Air date: 2017-02-22

Runtime: 61 min

This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis

Air date: 2017-03-01

Runtime: 47 min

In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour

Air date: 2017-03-08

Runtime: 47 min

The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.

Air date: 2017-03-15

Runtime: 46 min

Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.

Air date: 2017-03-22

Runtime: 48 min

This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.

Air date: 2017-03-29

Runtime: 47 min

Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?