The Real History Behind the 'Masters of the Air' Bombing Campaigns in WW2

The First World War claimed a life every twenty five seconds for four years. What had been the point of it all? It was believed that World War One was the 'war to end all wars'. But 20 years after the guns fell silent the war drums were banging again-louder and more lethal before. Told through archive and the insights of international historians, Impossible Peace is a story of twenty years of peace that produced war.

In 2001, a cache of humanoid remains were found in Kenya. After studying these remains it became clear that this was no ordinary find. The 6 million year old bones could turn out to be the long theorized "missing link" between humans and animals that would re-write our understanding of human history.

Where can Anne Boleyn's ghost be seen? What form does it take? And why does she haunt us so? Get ready for carriages pulled by headless horses, spooky palaces, a weird floating cylinder thing...and a single moment in history that has haunted England, and now Britain's, imagination for hundreds of years. In this episode of After Dark, Anthony and Maddy talk the ghost of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England before Henry VIII chopped off her head, with the marvellous Tracy Borman. Tracy's new book "Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History" is out now.

It's one of the most iconic images of the First World War - a football match between British and German soldiers in No Man's Land on Christmas Day in 1914. But did it really happen? On Christmas Eve that year many sectors of the Western Front in France and Belgium fell silent. Troops from all sides put down their weapons and sang carols, exchanged gifts and buried their fallen comrades. The following day the truce continued in many, but not all areas, and troops gathered in crowds between the lines. There may even have been a bit of a kickabout, but probably not a football match. This full History Hit TV documentary 'The Christmas Truce' features historians Peter Hart, Robin Schäfer and Taff Gillingham.

We often see Rome's conquest of Britain as a brutal assault upon the ancient tribes of the island but is the truth more complicated? Were Roman forces invited in to resolve disputes, leading to their eventual subjugation of much of the island. Discover the real history behind the conquest of Britain. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost.

As Franklin D Roosevelt faced an unprecedented 4th term as president, he would be treating new ground in more ways than one. Victory was achieved in WW2 and he prepared to shape the post-war world and size up to a new enemy, the Soviets. Still hiding his ill-health from the public, more secrets from his past would rise to the surface.