Movies Logo
November 11, 2020

Specials

02. The Tower of London: Unlocked - The Tower at War

Highlights of past episodes. The 20th century saw the most executions in the Tower's history, all German spies captured in the two world wars. Suffragette Leonora Cohen took aim at the Crown Jewels. The Tower acts as a site of remembrance.

45min
November 11, 2020

03. The Tower of London: Unlocked - Secrets of the Beefeaters

Compilation focusing on the men and women who guard the Tower, known as the Beefeaters, revealing how they live and work inside the UK's most famous fortress, and what goes on behind the scenes away from the tours and tourists.

45min
January 20, 2021

04. The Tower of London: Unlocked - The Royal Prison

Special compilation exploring the Tower of London's reputation as the most terrifying prison in the country, looking back at stories of some of its most famed inmates and their daring escapes.

45min
January 27, 2021

05. The Tower of London: Unlocked - Torture and Execution

special compilation edition exploring the Tower of London's dark and infamous past as a place of terror and execution, and revealing how it got its grisly reputation.

45min
April 7, 2021

06. Jason Watkins & Lady Jane Grey: A Tower of London Special

Actor Jason Watkins discovers family links to the Tower of London.

45min
November 18, 2024

07. Building the World’s Greatest Castle

Actor Jason Watkins and historian Tracy Borman explore the fascinating story of how the Tower grew into the impressive fortress complex we see today.

48min
March 6, 2025

08. Elizabeth I & Anne Boleyn - The Prisoner Queens

Elizabeth I & Anne Boleyn - The Prisoner Queens. With help from actor Jason Watkins, historian Tracy Borman uncovers the mother-daughter relationship that was ignored for centuries.

55min
March 19, 2025