. Timeshift (2002–2017)
60 min | Documentary
Series looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.
Stars: Veronika Hyks, Tamsin Greig, Kim Newman, Andrew Martin
Votes: 74
3. Victorian Sensations (2019)
59 min | Documentary, History
Victorian Sensations transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s. Dr Hannah Fry, Paul McGann, and Philippa Perry explore a decade of rapid change that still resonates today.
Stars: Paul McGann, Hannah Fry, Philippa Perry
Votes: 35
4. Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
Documentary, Music
Seven Ages of Rock is about the history of rock music. It comprised six 60-minute episodes, with a final episode of 90 minutes. Each episode focused on one type of rock music, each typified by one or two artists or bands.
Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Charles Shaar Murray, David Fricke, John Harris
Votes: 689
5. Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley (2016)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
British historian Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to investigate the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Janet Hartley, Simon Dixon, Sergei Bogatyrev
Votes: 1,114
6. The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
236 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction. The story of one of the liveliest and most stimulating genres in... See full summary »
Stars: Dominic Sandbrook, David Tennant, Rutger Hauer, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 507
7. Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
360 min | Documentary, Music
Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip-hop dominating... See full summary »
Stars: Colin Salmon, James Brown, Etta James, Jerry Butler
Votes: 114
8. A Very British Romance (2015)
60 min | Documentary, History, Romance
Lucy Worsely explores how our idea of romance has developed since the Georgian period
Stars: Lucy Worsley, A.N. Wilson, Doug Grant, John Benjamin
Votes: 209
9. Lost Highway (2003– )
Documentary, History, Music
From the BBC Press Office:
BBC TWO travels the Lost Highway and uncovers the story of country music on a journey to the heart of America and the music that has come to define it.
Randy Travis... See full synopsis »
Stars: Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Emmylou Harris, k.d. lang
Votes: 49
10. The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain (2014)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Rufus Bird, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Kate Heard
Votes: 103
11. Sleuths, Sorcerers & Spies: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes (2016)
60 min | Documentary
Andrew Marr deconstructs detective fiction, fantasy epics and spy novels - the books we really read. He unpicks their conventions to show how these books keep us turning the page.
Stars: Andrew Marr, Philip Perry, Alan Garner, Anthony Horowitz
Votes: 23
12. Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection (2018)
240 min | Documentary, History
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of the Royal Collection, one of the largest and most important art collections in the world - built up over 500 years.
Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Kajal Meghani, Sophie Gordon, Caroline De Guitaut
Votes: 36
13. The 80s - Music's Greatest Decade? (2021)
58 min | Music
Eighties music is often dismissed as a joke - all drum machines and big hair. But - as acclaimed author Dylan Jones argues in this film - the 1980s should be looked on as the most creative, radical and innovative decade in pop.
Stars: Dylan Jones, Mark Ronson, Gary Kemp, Keren Woodward
Votes: 25
14. Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency (2011– )
Documentary
This 3-part documentary traces the British Regency Era, from Parliament passing The Regency Act of 1811, due to King George III's mental incapacity, to his 1820 demise.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Sarah Kay, Ivan Day, Kathryn Jones
Votes: 64
15. Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 59 min | Documentary
Documentary. Lucy Worsley and David Starkey celebrate the 500th anniversary of Britain's finest surviving Tudor building, Hampton Court.
Directors: Sebastian Barfield, Rachel Jardine | Stars: Lucy Worsley, David Starkey, Philippa Glanville, Maria Hayward
Votes: 94
16. Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley (2020)
58 min | Documentary
Mark Gatiss explores the life and career of Aubrey Beardsley, an artist who wielded outrage as adroitly as his pen. A lifelong fan, Mark shows how Beardsley was more than just a genius of ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Thomas | Stars: Mark Gatiss, Alex Tankard, Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, Chris Riddell
Votes: 18
17. War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme (2014 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Michael Sheen, Peter Barton, Max Egremont, Christophe Fricker
Votes: 15
18. Riz Ahmed: Road to Englistan (2018 TV Special)
Biography
Nikki Bedi interviews one of Britain's most successful - and outspoken - actors, Riz Ahmed, who is currently writing Englistan, a multi-generational drama.
19. Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand (2017)
180 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Writer and composer Neil Brand explores how musical theatre has evolved over the last 100 years to become today's global phenomenon.
Stars: Neil Brand, Ioanna Kimbook, Euan Shanahan, Jenny O'Leary
Votes: 33
20. Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art (2019 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Jim Moir explores video art.
