Kings and Queens

"Mini-biographies of key British monarchs and how their actions changed history."

The twelve episodes of this BBC series cover a millennium of English monarchy and portray lives of twelve important English monarchs and how each of them impacted the history: William the Conqueror, Henry II, Edward I, Henry V , Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charles I, Charles II, George III, Victoria, and to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Each 23-minute episode is filmed on location, with historian Nigel Spivey providing the narration describing bloodshed, lust and political intrigue. Actors provide mute dramatization.

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Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

2018

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

2021

The Innocent Man

The Innocent Man

2018

Arnold

Arnold

2023

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

2013

Attenborough's Passion Projects

Attenborough's Passion Projects

2016

Senna by Ayrton

Senna by Ayrton

2024

The Andy Warhol Diaries

The Andy Warhol Diaries

2022

Historien om Prima Vera

Historien om Prima Vera

2003

The Queen at 80

2006

Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

2018

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

2021

Příběhy slavných

Příběhy slavných

2000

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

2015

American Experience

American Experience

1988

Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King

Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King

2023

To Remember

To Remember

1993

Dragons' Den: The Dragons' Stories

Dragons' Den: The Dragons' Stories

2008

Our Friend Victoria

Our Friend Victoria

2017

Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

2022