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From murdered Vikings to an anchorite with syphilis, how human remains are reshaping history

The past was not a good place to die in Britain. Frightening diseases that are essentially vanquished in modern times were rife, deadly, and untreatable. Think syphilis, leprosy and the Black Death. Then there was the endemic violence. Readers of Alice Roberts’s Crypt, the third in her trilogy of books…

The TV presenter on a lie-in, pancakes in pyjamas, and a long walk involving an archeological feature

TV presenter Alice Roberts explores the world of ice age hunter-gatherers, Katherine Rundell brings fantastic beasts to life and Simon Packham tackles classroom anxiety with a thumping plot twist

Annika is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts on Channel 4 sees the presenter take a railway trip through Egypt to discover its ancient secrets.

Turquoise has been admired across the world for years but that doesn't mean all of its admirers - academics included - know the meaning of the word. Thankfully, a professor has the answer

Big Night of Musicals is just one of the gems on TV Tonight.

The County Durham castle is the star of the BBC2 show on Sunday February 12 - though the episode is available to watch now on iPlayer

The astonishing discovery was made along the route of the HS2 high-speed rail line in Warwickshire earlier this month with experts finding more than 200 pistol and musket ball marks on the remains of a medieval gatehouse

A nine-year-old pointed out what was missing in Lyme Regis. Her long campaign has now borne fruit