The Rise of the Dictators - Season 1

A strong decisive leader will emerge when the conditions are right, but there's a process to winning over a population; they need to sell themselves and build a cult of personality.

Vatican Secret Files Exposed: The Pope and the Devil - Season 1

Hitler unleashed war and Pius XII organised meetings to thwart him, but the Allies did not trust the Pope's words; meanwhile, Hitler had started sending Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.

Secret Lives of the Roman Emperors with Mary Beard

Cursed Treasures - Season 1

A room in Russia was described as the eighth wonder of the world, but it has left a trail of conspiracy and bloodshed since its mysterious disappearance during WWII.

Strangest Things - Season 2

Did Nostradamus predict Hitler and 9/11 using a 500-year-old brass machine, why does a diving company make a device to save the life of a tiny bird, and how can a tiny metal sphere kill a man?

Secret Lives of the Roman Emperors with Mary Beard

The Lost Scrolls of Vesuvius

Ramses: The Great King of Egypt - Season 1

Ramses the Great has earned the distinction of being the most feared and respected pharaoh when he signs the first true peace treaty in human history with longstanding foes the Hittites.

Ramses: The Great King of Egypt - Season 1

Ramses reaches the 30th year of his reign as a pharaoh of unparalleled achievements, but he has little time to savour his lengthy tenure on the throne amid the grandeur.

Ramses: The Great King of Egypt - Season 1

Ramses fortified borders and established peace with other kingdoms during his long reign; his 13th son Merenptah must strive to uphold his father's legacy, but will his efforts prove sufficient?

Who Wrote the New Testament?

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.

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.

The Crusades - Season 1

Retracing the steps of the Crusaders from a small town in France to the magnificent cities of the Holy Land, Dr Thomas Asbridge brings the human experience of the Crusades to life.

The Crusades - Season 1

In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.

The Crusades - Season 1

This final episode explains how 200 years of holy war were decided not in a pitched battle before Jerusalem, but by a failed campaign led by a French king later anointed a Catholic saint... in Egypt.

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.

Who Wrote the New Testament?

Tsunami: The Day The Wave Hit - Season 1 New

Charlie is on the beach in Khao Lak with his dad Simon when the tsunami crashes into the hotel they are staying in; trapped in swirling water, Simon somehow saves Charlie from certain drowning.

Tsunami: The Day The Wave Hit - Season 1 New

15 minutes after the tsunami hit Thailand, it crashes into the east coast of Sri Lanka; despite being 1100 miles from the epicentre, the waves are travelling at the speed of a passenger jet.

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?