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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 NorthmanHow the real Viking prince Amleth inspired Shakespeare

The Northman: bringing the Viking world to life on screen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ben Macintryre"I had never realised quite how close Operation Mincemeat came to disaster". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How accurate are the most famous films about Titanic?

“You are in their world, not in ours”: How The Northman makes the Viking Age real

Benjamin Franklin: portrait of a revolutionary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bridgerton: behind the scenes of season 2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3The corporation at war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

The real Uhtred of BebbanburgThe historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero

The Last Kingdom: real history and historical accuracy

The Duke: The real story of Kempton Bunton and the theft of Goya’s Wellington portrait

Episode 2Establishment values in the 1930s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vikings: Valhalla – the real history behind Netflix’s successor to Vikings

Peaky Blinders: The story so far, plus the real figures to expect in season 6

Episode 1Audio adventures in the 1920s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC at 100Broadcasting House: a new home for the BBC. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Gilded Age preview: “Entry into a world that really hasn't been covered on television before”

Munich: the real history behind the new film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

A martyr and a hero? How Munich – The Edge of War tries to soften Neville Chamberlain’s rotten reputation

The Gothic: from Dracula to The Shining. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emma Dabiri"The Harder They Fall doesn’t engage with one of the main drivers behind the violence". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC at 100The BBC begins: how a group of radio pioneers launched one of Britain's most famous institutions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

7 must-see WW2 films, from Schindler’s List to Letters from Iwo Jima

Jane Digby: Lindsay Duncan on playing the aristocratic adventurer in Around the World in 80 Days

The Argyll divorce: the society scandal that rocked 1960s Britain

What happened to Britain’s lost Roman legion?

From Joe Lewis to Audrey Hepburn: 10 famous faces of WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real magic of Harry Potter: 15 details the wizarding world borrows from history

8 historical reasons behind Anne Boleyn’s appearance in Princess Diana film Spencer

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