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  1. Britain's First Dog

    <p>Fifteen thousand years ago, as the Ice Age loosened its grip on Northern Europe, humans returned to the previously inhospitable British Isles. But they did not come alone. Among their number was a companion once thought to be an impossib

  2. The Roman Centurion

    <p>What did it take to become a Roman centurion? To command, to punish and to lead from the very front of Rome’s armies?</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>The Ancients</em>, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Ben Kane to uncover the reality behi

  3. The Delian League: Ancient NATO?

    <p>What happens when a defensive alliance slowly turns into an empire? Tristan Hughes and Professor Polly Low explore the Delian League, the so‑called “ancient NATO”, from its Persian War origins to Athenian domination. Discover tribute, re

  4. Leonidas: King of Sparta, Hero of Thermopylae

    <p>In 480 BC, at the narrow pass of Thermopylae, a vastly outnumbered Greek force prepares to face the advancing army of the Persian king Xerxes. At its head stands Leonidas, king of Sparta, ready to make a final stand that will become one

  5. What if the Ides of March Failed?

    <p><br></p><p>What if Julius Caesar had survived the Ides of March? This episode explores his last known plans — vast eastern campaigns, sweeping reforms, and his visions for Rome’s future. Could he have rivalled Alexander the Great, crowne

  6. Herodotus: The Father of History

    <p>What drove Herodotus to write the first great story of history? Tristan Hughes speaks with Dr. Roel Konijnendijk to uncover the world of Herodotus of Halicarnassus - the traveler, investigator, and storyteller behind The Histories.</p><b

  7. The Phoenicians

    <p>Three thousand years ago, Phoenician ships sailed west across the Mediterranean, their holds packed with pottery, wine and enslaved people to trade. Passing beyond the fabled Pillars of Heracles, they were pushing at the familiar limits

  8. Bronze Age Star Map: The Nebra Sky Disk

    <p>In 1999, a mysterious bronze disc buried for millennia in central Europe transformed how we see the prehistoric world. The Nebra Sky Disk - forged 3,600 years ago - is the oldest known depiction of the night sky.</p><br><p>In this episod

  9. The Age of Dinosaurs with Henry Gee

    <p>Before Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops, Earth was rebuilding from catastrophe. Out of the ashes of the Great Dying rose a new prehistoric world and with it came the age of the dinosaurs.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>The Ancients</em>,

  10. Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

    <p>“Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.” Ramesses II reigned as Egypt's unchallenged champion for more than sixty years. But within decades the dynasty of Egypt’s greatest pharaoh had fallen apart. </p><br><p>Tristan Hughes is joined

  11. Alexander the Great | Lord of Asia

    <p>As friendships fracture and old alliances break, Tristan Hughes and Dr Adrian Goldsworthy chronicle the epic downfall of Alexander the Great. </p><br><p>Alexander’s relentless campaigns from Bactria to Babylon push his empire, army and i

  12. The House of Ramesses II: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh?

    <p>The name of Ramesses the Great is etched deeper into Egypt than almost any other ruler. Colossal statues moulded in his image tower over the Nile. Reliefs of his victories are carved into countless temple walls. But were did Ramesses II

  13. The Fall of Persia | Alexander the Great

    <p>Tristan Hughes and Dr Adrian Goldsworthy continue the special series on Alexander the Great, delving into the epic sieges of Tyre and Gaza in 332 BC, and Alexander's triumphant campaign through Egypt. </p><br><p>They explore the strategi

  14. The Skulls of Jericho

    <p>In the depths of ancient Jericho, beneath layers of earth dating back 10,000 years, archaeologists uncovered something extraordinary: human skulls cast in plaster, their faces carefully reconstructed and their eyes set with shells. Who w

  15. The Invasion of Persia | Alexander the Great

    <p>In spring 334 BC, a young Macedonian king sets out to conquer the Persian Empire.</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes and Dr Adrian Goldsworthy explore Alexander the Great’s early campaigns, from the daring crossing into Asia to incredible victorie

