January 1, 1986 • 50m
Three films which reflect the way official records are preserved for future generations. Film 1: Christopher Andrew examines the ...Read more
February 6, 1986 • 50m
Two stories shed new light on the life and times of Henry Tudor, who took the throne of England from Richard III 500 years ago. F...Read more
March 6, 1986 • 55m
Three films presented from the British Museum reveal how visionaries and others dealt with the 'outsider' as they set out to perfe...Read more
April 3, 1986 • 55m
Three stories presented from the Virago bookshop in Covent Garden about the lives of women in worlds dominated by men. THE NINE D...Read more
May 1, 1986 • 1h
In January 1943 lone British agent Henri Dericourt was dropped over occupied France. His mission was to organise the reception and...Read more
June 8, 1986 • 1h
In 1936 'The Road to War' used newsreel to try to alert the American people to the mounting horror of war in China, Ethiopia, Ital...Read more
October 9, 1986 • 50m
Peter France introduces three films exploring the backgrounds of historic items recently auctioned and the motivations of the bidd...Read more
November 11, 1986 • 50m
The Domesday Book was completed 900 years ago, but it says little about the daily worries and concerns of the people whose land an...Read more
December 4, 1986 • 50m
Film 1: How a Bulgarian peasant farmer stumbled across the largest Thracian treasure ever discovered - more than 160 silver bowls ...Read more
January 1, 1970
Episode 97 of Season 5 premiered on January 1, 1970