HISTORY’S ULTIMATE POWER COUPLES WITH THE HISTORY GOSSIP

TikTok sensation Katie Kennedy brings her signature wit as she joins us to delve into the romantic lives of historical lovers

PUPPET MASTER

THE GERRY ANDERSON STORY

NO STRINGS ATTACHED

As well as his renowned puppet-based programming, Anderson also worked on a number of live-action shows

MARIONETTE MAGIC

Stephen La Rivière of Century 21 Films discusses how he and his team keep the legacy of Supermarionation alive

WAR FOR THE EAST

How the Red Army pushed back German forces and what they discovered in their wake as WWII turned

AT HOME WITH THE DUTCH MASTERS

How economic prosperity paved the way for the Dutch Golden Age

WAY OF THE GUN

The celebrated historian explains why he’s taking to the stage with a Maxim gun on his new live tour

CRASH SURVIVORS EAT THE DEAD

13 October 1972

OJ SIMPSON ACQUITTED

3 October 1995

Key Events

324 CE CONSTANTINOPLE FOUNDED Constantine selects Byzantium as

THE FIRST Chinese EMPIRE

How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States

FREDERICKSBURG

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA, USA 11-15 DECEMBER 1862

WHAT IF… FRANCO HAD JOINED THE AXIS?

A Spain allied with the Nazis in the Second World War would have ruined the Allied campaign in the Middle East, but doomed the Francoist state to an earlier collapse

EGYPTIAN CRAFTS

A new exhibition explores the enduring artistry of ancient Egypt

CAT TALES: A HISTORY

An archaeological romp through our relationship with our feline friends

QUEER GEORGIANS

Lifting the veil on LGBTQIA+ lives in the 18th and early 19th centuries

WOMEN WHO RULED THE WORLD

A fascinating study of historic female royal rulers from across the globe

KING & CONQUEROR

The 1066 Norman Conquest is retold with plenty of blood and guts

HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD SEPTEMBER 5

ABC’s coverage of the Munich massacre changed TV news, but does this film stick to the facts?

RECIPE SIMIT

TURKEY, C.16TH CENTURY

THE BLUE MOSQUE

Istanbul, Turkey 1616 – Present

BYZANTINE LADY IN WAITING

Constantinople 6th century

MEDUSA HEADS

In the Basilica Cistern deep beneath the streets of Istanbul lie mysterious statues of the monstrous gorgon

ARTISTS, ARCHITECTS AND AUTHORS

Ten creative thinkers who across the centuries helped shape Istanbul into the city it is today

VISITING OTTOMAN ISTANBUL

Charles FitzRoy immerses us in the experiences of people who travelled to the city in the 18th century

ISTANBUL’S HISTORIC MONUMENTS

Discover the sites that have stood the test of time during the ancient city’s long, turbulent history