Female Spies of WWII - Season 1

The Resistance in France was thrown into chaos in 1943; despite facing tough treatment by their German captors, female SOE officers showed amazing strength.

Crime in Post-War Germany - Season 1

After the war, hunger and adversity shape daily life in East Germany; this episode shows how dangerous daily life was in Berlin after 1945 and why those who survived the war went to extreme measures.

Crime in Post-War Germany - Season 1

Robbery, murder, rape; after the war, West Germany is the scene of brutal crimes. We explore how strained life was in the West zones and how a nation struggled to find new values.

Crucifixion Bones

Voices of the Dead - Season 1

Using the latest geological and forensic research, Bettany reveals a sequence of events as Vesuvius erupts, culminating in the deaths of our characters and the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Mummies Unwrapped - Season 1

The shocking remains of a 3,000-year-old screaming mummy have haunted Egyptologists for decades; what happened to leave him looking like something from a horror film?

Secret Lives of the Roman Emperors with Mary Beard

History Uncovered - Season 3

Who instigated the Cold War? We investigate the misunderstandings, false impressions and President Truman's anti-Communism that tipped the world into decades of belligerent peace and nuclear dissuasion.

History Uncovered - Season 3

We take a closer look at the creation of the state of Israel in 1948; how was it formed, who played a part, and what were the true motives of those involved?

The Rise of the Dictators - Season 1

History is filled with examples of how dictators have come to power, but what are the common themes, what are the circumstances that lead to tyranny, and what techniques do they use to get to the top?

Pompeii: The New Dig - Season 1

Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation at Pompeiil; they find a bakery, a wealthy house, and a fresco of a so-called 'pizza' before making a grisly discovery.

Pompeii: The New Dig - Season 1

A new excavation at Pompeii continues to unearth rich discoveries while a pioneering new investigation finds evidence that some Pompeiians survived the eruption of A.D. / C.E. 79.

Pompeii: The New Dig - Season 1

The excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry in Pompeii reaches its climax with chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in A.D. / C.E. 79.

Pompeii: Buried Secrets of the Villa Giuliana

Crucifixion Bones

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.

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

This episode explores moments of the war where Allied forces started to push back: the relief of Leningrad, the liberation of Paris, D-Day and the liberation of the Nazi extermination camps.

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

We witness the final moments and aftermath of World War II with the establishment of war crime trials - such as the ones in Nuremberg - and move towards peace with the creation of the United Nations.

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

In the aftermath of the Great War, the victors sign the Treaty of Versailles. We begin this series by exploring the 20 years after World War One and the events that led to the birth of World War Two.

The Black Pharaohs New

Peru: Sacrifices in the Kingdom of Chimor

Out of Europe