Family History: How to Get Started
Dr Nick Barratt presents a series of easy-to-follow video guides to getting started with your family history research. Please ensure you click on the 'Family History' tab to view the video. (As originally seen on the BBC's 'red button' interactive TV service.)
Gunpowder Plot CGI
Fly through the parliament buildings of 1605 and see the planned result of the gunpowder plotters' handiwork. Please ensure you click on the 'History' tab to view the video. (CGI provided courtesy of Timewatch.)
Paul Rose takes you on his 30 minute tour of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum. In this special broadband version of the BBC FOUR programme 'Take One Museum' you will be able to
interact with the video, enabling you to
watch extra content about the various exhibits and stories.
Actors bring to life Ancient Egyptian voices from letters, temple carvings and coffin inscriptions.
Poems and letters written by the war poet describe his experiences on the Western Front.
Listen to the speeches that carried Britain through the darkest days of the war to ultimate victory.
Speeches by the Nazi leader on the subject of Jewish people.
Listen to eight survivors of the Dunkirk evacuation recount their stories.
Listen to the voices of eight people who experienced D-Day first-hand.
The diaries and letters of men who fought in the trenches of France.