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Vic Reeves, Isaac Julien, Rachel Maclean, George Barber
Votes: 13
21. Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive (2022 TV Special)
90 min | Biography
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: John Antrobus, Dick Fiddy, Ian Hislop, Sarfraz Manzoor
Votes: 9
22. We Are History (2000–2001)
9 min | Short, Comedy, History
A parody of historical and archaeological documentaries, especially those of the Time Team, Meet the Ancestors and Simon Schama. Marcus Brigstocke played dubious historian, David Oxley.
Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell, Andy Crockett
Votes: 33
23. Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album (2020 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
Royal Palace's Joint Chief Curator, Lucy Worsley, explores the fascinating history of British Royal Family photographs, the controversies behind the infamous ones, and the propagandist tricks used to make the famous ones look just right.
Director: Andy Hall | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Anwar Hussein, Chris Jackson
Votes: 71
24. History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010– )
59 min | Documentary
Stars: Andrew Marr, Will Self, Larry Elliott, Danny Dorling
Votes: 14
25. The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Under the trenches and fields of the Somme lies a complex and extensive network of tunnels. Here, beneath the wastes of No Man's Land, British and German miners risked a terrible death in ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Fox | Star: Peter Barton
Votes: 22
26. Secrets of British Animation (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Animation
Explores over a hundred years of British animation from the early 1900s through to modern day works.
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Sarah Ann Kennedy, Emma Calder, Malcolm Cook, Bob Godfrey
Votes: 8
28. White Gospel (2010 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Music
Tracing the roots of America's obscure music culture: white gospel to the present day.
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Anthony Howell, Doyle Lawson, Dottie Rambo, Ray Walker
29. Whose Britain Is It Anyway? (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
Directors: Sebastian Barfield, Julia Foot, Anna Gravelle, Georgina Harvey | Stars: Dan Snow, Peter Snow
30. Profile: J M Coetzee (2004 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Star: Christopher Hope
31. Ego: The Strange and Wonderful World of Self-Portraits (2010 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Laura Cumming takes a journey through more than 500 years of self-portraits and finds out how the greatest names in western art transformed themselves into their own masterpieces.
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Julian Barnes, Simon Callow, Laura Cumming, Patrick Hughes
Votes: 8
32.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
Boadicea: Myth or Missus?
(2000)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Sean Grundy | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell
33.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
King Arthur: Myth or Legend?
(2000)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Sean Grundy | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell, Andy Crockett
34.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
Our Friends in the Norse
(2000)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Sean Grundy | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell, Kathleen Ludbrooke
35.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
Armada!
(2000)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Sean Grundy | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell
36.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
Hunchback!
(2000)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Sean Grundy | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell, Bob Watts
37.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
Oliver's Army
(2000)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Sean Grundy | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell
38.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
The Real Robin Hood
(2001)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Alex Walsh-Taylor | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell
39.
Victorian Sensations (2019)
Episode:
Decadence and Degeneration
(2019)
Documentary, History
Director: Matthew Thomas
Votes: 11
40.
Victorian Sensations (2019)
Episode:
Seeing and Believing
(2019)
Documentary, History
Director: Helen Nixon
Votes: 12
41.
We Are History (2000–2001)
Episode:
Bonnie Prince Charlie: Too Scot to Handle?
(2001)
10 min | Short, Comedy, History
Director: Alex Walsh-Taylor | Stars: Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell, Mike Russell
42.
History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010– )
Episode:
Growing Young
(2010)
Documentary
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Phillip Blond, Tanya Byron, Michael Bywater, Danny Dorling
43.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
Farm to Pharma: The Rise and Rise of Food Science
(2009)
Documentary
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Star: Marguerite Patten
44.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
Between the Lines: Railways in Fiction and Film
(2008)
Documentary
Novelist Andrew Martin presents a documentary examining how the train and the railways came to shape the work of writers and film-makers. At the beginning of the railway age, locomotives ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Andrew Martin, Peter Ashley, Ian Jack, Christian Wolmar
45.
Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
Episode:
What the World Is Waiting For: Indie Rock
(2007)
89 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Tim Abbot, Damon Albarn, Brett Anderson
Votes: 43
46.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Anna Maxwell Martin
(2022)
Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, Phil Davis
Votes: 16
47.
Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
Episode:
We Are the Champions: Stadium Rock
(2007)
Documentary, Music
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Clarence Clemons, Miles A. Copeland III, Stewart Copeland
Votes: 39
48.
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
Episode:
From Ghetto to Fabulous
(2005)
Documentary, Music
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Colin Salmon, Anita Baker, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige
49.
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
Episode:
The Gospel Highway
(2005)
Documentary, Music
Director: Kate Broome | Stars: Colin Salmon, Lou Adler, Muhammad Ali, Solomon Burke
50.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
Art School
(2004)
Documentary
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Brian Eno, Kim Howells, Mary Quant