- Bettany Hughes visits Crete to recount the story one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made.The tale of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this…
- Readings from the diaries, accounts and letters of its passengers and crew tell the story of the Titanic, which sank 100 years ago today on its maiden voyage. The cast includes Richard E Grant, Roger Allam, Anna Madeley, James Wilby and Claudie Blakley, alongside relatives of those who were on board. Charles Dance narr…
- Scotland’s pivotal part in the naval campaign - from the massing of the British Grand Fleet in Scapa Flow, to the role of Forth-based battle cruisers in the Battle of Jutland and the development of technology to detect the German U-boats w…