All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Tragedy and Triumph (1992-2016)

    • February 14, 2017
    • Channel 5

    Events from the devastating fire of 1992, as well as the Queen's 90th birthday in 2016, a year in which she invited the Obamas to visit her 'favourite home'.

  • S01E02 Love and War (1936-1952)

    • February 21, 2017
    • Channel 5

    Windsor was the safe haven that kept Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret safe during the war, and it is where Elizabeth fell in love with Prince Philip.

  • S01E03 Happy Families (1952-1972)

    • February 28, 2017
    • Channel 5

    As the family made Windsor their home, Philip grew restless. Elizabeth assigned him as ranger of Windsor Great Park, but that only led to more problems. Meanwhile Margaret was a party animal, the Queen Mother ran up a debt of £7m, and the papers began to print stories about extra-marital affairs.

  • S01E04 Four Divorces and a Fire (1972-1992)

    • March 7, 2017
    • Channel 5

    In 1972, the Queen celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary. She was photographed with the whole royal clan at Windsor, looking relaxed and happy. Twenty years later, three of her four children were divorced and her beloved home had gone up in flames.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • April 27, 2024
    • Channel 5

    How the castle transformed from humble beginnings as a defensive tower to become the palace of one of the most indulgent monarchs in history - Henry VIII and then his daughter Elizabeth I.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • May 4, 2024
    • Channel 5

    Revealing Charles III's unusual fitness regime, George III's breakfast of choice, and what George IV brought to Windsor which had never been seen in Britain before.

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • May 11, 2024
    • Channel 5

    Queen Victoria and husband Prince Albert move into the castle, dragging it into the 19th century by updating it. Plus: a Victorian facial fashion fad and a surprising castle tradition.

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • May 18, 2024
    • Channel 5

    How Edward VII turned Windsor into his ultimate party palace, the love nest used by Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and what a teenage Elizabeth II got up to during the Second World War.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • May 25, 2024
    • Channel 5

    Contrasting fortunes at Windsor - from a young family moving in when Queen Elizabeth II takes to the throne, to 1992 when the Queen faces her worst nightmare after a devastating fire breaks out.

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • June 1, 2024
    • Channel 5

    Windsor Castle enters the new millennium with a bang. It's a period of celebration and of challenges, including COVID 19 and the sad end of Queen Elizabeth's reign.