Welcome to History Times' History Picks, below are our picks from the
best that the UK's TV and Radio has to offer for the week ahead:

         
Dates, times and descriptions accurate at the time of publishing.

for the Week ahead from the 9th October 2009

American History X
A former neo-nazi tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same path to violence and fascism. When their racist father is killed in…
  Fri, 9 Oct 01:45  sky movies drama 

Crap: A Short History
Explorer and historian Monty Hall discovers the significance of `the number two', by travelling the world and talking to experts who reveal the…
  Sat, 10 Oct 16:00  history channel uk   

Gadget Boy's Adventures in History - A Whale of a Sail of a Tale
The Gadget gang head back in time to 12th-century Venetia to stop Spydra from changing nautical history and stealing the only boat with a movable…
  Sun, 11 Oct 23:44  boomerang uk 

 
Henry's Wives: Anne Boleyn
Terry Deary looks at Anne Boleyn, the catalyst for a pivotal moment in English history and mother of one of the world's greatest-ever rulers,…
  Mon, 12 Oct 11:30  bbc2 

Black Britons
The history of black people in Britain, from the abolition of the slave trade to the end of the Second World War.
  Thu, 15 Oct 11:00  bbc2 

A History of Private Life: Omnibus
Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years. How the home was opened up in the 18th century,…
  Fri, 16 Oct 21:00  bbc radio 4 fm    
 
The Nazis: A Warning From History - The Road to Treblinka
Follow the decision-making process that led to the Holocaust, one of the greatest crimes against humanity the world has ever seen.
  Thu, 8 Oct 10:00  uktv history   

The Indus Valley
Archaeologist Doctor Asma Ibrahim takes us on a journey through Pakistan and India, looking at the 4,500-year-old Indus civilisation.
  Thu, 8 Oct 11:00  bbc2  

The Nazis: A Warning From History - Fighting to the End
We reveal how a fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the end, despite continued suffering. Germans from the former Eastern…
  Thu, 8 Oct 15:00  uktv history 

A History of Private Life - Ornamenting the Home
Sewing was believed to be part of a wife's essential duty in the 17th and 18th century, and also a way of keeping women at home safely occupied. If…
  Thu, 8 Oct 15:45  bbc radio