TV and radio

Actor William Gillette playing the detective Sherlock Holmes. (Photo by Gillette/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

11 things you (probably) didn’t know about Sherlock Holmes

A Very English Scandal. (BBCBlueprint Television Ltd)

History TV and radio: what’s on next week (19-25 May 2018)

The Vietnam War podcast

The Vietnam War on film

Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix drama ‘The Crown’. (© Netflix)

The real history behind ‘The Crown’ with Robert Lacey

Sarah Dunant. (Alamy)

The history of today

Charlie Chaplin, in a still from his 1936 film 'Modern Times’. (Photo by American Stock/Getty Images)

My history hero: Charlie Chaplin

From The Library

The Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Turkey, which is classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. (Photo by DOZIER Marc via Getty Images)

General ancient history

A new civilisation rises

From The Library

Radio Times cover, 1931. (Photo by Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo)

Radio nation

From The Library

Vikings on screen

Vikings on screen

Lagertha, portrayed by Katheryn Winnick, in season 4 of Vikings. (Credit: Jonathan Hession/History)

‘Vikings’ creator Michael Hirst on the real history behind the hit drama

Podcast Website large Sayegh Wissam

BBC Arabic at 80

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What’s the real history behind ‘Britannia’?

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The real history behind ‘Victoria’ series two

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11 historical series to watch this Christmas