Lion Television Movies
- 2024
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors6.812024HD
Thousands of terracotta warriors guarded the first Chinese emperor's tomb. This is their story, told through archeological evidence and reenactments.
- 2020
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb7.32020HD
This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets...
- 2003
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World
Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World02003HD
An exploration into the man behind the film-inspired myth, from both Western and Arab perspectives. Thomas Edward Lawrence, a 24-year-old British...
- 2013
Caligula with Mary Beard
Caligula with Mary Beard7.62013HD
What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus...
- 2014
The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story
The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story6.42014HD
It's the most extraordinary feat of engineering in history, and one of the most iconic man-made structures on the planet - the Great Wall of China,...
- 2010
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain6.32010HD
Seventy years on, brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor take viewers through the key moments of the Battle of Britain, when 'the few' of the RAF faced the...
- 2010
First Light
First Light5.52010HD
In May 1940, feeling the RAF needs every man to fight to Luftwaffe, Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum joins at 18, becoming the youngest ever Spitfire pilot....
- 2018
Julius Caesar Revealed
Julius Caesar Revealed82018HD
Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Julius Caesar, and to challenge public perception, exploring Caesar's surprising legacy.
- 2021
Saving Venice
Saving Venice7.22021HD
Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Leading scientists and engineers battling the forces of nature to try to save this...
- 2010
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town5.52010HD
The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live?...
- 2007
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults5.72007HD
Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of...
- 2020
Christmas at Hampton Court
Christmas at Hampton Court02020HD
A special one-off programme going behind the scenes of preparations for Christmas at the palace. Shows what it takes to bring the magnificent palace...
- 2015
China - Treasures of the Jade Empire
China - Treasures of the Jade Empire82015HD
- 2012
Going Medieval
Going Medieval102012HD
In this two-hour H2 special, historian and weapons expert Mike Loades goes medieval diving deep into the world of the Middle Ages. From the 5th to...
- 2010
Alexandria: The Greatest City
Alexandria: The Greatest City82010HD
Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to...
- 2016
How Dogs Got Their Shapes
How Dogs Got Their Shapes72016HD
With many breeds and countless variations, canines are one of the most diverse species on Earth. From ears to tails, coats to paws, every part of...
- 2024
Irresistible: Why We Can't Stop Eating
Irresistible: Why We Can't Stop Eating102024HD
Chris van Tulleken takes a personal view at why ultra-processed foods are so irresistible and how they have come to dominate food culture.
- 2018
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor4.92018HD
To celebrate the centenary of the Royal Air Force, Ewan and Colin McGregor take to the skies in some of the world's most iconic planes. These are the...
- 2013
Henry VII: Winter King
Henry VII: Winter King92013HD
Historian Thomas Penn reveals the secrets of founder of Britain’s great Tudor Dynasty - and his amazing trajectory to power. Two weeks after...
- 2009
Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer
Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer6.72009HD
Cleopatra - the most famous woman in history. We know her as a great queen, a beautiful lover and a political schemer. For 2,000 years almost all...