  16. How to Write Cuneiform with Dr. Irving Finkel

    <p>More than 5,000 years ago, a revolutionary script emerged in the fertile lands of Mesopotamia that would transform how people counted, governed, worshipped and told stories. This was cuneiform, the world’s earliest known writing system.<

  17. Alexander the Great | Rise to Power

    <p>NEW SERIES! Journey through the early life of Alexander the Great, from his education under Aristotle to his first military experiences and rise to Macedonian kingship.</p><br><p>In this first episode, charting Alexander's incredible ear

  18. Adam and Eve

    <p>Adam and Eve: parents of humanity, or characters in a Near Eastern myth about wisdom, mortality, and the limits of being human?</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes and Dr Dylan Johnson strip away the Sunday school varnish to re-examine the story of

  19. The First Popes

    <p>What do we know about the earliest Popes, and how did they shape the early Christian Church amidst persecution?</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Rosamond McKitterick to journey back to Imperial Rome to uncover the fascinat

  20. Xerxes the Great

    <p>He is one of the most famous rulers of the ancient world, remembered for leading a vast Persian invasion of Greece. Yet Xerxes the Great was far more than just a battlefield king.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>The Ancients</em>, Trist

  21. The Origins of Rome's Empire

    <p>396 BC. The city of Veii lies in ruins, destroyed by Rome in a brutal act of early imperial expansion. Yet just six years later, Rome itself would face devastation at the hands of invading Gauls, a shock that would shape the city’s ident

  22. The First Arabians

    <p>What can ancient DNA tell us about the first homo sapiens to arrive in Arabia over 50,000 years ago? Tristan Hughes is joined by Prof. Pierre Zalloua to delve into the groundbreaking advances in ancient DNA research that illuminate the c

  23. How to Survive on Hadrian’s Wall

    <p>Step into the daily lives of those stationed along Hadrian's Wall, from Roman soldiers to civilians. Tristan Hughes and Dr. Francis Macintosh are your guides to explore the routines, duties, and unique cultural identities that developed

  24. Medea: Maligned Sorceress or Heartless Murderer?

    <p>She helped Jason win the Golden Fleece, betrayed her own family, and became one of the most feared figures in Greek myth. Medea’s name has echoed through the ancient world for over two millennia, a byword for passion and revenge but was

  25. Fall of Sparta

    <p>How did Sparta, the most feared military state in ancient Greece, fall from grace in a single generation?</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>The Ancients</em>, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Roel Konijnendijk and Dr Owen Rees to chronicle

  26. Rise of Christianity

    <p>How did a persecuted minority religion rise to be embraced and enforced by mighty Roman Emperors?</p><p>Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Peter Heather to chart the dramatic rise of Christianity, exploring how Emperors such as Consta

  27. The First Life on Earth

    <p>Today we’re going back to the beginning – no Romans, Celts, Egyptians or Macedonians in sight. Billions of years of prehistory as we look at the emergence of life on Earth. From the rise of the earliest microscopic membranes to the arriv

  28. The Ice Age

    <p>Think of the Ice Age and tales of ferocious sabre-toothed tigers and giant megafauna likely spring to mind - but what do we know about prehistoric human culture 25,000 years ago and how people survived a perilous landscape of marauding W

  29. The Minoan Labyrinth

    <p><em>Assassin’s Creed Odyssey </em>immerses players in the mythology of Ancient Greece. In particular, they can walk in the footsteps of Theseus through the Labyrinth and come face to face with the mythical Minotaur. Commonly associated w

  30. Emperor Diocletian and the Great Persecution

    <p>How did a humble Balkan soldier ascend to the heights of Roman power?</p><p>Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. David Gwynn to explore the tumultuous reign of Emperor Diocletian and the significant reforms that pulled the Roman Empire out of

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