October 6, 1991
Where did the first Europeans come from, and why? The ice ages swept early humans across the face of the globe in forced migration...Read more
October 13, 1991
A look at how the Alps were formed and how the discovery of bronze began the first arms race in northern Europe. But in the south,...Read more
October 20, 1991
The third part shows how the lack of fertile land in Greece led traders and settlers to colonise the Mediterranean shores, how the...Read more
October 27, 1991
Between AD 1000 and 1300, northern Europe was transformed - from isolated peasants living at the mercy of marauding Vikings, to a ...Read more
November 3, 1991
Two hundred years ago, industrialisation swept from Britain across the coalfields of Europe, bringing prosperity to the cities but...Read more
November 10, 1991
A century ago, European power sprang from the wealth of its coalfields. But the discovery of oil broke the stalemate of the First ...Read more
November 17, 1991
The Gulf War showed how Europe's survival depends on imported oil. This programme reveals how the economic and political power of ...Read more