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Historical film TV and radio

From binge-worthy period dramas to award-winning documentaries, find out why historical movies, TV and radio programs are more popular than ever, with this series of articles, podcasts and video

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington

Georgian

Bridgerton: the real history explained

Castle Howard.

General History

Where is Bridgerton filmed? 5 places to visit for fans of the popular Netflix period drama

General Modern

From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season

Jonah Hauer-King as Lali Sokolov and Anna Próchniak as Gita Furman in The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Second World War

Are we right to fictionalise the Holocaust? It’s a question The Tattooist of Auschwitz should make us ask ourselves

Jonah Hauer-King in The Tattooist of Auschwitz series

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: is it ok to fictionalise the Holocaust?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Shardlake: bringing the Tudor murder mystery to the screen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman

Roman pizza, the Black Room, and renovation: 4 incredible things we learned from Pompeii: The New Dig

Ben Willbond as Henry VIII

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“It’s rare that a television show actually changes people’s lives”: 15 years of Horrible Histories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black and white photo of Thomas Boston Corbett in front of a blurred drawing of the killing of John Wilkes Booth

Victorian

Thomas ‘Boston’ Corbett: the man who killed Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth

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Horrible Histories: 15 years of death, poo and talking rats. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Douglas as American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ period drama 'Franklin'

Georgian

Is Franklin a true story? The real story of Benjamin Franklin and the Franco-American Alliance

Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga in Shogun

Elizabethan

Shōgun: release schedule: when is episode 8?

Mary and George Villiers, played by Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine

Stuart

Is Mary & George a true story? The real history behind the royal drama

Lili Taylor (left) and Hamish Linklater (right) as Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln in Manhunt

Victorian

Manhunt release schedule: when is episode 6?

Ewan Macgregor in 'A Gentleman in Moscow' and the Hotel Metropol in Moscow

20th Century

The incredible real history of A Gentleman in Moscow’s Hotel Metropol

The real Shirley Chisholm in 1974 and the Regina King in Netflix film 'Shirley'

20th Century

Is Netflix’s Shirley a true story? The real history behind Chisholm's astonishing achievements

Barry Keoghan as Kurt Biddick in Masters of the Air

Second World War

Masters of the Air release schedule

Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Victorian

Why did John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln? And how was he caught?

Cinemas in New York City, circa 1970.

20th Century

QuizHistory on the screen

Olivia Colman as Edith Swan in a scene from Wicked Little Letters with her mouth open, looking shocked.

20th Century

Wicked Little Letters: the true story of Edith Swan, Rose Gooding and the Littlehampton Libels

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Mary & George: the real history behind the new drama. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary Villiers and Julianne Moore

Stuart

Who was the real Mary Villiers?

The real George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and Nicholas Galitzine as George Villiers

Stuart

Who was George Villiers, favourite of King James VI and I?

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The man who ran Auschwitz: the real story of The Zone of Interest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William Adams meets Tokugawa Ieyasu; inset Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthrone in Shogun

Elizabethan

The real John Blackthorne in Shōgun: the true story of samurai William Adams, the first Englishman in Japan

Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga in Shōgun

Elizabethan

Is Shōgun a true story? The real history behind the feudal Japan drama

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Chanel: glamour and controversy on the Riviera. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Katherine Graham, owner of the Washington Post, and Truman Capote

20th Century

The real story of Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball

Cast of The New Look

20th Century

Is The New Look a true story? The real history behind the period drama

Juliette Banoche as Coco Chanel in 'The New Look' and the real Coco Chanel.

20th Century

Did Coco Chanel collaborate with the Nazis during WW2?

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