Each week on The History Detectives, we investigate two fascinating stories that viewers bring us.
Each story starts with an object, its owner, and a question they want answered. What is it? How did it get into my family? Is it what I think it is?
The viewers provide the questions; the History Detectives provide the answers, using a full range of historical research techniques to explore both the immediate story of the items and their broader historical context.
The investigation of each piece is a rigorous exploration of the true story behind the object. The Team use a full range of forensic tests and investigative techniques – archaeology, genealogical research, public archives and private libraries – and they consult the best experts in the land.
Our expert Detectives scrape away the dirt and pull back the cobwebs from treasured heirlooms and documents, from photographs and folklore, to unlock extraordinary stories.
History Detectives in more depth:
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - A bomber and a bottle
BBC
A plane wrecked on a Scottish mountainside and a bottle buried in the fireplace in a Suffolk farmhouse raise questions for Claire and Jeevan as... Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - A bomber and a bottle
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - A head and a racing car
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A buried watch and a faded photograph raise puzzling questions for Jeevan Deol and Claire Barratt as they unearth the stories behind a head and... Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - A head and a racing car
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - A letter and a prayerbook
The Open University / Karen Parker
Did Bonnie Prince Charlie leave some buried treasure – and does an old book snatched from a bonfire have any value? Neil and Jeevan go... Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - A letter and a prayerbook
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Gloves and a chest
The Open University
Silk gloves packed into a walnut and a fine old travelling chest. The History Detectives unpack the fascinating stories behind each of them. Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Gloves and a chest
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Meet the team
Lion TV
Get to know more about the passions of the History Detectives – meet the team. Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Meet the team
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Some silk and a uniform
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A souvenir of Napoleon Bonaparte's funeral and a military uniform bought on the internet come under investigation as the History Detectives check out some silk... Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Some silk and a uniform
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Uranium And A Parson
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Ray has a tin of uranium, Cath has a tin of documents and old photographs. The History detectives take the lid off both to reveal... Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - Uranium And A Parson
OU on the BBC: History Detectives - History how-to videos
Lion TV
Get some tips from the History Detectives in our history how-to videos. Read more : OU on the BBC: History Detectives - History how-to videos
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