Scanning the Nile - Season 1

In the region of Cairo, the Nile fertilised the earth, but it also provided water to the canals that were used for the construction of the pyramids, among other things.

Pompeii's Living Dead

Many of the plaster casts created in 1863 of the victims of Pompeii have severely deteriorated over the years. Professor Giancarlo Napoli is heading up the team that is restoring the fragile casts.

War Factories - Season 1

At its height the German aviation industry employed three million workers and produced tens of thousands of aircrafts. How did it come to dominate the skies of Europe, and how did it all go so wrong?

World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.

The Secret War - Season 1

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was the father of modern organised crime. In 1936 he was sentenced to serve 50 years in jail, but only served 10 due to his collaboration with the US Army.

Forbidden History - Season 6

How great was the Nazi belief in the occult? Was Hitler behind it, or was this mostly Himmler's doing, and did Nazi generals believe in the occult and attend secret ceremonies?

Wicked Inventions - Season 2

Like it or not, warfare, conflict and the need to explore the unknown is the catalyst for human progress in technology. The fact is that mankind is at its most inventive when it's being destructive.

A Stitch In Time - Season 1

Amber delves into the history of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate daughter to a British captain and an enslaved African woman. The recreation of a dress worn by Dido on a painting proves tricky.

Mysteries at the Museum - Season 12

Don Wildman examines an action figure connected to a North Korean kidnapping, a gold ring that became the symbol of one slave's freedom, and a 19th-century board game which was the first of its kind.

Mysteries at the Museum - Season 12

Don Wildman examines a stone tablet which may hold the key to America's beginnings and a revolver that once belonged to the first American woman to lead an armed expedition into war.

Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream - Season 1

After the Ottomans were defeated, war broke out between Austria and France over the Habsburgs' Spanish territories; it ended at the Battle of Blenheim, which broke French superiority on the continent.

Mysteries Decoded - Season 1

In 1967, following the deadliest bridge collapse in U.S. history, rumours began swirling around that the appearance of a mysterious winged creature may have been a warning of the impending disaster.

History of Weapons - Season 1

Civilians mostly suffer during the waging of a war. Experts track down three weapons that were used to attack civilian populations: the trebuchet, biological weapons, and the atomic bomb.

Museum Secrets - Season 3

Once a royal palace, now it's a museum of French history attracting three million visitors per year. We examine a strange weapon created by an assassin and investigate the death of a king's mistress.

Scanning the Nile - Season 1

In the region of Cairo, the Nile fertilised the earth, but it also provided water to the canals that were used for the construction of the pyramids, among other things.

Pompeii's Living Dead

Many of the plaster casts created in 1863 of the victims of Pompeii have severely deteriorated over the years. Professor Giancarlo Napoli is heading up the team that is restoring the fragile casts.

War Factories - Season 1

At its height the German aviation industry employed three million workers and produced tens of thousands of aircrafts. How did it come to dominate the skies of Europe, and how did it all go so wrong?

World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.

The Secret War - Season 1

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was the father of modern organised crime. In 1936 he was sentenced to serve 50 years in jail, but only served 10 due to his collaboration with the US Army.

Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream - Season 1

The 19th century, from Napoleon and Franz Josef to the gradual extinction of the Habsburgs - meanwhile, Vienna blossomed as an influx of immigrants transformed the city and a modern age dawned.

World War II - Battles for Europe - Season 1

October 1944: the Allies face a major supply crisis - vital fuel and ammunition still has to be landed at the D-Day beaches. When the port of Antwerp is liberated, it seems the crisis might be over.

Mysteries Decoded - Season 1

In the 1980s, stories circulated that the U.S. government was conducting experiments on young children; Jennifer and Sam Tripoli investigate one of the most puzzling conspiracy theories of all time.

Countdown to Surrender - Season 1

April 16th, 1945: the Red Army begins its offensive on Berlin; the first concentration camps have been liberated by British and US forces; on May 8th, the Second World War comes to an end in Europe.

Italy's Invisible Cities - Season 1

Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott explore the ever-present volcano of Mount Vesuvius and delve into a labyrinth of underground spaces that helped build and sustain Naples.

The American Dream of Bobby Kennedy