Vatican - The Timeless City of Popes

Treasures of the Indus - Season 1

In a journey across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sona traces the development of the Hindu religion from its origins as an amalgamation of local faith traditions to its dominant position today.

Treasures with Bettany Hughes - Season 1

The Mediterranean Sea has been called many names because it's been the lifeblood for countless civilisations; this body of water has experienced more human interaction than any other on the planet.

Planet of Treasures - Season 1

Christopher Clark travels to Latin America; he follows the tracks of early advanced civilisations in Palenque and Teotihuacán and visits Cuba and the Galapagos Islands' national park.

Grace Kelly's Missing Millions

Epidemic: The Great Plague - Season 1

Xand heads to St Barts Hospital, where he discovers records showing that many doctors fled the outbreak during the Great Plague but nursing staff stayed behind, risking their lives to help the sick.

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.

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.

Grace Kelly's Missing Millions

Epidemic: The Great Plague - Season 1

Xand heads to St Barts Hospital, where he discovers records showing that many doctors fled the outbreak during the Great Plague but nursing staff stayed behind, risking their lives to help the sick.

The Odyssey of Priam's Gold

Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya - Season 1

We visit Copán in Honduras and Palenque in Mexico to follow archaeologists as they discover how the Maya lived; in Tikal in Guatemala, experts explore the scale of Maya kingdoms.

Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya - Season 1

We investigate grim evidence of human sacrifice at Copán in Honduras, and experts brave an erupting volcano in Guatemala to search for clues explaining why the Maya abandoned their cities.

Tombs of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission - Season 1

Zahi and his team unearth sarcophagi dating from the New Kingdom and the Late Period of ancient Egypt that will need to be scanned and maybe even opened, but there are more surprises in store...

Tombs of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission - Season 1

After three months of excavations and dozens of sarcophagi found, Zahi finds a stone sarcophagus that apparently belongs to a vizier who lived during the New Kingdom - inside, a surprise awaits him...

Decoding Saqqara

Forsaken Places - Season 1

Three relics help us to discover the still complicated history of the British Empire; we visit Haslar, the island of Montserrat, and the island of Merasheen, the first British colony in history.

Forsaken Places - Season 1

Three abandoned and fateful places testifying to the rise and fall of Yugoslavia help us experience the aftermath of the civil war that spelled the end of the multi-ethnic nation in the Balkans.

Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream - Season 1

Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans established the fortress of Vindobona, built to defend Rome from hostile Germanic tribes - this is the story of how Vienna became the beating heart of Europe.

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.

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.

Lost Cities of the Trojans - Season 1

Did the Trojan War really happen? In Amsterdam, a team examine the work of old explorers and uncover new clues; in Greece, archaeologists unearth the remains of a town that could be linked to Troy.

Decoding Saqqara

Cold Case History - Season 1

On November 1st, 1957, the prostitute Rosemarie Nitribitt is found strangled in her apartment. The case has been unsolved for decades - did the murderer belong to the high society of Germany?

Victims of the Vikings