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Japan and Korea: The Ties That Bind, Episode 2
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directed by Ben Ryder, fl. 2011; produced by Sunyoung Jeong, fl. 2015, in Japan and Korea: The Ties That Bind (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 1 hour 2 mins
A fascinating analysis of the complex relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea. Exploring how their shared history has left emotional scars in both nations, the two-part documentary series also examines how the new generation of South Koreans and Japanese are finding ways to overcome the past and conne...
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directed by Ben Ryder, fl. 2011; produced by Sunyoung Jeong, fl. 2015, in Japan and Korea: The Ties That Bind (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 1 hour 2 mins
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Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 1, Well-spring of Holiness
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directed by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999; produced by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 51 mins

Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series illuminating the history of the sacred and peerlessly beautiful city of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. For the Jewish faith, it is the site of the Western Wall, the last remnant of the second Jewish temple. For...

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directed by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999; produced by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 51 mins
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Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 2, Invasion, Invasion, Invasion
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directed by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999; produced by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 51 mins
Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. For the Jewish faith, it is the site of the western wall, the last remnant of the second Jewish temple. For Christians, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the site of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Muslims, the Al-Aqsa mosque is the third holies...
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directed by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999; produced by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 51 mins
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Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 3, Judgement Day
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directed by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999; produced by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 51 mins
Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. For the Jewish faith, it is the site of the western wall, the last remnant of the second Jewish temple. For Christians, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the site of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Muslims, the Al-Aqsa mosque is the third holies...
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directed by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999; produced by Tom Sheahan, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 51 mins
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Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea, D-Day: The Untold Story
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directed by Bucy McDonald and Karen Kelly, fl. 2000-2008; produced by Will Aslett, BBC Worldwide, in Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 52 mins
Thousands of Allied troops never made it to the Normandy beaches on that fateful day in June 1944. They, their tanks, boats and equipment still lie on the ocean floor, a forgotten reminder of the longest day of World War II - and one which is now casting new light on the historical record. This film investigates t...
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directed by Bucy McDonald and Karen Kelly, fl. 2000-2008; produced by Will Aslett, BBC Worldwide, in Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 52 mins
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Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal, Episode 1
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directed by Francis Whately, fl. 2000; produced by Francis Whately, fl. 2000, BBC Worldwide, in Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 52 mins
In this two part special, best-selling author Ben Macintyre explores Kim Philby, the most famous double agent in history. The key to Philby's success, and his survival, lay in his friendship with a man that history has been largely forgotten - Nicholas Elliott. Elliott was Philby's colleague in M16 who befriended...
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directed by Francis Whately, fl. 2000; produced by Francis Whately, fl. 2000, BBC Worldwide, in Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 52 mins
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Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal, Episode 2
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directed by Tom McCarthy; produced by Tom McCarthy, BBC Worldwide, in Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 52 mins
In this two part special, best-selling author Ben Macintyre explores Kim Philby, the most famous double agent in history. The key to Philby's success, and his survival, lay in his friendship with a man that history has been largely forgotten - Nicholas Elliott. Elliott was Philby's colleague in M16 who befriended...
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directed by Tom McCarthy; produced by Tom McCarthy, BBC Worldwide, in Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 52 mins
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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 1, Alfred of Wessex
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presented by Michael Wood, 1948-; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Maya Vision International, in King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour
King Alfred the Great fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset - burning the cakes on the way- before his decisive victory at Edington. Creating towns, trade and coinage, reviving learning and literacy, Alfred then laid the foundations of a single kingdom of 'all the English'. Filmed on location...
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presented by Michael Wood, 1948-; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Maya Vision International, in King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour
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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 2, The Lady of the Mercians
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presented by Michael Wood, 1948-; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Maya Vision International, in King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour
In this second episode, Alfred's children continue the family plan to create a kingdom of all the English. The tale begins with a savage civil war in a bleak decade of snow and famine, culminating in an epic victory over the Vikings near Wolverhampton in 910. Filmed in the Fens and Winchester, Gloucester, Oxford...
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presented by Michael Wood, 1948-; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Maya Vision International, in King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour
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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 3, Aethelstan: The First King of England
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presented by Michael Wood, 1948-; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Maya Vision International, in King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour
In this third episode, Alfred's grandson Aethelstan fulfills the family plan and creates a kingdom of all England. Travelling from Devon to Cumbria, Scotland and Rome, Michael Wood tells the tale of Aethelstan's wars, his learning and his lawmaking, showing how he created a national coinage and tracing the origin...
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presented by Michael Wood, 1948-; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Maya Vision International, in King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 1 hour
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