Norman Season

This summer BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC Learning will be joining forces to highlight the effect that the Normans have had on our civilisation.

• British History: Norman Britain
• Brief Guide to the Normans
• Hands On History: Enjoy a Norman Day Out
• The Normans on A History of the World
• Norman Season: What's On TV

Who Do You Think You Are?

Monday 9pm on BBC One

Actor Rupert Everett traces his family tree to explore the lives of his ancestors.

• Coming next: Rupert Everett
• Watch Bruce Forsyth on iPlayer
• Draw your own Family Tree
• Tracing African roots
• Family Trees Message Board

WWII: The Battle of Britain

This new BBC archive collection features some of the battle's heroes, shows fighter planes in action and recalls 'Britain's finest hour'.

• Spitfire! | Forty Years On (1976)
• News Report | Convoy Shelled in Straits of Dover (1940)
• Late Night Line-up | Douglas Bader (1965)
• London Calling - Guarding Britain's Sky (1940)

A History of the World

A BBC and British Museum partnership that shows how objects from across the UK can tell two million years of history.

• The 100 British Museum objects
• Explore all the objects
• Subscribe to the podcast
• Read the blog