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A still from James Cameron's 'Titanic'. (Image by Alamy)

How accurate are the most famous films about Titanic?

The Northman stars Alexander Skarsgård as Viking prince Amleth

“You are in their world, not in ours”: How The Northman makes the Viking Age real

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Benjamin Franklin: portrait of a revolutionary . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Bridgerton: behind the scenes of season 2 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The 30th Annual Academy Awards, Los Angeles, 1958. (Ralph Crane/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

13 remarkable moments in the history of the Oscars

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Episode 3 The corporation at war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1: Lynda Carter stars as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman) on the CBS Television Series

The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg in The Last Kingdom season 5

The real Uhtred of Bebbanburg The historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero

The Last Kingdom season 5 starsAlexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg

The Last Kingdom: real history and historical accuracy

The Duke stars Jim Broadment and Helen Mirren, pictured with Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington

The Duke: The real story of Kempton Bunton and the theft of Goya’s Wellington portrait

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Episode 2 Establishment values in the 1930s . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Leif Erikson in Vikings Valhalla

Vikings: Valhalla – the real history behind Netflix’s successor to Vikings

Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in season six of 'Peaky Blinders'

Peaky Blinders: The story so far, plus the real figures to expect in season 6

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Episode 1 Audio adventures in the 1920s . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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BBC employees at work in the control room at the new home at Broadcasting House (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

BBC at 100 Broadcasting House: a new home for the BBC . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.