Death of a Gentleman: What cricket is really about (full documentary)

Born in 1893 to a peasant family in the Hunan province of China, Mao Zedong or "Chairman Mao" would become one of the most recognisable figures of the 20th century. After seizing power and turning China into a communist country, he would go on to lay the foundations of modern China by bringing them back up to speed with the western world. However this would come at the cost of enormous loss of life at the hands of a iron-fisted dictatorship. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

How much oil is left - and what happens when the world’s most important energy source becomes harder, riskier and more expensive to extract? This compelling energy documentary investigates the global dependence on crude oil, the theory of peak oil and the environmental dangers of deep-sea drilling. Beginning with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it examines how technological failures, financial pressure and difficult drilling conditions contributed to one of the worst oil spills in history. Travel from oil fields in Austria and Saudi Arabia to research centres in Europe, Canadian oil sands and offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists, geologists, engineers and industry experts reveal how oil is formed, how new reserves are discovered and why many of the world’s largest oil fields may be declining. The documentary also explores enhanced oil recovery, horizontal drilling, water injection, polymer technology, Arctic exploration and the enormous financial and environmental costs of extracting unconventional oil. It investigates the use of chemical dispersants during the Deepwater Horizon cleanup and questions their impact on marine ecosystems and human

Was Pompeii named after Pompey? Was there a tsunami in Pompeii? Why was Pompeii bombed in WWII? Join Historian & Author Daisy Dunn as she answers the most searched Google questions about Pompeii.

Luke Tomes returns to the Royal Armouries in Leeds to fire some of the most iconic weapons of the Second World War belonging to the Soviet Red Army. As always he is joined by Keeper of Firearms & Artillery, Jonathan Ferguson who talks him through the history of all the pistols, rifles and machine guns employed in the conflict. First up is the TT-33, a sidearm equipped by most soldiers of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. The TT-33 or ‘Tokarev’ Pistol was named after its designer Fedor Tokarev, and was initially conceived as a modern replacement for the aging Nagant M1895 revolver. The simplicity of its design as well as an improvement in firepower would result in the production of over a million of the pistols by the end of the conflict. Second is the Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle, the standard infantry weapon of the Red Army during World War II. Originally designed in 1891, the rifle would undergo several modifications before its M91/30 variant became standard issue for the Soviets. By the time World War Two had

Join Professor Alice Roberts as she investigates the West Country's most tantalizing archeological finds. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!

We asked one of the world's leading experts on Ancient Rome and Roman Military History, Dr Simon Elliott FSA to answer the most googled questions about Gladiators!