David Starkey looks at the origins of Magna Carta, the document that has underpinned British liberties since it was created in 1215 to check the abuses of King John.
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Whittle: The Jet Pioneer
Whittle: The Jet Pioneer reveals the struggle of young aviator and engineer, Frank Whittle, as the Nazis took Europe into total war. Whittle became one of the most influential Britons of the 20th century with an invention that changed the face of our planet.
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Egypt: What Lies Beneath
Dr Sarah Parcak uses cutting-edge satellite technology to identify thousands of ancient sites.
The Pyramids, the Sphinx and the tombs of the Pharaohs are all fabulous monuments to Egypt’s past. But according to Dr Sarah Parcak, the astonishing antiquities already discovered are just a tiny perce...
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Chris Naunton investigates the Victorian maverick who pioneered modern field archaeology.
Most of us have never heard of Flinders Petrie, but this maverick genius undertook a scientific survey of the pyramids, discovered the oldest portraits in the world, unearthed Egypt's prehistoric roots - an...
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