300
This 2007 film was partly inspired by Bettany's documentary 'The Spartans' Bettany travelled to Sparta as an undergraduate at Oxford. She...
The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships
Bettany Hughes investigates how poets over the centuries have described Helen of Troy, showing how conventional views of female beauty...
Among The Medici
A three-part series which re-evaluates the Italian Renaissance - looking at the atmosphere on the streets as well as in the scholar's...
Helen Of Troy
She is 'the face that launched a thousand ships'; the woman blamed for the Trojan War - a conflict that caused countless deaths - but who...
When The Moors Ruled Europe
Join British historian Bettany Hughes as she examines a long-buried chapter of European history - the rise and fall of Islamic culture in...
There's Something About Eleanor
A one-off programme that tried to ascertain how far Eleanor of Acquitain contrived to manipulate her own image....
Live From The Coliseum
With a collection of other experts, for three hours from the Coliseum itself we dug further in to the history, myth and symbolism of one...
The Minoans
Bettany Hughes visits Crete to recount the story one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. The tale of the Minotaur and...
The Spartans
Bettany chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever seen, one founded on discipline,...
Seven Ages Of Britain
The history of Britain seen through the eyes of the powerful and wealthy has been told many times. But what about the rest of society?...