Merlin is the archetypal wizard, Welsh and Celtic in origin but with connections across the water in Cornwall and middle Europe, and, of course, the Arthurian legends.

Time Team travels to a Shropshire farmhouse in Aston Eyre and discovers the great hall of a medieval manor complex. The team's efforts are concentrated as much above the ground as beneath as they travel to Aston Eyre, Shropshire where a farmhouse converte...

Through animation, location footage, archive and interviews, the Beowulf epic is examined in the light of the civilization that created it, the Anglo-Saxons. In this documentary, we investigate the Anglo-Saxons' religious beliefs, their everyday life, and...

If you enjoy learning World History this one hour lesson is for you.

What’s the real story of the dodo? How did such a unique bird even evolve in the first place? And are we really responsible for its extinction?

Somewhere over the french fries, there used to be McDonaldland — a colorful world of funny friends and fast food. But why did these lovable characters seem to come and go so quickly?

In this tale from Inuit legend, the world was once cloaked in never ending darkness. No sun, no moon, no stars to illuminate the sky. A girl who lived during this time accidentally swallowed a feather floating towards her, and later gave birth to a child...

The Worst Popes in History

A theory says that it was Stanislas Leszczynski, Duke of Lorraine and father of the Queen of France, who tasted the onion soup in a Champagne inn. He thought it was not only delicious but also filling. He then decided to learn to prepare a similar soup. H...

How do you make a monument? Produced by the Museum in 1922, this short film follows the American artist Alexander Phimister Proctor’s process of sculpting Theodore Roosevelt, from creating a small clay sketch and a plaster model through casting the final...

How Did They Pull It Off?

Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism.

Two former slaves talk about life during the times of slavery in America, referring to the 1840s and 1850s.

How did it feel to be bought and sold like cattle, only to be liberated with nowhere to go and no one to turn to for help? In this profoundly moving program, Ted Koppel of ABC News presents the African-American slave experience in the voices of those who...

Yorubaland is the homeland of the Yoruba people. With a population of 46 million the Yoruba are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa.