End of Empire - Season 1

Charlemagne creates a united Europe at a time of political chaos, only for his family to rip it apart as sons turn on their fathers and brother fights brother.

Megapolis: The Ancient World Revealed - Season 1

Athens, a small hamlet in its early days, was established on abandoned land in 3,000 BC, but it would be transformed into one of the greatest ancient cities in the 5th century B.C.

Machinery of War - Season 1

This episode shows how machines have been and are used now to transport armies, from giant freighters to the image that became an iconic representation of action in Vietnam: the helicopter.

World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

Germany seeks to neutralise British strength from the air in the Battle of Britain. The Luftwaffe has been deterred but the Blitz begins. The Germans move to support their allies in North Africa.

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany - Season 1

Amateur footage of frontline and civilian stories offers novel insight into life and atrocities in Germany and the occupied territories as Hitler's dreams crumble.

Forbidden History - Season 5

The Nazis plundered cultural property from every territory they occupied after 1939; to this day gaps remain in the art galleries of Europe where the greatest paintings in the world once hung.

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.

Mysteries at the Museum - Season 10

Don Wildman investigates the disappearance of one of New York's elite, an Olympic jersey tied to a pivotal moment for civil rights, and a plastic knife wielded in a chilling survival story.

Mysteries at the Museum - Season 10

Don Wildman examines a set of mysterious bones found beneath Benjamin Franklin's home, a brave woman determined to save a hijacked airplane, and an author's quest to get his work published.

Mysteries at the Museum - Season 10

Don Wildman examines a brazen plot to steal a priceless diamond, the bloodthirsty shark that inspired a horror movie, and a famous encounter between a president and the King of Rock and Roll.

Ancient Skies - Season 1

In episode three we break through the spheres that defined our skies for millennia, develop new technology to explore its furthest reaches, and wonder whether we are truly alone after all.

Deadly Intelligence - Season 1

Virologist Dr Don Wiley leaves a Memphis hotel and is never seen again. Suicide, murder, or has Wiley's research made him the target of bio-terrorists?

History of Weapons - Season 1

Ranged weapons guarantee the warriors' best chance of survival; experts demonstrate the most important ranged weapons in history in experiments. We look at the Roman spear, longbow, and minié ball.

Museum Secrets - Season 2

On the famed 'Museum Island' in the river that winds through Berlin are the Pergamon and Neues Museums which display some of the most spectacular objects from the ancient world.

End of Empire - Season 1

Charlemagne creates a united Europe at a time of political chaos, only for his family to rip it apart as sons turn on their fathers and brother fights brother.

Megapolis: The Ancient World Revealed - Season 1

Athens, a small hamlet in its early days, was established on abandoned land in 3,000 BC, but it would be transformed into one of the greatest ancient cities in the 5th century B.C.

Machinery of War - Season 1

This episode shows how machines have been and are used now to transport armies, from giant freighters to the image that became an iconic representation of action in Vietnam: the helicopter.

World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

Germany seeks to neutralise British strength from the air in the Battle of Britain. The Luftwaffe has been deterred but the Blitz begins. The Germans move to support their allies in North Africa.

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany - Season 1

Amateur footage of frontline and civilian stories offers novel insight into life and atrocities in Germany and the occupied territories as Hitler's dreams crumble.

Castles - Bastions of Power - Season 1

Castles were bastions of power, but what was life like behind their walls? We follow their development from simple wooden fortifications to the most elaborate strongholds and residences.

Secrets of the Nazi War Machine - Season 1

From Lugers to MG42 machine guns and the Pak40 anti-tank gun, James Holland uncovers how the craftsmanship of German weapons engineering was totally unsuited to fighting a long attritional war.

Deadly Intelligence - Season 1

When up to 25 scientists linked to America's Star Wars programme die suspiciously, some suspect an undercover operation by Soviet assassins. Also, five nuclear scientists are targeted by car bombs.

Hitler's Secret Weapons Manager

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.

The Aces' War - Season 1

Spring 1917: the United States enter the war and the battle for the skies undergoes a major turning point. The Germans switch tactics; when they start to fly in groups, solo flights come to an end.