TV Schedule

  • 00:00

    26 Jan

    How The Silk Road Made The World - Season 1

    We learn how disease and life spread along the Silk Road to change the world. Travel through history from the decimation of the Black Death to a grain that helped to create advanced civilisations.

  • 01:10

    26 Jan

    Ancient Superstructures - Season 1

    Built on a massive block of granite, Mont-Saint-Michel holds many secrets; using the most advanced technology, experts scrutinise this ancient wonder on all scales to try to unravel its mysteries.

  • 02:05

    26 Jan

    War Factories - Season 1

    America is underprepared for aircraft warfare when WWII breaks out; the Luftwaffe has almost a decade on them in preparation time. America needs aircrafts fast and in unprecedentedly huge numbers.

  • 02:50

    26 Jan

    Greatest Events of World War II In Colour - Season 1

    In the aftermath of Japan's attack at Pearl Harbor, the Navy moves in for a knockout blow. Japan's next strike is thrown into chaos when its plans are unearthed by an American codebreaker.

  • 03:40

    26 Jan

    The Secret War - Season 1

    When the RAF dropped two agents of the Special Operations Executive into German-occupied Holland, it marked the beginning of one of the most disastrous episodes in the history of secret warfare.

  • 04:35

    26 Jan

    Forbidden History - Season 6

    Many historians believe that the Biblical Moses actually existed - could Moses's intriguing similarities to the pharaoh Akhenaten be more than just a coincidence?

  • 05:20

    26 Jan

    A Stitch In Time - Season 1

    Amber is granted a once-in-a-lifetime close encounter with an extremely fragile and historically significant garment: the heraldic surcoat of the eldest son of King Edward III, the 'Black Prince'.

  • 06:05

    26 Jan

    A Stitch In Time - Season 1

    Fusing biography, art and the history of fashion, Amber Butchart explores the lives of historical figures through the clothes they wore. In this episode, she examines a rare portrait of a working man.

  • 06:35

    26 Jan

    Mysteries at the Museum - Season 12

    We investigate a Nobel Prize winner's risky experiment in the face of the Nazis, a creative sting operation that ended the career of a notorious crime boss, and a lifesaving airlift out of Vietnam.

  • 07:20

    26 Jan

    Mysteries at the Museum - Season 12

    Don Wildman examines a statue created by the world's best-known art forger, a mysterious cache of buried gold coins, and a woman whose sales technique made Tupperware a household name.

  • 08:15

    26 Jan

    Bible Hunters - Season 1

    We will examine the stories of people who travelled to Egypt in 19th-20th centuries to uncover the earliest Christian texts. Their discoveries shed controversial new light on the story of the Bible.

  • 09:25

    26 Jan

    Mysteries Decoded - Season 1

    Jennifer teams up with journalist Sarah Lyons to investigate the centuries-old mystery of the Salem Witch Trials.

  • 10:20

    26 Jan

    History of Weapons - Season 1

    Weapons designed for everyone are a decisive advantage at war. International experts test the three most important weapons that can be learned very quickly: the crossbow, pike, and Kalashnikov.

  • 11:25

    26 Jan

    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.

  • 12:20

    26 Jan

    How The Silk Road Made The World - Season 1

    We learn how disease and life spread along the Silk Road to change the world. Travel through history from the decimation of the Black Death to a grain that helped to create advanced civilisations.

  • 13:25

    26 Jan

    Ancient Superstructures - Season 1

    Built on a massive block of granite, Mont-Saint-Michel holds many secrets; using the most advanced technology, experts scrutinise this ancient wonder on all scales to try to unravel its mysteries.

  • 14:35

    26 Jan

    War Factories - Season 1

    America is underprepared for aircraft warfare when WWII breaks out; the Luftwaffe has almost a decade on them in preparation time. America needs aircrafts fast and in unprecedentedly huge numbers.

  • 15:35

    26 Jan

    Greatest Events of World War II In Colour - Season 1

    In the aftermath of Japan's attack at Pearl Harbor, the Navy moves in for a knockout blow. Japan's next strike is thrown into chaos when its plans are unearthed by an American codebreaker.

  • 16:40

    26 Jan

    The Secret War - Season 1

    When the RAF dropped two agents of the Special Operations Executive into German-occupied Holland, it marked the beginning of one of the most disastrous episodes in the history of secret warfare.

  • 17:50

    26 Jan

    Bible Hunters - Season 1

    Discoveries in Egypt in the 19th and 20th centuries included strange zodiacs, hymns to Egypt's solar god, and heretical Christian texts. These threatened to shake the foundations of Christianity.

  • 18:55

    26 Jan

    World War II - Battles for Europe - Season 1

    June 1944 - American, British and Canadian troops stormed the Normandy beaches along a 50-mile stretch. We look at the amphibious tanks and the heavy kit that weighed them down as they waded ashore.

  • 20:05

    26 Jan

    Mysteries Decoded - Season 1

    Jennifer teams up with cryptozoologist Andrew Sanford to investigate newly-surfaced evidence of Bigfoot.

  • 21:00

    26 Jan

    Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II - Season 1

    The Axis forces begin to lose hold on their previous triumphs; between Japan's loosening hold on southeast Asia and Germany's growing defeats in Europe, we begin to see WW2's turning of the tide.

  • 22:05

    26 Jan

    End of Empire - Season 1

    Edgar is crowned as the first king of all the English in the 10th century, but murder, incompetence, and a scheming stepmother result in an End of Empire after his death.

  • 23:05

    26 Jan

    Private Lives - Season 1

    Tracy heads to Chicago to discover how Al Capone rose to infamy from club bouncer to the most notorious gangster in history. She reveals how his carefully curated public image gave birth to a legend.

About Us

Brings history to life with captivating documentaries that take a fresh, modern look into history. We take our viewers on a powerful journey through time with intelligent, well researched programmes that entertain and challenge their minds. The focus is on european history, revealing the secrets of the past and how it defines us today.

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Famed French artist Paul Gauguin was born in Paris on June 7, 1848. The painter was interested in the…

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06.06.1944 1 527 000 soldiers in 47 Allied divisions 4 400 ships and landing craft 11 000 aircraft 15…

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Did you know that Henry VIII was not the firstborn son of Henry VII? The throne of the famous king was…

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With our expert Don Wildman, we will uncover the hidden secrets of museum exhibits. Don examines each…

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In June we have prepared an eclectic mix of historical topics just for you. Choose your favourites and…

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The arrests, trials, and deaths of many innocents –this was the largest witch-hunt in American history!…

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In May of 1692, an affluent New England Salem community convicted 20 young women of being possessed…

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