Suzannah Lipscomb

Historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Using first-hand accounts from the time and visiting the places where Henry and Anne lived, the series delves into the passionate and volatile relationship that sent a queen to her death, amputated England from Europe, and led to hundreds of years of religious conflict.

London is one of the largest and most successful cities on earth, yet 2000 years ago it was an uninhabited swamp. Presenters tell the glorious, and sometimes gory, story of the city's meteoric rise to power: how it faced daring invasions, catastrophic fires and deadly plague and how it grew from a small Roman trading post, to the capital of the British Empire and ultimately to the city we know.

Historian Suzannah Lipscomb explores how common items have inadvertently introduced dangerous substances to households in different historical eras.

Historians Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb join forces with engineer Rob Bell to reconstruct the story of the Great Fire of London. They explore what happened in real time, hour by hour and street by street, as the fire blazed across London.

Alan Titchmarsh and a host of celebrities visit properties owned by the National Trust and reveal the history and hidden secrets behind each one.

In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, became the first queen in Britain's history to be executed. The brutal speed of her downfall and the astonishing nature of the charges against her - treason, adultery, even incest - make her story shocking even to this day. The truth behind her brutal death, and who was responsible, has been the subject of fiery debate across six centuries.

Sue Perkins presents comedy panel show about people who all have one thing in common - they all have the same first name. Team captains Josh Widdicombe and Richard Osman go head to head with the help of special guests.