War Documentaries

In Search of Myths and Heroes 2005 – Documentary – The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King King Arthur, a 5th-century Celtic monarch who battled invading Anglo-Saxons, first appears in a history[…]

Jason and the Golden Fleece The truth behind Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece

The Search for Shangri-La The darker the age, the more desperate we are for illumination. This is certainly true of[…]

The Queen of Sheba The story of the Queen of Sheba appears in religious texts sacred to Jews, Christians, and[…]

City of Man, City of God In the last of the series, Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of[…]

Republic of Virtue How did an insignificant cluster of Latin hill villages on the edge of the civilised world become[…]

Return of the King Richard Miles traces Alexander the Great’s battle-scarred route through Turkey, Syria and Lebanon to Egypt and[…]

The Greek Thing The program explores the blossoming of Greek art, philosophy and culture in the 5th century B.C. and[…]

The Age of Iron The program looks at the survivors and losers of the Bronze Age collapse and the civilizations[…]

Come Together Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound innovations in our human[…]