Raktažodis British History

Filmo „Tamsiausia valanda“ veiksmas žiūrovą nukelia į Antrojo pasaulinio karo pradžią, kuomet į premjero postą įžengęs W. Churchillis turi priimti sunkiausią gyvenimo sprendimą. Tarsi viesulas po Vakarų Europą riedanti nacių armija jau netrukus pasieks Anglijos krantus. Suvokdamas, jog įsiveržimas – neišvengiamas, premjeras susiduria su aibe kliūčių – skeptiškai karo atžvilgiu nusiteikusiu karaliumi, nepasiruošusia visuomene, nesutarimais partijos viduje ir spaudimu eiti į derybas su nacistine Vokietija. Ką sunkiausią britams valandą nuspręs W. Churchillis – pamynus savo įsitikinimus stos į derybas su Hitleriu ar iš paskutiniųjų gins savo šalies piliečių teises ir laisvę? Ar patirdamas partijos ir karaliaus spaudimą vyras sugebės priimti vienintelį teisingą sprendimą, pakeisiantį jo šalies istoriją?

Halas, paklydėlis princas ir Anglijos sosto paveldėtojas, yra karūnuojamas Karaliumi Henriu 5-uoju, po jo tirono tėvo mirties. Dabar jaunasis karalius turi vykdyti rūmų politiką, ieškoti taikos kare, kurį jam paliko tėvas ir kovoti su asmeniniais sentimentais praeičiai.

1940 m. Karališkosios oro pajėgos stoja į žūtbūtinę kovą su Liuftvafės galybe, kad užvaldytų dangų virš Didžiosios Britanijos ir užkirstų kelią nacių invazijai į Didžiąją Britaniją.

Henrikui VIII nusibodo senstanti žmona Kotryna Aragonietė, kuri nesugebėjo pagimdyti jam sūnaus. Jo akys pastebi žavią Aną Bolein, ką tik grįžusią iš viešnagės Prancūzijos karaliaus rūmuose. Gražuolė įsimylėjusi Harį Persį ir nėra lengvas grobis. Jai netinka karaliaus sugulovės, kuria anksčiau buvo jos sesuo, dalia. Kardinolas Volzis pradeda derybas su popiežiumi dėl karaliaus skyrybų. Popiežius griežtai atsisako išskirti Henriką su Kotryna, todėl Henrikas nutraukia ryšius su Romos katalikų bažnyčia ir pasiskelbia anglikonų bažnyčios galva.

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th Century England.

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.

The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.

Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 30s. It was written and directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and Churchill was played by Robert Hardy. Hardy's brilliant performance as Churchill won critical acclaim and a BAFTA award in 1982. He reprised the role in The Sittaford Mystery, Bomber Harris and War and Remembrance and at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of World War II in 1995 when he quoted a number of Churchill's wartime speeches in character.

Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.

The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.

Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfriend and a potential promotion at work. Shaun has started drama college and, although still in a relationship with Smell, he has grown close to a girl performing in his Christmas play.

The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on BBC One in 2010. The most recent series began on 27 February 2012 and concluded on 2 March. It is a period comedy drama starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as an Indian doctor who finds work in a South Wales mining village.

In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.

Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould the lives of this wealthy family and their servants.‬

Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr. David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll.

This two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed Britain during the 20th century.