Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.11. 15 April 2015.

The Last Days of Rasputin
Channel 5: Thu 16 April 2015, 20.00 – 21.00. 2/6.
The downfall and legacy of Rasputin. http://www.channel5.com/shows/the-last-days-of/episodes/rasputin-3

The Plantagenets
BBC 4: Thu 16 April 2015, 23.00 – 00.00. 1/3. Repeat series.
Professor Robert Bartlett tells the story of England’s most dysfunctional, yet longest-ruling, royal dynasty. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042yyhx http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042yyhx/episodes/guide

Secrets of Great British Castles
Channel 5: Fri 17 April 2015, 20.00 -21.00. 3/6. Warwick Castle
Historian Dan Jones http://www.channel5.com/shows/secrets-of-great-british-castles/episodes/episode-3-673

Sex and the Church
BBC 2: Fri 17 April 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 2/3. Sexual Revolution:
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch continues his exploration of how Christianity has shaped western attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality through history.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ql6hf

1914-1918: The Cultural Front
BBC Radio 4: Sat 18 April 2015, 10.30-11.00. 1/3. Glimpses of a Modern World:
In the first of the second series on how the Great War changed art, words and society, Francine Stock returns to The Cultural Front looking for glimpses of a modern world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05qvn32

The Blast of War
BBC Radio 4: Mon 22 to Fri 24 April 2015, 10.45 – 11.00 Rpt daily 19.45 – 20.00.
New radio drama serial: a British soldier fighting in Afghanistan is sent on a time-travelling journey of atonement; Gallipoli, Waterloo, Agincourt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qy2s/episodes/guide

Ancient Black Ops: Spartans
Yesterday: Mon 20 April 2015, 23.00 – 00.00.
Within the ranks of the Spartan 300 was a secret death squad, who aimed to kill the Persian king. http://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/shows/ancient-black-ops/episodes/

Railways of the Great War
BBC 4: Mon 20 April 2015, 19.30 – 20.00. Repeat of 2014 series – Episode 5.Railways and Remembrance: Michael Portillo explores the aftermath of the conflict. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04dbt1w

Medieval Dead
Yesterday: Mon 20 April 2015, 20.00 – 21.00. Series 2 | Episode 4
Carbon dating of a skeleton found in East Sussex suggests the bones are from the Norman era. Did this mysterious medieval man fight at the Battle of Hastings? http://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/shows/medieval-dead/

Treasures of Ancient Greece.
BBC 4: Wed 22 April 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 3/3
The Long Shadow: Alastair Sooke explores the afterlife of the Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05rj5xj