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Historical film TV and radio

From binge-worthy period dramas to award-winning documentaries, find out why historical movies, TV and radio programs are more popular than ever, with this series of articles, podcasts and video

The Last Kingdom S4 E2 review: winds of change and dramatic father-son relations

Bernard Cornwell on writing historical fiction and his blockbuster series The Last Kingdom: your questions answered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The spies who inspired Bond. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

Mulan: the history of the Chinese legend behind the film

Disney history: how has the corporation shaped our perception of the past?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Henry V and the battle of Agincourt

Self Made: the real story of Madam CJ Walker, America’s first black female millionaire

Misbehaviour at Miss World: what happened at the 1970 beauty pageant?

Behind the scenes on Belgravia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A historian’s review of Amazon’s “Holocaust revenge saga” Hunters

Hidden Figures: the incredible real history behind the film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Confronting Holocaust denial: “History is more of a battleground now than ever” says David Baddiel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The afterlife of Charles Manson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War

“A staggering tour de force – but an opportunity missed”: a historian’s review of the film 1917

Retaining the royals: why has the British monarchy survived – and thrived?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War

The real trench runners of WW1

Operation Alberich: the story of Germany’s retreat in 1917. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“Fresh and full of soul”: the history of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“Somewhere in between exploitation and empowerment”: James Norton on society osteopath Stephen Ward

Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies: the women at the heart of the Profumo Affair

Notes on a scandal: revisiting the Profumo Affair. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lord Mountbatten: Did Prince Philip’s uncle attempt to lead a coup against Harold Wilson’s government?

Princess Margaret: from glamorous royal to a slide into tragedy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“No match for reality”: the missing history in The Crown series three. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

‘Royal Family’: the fly-on-the-wall documentary the Palace doesn’t want you to see. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles, The Prince of Wales’s 1969 investiture at Caernarfon Castle, 50 years on

Opinion: Midway’s treatment of the Japanese enemy highlights the power and limits of empathy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Days of future past: how the new BBC TV series The War of the Worlds reinvented the sci-fi classic

The King: Henry V on film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“It’s hard to square Prince Hal’s pacifism with what we know about Henry V”: a historian’s review of The King

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