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- Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China, profiling Buddha, Socrates and Confucius, the three greatest thinkers of antiquity.
- At the edge of Europe, the British Isles is home to one of the world's richest collections of sacred sites. With stunning photography, Sacred Wonders of Britain tells stories of the landmarks that have attracted visitors not just today, but for thousands of years; from the Orkneys to Canterbury, and Stonehenge to Glastonbury. Exploring major new discoveries about what our ancestors believed, this illuminating series reveals how these ancient people's view of the sacred meets our own today.
- For many, the swastika has become a symbol synonymous with the Nazis and fascism. But this film reveals the fascinating and complex history of an emblem that is, in fact, a religious symbol, with a sacred past.
- BBC documentary series following some of the 1,700 passengers and crew of the Cruise Liner Balmoral on a 112-day, 33,000 mile voyage journey around the world, stopping at 33 ports around the globe.
- Whilst professional football is known for nightclub brawls, boozing and excess, there is a growing number of teetotal players who value prayer and fasting? This documentary examines how two divergent cultures have influenced each other.
- On the 60th anniversary of this Christmas institution, Juliet Stevenson narrates the story of Carols from King's, how it was first televised in 1954 and how each year the soloist is selected for the traditional opening of Once In Royal David's City.
- 20157.9 (17)TV EpisodeSpain, or rather the peninsula Iberia, has arguably Europe's most exotic culture, sharing much history with the Mediterranean and especially Africa. The hopelessly divided, largely Celtic tribes were no match for the sea's rivaling superpowers, who craved its rich natural resources, notably mines. The Fenecian lead city Carthage achieved near-total control under general Hasdrubal. His son Hannibal set out from there over the mountain to bring war to rival Rome, but counterpart Scipio earned his victory name Africanus by crushing the North African nest and destroyed its port-capital. Under long Rian rule, Iberia prospered and yielded some major late emperors, notably Trajan and Hadrian. Nevertheless, the Germanic invasions swept over the peninsula, despite Byzantine help, the Vandals leaving only their name to Andalusia, but the Visigoths established a great kingdom, after Rome itself has switched paganism for Christianity. Later Islam would swept over from North Africa, Arabs and Berbers being initially invited by rivaling Christians players. An offshoot of the deposed Ommayad caliphs of Damascus established their own in Cordoba, rivaling the Baghdad Abassids. But it too would fall into division, leaving the way open for Christians to repel them.