Month: February 2021

East to West Documentary Series – A Force from the Desert

A Force from the Desert We trace the origins of the Arabs and Islam, from nomadic Bedouins to the sophisticated[…]

The Triumph of Monotheism Today one god is worshipped by two thirds of humanity. It is the culmination of an[…]

The Rise of the Ottomans At the time of Elizabeth I, the greatest power in the world was not England,[…]

The Renaissance and Islam In this episode we reveal how a golden age of invention and scholarship thrived in the[…]

Between Two Rivers This episode follows the birth of civilisation in Anatolia and the Middle East. We go back to[…]

1971 Epic Western Film Duck, You Sucker! also known as A Fistful of Dynamite and Once Upon a Time… The[…]

The People Who Greeted Columbus 2/4 Jago Cooper looks at the Taino people of the Caribbean and their multicultural society.

The Place Where Time Began 4/4 The Teotihuacan civilisation exploded into a position of dominance almost 2,000 years ago.

Between Oceans and Empires 3/4 The ancient Costa Rican people built spectacular settlements amongst rivers and volcanoes.

Kingdom of the Jaguar 1/4 Jago Cooper journeys through Mexico to investigate the rise and fall of the Olmec people.