Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts

Railway Adventures Across Australia

November 2024 •English

Railway adventures across Australia follows the exploits of Scott McGregor on his quest to find the famous, unusual and unique trains and stories at the end of the line.

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

November 2024 •English

It spans over 5,000 years of history that have shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories and an evolving society of inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans and pioneers. Professor Joann Fletcher reveals the highs and lows of the most beguiling civilisation in humanity’s rich history in this four-part series made for BBC2.

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

November 2024 •English

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and management teams determined to keep the country moving.

Lost Treasures of Egypt

November 2024 •English

An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of ancient archaeology - Egypt's Valley of the Kings.

Sur les rails de France

November 2024 •French

Railways: The Making of a Nation

November 2024 •English

Historian Liz McIvor explores how Britain's expanding rail network was the spark to a social revolution, starting in the 1800s and continuing through to modern times.

Welsh Railways

November 2024 •English

Documentary series about the resurgence of steam power on the Welsh railways, including the ambitious Welsh Highland Railway in Snowdonia.

World's Busiest Railway

November 2024 •English

From the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn explore the science behind the world's busiest railway. With John Sergeant reporting from across India.

Egypt's Unexplained Files

November 2024 •English

Experts dive deep into the secrets of Ancient Egypt, and use cutting-edge archaeological technology to reveal the hidden truths that could potentially answer questions that have befuddled Egyptologists for generations.

Tough Trains

November 2024 •English

Mighty Trains

November 2024 •English

A journey riding the rails around the world, from the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot.

Trainspotting Live

November 2024 •English

Trainspotting Live will bring three nights of spotting, joy and excitement to BBC Four as Peter Snow, mathematician Dr Hannah Fry and engineer Dick Strawbridge along with a team of rail train enthusiasts revel in the tantalising intricacies, trade secrets and true pleasures of trainspotting... live!

En train à travers la Suisse

November 2024 •French

Coastal Railways with Julie Walters

November 2024 •English

Actor Julie Walters rides upon the UK's most beautiful coastal railways.

The Flying Scotsman

November 2024 •English

The Flying Scotsman has broken records and starred in movies.

Britain's Most Luxurious Train Journeys

November 2024 •English

All aboard for luxury train rides across Britain - with beautiful views, friendly company, fine dining and staff who take care of a passenger's every possible need.

Les mystères du Nil

November 2024 •French

Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

November 2024 •English

Math and the Rise of Civilization

November 2024 •Korean

A guided tour of the history of numbers and how they’ve shaped the development of humankind is at the heart of this unique series. In five episodes that take us across time and around the world, we see how mathematics played an important role in ancient Egypt and Greece, early India, medieval Europe, and our own modern world. Computer graphics make mathematical formulae accessible and interesting, while dramatic reenactments of history pique the viewer’s interest.

Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

November 2024 •English

Presented by Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher who goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us, not the great Pharaohs, but the ordinary people who built and populated this incredible place, creating a remarkable way of life. Dr Joann explores their homes, workplaces and temples. The programme originally aired on BBC2 and we meet Kha and Meryt, an architect and his wife who lived just outside the Valley of the Kings. They left behind a treasure trove of information; their extraordinary tomb, full of objects from their lives and deaths - from make-up to death-masks, loaves of bread to life-like figurines, even the tools Kha used at work in the royal tombs. Joann Fletcher uses this to travel into the remarkable world of these Ancient Egyptians,.