Geographic: Great Britain

The British monarchy is one of the oldest in the world - dating so far back that even its origins are the subject of debate. Was William the Conqueror the first king of England, or was it Alfred the Great? In this third instalment of the series that began with 'The Prime Ministers' and 'The Presi...

Godwin and his family dominated English politics for almost half a century, establishing themselves as the most influential and powerful dynasty in Anglo-Saxon England. Earl Godwin established himself as Cnut's most senior advisor and became even more influential during the reign of Edward the Co...

Grant-making trusts are a major source of funding for UK charitable activity, and this guide provides a comprehensive directory. It contains information for fundraisers on the largest 2000 trusts and foundations in the UK that give grants to organisations.

Dr Liz O'Riordan is a breast cancer surgeon who has battled against social, physical and mental challenges to practise at the top of her field. 'Under the Knife' charts Liz's incredible highs: performing like a couture dressmaker as she moulded and reshaped women's breasts, while saving their liv...

David Dimbleby has interviewed prime ministers and presidents, made award-winning documentaries, chaired Question Time for 25 years and anchored the BBC's live coverage of historic national and world events. 'Keep Talking' is David's wry look at his own extraordinary career and the people, events...

London, 1899. Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton, the museum detectives, are called upon to investigate a bizarre murder at the White Tower, the heart of the Tower of London. The dead body of a Yeoman is found inside a suit of armour belonging to Henry VIII, having been run through with a sword. Wh...

As war looms in Europe 18-year-old Jane Shaw runs the household as an unpaid servant on a meagre budget. When tragedy strikes and she loses her beloved younger brother in suspicious circumstances, Jane takes a position in service looking after Ned, a troubled young boy. She meets dashing David He...

'Hope and Glory' is the untold story of rugby league in Thatcher's Britain. Against the backdrop of social upheaval, the sport of the working class transformed itself. Broxton's book recreates the era with the dramatic tension of a novel, revealing a critical moment where despite losing everythin...

Nikhil, Jay, Amma and Appa are off to India for the Christmas holidays to visit Chennai Granny and Grandad. In Grandad's garden they are excited to see parrots and Chennai squirrels, a mango tree and a coconut tree. One day they go to the beach, play in the big waves and eat Granny's Indian savou...

Newly crowned King George III must marry, but he can't wed the woman he loves - Catholic Lady Sarah Lennox. Thus a search begins for an appropriate German Protestant royal. For years Charlotte has hidden her ethnicity using white Elizabethan makeup to help her title-rich but cash-poor family surv...

The story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most remarkable in history: a long courtship followed by a shotgun wedding and then a coronation, ending just short of three years later when a husband's passion turned to such hatred that he simply wanted his wife gone. Missing from most acco...

England, 1903. Giles, the Earl of Stainton, has fled from his stifling duties to resume his research in Egypt, leaving behind his wife Kitty, and his infant son. Kitty, still reeling from Giles' sudden departure, struggles to keep spirits high in the castle and establish herself as the true mistr...

Think you know the Kings and Queens of England? Think again. In 'Unruly', David Mitchell explores how early England's monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects' destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they app...

Over the last decade, we have seen five different Conservative Prime Ministers, with five different missions and messages to the nation. Not for two centuries has such political turnover been seen. From the ashes of a financial crisis, to a break from the UK's biggest trading block, to a global p...

Dame Joan Collins has always believed one should retain some mystery in life, and hide a knowing smile behind one's shoulder pads. In her book, she shares her most memorable moments from her eclectic and vibrant life, in and out of the limelight. Taking us on a spectacular journey from her early ...

British prisoners have to endure the most inhumane and barbaric conditions imaginable, so why do so many of them keep going back? Former inmate and documentary maker Chris Atkins has spent the last six years tracking the fortunes of a dozen repeat offenders to understand why the state fails to ke...

Brexit divided Britain. For many it wasn't simply about economics, it was about 'taking back control', about some non-specific idea of sovereignty. But six years later the real effects of Brexit are being clearly seen. And questions need to be asked as to whether it lived up to any of the promise...

Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise. Tackling ministerial briefs on flood response and prison violence, engaging with conflict a...

When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, Britain had a far-flung empire, Winston Churchill was prime minister, sweets were rationed, mums stayed at home and kids played on bombsites. In the years that followed everything changed utterly. Through original research, interviews with peopl...