Professor Danielle George is delving into five decades of BBC archives, seeking to understand how disaster documentaries have evolved alongside scientific understanding. Her research offers a compelling glimpse into the dynamic nature of kn…

The story of the Vikings underwent a profound transformation in popular perception, particularly on television, beginning in the 1960s. Instead of being portrayed as simply brutal, pagan barbarians, they are now understood as skilled trade…

The world has grown unsettling, marked by large-scale displacement and political turmoil both at home and abroad. History suggests that such periods are fertile ground for dictators, leaders who promise solutions to all woes in exchange for…

To understand how this shift has been portrayed, Professor Fara Dabhoiwala examines the BBC television archives, revealing a pace of change more rapid than many realize. In the 1960s, the BBC depicted Christopher Columbus as an unblemished …