BBC Four Monday

Biologist Ben Garrod examines the evolution of skin, beginning by looking at how that of vertebrates has allowed them to conquer the planet

Professor Richard Holmes watches a re-enactment of the 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field by members of the Wars of the Roses Federation

Griff Rhys Jones visits Ghana and Burma as he explores the stories of the Africans and Asians who fought for the Allies during the Second World War

Why the Germans fought on despite disastrous military defeats between autumn 1942 and winter 1943

Hitler retreats from public life as he faces defeat on the Eastern Front, with senior Nazis competing to prove themselves as his most valuable deputy

Three Australian Jewish brothers investigate if their father and uncle played a part in the deaths of Nazi war criminals who fled to Australia after the Second World War

Drama-documentary telling the story of the Roman Empire, beginning with Roman emperor Titus's 100 days of games to commemorate the opening of the Colosseum

Emperor Domitian tasks master builder Haterius with constructing a labyrinth underneath the Colosseum floor

Biologist Ben Garrod examines the evolution of skin, beginning by looking at how that of vertebrates has allowed them to conquer the planet

Professor Richard Holmes watches a re-enactment of the 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field by members of the Wars of the Roses Federation

Hitler retreats from public life as he faces defeat on the Eastern Front, with senior Nazis competing to prove themselves as his most valuable deputy